Selected Factors by Race of Mother
Kanawha County Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	23,051	90.6	2,171	8.5	224	0.9	25,446	100.0
Low Birthweight
Total Low Birthweight	1,723	7.5	299	13.8	15	6.7	2,037	8.0
Maternal Age
Mother's < 20 Years	3,656	15.9	521	24.0	11	4.9	4,188	16.5
Mother's < 15 Years	51	0.2	15	0.7	1	0.4	67	0.3
Births with Known Prenatal Care
First Trimester	15,732	74.8	1,038	56.6	145	72.9	16,915	73.3
Second Trimester	4,517	21.5	607	33.1	43	21.6	5,167	22.4
Third Trimester	563	2.7	107	5.8	10	5.0	680	2.9
No Prenatal Care	231	1.1	82	4.5	1	0.5	314	1.4
Gestational Age
< 37 Weeks	2,423	10.5	360	16.6	25	11.2	2,808	11.0
37+ Weeks	19,591	85.0	1,645	75.8	187	83.5	21,423	84.2
Unknown	1,037	4.5	166	7.6	12	5.4	1,215	4.8
Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent