TABLE A12.  OTHER RISK FACTORS REPORTED ON LIVE BIRTH CERTIFICATES
AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION, BY RISK FACTOR AND RACE OF MOTHER,
MISSISSIPPI, 1998

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

TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS               42,917  22,950  19,967    100.0   100.0   100.0

TOBACCO USE DURING PREGNANCY                                                   
  NONE                          37,272  18,522  18,750     86.8    80.7    93.9
  SOME                           5,566   4,390   1,176     13.0    19.1     5.9
    1-9 CIGARETTES PER DAY       1,710   1,166     544      4.0     5.1     2.7
    10-19 CIGARETTES PER DAY     2,222   1,789     433      5.2     7.8     2.2
    20-29 CIGARETTES PER DAY     1,308   1,179     129      3.0     5.1     0.6
    30-39 CIGARETTES PER DAY       129     119      10      0.3     0.5       *
    40-49 CIGARETTES PER DAY        42      34       8      0.1     0.1       *
    50-59 CIGARETTES PER DAY         2       2       0        *       *       -
    60 OR MORE PER DAY               1       1       0        *       *       -
    UNKNOWN AMOUNT                 152     100      52      0.4     0.4     0.3
  NOT STATED                        79      38      41      0.2     0.2     0.2

ALCOHOL USE DURING PREGNANCY                                                   
  NONE                          42,571  22,809  19,762     99.2    99.4    99.0
  SOME                             267     103     164      0.6     0.4     0.8
    1 DRINK PER WEEK                67      33      34      0.2     0.1     0.2
    2 DRINKS PER WEEK               62      19      43      0.1     0.1     0.2
    3 DRINKS PER WEEK               16       4      12        *       *     0.1
    4 DRINKS PER WEEK                6       1       5        *       *       *
    5 DRINKS PER WEEK                3       2       1        *       *       *
    6 OR MORE PER WEEK              39       7      32      0.1       *     0.2
    UNKNOWN AMOUNT                  74      37      37      0.2     0.2     0.2
  NOT STATED                        79      38      41      0.2     0.2     0.2

WEIGHT GAINED DURING PREGNANCY                                                 
  NONE OR LOST WEIGHT              834     323     511      1.9     1.4     2.6
  1-4 POUNDS                       421     174     247      1.0     0.8     1.2
  5-9 POUNDS                     1,065     439     626      2.5     1.9     3.1
  10-14 POUNDS                   2,400     951   1,449      5.6     4.1     7.2
  15-19 POUNDS                   3,207   1,530   1,677      7.5     6.7     8.4
  20-24 POUNDS                   6,224   2,957   3,267     14.5    12.9    16.4
  25-29 POUNDS                   5,548   3,073   2,475     12.9    13.4    12.4
  30-34 POUNDS                   6,710   3,846   2,864     15.6    16.8    14.3
  35-39 POUNDS                   4,279   2,632   1,647     10.0    11.5     8.2
  40-44 POUNDS                   4,197   2,543   1,654      9.8    11.1     8.3
  45 OR MORE POUNDS              6,070   3,820   2,250     14.1    16.6    11.3
  UNKNOWN AMOUNT                 1,962     662   1,300      4.6     2.9     6.5

  MEDIAN WEIGHT GAIN (LBS)**      30.6    32.2    28.1                         

 * LESS THAN 0.06 PERCENT.                                                     

** EXCLUDES MOTHERS WHOSE WEIGHT GAIN WAS UNKNOWN.