2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 77c

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Table 77c
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, by education^a, United States, 2004

Population group		Total		Less than high school^a		High school graduate^a		At least some college^a
Population group		Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE
Total		13.1	0.6	12.0	1.9	14.7	1.6	9.5	0.9
Mother's age	20-24	10.8	1.0	*	*	11.7	2.1	*	*
	25-29	11.0	1.0	*	*	13.6	2.8	9.6	1.7
	30-34	11.8	1.1	*	*	*	*	7.8	1.5
	35 and over	28.2	2.2	*	*	*	*	12.6	2.5
Mother's race	AI/AN	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	API	9.6	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Black	34.7	2.4	*	*	42.6	6.3	37.3	5.6
	White	9.3	0.5	8.8	1.8	8.8	1.4	6.2	0.8
Mother's ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	8.5	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Non-Hispanic, all races	14.6	0.7	21.0	3.7	16.6	1.9	9.6	1.0
	Non-Hispanic, Black	36.1	2.5	*	*	43.9	6.5	37.3	5.7
	Non-Hispanic, White	9.8	0.7	*	*	9.3	1.6	6.0	0.9
Residence location^b	Large central metro	16.5	1.1	*	*	20.2	3.7	12.6	2.2
	Large fringe metro	10.1	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	11.5	1.2	*	*	*	*	10.6	2.1
	Small metro	12.6	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan (nonmetro)	11.9	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore (nonmetro)	15.3	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*

^a Education data are for persons age 20 and over. Data are from 36 reporting States and the District of Columbia. Data are not directly comparable to those of previous years.

^b For more information, see the National Vital Statistics System entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

^* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

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.