Table 1.63b Infant mortality per 1,000 live birthsa, birthweight < 1,500 grams, United States, 2002 |
Population group |
Number |
Rate |
Standard error |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
14,885 |
250.8 |
2.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mother's age |
Less than 15 |
74 |
324.3 |
43.3 |
15-19 |
2,257 |
287.2 |
6.9 |
20-24 |
3,904 |
268.1 |
4.8 |
25-29 |
3,474 |
250.5 |
4.8 |
30-34 |
3,026 |
230.4 |
4.6 |
35 and over |
2,151 |
221.3 |
5.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mother's race |
AI/AN |
137 |
249.1 |
23.8 |
API |
525 |
218.4 |
10.5 |
Asian |
293 |
213.4 |
13.7 |
NHOPI |
39 |
303.6 |
55.4 |
Black |
5,127 |
272.1 |
4.3 |
White |
9,097 |
242.1 |
2.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mother's ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
2,504 |
241.8 |
5.4 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
12,169 |
250.9 |
2.5 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
5,029 |
272.1 |
4.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
6,519 |
239.5 |
3.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Gender |
Male |
8,365 |
275.1 |
3.4 |
Female |
6,520 |
225.2 |
3.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mother's education (age 20 and over) |
Less than high school graduate |
2,079 |
240.5 |
5.9 |
High school graduate |
4,373 |
255.6 |
4.3 |
At least some college |
5,231 |
218.3 |
3.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
a The numbers of deaths for infant mortality are based on a record weight from the linked birth and infant death file which adjusts for the approximately 2-3% of records each year which cannot be linked to their corresponding birth certificates. Therefore, because of number rounding, the number of deaths for sub-groups may not add to the total.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Linked Birth and Infant Death Data.
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