TABLE A12.  OTHER RISK FACTORS REPORTED ON LIVE BIRTH CERTIFICATES
AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION, BY RISK FACTOR AND RACE OF MOTHER,
MISSISSIPPI, 1995

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

TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS               41,332  21,571  19,761    100.0   100.0   100.0

TOBACCO USE DURING PREGNANCY                                                   
  NONE                          35,802  17,379  18,423     86.6    80.6    93.2
  SOME                           5,374   4,117   1,257     13.0    19.1     6.4
    1-9 CIGARETTES PER DAY       1,577   1,037     540      3.8     4.8     2.7
    10-19 CIGARETTES PER DAY     2,129   1,666     463      5.2     7.7     2.3
    20-29 CIGARETTES PER DAY     1,345   1,162     183      3.2     5.4     0.9
    30-39 CIGARETTES PER DAY       145     131      14      0.4     0.6     0.1
    40-49 CIGARETTES PER DAY        62      52      10      0.2     0.2       *
    50-59 CIGARETTES PER DAY         2       2       0        *       *       -
    60 OR MORE PER DAY               4       3       1        *       *       *
    UNKNOWN AMOUNT                 110      64      46      0.3     0.3     0.2
  NOT STATED                       156      75      81      0.4     0.3     0.4

ALCOHOL USE DURING PREGNANCY                                                   
  NONE                          40,813  21,393  19,420     98.7    99.2    98.3
  SOME                             356      99     257      0.9     0.4     1.3
    1 DRINK PER WEEK               132      42      90      0.3     0.2     0.4
    2 DRINKS PER WEEK               65      20      45      0.2     0.1     0.2
    3 DRINKS PER WEEK               32       7      25      0.1       *     0.1
    4 DRINKS PER WEEK               17       4      13        *       *     0.1
    5 DRINKS PER WEEK                7       0       7        *       -       *
    6 OR MORE PER WEEK              47      10      37      0.1       *     0.2
    UNKNOWN AMOUNT                  56      16      40      0.1     0.1     0.2
  NOT STATED                       163      79      84      0.4     0.4     0.4

WEIGHT GAINED DURING PREGNANCY                                                 
  NONE OR LOST WEIGHT              586     245     341      1.4     1.1     1.7
  1-4 POUNDS                       298     134     164      0.7     0.6     0.8
  5-9 POUNDS                       982     388     594      2.4     1.8     3.0
  10-14 POUNDS                   2,272     875   1,397      5.5     4.0     7.1
  15-19 POUNDS                   3,178   1,420   1,758      7.7     6.6     8.9
  20-24 POUNDS                   6,738   3,226   3,512     16.3    15.0    17.8
  25-29 POUNDS                   5,380   3,010   2,370     13.0    14.0    12.0
  30-34 POUNDS                   6,759   3,830   2,929     16.4    17.8    14.8
  35-39 POUNDS                   3,900   2,385   1,515      9.4    11.0     7.7
  40-44 POUNDS                   3,730   2,228   1,502      9.0    10.3     7.6
  45 OR MORE POUNDS              5,063   2,962   2,101     12.2    13.7    10.6
  UNKNOWN AMOUNT                 2,446     868   1,578      5.9     4.0     8.0

  MEDIAN WEIGHT GAIN (LBS)**      30.0    31.4    27.8                         

 * LESS THAN 0.06 PERCENT.                                                     

** EXCLUDES MOTHERS WHOSE WEIGHT GAIN WAS UNKNOWN.