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

Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	3,038		23
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams	238	7.8	11	47.8
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams	32	1.1	6	26.1
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks	307	10.1	10	43.5
Age of Mother < 20 Years	579	19.1	6	26.1
Age of Mother < 15 Years	9	0.3	0	0.0
Unmarried Mothers	799	26.3	10	43.5
Mothers Using Tobacco	819	27.0	12	52.2
Mothers Using Alcohol	26	0.9	0	0.0
White Mothers	3,028	99.7	23	100.0
Black Mothers	4	0.1	0	0.0
Mothers of Other Races	6	0.2	0	0.0
Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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