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Table 59c
Infant mortality per 1,000 live birthsa, all birthweights, by mother's educationb, United States, 2002 |
| Population group |
Total |
Less than high school graduate |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
| Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
| Total |
|
7.0 |
0.0 |
7.9 |
0.1 |
7.6 |
0.1 |
5.0 |
0.1 |
| Mother's age |
20-24 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
8.5 |
0.2 |
8.0 |
0.1 |
6.1 |
0.1 |
| 25-29 |
6.0 |
0.1 |
7.1 |
0.2 |
7.0 |
0.1 |
4.7 |
0.1 |
| 30-34 |
5.6 |
0.1 |
6.9 |
0.3 |
7.3 |
0.2 |
4.5 |
0.1 |
| 35 and over |
6.8 |
0.1 |
8.7 |
0.4 |
8.4 |
0.3 |
5.5 |
0.1 |
| Mother's race |
AI/AN |
8.6 |
0.5 |
8.6 |
1.0 |
8.8 |
0.8 |
7.3 |
0.8 |
| Asian |
4.1 |
0.2 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
0.2 |
| NHOPI |
9.4 |
1.0 |
* |
* |
9.2 |
1.5 |
7.3 |
1.6 |
| Black |
13.8 |
0.2 |
15.6 |
0.4 |
13.6 |
0.3 |
11.1 |
0.2 |
| White |
5.8 |
0.0 |
6.7 |
0.1 |
6.3 |
0.1 |
4.2 |
0.1 |
| Mother's ethnicity |
Hispanic (all races) |
5.6 |
0.1 |
5.3 |
0.1 |
5.4 |
0.2 |
4.5 |
0.2 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
7.3 |
0.0 |
10.9 |
0.2 |
8.2 |
0.1 |
5.0 |
0.1 |
| Non-Hispanic Black |
13.9 |
0.2 |
15.9 |
0.5 |
13.7 |
0.3 |
11.2 |
0.2 |
| Non-Hispanic White |
5.8 |
0.1 |
9.4 |
0.2 |
6.7 |
0.1 |
4.2 |
0.1 |
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 which cannot be linked to their corresponding birth certificates.Therefore, because of number rounding, the number of deaths for sub-groups may not add to the total.
b Education data are for persons age 20 and older 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; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: Standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.
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