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| National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2004 |
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Table 37c: Education - Live-born infants with low birthweight (<2,500 grams), by mother's education, United States, 2001
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Total |
Less than high school graduate* |
High school graduate* |
At least some college* |
| Population group |
Number |
Percent |
SE |
Number |
Percent |
SE |
Number |
Percent |
SE |
Number |
Percent |
SE |
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| Total |
308,747 |
7.7 |
0.0 |
48,307 |
8.2 |
0.0 |
89,099 |
8.1 |
0.0 |
123,429 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
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| Mother's age |
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| 20-24 |
79,148 |
7.8 |
0.0 |
22,978 |
8.3 |
0.1 |
35,133 |
7.9 |
0.0 |
19,615 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
| 25-29 |
71,837 |
6.8 |
0.0 |
12,218 |
7.4 |
0.1 |
23,755 |
7.5 |
0.0 |
34,652 |
6.2 |
0.0 |
| 30-34 |
66,297 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
7,509 |
8.1 |
0.1 |
17,438 |
8.2 |
0.1 |
40,161 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
| 35 and over |
48,465 |
8.8 |
0.0 |
5,602 |
10.3 |
0.1 |
12,773 |
10.4 |
0.1 |
29,001 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
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| Mother's race |
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| American Indian or Alaska Native |
3,065 |
7.3 |
0.1 |
640 |
8.3 |
0.3 |
997 |
7.2 |
0.2 |
782 |
6.7 |
0.2 |
| Asian |
9,069 |
7.2 |
0.1 |
658 |
7.0 |
0.3 |
1,783 |
7.4 |
0.2 |
6,132 |
7.1 |
0.1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
629 |
7.3 |
0.3 |
57 |
8.3 |
1.1 |
255 |
6.9 |
0.4 |
199 |
7.0 |
0.5 |
| Black or African American |
78,423 |
13.0 |
0.0 |
11,853 |
14.6 |
0.1 |
26,026 |
13.1 |
0.1 |
23,581 |
11.6 |
0.1 |
| White |
212,228 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
34,537 |
7.1 |
0.0 |
58,813 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
89,802 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
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| Mother's ethnicity |
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| Hispanic |
55,092 |
6.5 |
0.0 |
18,938 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
13,891 |
6.4 |
0.1 |
11,084 |
6.4 |
0.1 |
| Non-Hispanic |
251,649 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
29,169 |
10.7 |
0.1 |
74,779 |
8.5 |
0.0 |
111,795 |
6.8 |
0.0 |
| Black or African American |
76,997 |
13.1 |
0.0 |
11,630 |
14.9 |
0.1 |
25,597 |
13.3 |
0.1 |
23,179 |
11.7 |
0.1 |
| White |
157,236 |
6.8 |
0.0 |
15,724 |
9.1 |
0.1 |
45,114 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
78,742 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
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*Education data are for persons age 20 and older only.
Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.
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