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TABLE A12. OTHER RISK FACTORS REPORTED ON LIVE BIRTH CERTIFICATES
AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION, BY RISK FACTOR AND RACE OF MOTHER,
MISSISSIPPI, 2000

                                                                               
                                        NUMBER                   PERCENT       
                                                  NON-                     NON-
RISK FACTOR                      TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE    TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE

TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS               44,075  23,540  20,535    100.0   100.0   100.0

TOBACCO USE DURING PREGNANCY                                                   
  NONE                          38,565  19,304  19,261     87.5    82.0    93.8
  SOME                           5,392   4,189   1,203     12.2    17.8     5.8
    1-9 CIGARETTES PER DAY       1,839   1,247     592      4.2     5.3     2.9
    10-19 CIGARETTES PER DAY     2,055   1,708     347      4.7     7.2     1.7
    20-29 CIGARETTES PER DAY     1,183   1,006     177      2.7     4.3     0.9
    30-39 CIGARETTES PER DAY       108      98      10      0.2     0.4       *
    40-49 CIGARETTES PER DAY        40      34       6      0.1     0.1       *
    50-59 CIGARETTES PER DAY         2       1       1        *       *       *
    60 OR MORE PER DAY               1       1       0        *       *       -
    UNKNOWN AMOUNT                 164      94      70      0.4     0.4     0.3
  NOT STATED                       118      47      71      0.3     0.2     0.3

ALCOHOL USE DURING PREGNANCY                                                   
  NONE                          43,654  23,378  20,276     99.0    99.3    98.7
  SOME                             294     110     184      0.7     0.5     0.9
    1 DRINK PER WEEK                96      39      57      0.2     0.2     0.3
    2 DRINKS PER WEEK               53      24      29      0.1     0.1     0.1
    3 DRINKS PER WEEK               24       7      17        *       *     0.1
    4 DRINKS PER WEEK               12       3       9        *       *       *
    5 DRINKS PER WEEK                6       2       4        *       *       *
    6 OR MORE PER WEEK              25       5      20        *       *     0.1
    UNKNOWN AMOUNT                  78      30      48      0.2     0.1     0.2
  NOT STATED                       127      52      75      0.3     0.2     0.4

WEIGHT GAINED DURING PREGNANCY                                                 
  NONE OR LOST WEIGHT              946     347     599      2.1     1.5     2.9
  1-4 POUNDS                       369     150     219      0.8     0.6     1.1
  5-9 POUNDS                     1,134     472     662      2.6     2.0     3.2
  10-14 POUNDS                   2,512   1,018   1,494      5.7     4.3     7.3
  15-19 POUNDS                   3,162   1,434   1,728      7.2     6.1     8.4
  20-24 POUNDS                   5,910   2,903   3,007     13.4    12.3    14.6
  25-29 POUNDS                   5,178   2,957   2,221     11.7    12.6    10.8
  30-34 POUNDS                   6,914   3,928   2,986     15.7    16.7    14.5
  35-39 POUNDS                   4,214   2,565   1,649      9.6    10.9     8.0
  40-44 POUNDS                   4,371   2,634   1,737      9.9    11.2     8.4
  45 OR MORE POUNDS              6,579   3,990   2,589     14.9    17.0    12.6
  UNKNOWN AMOUNT                 2,786   1,142   1,644      6.3     4.8     8.0

  MEDIAN WEIGHT GAIN (LBS)**      31.0    32.4    28.9                         

 * LESS THAN 0.06 PERCENT.                                                     

** EXCLUDES MOTHERS WHOSE WEIGHT GAIN WAS UNKNOWN.                             

Public Health Statistics
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Jackson, MS 39215-1700

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