Table 6_1_2.3b
Live-born infants with low birth weight (less than 2,500 grams), by ethnicity, United States, 2005
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| All races |
White |
Black |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
8.2 |
0.0 |
8.6 |
0.0 |
7.3 |
0.0 |
14.0 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
| Mother's age |
Under 15 |
13.3 |
0.4 |
15.1 |
0.6 |
11.1 |
0.9 |
17.2 |
0.7 |
10.2 |
0.6 |
| 15–19 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
11.0 |
0.1 |
9.1 |
0.1 |
14.7 |
0.1 |
8.0 |
0.1 |
| 20–24 |
8.3 |
0.0 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
7.4 |
0.0 |
13.7 |
0.1 |
6.5 |
0.0 |
| 25–29 |
7.4 |
0.0 |
7.7 |
0.0 |
6.6 |
0.0 |
13.1 |
0.1 |
6.1 |
0.0 |
| 30–34 |
7.5 |
0.0 |
7.7 |
0.0 |
6.8 |
0.0 |
13.7 |
0.1 |
6.8 |
0.1 |
| 35 and over |
9.2 |
0.0 |
9.4 |
0.0 |
8.3 |
0.0 |
16.4 |
0.2 |
8.5 |
0.1 |
| Gender |
Male |
7.6 |
0.0 |
7.9 |
0.0 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
12.8 |
0.1 |
6.6 |
0.0 |
| Female |
8.8 |
0.0 |
9.3 |
0.0 |
7.9 |
0.0 |
15.3 |
0.1 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
| Mother's education,a age 20 and over |
Less than high school |
8.5 |
0.0 |
11.5 |
0.1 |
9.7 |
0.1 |
16.3 |
0.2 |
6.2 |
0.0 |
| High school graduate |
8.6 |
0.0 |
9.3 |
0.0 |
7.7 |
0.0 |
14.3 |
0.1 |
6.7 |
0.1 |
| At least some college |
7.3 |
0.0 |
7.4 |
0.0 |
6.5 |
0.0 |
12.6 |
0.1 |
6.7 |
0.1 |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan |
8.2 |
0.0 |
8.6 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
13.9 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
| Large central metro |
8.4 |
0.0 |
9.3 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
13.9 |
0.1 |
6.8 |
0.0 |
| Large fringe metro |
7.8 |
0.0 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
12.9 |
0.1 |
6.7 |
0.1 |
| Medium metro |
8.2 |
0.0 |
8.6 |
0.0 |
7.4 |
0.0 |
14.4 |
0.1 |
7.1 |
0.1 |
| Small metro |
8.1 |
0.0 |
8.4 |
0.0 |
7.3 |
0.1 |
14.9 |
0.2 |
6.9 |
0.1 |
| Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
8.3 |
0.0 |
8.5 |
0.0 |
7.6 |
0.0 |
15.2 |
0.2 |
7.0 |
0.1 |
| Noncore (nonmetro) |
8.4 |
0.1 |
8.5 |
0.1 |
7.7 |
0.1 |
15.6 |
0.2 |
7.3 |
0.2 |
a Education data are for persons age 20 and over and exclude the following States: FL, ID, KS, KY, NE, NH, NY (not including NYC), PA, SC, TN, TX, and WA, that implemented the 2003 Revisions to the U.S Standard Birth Certificate.
b For more information, see the National Vital Statistics System entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Natality.
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