Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in the first trimester, by educationa, United States, 2002 |
| Population group | Total | Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 83.7 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 0.1 | 82.7 | 0.0 | 91.6 | 0.0 | |
| Mother's age | 20-24 | 78.6 | 0.0 | 70.4 | 0.1 | 79.6 | 0.1 | 85.4 | 0.1 |
| 25-29 | 86.3 | 0.0 | 72.7 | 0.1 | 84.2 | 0.1 | 91.6 | 0.0 | |
| 30-34 | 89.8 | 0.0 | 73.4 | 0.1 | 86.0 | 0.1 | 93.6 | 0.0 | |
| 35 and over | 88.7 | 0.0 | 71.5 | 0.2 | 84.4 | 0.1 | 92.8 | 0.0 | |
| Mother's race | AI/AN | 69.8 | 0.2 | 60.1 | 0.6 | 71.1 | 0.4 | 80.7 | 0.4 |
| Asian | 86.9 | 0.1 | 75.9 | 0.4 | 81.6 | 0.2 | 90.2 | 0.1 | |
| NHOPI | 76.1 | 0.5 | 65.4 | 1.8 | 74.8 | 0.7 | 84.4 | 0.7 | |
| Black | 75.2 | 0.1 | 66.0 | 0.2 | 75.1 | 0.1 | 84.9 | 0.1 | |
| White | 85.4 | 0.0 | 72.7 | 0.1 | 84.8 | 0.0 | 92.8 | 0.0 | |
| Mother's ethnicity | Hispanic (all races) | 76.7 | 0.0 | 72.3 | 0.1 | 80.5 | 0.1 | 87.1 | 0.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races | 85.7 | 0.0 | 70.9 | 0.1 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 92.1 | 0.0 | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 75.2 | 0.1 | 65.8 | 0.2 | 75.1 | 0.1 | 84.9 | 0.1 | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 88.6 | 0.0 | 73.4 | 0.1 | 86.3 | 0.0 | 93.5 | 0.0 | |
a Education data are for persons age 20 and older only.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: Standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.