Birth Characteristics	Time Prenatal Care Began					Total
	First Trimester	Second Trimester	Third Trimester	No Care	Unk.
Mother's Race: White
Mother's Marital Status
Married	11,772	1,554	153	36	397	13,912
Not Married	4,085	1,309	205	97	236	5,932
Total	15,857	2,863	358	133	633	19,844
Mother's Educational Level
8 Years and Under	423	129	18	7	35	612
9 - 11 Years	2,482	834	129	51	137	3,633
12 Years	6,815	1,256	142	54	266	8,533
13 - 15 Years	3,581	464	49	13	123	4,230
16 Years or More	2,516	167	15	4	60	2,762
Unknown	40	13	5	4	12	74
Total	15,857	2,863	358	133	633	19,844
Mother's Race: Black
Mother's Marital Status
Married	139	34	7	2	11	193
Not Married	322	161	20	12	34	549
Total	461	195	27	14	45	742
Mother's Educational Level
8 Years and Under	9	5	0	0	1	15
9 - 11 Years	94	53	9	3	11	170
12 Years	189	77	7	9	22	304
13 - 15 Years	116	48	8	2	10	184
16 Years or More	50	8	2	0	0	60
Unknown	3	4	1	0	1	9
Total	461	195	27	14	45	742
Mother's Race: Other
Mother's Marital Status
Married	105	17	7	0	6	135
Not Married	16	6	0	0	1	23
Total	121	23	7	0	7	158
Mother's Educational Level
8 Years and Under	0	3	0	0	0	3
9 - 11 Years	10	2	1	0	0	13
12 Years	25	2	1	0	2	30
13 - 15 Years	27	5	1	0	2	35
16 Years or More	59	11	4	0	3	77
Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	121	23	7	0	7	158

West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Health Statistics Center, 1998


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Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
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Last updated February 2, 1998.