Table 63c
Live-born infants with very low birthweight (<1,500 grams), by mother's education, United States, 2003 |
| |
|
Total |
Less than high schoola |
High school graduatea |
At least some collegea |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
| Mother's age |
20-24 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
| 25-29 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
| 30-34 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
| 35 and over |
1.7 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
| Mother's race |
AI/AN |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
| API |
1.1 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
| Black |
3.1 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
| White |
1.2 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
| Mother's ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
1.2 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
1.5 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
3.1 |
0.0 |
3.2 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
1.2 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
a Education data are for mothers age 20 and older only.
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.
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