Selected Factors by Race of Mother
Raleigh County Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	7,836	89.5	882	10.1	40	0.5	8,758	100.0
Low Birthweight
Total Low Birthweight	648	8.3	104	11.8	6	15.0	758	8.7
Maternal Age
Mother's < 20 Years	1,447	18.5	256	29.0	3	7.5	1,706	19.5
Mother's < 15 Years	14	0.2	9	1.0	1	2.5	24	0.3
Births with Known Prenatal Care
First Trimester	6,142	81.9	542	65.9	26	70.3	6,710	80.3
Second Trimester	1,148	15.3	209	25.4	9	24.3	1,366	16.3
Third Trimester	145	1.9	45	5.5	2	5.4	192	2.3
No Prenatal Care	62	0.8	26	3.2	0	0.0	88	1.1
Gestational Age
< 37 Weeks	823	10.5	127	14.4	5	12.5	955	10.9
37+ Weeks	6,622	84.5	674	76.4	33	82.5	7,329	83.7
Unknown	391	5.0	81	9.2	2	5.0	474	5.4
Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent