TABLE A12.  OTHER RISK FACTORS REPORTED ON LIVE BIRTH CERTIFICATES
AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION, BY RISK FACTOR AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1999

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

TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS               42,678  22,652  20,026    100.0   100.0   100.0

TOBACCO USE DURING PREGNANCY                                                   
  NONE                          37,198  18,348  18,850     87.2    81.0    94.1
  SOME                           5,379   4,258   1,121     12.6    18.8     5.6
    1-9 CIGARETTES PER DAY       1,732   1,193     539      4.0     5.3     2.7
    10-19 CIGARETTES PER DAY     2,113   1,728     385      5.0     7.6     1.9
    20-29 CIGARETTES PER DAY     1,220   1,093     127      2.8     4.8     0.6
    30-39 CIGARETTES PER DAY       108     100       8      0.2     0.4       *
    40-49 CIGARETTES PER DAY        43      38       5      0.1     0.2       *
    50-59 CIGARETTES PER DAY         4       4       0        *       *       -
    60 OR MORE PER DAY               6       5       1        *       *       *
    UNKNOWN AMOUNT                 153      97      56      0.4     0.4     0.3
  NOT STATED                       101      46      55      0.2     0.2     0.3

ALCOHOL USE DURING PREGNANCY                                                   
  NONE                          42,287  22,498  19,789     99.1    99.3    98.8
  SOME                             280     103     177      0.6     0.4     0.9
    1 DRINK PER WEEK                68      32      36      0.2     0.1     0.2
    2 DRINKS PER WEEK               44      11      33      0.1       *     0.2
    3 DRINKS PER WEEK               32      10      22      0.1       *     0.1
    4 DRINKS PER WEEK                6       1       5        *       *       *
    5 DRINKS PER WEEK                5       3       2        *       *       *
    6 OR MORE PER WEEK              38      16      22      0.1     0.1     0.1
    UNKNOWN AMOUNT                  87      30      57      0.2     0.1     0.3
  NOT STATED                       111      51      60      0.3     0.2     0.3

WEIGHT GAINED DURING PREGNANCY                                                 
  NONE OR LOST WEIGHT              884     342     542      2.1     1.5     2.7
  1-4 POUNDS                       417     176     241      1.0     0.8     1.2
  5-9 POUNDS                     1,117     444     673      2.6     2.0     3.4
  10-14 POUNDS                   2,399     964   1,435      5.6     4.2     7.2
  15-19 POUNDS                   3,069   1,441   1,628      7.2     6.4     8.1
  20-24 POUNDS                   5,664   2,782   2,882     13.3    12.3    14.4
  25-29 POUNDS                   5,653   3,111   2,542     13.2    13.7    12.7
  30-34 POUNDS                   6,681   3,755   2,926     15.6    16.6    14.6
  35-39 POUNDS                   4,247   2,601   1,646     10.0    11.5     8.2
  40-44 POUNDS                   4,206   2,529   1,677      9.8    11.2     8.4
  45 OR MORE POUNDS              6,150   3,725   2,425     14.4    16.4    12.1
  UNKNOWN AMOUNT                 2,191     782   1,409      5.1     3.4     7.0

  MEDIAN WEIGHT GAIN (LBS)**      30.8    32.2    28.8                         

 * LESS THAN 0.06 PERCENT.                                                     

** EXCLUDES MOTHERS WHOSE WEIGHT GAIN WAS UNKNOWN.