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Table 1.72a
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in the first trimester,a United States, 1998 and 2004 |
| Population group |
2004 |
1998 |
| Number |
Percentb |
Standard error |
Number |
Percentb |
Standard error |
| Mother's age |
0-14 |
2,631 |
49.2 |
0.7 |
4,329 |
47.8 |
0.5 |
| 15-19 |
232,334 |
70.9 |
0.1 |
321,931 |
68.5 |
0.1 |
| 20-24 |
643,157 |
79.0 |
0.0 |
727,391 |
77.6 |
0.0 |
| 25-29 |
750,451 |
86.2 |
0.0 |
911,612 |
86.4 |
0.0 |
| 30-34 |
675,738 |
89.5 |
0.0 |
774,029 |
89.4 |
0.0 |
| 35 and over |
403,231 |
88.7 |
0.0 |
434,902 |
88.0 |
0.0 |
| Mother's race |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
26,742 |
69.9 |
0.2 |
26,751 |
68.8 |
0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
165,085 |
85.6 |
0.1 |
137,662 |
83.1 |
0.1 |
| Black |
354,345 |
76.4 |
0.1 |
428,102 |
73.3 |
0.1 |
| White |
2,161,370 |
85.4 |
0.0 |
2,581,679 |
84.8 |
0.0 |
| Mother's ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
626,558 |
77.5 |
0.0 |
526,798 |
74.3 |
0.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
2,060,972 |
86.1 |
0.0 |
2,611,084 |
84.8 |
0.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
338,807 |
76.5 |
0.1 |
416,966 |
73.3 |
0.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
1,538,106 |
88.9 |
0.0 |
2,035,753 |
87.9 |
0.0 |
| Mother's education, age 20 and over |
Less than high school |
371,050 |
73.0 |
0.1 |
366,739 |
69.8 |
0.1 |
| High school graduate |
687,698 |
82.4 |
0.0 |
889,591 |
82.5 |
0.0 |
| At least some college |
1,385,813 |
91.5 |
0.0 |
1,561,084 |
91.4 |
0.0 |
| Residence locationc |
Large central metro |
918,867 |
83.7 |
0.0 |
DNA |
DNA |
DNA |
| Large fringe metro |
634,482 |
86.6 |
0.0 |
DNA |
DNA |
DNA |
| Medium metro |
509,181 |
83.6 |
0.0 |
DNA |
DNA |
DNA |
| Small metro |
249,349 |
82.6 |
0.1 |
DNA |
DNA |
DNA |
| Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
241,666 |
81.6 |
0.1 |
DNA |
DNA |
DNA |
| Noncore (nonmetro) |
153,997 |
81.2 |
0.1 |
DNA |
DNA |
DNA |
a The 2004 data exclude FL, ID , KY, NH, NY (not including New York City), PA, SC, TN, and WA, which have implemented the 2003 Revisions to the U.S. Standard Birth Certificate.
b Includes only those with liveborn infants.
c For more information, see the National Vital Statistics System entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
DNA - Data have not been analyzed.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics system - Natality.
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