Infant Deaths and Selected Factors
Associated with Infant Deaths
Jefferson County Residents, 1989 - 1998

Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	5,108		36
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams	333	6.5	21	58.3
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams	53	1.0	18	50.0
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks	521	10.2	18	50.0
Age of Mother < 20 Years	749	14.7	8	22.2
Age of Mother < 15 Years	17	0.3	1	2.8
Unmarried Mothers	1,603	31.4	16	44.4
Mothers Using Tobacco	1,388	27.2	12	33.3
Mothers Using Alcohol	157	3.1	1	2.8
White Mothers	4,676	91.5	32	88.9
Black Mothers	392	7.7	2	5.6
Mothers of Other Races	40	0.8	2	5.6
Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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