Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, by educationa, United States, 2002 |
| Population group | Total | Less than high school graduate | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | ||
| Total | 8.9 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 1.2 | 12.7 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 0.6 | |
| Mother's age | 20-24 | 5.8 | 0.8 | * | * | 5.8 | 1.1 | * | * |
| 25-29 | 7.5 | 0.8 | * | * | 11.4 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 0.8 | |
| 30-34 | 9.3 | 1.0 | * | * | 17.9 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 0.9 | |
| 35 and over | 18.4 | 1.8 | * | * | 32.3 | 5.2 | 10.8 | 1.7 | |
| Mother's race | AI/AN | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Asian | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| NHOPI | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Black | 24.9 | 2.0 | 26.2 | 5.7 | 27.7 | 3.8 | 20.7 | 3.2 | |
| White | 6.0 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 0.5 | |
| Mother's ethnicity | Hispanic (all races) | 7.1 | 0.9 | * | * | 9.2 | 2.0 | * | * |
| Non-Hispanic, all races | 9.3 | 0.5 | 13.6 | 2.2 | 13.6 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 0.6 | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 24.9 | 2.1 | 25.8 | 5.8 | 27.9 | 3.8 | 20.7 | 3.2 | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 5.6 | 0.5 | * | * | 9.5 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.5 | |
a Education data are for persons 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; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: Standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.