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

Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	2,326	99.4	3	0.1	10	0.4	2,339	100.0
Low Birthweight
Total Low Birthweight	150	6.4	0	0.0	0	0.0	150	6.4
Maternal Age
Mother's < 20 Years	423	18.2	2	66.7	0	0.0	425	18.2
Mother's < 15 Years	2	0.1	1	33.3	0	0.0	3	0.1
Births with Known Prenatal Care
First Trimester	1,745	76.1	1	33.3	7	70.0	1,753	76.0
Second Trimester	441	19.2	1	33.3	2	20.0	444	19.3
Third Trimester	95	4.1	1	33.3	1	10.0	97	4.2
No Prenatal Care	12	0.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	12	0.5
Gestational Age
< 37 Weeks	248	10.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	248	10.6
37+ Weeks	1,971	84.7	3	100.0	9	90.0	1,983	84.8
Unknown	107	4.6	0	0.0	1	10.0	108	4.6
Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent