Table 1.61a Percent of pregnant women receiving prenatal care in the first trimester, United States, 1998 and 2002 |
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2002 |
1998 |
Population group |
Number |
Percenta |
Standard error |
Number |
Percenta |
Standard error |
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Total |
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3,301,186 |
83.7 |
0.0 |
3,174,194 |
82.8 |
0.0 |
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Mother's age |
0-14 |
3,396 |
48.2 |
0.6 |
4,329 |
47.8 |
0.5 |
15-19 |
290,790 |
70.0 |
0.1 |
321,931 |
68.5 |
0.1 |
20-24 |
786,656 |
78.6 |
0.0 |
727,391 |
77.6 |
0.0 |
25-29 |
898,647 |
86.3 |
0.0 |
911,612 |
86.4 |
0.0 |
30-34 |
839,344 |
89.8 |
0.0 |
774,029 |
89.4 |
0.0 |
35 and over |
482,353 |
88.7 |
0.0 |
434,902 |
88.0 |
0.0 |
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Mother's race |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
28,833 |
69.8 |
0.2 |
26,751 |
68.8 |
0.2 |
Asian or Pacific Islander |
174,153 |
84.8 |
0.1 |
137,662 |
83.1 |
0.1 |
Asian |
112,000 |
86.9 |
0.1 |
88,610 |
85.8 |
0.1 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
6,675 |
76.1 |
0.5 |
5,913 |
75.3 |
0.5 |
Black |
434,083 |
75.2 |
0.1 |
428,102 |
73.3 |
0.1 |
White |
2,664,117 |
85.4 |
0.0 |
2,581,679 |
84.8 |
0.0 |
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Mother's ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
657,240 |
76.7 |
0.0 |
526,798 |
74.3 |
0.1 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
2,625,173 |
85.7 |
0.0 |
2,611,084 |
84.8 |
0.0 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
423,012 |
75.2 |
0.1 |
416,966 |
73.3 |
0.1 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
2,006,365 |
88.6 |
0.0 |
2,035,753 |
87.9 |
0.0 |
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Mother's education (age 20 and over) |
Less than high school |
417,934 |
71.6 |
0.1 |
366,739 |
69.8 |
0.1 |
High school graduate |
882,100 |
82.7 |
0.0 |
889,591 |
82.5 |
0.0 |
At least some college |
1,677,021 |
91.6 |
0.0 |
1,561,084 |
91.4 |
0.0 |
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a Includes only those with liveborn infants.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics system - Natality.
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