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Table 1.62a
Percent of live-born infants with low birth weight (less than 2,500 grams), United States, 1998 and 2002 |
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2002 |
1998 |
| Population group |
|
Number |
Percent |
Standard error |
Number |
Percent |
Standard error |
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| Total |
|
314,077 |
7.8 |
0.0 |
298,208 |
7.6 |
0.0 |
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|
|
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| Mother's age |
0-14 |
984 |
13.5 |
0.4 |
1,241 |
13.1 |
0.3 |
| 15-19 |
40,706 |
9.6 |
0.0 |
46,107 |
9.5 |
0.0 |
| 20-24 |
80,605 |
7.9 |
0.0 |
72,449 |
7.5 |
0.0 |
| 25-29 |
73,283 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
71,960 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
| 30-34 |
68,526 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
62,075 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
| 35 and over |
49,973 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
44,376 |
8.7 |
0.0 |
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| Mother's race |
AI/AN |
3,061 |
7.2 |
0.1 |
2,734 |
6.8 |
0.1 |
| API |
16,404 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
12,766 |
7.4 |
0.1 |
| Asian |
9,858 |
7.5 |
0.1 |
7,791 |
7.3 |
0.1 |
| NHOPI |
661 |
7.3 |
0.3 |
531 |
6.6 |
0.3 |
| Black |
78,813 |
13.3 |
0.0 |
79,484 |
13.0 |
0.0 |
| White |
215,799 |
6.8 |
0.0 |
203,224 |
6.5 |
0.0 |
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| Mother's ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
57,383 |
6.5 |
0.0 |
47,295 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
254,633 |
8.2 |
0.0 |
247,491 |
7.8 |
0.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
77,376 |
13.4 |
0.0 |
78,012 |
13.2 |
0.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
158,592 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
154,596 |
6.6 |
0.0 |
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| Gender |
Male |
149,290 |
7.3 |
0.0 |
141,262 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
| Female |
164,787 |
8.4 |
0.0 |
156,946 |
8.2 |
0.0 |
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| Mother's education (age 20 and over) |
Less than high school |
49,008 |
8.2 |
0.0 |
45,365 |
8.4 |
0.0 |
| High school graduate |
89,428 |
8.2 |
0.0 |
86,995 |
7.9 |
0.0 |
| At least some college |
129,090 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
113,323 |
6.5 |
0.0 |
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Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National
Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Natality.
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