Selected Factors by Race of Mother
West Virginia Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	206,616	95.7	7,945	3.7	1,272	0.6	215,833	100.0
Low Birthweight
Total Low Birthweight	14,982	7.3	1,042	13.1	81	6.4	16,105	7.5
Maternal Age
Mother's < 20 Years	34,814	16.8	2,014	25.3	58	4.6	36,886	17.1
Mother's < 15 Years	452	0.2	63	0.8	2	0.2	517	0.2
Births with Known Prenatal Care
First Trimester	157,907	79.2	4,437	60.0	951	78.1	163,295	78.5
Second Trimester	34,282	17.2	2,180	29.5	204	16.7	36,666	17.6
Third Trimester	5,647	2.8	554	7.5	57	4.7	6,258	3.0
No Prenatal Care	1,591	0.8	224	3.0	6	0.5	1,821	0.9
Gestational Age
< 37 Weeks	22,021	10.7	1,323	16.7	109	8.6	23,453	10.9
37+ Weeks	175,167	84.8	6,084	76.6	1,115	87.7	182,366	84.5
Unknown	9,428	4.6	538	6.8	48	3.8	10,014	4.6
Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent