Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of low birthweight and infant deaths, Michigan 2004–2006.

	All Births		Low Birthweight		Deaths		Low Birthweight Incidence	Infant Mortality
	(n = 370587)		(n = 23761)		(n = 2972)
	No.	(%)	No.	(%)	No.	(%)	Rate(3)	Rate(4)
Infant Sex
Male	189898	51.2	11307	47.6	1637	55.42	6.0	8.6
Female	180676	48.7	12445	52.4	1317	44.58	6.9	7.3
Missing(1)	13		9		18
Mother's Race
White	287624	78.2	14695	62.3	1757	59.7	5.1	6.1
Black	64986	17.7	7928	33.6	1105	37.6	12.2	17.0
American Indian	2073	0.6	109	0.5	23	0.8	5.3	11.1
Other(2)	13259	3.6	858	3.6	58	1.9	1.9	1.1
Missing	2645		171		29
Mother's Education
Less than High School	63227	18.5	5722	26.1	679	24.5	9.1	10.7
High School	113708	33.4	8092	36.9	1090	39.4	7.1	9.6
College	163850	48.1	8131	37.1	999	36.1	5.0	6.1
Missing	29802		1816		204

⁽¹⁾ Data variable missing from dataset

⁽²⁾ American Indian, Asian and Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders

⁽³⁾ Number of low birthweight births per 100 live births

⁽⁴⁾ Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births