Live-born infants with very low birthweight (<1,500 grams), by mother's 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 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | |
| Mother's age | 20-24 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| 25-29 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | |
| 30-34 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | |
| 35 and over | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Mother's race | AI/AN | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| Asian | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| NHOPI | 1.4 | 0.1 | * | * | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | |
| Black | 3.1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | |
| White | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | |
| Mother's ethnicity | Hispanic (all races) | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 3.1 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
a Education data are for persons age 20 and older only.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
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.