2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 74c

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Table 74c
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births,^a birthweight <1,500 grams, by mother's education, United States, 2004

Population group		Total		Less than high school^b		High school graduate^b		At least some college^b
Population group		Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE
Total		244.5	2.2	246.0	6.4	247.5	4.8	219.2	3.6
Mother's age	20-24	253.5	4.6	256.7	10.1	254.9	7.9	244.0	9.6
	25-29	242.5	4.5	259.8	13.2	243.4	9.1	226.4	7.0
	30-34	232.2	4.6	221.3	14.2	243.9	10.8	214.1	6.4
	35 and over	225.0	5.1	219.8	16.4	241.0	12.1	201.4	6.9
Mother's race	AI/AN	216.2	21.3	*	*	189.9	34.9	217.2	47.7
	API	222.8	10.1	275.3	47.6	213.3	23.7	201.3	12.9
	Black	274.0	4.2	251.1	12.3	270.9	8.5	274.0	8.2
	White	231.9	2.7	244.5	7.8	236.9	6.0	199.9	4.2
Mother's ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	245.4	5.1	245.2	9.5	235.8	10.5	215.2	11.0
	Non-Hispanic, all races	242.0	2.5	244.4	8.7	251.3	5.4	219.2	3.8
	Non-Hispanic, Black	274.4	4.3	253.1	12.6	271.8	8.6	275.4	8.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	223.0	3.1	237.6	13.1	238.5	7.3	195.9	4.5

^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.

^b Education data are for mothers age 20 and over 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; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.