Table 77c Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, by educationa, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Less than high schoola |
High school graduatea |
At least some collegea |
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 locationb |
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.