Table 62c Live-born infants with low birthweight (<2,500 grams), by mother's education, United States, 2003 |
|
|
Total |
Less than high schoolb |
High school graduateb |
At least some collegeb |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
7.9 |
0.0 |
8.4 |
0.0 |
8.4 |
0.0 |
7.1 |
0.0 |
Mother's age |
20-24 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
8.5 |
0.1 |
8.2 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
25-29 |
7.1 |
0.0 |
7.7 |
0.1 |
7.7 |
0.0 |
6.5 |
0.0 |
30-34 |
7.3 |
0.0 |
8.2 |
0.1 |
8.5 |
0.1 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
35 and over |
9.1 |
0.0 |
10.3 |
0.1 |
10.7 |
0.1 |
8.5 |
0.0 |
Mother's race |
AI/AN |
7.4 |
0.1 |
8.1 |
0.3 |
7.2 |
0.2 |
7.3 |
0.2 |
API |
7.8 |
0.1 |
7.5 |
0.2 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
7.6 |
0.1 |
Black |
13.4 |
0.0 |
15.2 |
0.1 |
13.5 |
0.1 |
12.0 |
0.1 |
White |
6.9 |
0.0 |
7.3 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
Mother's ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
6.7 |
0.0 |
6.2 |
0.0 |
6.5 |
0.1 |
6.8 |
0.1 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
8.3 |
0.0 |
11.2 |
0.1 |
8.9 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
13.6 |
0.0 |
15.7 |
0.1 |
13.7 |
0.1 |
12.1 |
0.1 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
7.0 |
0.0 |
9.6 |
0.1 |
7.5 |
0.0 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
b 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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