TABLE A12.  OTHER RISK FACTORS REPORTED ON LIVE BIRTH CERTIFICATES
AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION, BY RISK FACTOR AND RACE OF MOTHER,
MISSISSIPPI, 1997

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

TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS               41,527  22,021  19,506    100.0   100.0   100.0

TOBACCO USE DURING PREGNANCY                                                   
  NONE                          36,210  17,861  18,349     87.2    81.1    94.1
  SOME                           5,221   4,128   1,093     12.6    18.7     5.6
    1-9 CIGARETTES PER DAY       1,654   1,135     519      4.0     5.2     2.7
    10-19 CIGARETTES PER DAY     2,061   1,690     371      5.0     7.7     1.9
    20-29 CIGARETTES PER DAY     1,206   1,064     142      2.9     4.8     0.7
    30-39 CIGARETTES PER DAY       127     122       5      0.3     0.6       *
    40-49 CIGARETTES PER DAY        47      41       6      0.1     0.2       *
    50-59 CIGARETTES PER DAY         1       1       0        *       *       -
    60 OR MORE PER DAY               6       3       3        *       *       *
    UNKNOWN AMOUNT                 119      72      47      0.3     0.3     0.2
  NOT STATED                        96      32      64      0.2     0.1     0.3

ALCOHOL USE DURING PREGNANCY                                                   
  NONE                          41,106  21,876  19,230     99.0    99.3    98.6
  SOME                             320     109     211      0.8     0.5     1.1
    1 DRINK PER WEEK               101      52      49      0.2     0.2     0.2
    2 DRINKS PER WEEK               61      15      46      0.1     0.1     0.2
    3 DRINKS PER WEEK               24       8      16        *       *     0.1
    4 DRINKS PER WEEK                8       0       8        *       -       *
    5 DRINKS PER WEEK                7       0       7        *       -       *
    6 OR MORE PER WEEK              41       5      36      0.1       *     0.2
    UNKNOWN AMOUNT                  78      29      49      0.2     0.1     0.2
  NOT STATED                       101      36      65      0.2     0.2     0.3

WEIGHT GAINED DURING PREGNANCY                                                 
  NONE OR LOST WEIGHT              820     334     486      2.0     1.5     2.5
  1-4 POUNDS                       385     167     218      0.9     0.8     1.1
  5-9 POUNDS                     1,119     453     666      2.7     2.0     3.4
  10-14 POUNDS                   2,562   1,004   1,558      6.2     4.6     8.0
  15-19 POUNDS                   3,151   1,501   1,650      7.6     6.8     8.4
  20-24 POUNDS                   6,068   2,909   3,159     14.6    13.2    16.2
  25-29 POUNDS                   5,406   2,957   2,449     13.0    13.4    12.6
  30-34 POUNDS                   6,468   3,706   2,762     15.6    16.8    14.2
  35-39 POUNDS                   4,023   2,477   1,546      9.7    11.2     7.9
  40-44 POUNDS                   3,928   2,358   1,570      9.4    10.7     8.0
  45 OR MORE POUNDS              5,392   3,304   2,088     13.0    15.0    10.7
  UNKNOWN AMOUNT                 2,205     851   1,354      5.3     3.9     6.9

  MEDIAN WEIGHT GAIN (LBS)**      30.1    31.7    27.7                         

 * LESS THAN 0.06 PERCENT.                                                     

** EXCLUDES MOTHERS WHOSE WEIGHT GAIN WAS UNKNOWN.