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


Factor
Births Infant Deaths
Number Percent Number Percent
Total 817 11
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams 72 8.8 9 81.8
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams 12 1.5 8 72.7
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks 96 11.8 9 81.8
Age of Mother < 20 Years 113 13.8 4 36.4
Age of Mother < 15 Years 0 0.0 0 0.0
Unmarried Mothers 153 18.7 1 9.1
Mothers Using Tobacco 193 23.6 6 54.5
Mothers Using Alcohol 5 0.6 0 0.0
White Mothers 814 99.6 11 100.0
Black Mothers 0 0.0 0 0.0
Mothers of Other Races 3 0.4 0 0.0

Factor
Births Infant Deaths
Number Percent Number Percent



Last updated March 7, 2001.

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