Table 64c
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births,a all birthweights, by mother's education, United States, 2003 |
| |
|
Total |
Less than high schoolb |
High school graduateb |
At least some collegeb |
| Population group |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
| Total |
6.8 |
0.0 |
7.9 |
0.1 |
7.5 |
0.1 |
5.1 |
0.1 |
| Mother's age |
20-24 |
7.7 |
0.1 |
8.4 |
0.2 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
6.3 |
0.2 |
| 25-29 |
6.0 |
0.1 |
7.1 |
0.2 |
7.0 |
0.2 |
4.7 |
0.1 |
| 30-34 |
5.6 |
0.1 |
7.2 |
0.3 |
7.1 |
0.2 |
4.7 |
0.1 |
| 35 and over |
6.6 |
0.1 |
8.8 |
0.4 |
8.4 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
0.1 |
| Mother's race |
AI/AN |
8.7 |
0.5 |
8.7 |
1.1 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
7.1 |
0.8 |
| API |
4.8 |
0.1 |
6.3 |
0.6 |
5.9 |
0.4 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
| Black |
13.5 |
0.2 |
14.8 |
0.4 |
13.5 |
0.3 |
11.3 |
0.2 |
| White |
5.7 |
0.0 |
6.8 |
0.1 |
6.1 |
0.1 |
4.3 |
0.1 |
| Mother's ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
5.6 |
0.1 |
5.5 |
0.1 |
5.5 |
0.2 |
4.8 |
0.2 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
7.1 |
0.0 |
10.8 |
0.2 |
8.1 |
0.1 |
5.1 |
0.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
13.6 |
0.2 |
15.3 |
0.5 |
13.6 |
0.3 |
11.3 |
0.2 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
5.7 |
0.0 |
9.2 |
0.2 |
6.4 |
0.1 |
4.3 |
0.1 |
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. Therefore, because of number rounding, the number of deaths for subgroups may not add to the total.
b Education data are for mothers age 20 and older 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.
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