Table 74c Infant mortality per 1,000 live births,a birthweight <1,500 grams, by mother's education, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Less than high schoolb |
High school graduateb |
At least some collegeb |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Total |
|
244.5 |
2.2 |
246.0 |
6.4 |
247.5 |
4.8 |
219.2 |
3.6 |
Mother's age |
20-24 |
253.5 |
4.6 |
256.7 |
10.1 |
254.9 |
7.9 |
244.0 |
9.6 |
25-29 |
242.5 |
4.5 |
259.8 |
13.2 |
243.4 |
9.1 |
226.4 |
7.0 |
30-34 |
232.2 |
4.6 |
221.3 |
14.2 |
243.9 |
10.8 |
214.1 |
6.4 |
35 and over |
225.0 |
5.1 |
219.8 |
16.4 |
241.0 |
12.1 |
201.4 |
6.9 |
Mother's race |
AI/AN |
216.2 |
21.3 |
* |
* |
189.9 |
34.9 |
217.2 |
47.7 |
API |
222.8 |
10.1 |
275.3 |
47.6 |
213.3 |
23.7 |
201.3 |
12.9 |
Black |
274.0 |
4.2 |
251.1 |
12.3 |
270.9 |
8.5 |
274.0 |
8.2 |
White |
231.9 |
2.7 |
244.5 |
7.8 |
236.9 |
6.0 |
199.9 |
4.2 |
Mother's ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
245.4 |
5.1 |
245.2 |
9.5 |
235.8 |
10.5 |
215.2 |
11.0 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
242.0 |
2.5 |
244.4 |
8.7 |
251.3 |
5.4 |
219.2 |
3.8 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
274.4 |
4.3 |
253.1 |
12.6 |
271.8 |
8.6 |
275.4 |
8.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
223.0 |
3.1 |
237.6 |
13.1 |
238.5 |
7.3 |
195.9 |
4.5 |
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.
b Education data are for mothers age 20 and over only.
* 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 Vital Statistics System.