Table 65c Infant mortality per 1,000 live births,a birthweight <1,500 grams, 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 |
252.0 |
2.3 |
250.7 |
6.1 |
253.1 |
4.4 |
226.3 |
3.4 |
Mother's age |
20-24 |
264.5 |
4.8 |
255.8 |
9.3 |
253.8 |
7.2 |
264.5 |
9.5 |
25-29 |
249.8 |
4.7 |
243.4 |
11.7 |
257.8 |
8.6 |
231.1 |
6.7 |
30-34 |
245.3 |
4.8 |
266.9 |
15.5 |
254.8 |
9.9 |
221.9 |
5.9 |
35 and over |
222.7 |
5.2 |
226.1 |
16.1 |
240.1 |
11.1 |
202.3 |
6.5 |
Mother's race |
AI/AN |
254.1 |
23.6 |
* |
* |
265.8 |
41.8 |
248.1 |
46.1 |
API |
236.3 |
10.9 |
245.4 |
40.5 |
250.7 |
25.7 |
211.7 |
13.4 |
Black |
278.5 |
4.3 |
244.9 |
11.0 |
274.0 |
7.7 |
266.5 |
7.4 |
White |
240.0 |
2.8 |
253.6 |
7.5 |
240.1 |
5.6 |
211.8 |
4.0 |
Mother's ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
255.8 |
5.5 |
261.8 |
9.9 |
249.3 |
10.7 |
236.7 |
11.1 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
248.7 |
2.5 |
241.3 |
7.7 |
253.3 |
4.9 |
224.9 |
3.6 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
276.9 |
4.4 |
244.6 |
11.1 |
273.6 |
7.8 |
266.5 |
7.5 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
231.7 |
3.2 |
238.4 |
11.2 |
236.4 |
6.5 |
207.8 |
4.3 |
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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