Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	20,744		150
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams	1,658	8.0	92	61.3
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams	259	1.2	64	42.7
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks	2,386	11.5	83	55.3
Age of Mother < 20 Years	3,461	16.7	35	23.3
Age of Mother < 15 Years	41	0.2	1	0.7
Unmarried Mothers	7,495	36.1	72	48.0
Mothers Using Tobacco	5,244	25.3	54	36.0
Mothers Using Alcohol	244	1.2	3	2.0
White Mothers	19,844	95.7	137	91.3
Black Mothers	742	3.6	13	8.7
Mothers of Other Races	158	0.8	0	0.0

West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Health Statistics Center, 1998


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