Infant mortality per 1,000 live births,a birthweight <1,500 grams, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
Non-Hispanic | Hispanic, all races | ||||||||||
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Total | All races | White | Black | ||||||||
Population group | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | |
Total | 252.0 | 2.3 | 248.7 | 2.5 | 231.7 | 3.2 | 276.9 | 4.4 | 255.8 | 5.5 | |
Mother's age | Less than 15 | 322.1 | 45.4 | 335.6 | 54.1 | * | * | 303.0 | 61.9 | * | * |
15-19 | 280.2 | 6.8 | 285.9 | 7.8 | 279.3 | 11.3 | 291.7 | 11.3 | 253.9 | 13.7 | |
20-24 | 264.5 | 4.8 | 262.2 | 5.3 | 250.6 | 7.2 | 275.2 | 8.1 | 264.0 | 11.0 | |
25-29 | 249.8 | 4.7 | 245.1 | 5.2 | 223.6 | 6.4 | 281.9 | 9.4 | 260.7 | 11.3 | |
30-34 | 245.3 | 4.8 | 241.0 | 5.2 | 224.1 | 6.2 | 278.4 | 10.3 | 253.9 | 12.2 | |
35 and over | 222.7 | 5.2 | 216.5 | 5.6 | 204.1 | 6.8 | 251.4 | 11.3 | 237.0 | 13.8 | |
Gender | Female | 222.7 | 3.0 | 219.0 | 3.3 | 203.1 | 4.2 | 243.9 | 5.8 | 228.1 | 7.3 |
Male | 280.1 | 3.4 | 277.2 | 3.8 | 258.8 | 4.8 | 309.7 | 6.6 | 282.2 | 8.1 | |
Mother's education, age 20 and over | Less than high school | 250.7 | 6.1 | 241.3 | 7.7 | 238.4 | 11.2 | 244.6 | 11.1 | 261.8 | 9.9 |
High school graduate | 253.1 | 4.4 | 253.3 | 4.9 | 236.4 | 6.5 | 273.6 | 7.8 | 249.3 | 10.7 | |
At least some college | 226.3 | 3.4 | 224.9 | 3.6 | 207.8 | 4.3 | 266.5 | 7.5 | 236.7 | 11.1 |
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.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality (based on < 20 deaths).
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.