Selected Factors by Birthweight of Infant
Brooke County Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

Factor	Very Low Birthweight < 1,500 grams		Low Birthweight 1,500 - 2,499 grams		Normal Birthweight 2,500+ grams		Unknown Birthweight		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Births	26	1.0	157	5.9	2,458	93.0	1	0.0	2,642	100.0
Maternal Age
< 20 Years	3	0.8	29	7.5	355	91.7	0	0.0	387	100.0
< 15 Years	0	0.0	0	0.0	4	100.0	0	0.0	4	100.0
Maternal Race
White	26	1.0	156	6.0	2,426	93.0	1	0.0	2,609	100.0
Black	0	0.0	1	4.5	21	95.5	0	0.0	22	100.0
Other	0	0.0	0	0.0	11	100.0	0	0.0	11	100.0
Births With Known Prenatal Care
First Trimester	22	1.1	116	5.6	1,945	93.4	0	0.0	2,083	100.0
Second Trimester	3	0.7	30	6.9	402	92.4	0	0.0	435	100.0
Third Trimester	0	0.0	7	8.2	78	91.8	0	0.0	85	100.0
No Prenatal Care	0	0.0	1	4.2	23	95.8	0	0.0	24	100.0
Gestational Age
< 37 Weeks	22	8.7	66	26.1	165	65.2	0	0.0	253	100.0
37+ Weeks	0	0.0	82	3.6	2,209	96.4	0	0.0	2,291	100.0
Unknown	4	4.1	9	9.2	84	85.7	1	1.0	98	100.0
Mother's Educational Level
8 Years or Less	0	0.0	7	17.1	34	82.9	0	0.0	41	100.0
9-11 Years	2	0.5	34	8.8	350	90.7	0	0.0	386	100.0
12 Years	14	1.2	73	6.1	1,107	92.7	0	0.0	1,194	100.0
13-15 Years	8	1.2	28	4.2	635	94.6	0	0.0	671	100.0
16+ Years	2	0.6	15	4.4	325	95.0	0	0.0	342	100.0
Unknown	0	0.0	0	0.0	7	87.5	1	12.5	8	100.0
Mother's Marital Status
Married	20	1.0	106	5.5	1,799	93.4	1	0.1	1,926	100.0
Not Married	6	0.8	51	7.1	659	92.0	0	0.0	716	100.0
Factor	Very Low Birthweight < 1,500 grams		Low Birthweight 1,500 - 2,499 grams		Normal Birthweight 2,500+ grams		Unknown Birthweight		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent