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Racial and Ethnic Differences

Table 2.6b. Socioeconomic Differences in Effectiveness of Care: Maternal and Child Health

Measure	Income Differenceⁱ			Educational Differenceⁱⁱ		Insurance Differenceⁱⁱⁱ
Measure	<100	100-199%	200-399%	<HS	HS Grad	Uninsured
Maternity Care^iv
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in first trimester				↓	↓
Live - born infants with low birth weight (<2,500 grams )				↓	↓
Live - born infants with very low birth weight (<1,500 grams )				=	↓
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, all				↓	↓
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birth weight >2,499 grams				↓	↓
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birth weight 1,500-2,499 grams				↓	↓
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birth weight <1,500 grams				=	=
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births				↓	↓
Immunization, Childhood^v
Children 19-35 months who received all recommended vaccines	↓	↓	↓
Children 19-35 months who received 4 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTaP) vaccine	↓	↓	↓
Children 19-35 months who received 3 doses of polio vaccine	↓	↓	↓
Children 19-35 months who received 1 dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine	↓	↓	↓
Children 19-35 months who received 3 doses of H. influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine	↓	↓	↓
Children 19-35 months who received 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine	↓	↓	=
Children 19-35 months who received 1 dose of varicella vaccine	↓	↓	↓
Immunization, Adolescent^vi
Adolescents (13-15) who received 3 or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine	=	=	=			=
Adolescents (13-15) who received 2 or more doses of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine	=	↓	↓			=
Adolescents (13-15) who received 1 or more doses of tetanus-diphtheria booster	=	=	=			=
Adolescents (13-15) who received 1 or more doses of varicella vaccine	=	=	=			=

ⁱCompared with persons with family incomes 400% of Federal poverty thresholds or above.
ⁱⁱCompared with mothers with any college education.
ⁱⁱⁱCompared with persons under 65 with any private health insurance.
^ivSource: National Vital Statistics System, 2001. This source did not collect information for >1 race.
^vSource: National Immunization Survey, 2002.
^viSource: National Health Interview Survey, 2001.

Key: HS=high school

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