TABLE A12.  OTHER RISK FACTORS REPORTED ON LIVE BIRTH CERTIFICATES
AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION, BY RISK FACTOR AND RACE OF MOTHER,
MISSISSIPPI, 1996

 
                                                                               
                                        NUMBER                   PERCENT       
                                                  NON-                     NON-
RISK FACTOR                      TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE    TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE
 
TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS               40,978  21,447  19,531    100.0   100.0   100.0
 
TOBACCO USE DURING PREGNANCY                                                   
  NONE                          35,610  17,329  18,281     86.9    80.8    93.6
  SOME                           5,239   4,060   1,179     12.8    18.9     6.0
    1-9 CIGARETTES PER DAY       1,618   1,080     538      3.9     5.0     2.8
    10-19 CIGARETTES PER DAY     1,992   1,625     367      4.9     7.6     1.9
    20-29 CIGARETTES PER DAY     1,328   1,126     202      3.2     5.2     1.0
    30-39 CIGARETTES PER DAY       129     115      14      0.3     0.5     0.1
    40-49 CIGARETTES PER DAY        69      53      16      0.2     0.2     0.1
    50-59 CIGARETTES PER DAY         3       2       1        *       *       *
    60 OR MORE PER DAY               5       2       3        *       *       *
    UNKNOWN AMOUNT                  95      57      38      0.2     0.3     0.2
  NOT STATED                       129      58      71      0.3     0.3     0.4
 
ALCOHOL USE DURING PREGNANCY                                                   
  NONE                          40,516  21,289  19,227     98.9    99.3    98.4
  SOME                             333     100     233      0.8     0.5     1.2
    1 DRINK PER WEEK                80      39      41      0.2     0.2     0.2
    2 DRINKS PER WEEK               65      13      52      0.2     0.1     0.3
    3 DRINKS PER WEEK               32       7      25      0.1       *     0.1
    4 DRINKS PER WEEK               11       6       5        *       *       *
    5 DRINKS PER WEEK                6       2       4        *       *       *
    6 OR MORE PER WEEK              45      14      31      0.1     0.1     0.2
    UNKNOWN AMOUNT                  94      19      75      0.2     0.1     0.4
  NOT STATED                       129      58      71      0.3     0.3     0.4
 
WEIGHT GAINED DURING PREGNANCY                                                 
  NONE OR LOST WEIGHT              853     337     516      2.1     1.6     2.6
  1-4 POUNDS                       400     165     235      1.0     0.8     1.2
  5-9 POUNDS                     1,111     436     675      2.7     2.0     3.4
  10-14 POUNDS                   2,660     970   1,690      6.5     4.5     8.6
  15-19 POUNDS                   3,247   1,478   1,769      7.9     6.9     9.0
  20-24 POUNDS                   6,230   3,121   3,109     15.2    14.6    15.9
  25-29 POUNDS                   5,406   2,977   2,429     13.2    13.9    12.4
  30-34 POUNDS                   6,464   3,640   2,824     15.8    17.0    14.4
  35-39 POUNDS                   3,931   2,431   1,500      9.6    11.3     7.7
  40-44 POUNDS                   3,733   2,183   1,550      9.1    10.2     7.9
  45 OR MORE POUNDS              5,299   3,121   2,178     12.9    14.6    11.2
  UNKNOWN AMOUNT                 1,644     588   1,056      4.0     2.7     5.4
 
  MEDIAN WEIGHT GAIN (LBS)**      29.8    31.3    27.6                         
 
 * LESS THAN 0.06 PERCENT.                                                     
 
** EXCLUDES MOTHERS WHOSE WEIGHT GAIN WAS UNKNOWN.