Table 66c
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births,a birthweight 1,500-2,499 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 |
15.0 |
0.2 |
18.5 |
0.7 |
15.7 |
0.5 |
11.9 |
0.3 |
| Mother's age |
20-24 |
16.9 |
0.5 |
18.5 |
1.0 |
17.2 |
0.8 |
14.1 |
0.9 |
| 25-29 |
14.0 |
0.5 |
18.0 |
1.3 |
14.7 |
0.9 |
11.3 |
0.6 |
| 30-34 |
12.8 |
0.5 |
16.0 |
1.6 |
14.4 |
1.1 |
11.5 |
0.6 |
| 35 and over |
14.1 |
0.6 |
22.9 |
2.3 |
15.4 |
1.3 |
11.5 |
0.7 |
| Mother's race |
AI/AN |
18.8 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| API |
11.0 |
0.9 |
* |
* |
17.3 |
2.5 |
7.9 |
0.9 |
| Black |
15.2 |
0.5 |
18.7 |
1.4 |
15.5 |
0.9 |
11.7 |
0.8 |
| White |
15.2 |
0.3 |
18.5 |
0.8 |
15.8 |
0.6 |
12.3 |
0.4 |
| Mother's ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
15.3 |
0.6 |
16.7 |
1.0 |
14.8 |
1.1 |
12.0 |
1.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
14.9 |
0.3 |
19.7 |
0.9 |
15.9 |
0.5 |
11.8 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
15.2 |
0.5 |
18.8 |
1.4 |
15.5 |
0.9 |
11.5 |
0.8 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
15.1 |
0.3 |
20.8 |
1.3 |
16.1 |
0.7 |
12.4 |
0.4 |
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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