Table 38b: Ethnicity - Live-born infants with very low birthweight (<1,500 grams), by mother's ethnicity, United States, 2001

              Non-Hispanic
  Total Hispanic* Total** Black or African American White
Population group Number Percent SE Number Percent SE Number Percent SE Number Percent SE Number Percent SE
                               
Total 57,854 1.4 0.0 9,679 1.1 0.0 47,704 1.5 0.0 18,121 3.1 0.0 27,121 1.2 0.0
                               
Mother's age                              
    Under 15 236 3.0 0.2 59 2.3 0.3 177 3.4 0.3 124 3.7 0.3 48 3.0 0.4
    15-19 7,883 1.8 0.0 1,604 1.2 0.0 6,210 2.0 0.0 3,083 2.9 0.1 2,908 1.5 0.0
    20-24 14,162 1.4 0.0 2,554 1 0.0 11,510 1.5 0.0 5,311 2.7 0.0 5,781 1.1 0.0
    25-29 13,540 1.3 0.0 2,282 1.0 0.0 11,150 1.4 0.0 4,046 3.0 0.0 6,539 1.1 0.0
    30-34 12,630 1.3 0.0 1,821 1.2 0.0 10,703 1.4 0.0 3,182 3.5 0.1 6,797 1.1 0.0
    35 and over 9,403 1.7 0 1,359 1.6 0.0 7,954 1.7 0.0 2,375 4.1 0.1 5,048 1.4 0.0
                               
Gender                              
    Female 28,408 1.4 0.0 4,627 1.1 0.0 23,534 1.5 0.0 8,992 3.1 0.0 13,373 1.2 0.0
    Male 29,446 1.4 0.0 5,052 1.2 0.0 24,170 1.5 0.0 9,129 3.1 0.0 13,748 1.2 0.0
                               
Mother's education (age 20 and over)                              
    Less than high school graduate 8,279 1.4 0.0 3,223 1.0 0.0 5,009 1.8 0.0 2,440 3.1 0.1 2,324 1.3 0.0
    High school graduate 17,069 1.6 0.0 2,505 1.1 0.0 14,486 1.7 0.0 6,129 3.2 0.0 7,743 1.2 0.0
    At least some college 22,933 1.3 0.0 2,017 1.2 0.0 20,813 1.3 0.0 5,857 2.9 0.0 13,645 1.0 0.0
                               

*Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

**Includes persons of other races not shown.

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.

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