Table 71a Live-born infants with low birthweight (<2,500 grams), by race, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
White |
Black |
API |
AI/AN |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
8.1 |
0.0 |
7.1 |
0.0 |
13.4 |
0.0 |
7.9 |
0.1 |
7.5 |
0.1 |
Mother's age |
Less than 15 |
13.6 |
0.4 |
11.8 |
0.5 |
16.3 |
0.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
15-19 |
9.9 |
0.0 |
8.4 |
0.1 |
14.2 |
0.1 |
10.6 |
0.4 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
20-24 |
8.1 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
12.9 |
0.1 |
8.0 |
0.2 |
6.9 |
0.2 |
25-29 |
7.3 |
0.0 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
12.6 |
0.1 |
7.3 |
0.1 |
7.1 |
0.2 |
30-34 |
7.5 |
0.0 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
13.4 |
0.1 |
7.2 |
0.1 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
35 and over |
9.2 |
0.0 |
8.3 |
0.0 |
15.7 |
0.1 |
9.4 |
0.1 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
Gender |
Male |
7.5 |
0.0 |
6.6 |
0.0 |
12.3 |
0.1 |
7.4 |
0.1 |
7.1 |
0.2 |
Female |
8.7 |
0.0 |
7.6 |
0.0 |
14.7 |
0.1 |
8.4 |
0.1 |
7.8 |
0.2 |
Mother's education,a age 20 and over |
Less than high school |
8.3 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
15.3 |
0.1 |
7.7 |
0.2 |
8.7 |
0.3 |
High school graduate |
8.4 |
0.0 |
7.3 |
0.0 |
13.7 |
0.1 |
7.7 |
0.1 |
7.2 |
0.2 |
At least some college |
7.2 |
0.0 |
6.5 |
0.0 |
12.2 |
0.1 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
6.5 |
0.2 |
Residence locationb |
Large central metro |
8.3 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
13.3 |
0.1 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
7.2 |
0.3 |
Large fringe metro |
7.7 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
12.5 |
0.1 |
8.0 |
0.1 |
7.7 |
0.4 |
Medium metro |
8.1 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
13.9 |
0.1 |
8.2 |
0.1 |
7.2 |
0.3 |
Small metro |
8.0 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
14.2 |
0.2 |
7.4 |
0.3 |
6.8 |
0.3 |
Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
8.2 |
0.0 |
7.4 |
0.0 |
14.7 |
0.2 |
7.8 |
0.3 |
8.9 |
0.3 |
Noncore (nonmetro) |
8.2 |
0.1 |
7.6 |
0.1 |
14.8 |
0.2 |
7.0 |
0.7 |
7.0 |
0.2 |
a Data exclude ID, FL, KY, NH, NY (not including New York City), PA, SC, TN, and WA, which have implemented the 2003 Revisions to the U.S Standard Birth Certificate.
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 (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.