Table 1.66b
Percent of liveborn infants with very low birthweight (less than 1,500 grams), United States, 1998 and 2003
| |
|
2003 |
1998 |
| Population group |
Number |
Percent |
Standard error |
Number |
Percent |
Standard error |
| Total |
59,217 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
56,976 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
| Mother's age |
0-14 |
204 |
3.1 |
0.2 |
310 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
| 15-19 |
7,593 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
8,760 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
| 20-24 |
14,420 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
13,331 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
| 25-29 |
13,864 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
13,720 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
| 30-34 |
13,220 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
12,143 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
| 35 and over |
9,916 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
8,712 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
| Mother's race |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
559 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
499 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
2,400 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
1,891 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
| Black |
18,396 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
18,761 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
| White |
37,862 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
35,825 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
| Mother's ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
10,543 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
8,416 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
48,097 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
47,814 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
17,923 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
18,425 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
27,409 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
27,117 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
| Gender |
Female |
29,033 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
27,983 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
| Male |
30,184 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
28,993 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
| Mother's education, age 20 and over |
Less than high school |
8,434 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
7,731 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
| High school graduate |
15,901 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
16,794 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
| At least some college |
23,129 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
21,784 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Natality.
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