Infant mortality per 1,000 live birthsa, birthweight > 2,499 grams, by ethnicity, United States, 2002 |
| Population group | Total | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic (all races) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All races | White | Black | |||||||||
| Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | ||
| Total | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Mother's age | < 15 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 1.4 | * | * | 7.6 | 1.7 | * | * |
| 15-19 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | |
| 20-24 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | |
| 25-29 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.1 | |
| 30-34 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | |
| 35 and over | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | |
| Gender | Female | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| Male | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | |
| Mother's education (age 20 and over) | Less than high school graduate | 3.4 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| High school graduate | 2.7 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | |
| At least some college | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 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 which cannot be linked to their corresponding birth certificates.Therefore, because of number rounding, the number of deaths for sub-groups 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.