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Table 62c
Live-born infants with low birthweight (<2,500 grams), by mother's education, United States, 2003 |
| |
|
Total |
Less than high schoolb |
High school graduateb |
At least some collegeb |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
7.9 |
0.0 |
8.4 |
0.0 |
8.4 |
0.0 |
7.1 |
0.0 |
| Mother's age |
20-24 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
8.5 |
0.1 |
8.2 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
| 25-29 |
7.1 |
0.0 |
7.7 |
0.1 |
7.7 |
0.0 |
6.5 |
0.0 |
| 30-34 |
7.3 |
0.0 |
8.2 |
0.1 |
8.5 |
0.1 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
| 35 and over |
9.1 |
0.0 |
10.3 |
0.1 |
10.7 |
0.1 |
8.5 |
0.0 |
| Mother's race |
AI/AN |
7.4 |
0.1 |
8.1 |
0.3 |
7.2 |
0.2 |
7.3 |
0.2 |
| API |
7.8 |
0.1 |
7.5 |
0.2 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
7.6 |
0.1 |
| Black |
13.4 |
0.0 |
15.2 |
0.1 |
13.5 |
0.1 |
12.0 |
0.1 |
| White |
6.9 |
0.0 |
7.3 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
| Mother's ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
6.7 |
0.0 |
6.2 |
0.0 |
6.5 |
0.1 |
6.8 |
0.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
8.3 |
0.0 |
11.2 |
0.1 |
8.9 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
13.6 |
0.0 |
15.7 |
0.1 |
13.7 |
0.1 |
12.1 |
0.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
7.0 |
0.0 |
9.6 |
0.1 |
7.5 |
0.0 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
b Education data are for mothers age 20 and older only.
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.
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