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Table 6_1_3.7c
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births,a birth weights 1,500–2,499 grams, by mother's education, United States, 2005
Population group Total Less than high schoolb High school graduateb At least some collegeb
Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE
Total 14.7 0.2 18.5 0.8 15.7 0.6 11.2 0.4
Mother's age 20–24 16.9 0.5 20.1 1.2 15.8 0.9 13.3 1.0
25–29 13.7 0.5 18.2 1.5 15.0 1.0 9.8 0.7
30–34 12.0 0.5 15.7 1.8 14.4 1.3 10.2 0.6
35 and over 14.5 0.6 16.9 2.2 18.4 1.6 12.9 0.8
Mother's race AI/AN 17.9 2.6 * * * * * *
API 11.3 0.8 * * 15.0 2.5 7.6 1.0
Black 15.4 0.5 17.7 1.6 16.7 1.1 11.6 0.9
White 14.8 0.3 18.9 1.0 15.2 0.7 11.5 0.4
Mother's ethnicity Hispanic, all races 15.3 0.5 18.3 1.2 15.5 1.3 10.6 1.2
Non-Hispanic, all races 14.6 0.3 18.8 1.1 15.6 0.6 11.3 0.4
Non-Hispanic, Black 15.2 0.5 18.2 1.6 16.3 1.1 11.6 0.9
Non-Hispanic, White 14.6 0.3 19.3 1.5 15.3 0.8 11.7 0.5

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, excluding data from 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.

* - 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 Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Linked Birth and Infant Death Data.

 

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