Infant mortality per 1,000 live births,a all birthweights, by mother's education, United States, 2003 |
Total | Less than high schoolb | High school graduateb | At least some collegeb | ||||||
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Population group | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | |
Total | 6.8 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 0.1 | |
Mother's age | 20-24 | 7.7 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
25-29 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.1 | |
30-34 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.1 | |
35 and over | 6.6 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 8.4 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 0.1 | |
Mother's race | AI/AN | 8.7 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 0.8 |
API | 4.8 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.2 | |
Black | 13.5 | 0.2 | 14.8 | 0.4 | 13.5 | 0.3 | 11.3 | 0.2 | |
White | 5.7 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 0.1 | |
Mother's ethnicity | Hispanic, all races | 5.6 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
Non-Hispanic, all races | 7.1 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 0.1 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 13.6 | 0.2 | 15.3 | 0.5 | 13.6 | 0.3 | 11.3 | 0.2 | |
Non-Hispanic, White | 5.7 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
a The number of deaths for infant mortality is based on a record weight from the linked birth and infant death file which adjusts for the approximately 2-3% of records each year that cannot be linked to their corresponding birth certificates. Therefore, because of number rounding, the number of deaths for subgroups may not add to the total.
b Education data are for mothers age 20 and older only.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality (based on < 20 deaths).
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.