Table 3. Comparison of the proportion of mothers from low- and high-income areas giving birth to premature babies in New Mexico.
Year | Low Income | Higher Income | Fisher's Exact p | OR | (95% CI) | ||
% | Total births | % | Total births | ||||
1989 | 10.59 | 8479 | 7.72 | 803 | 0.01 | 1.41 | (1.08,1.84) |
1990 | 11.08 | 8785 | 7.35 | 830 | 0.00 | 1.56 | (1.19, 2.04) |
1991 | 4.64 | 8971 | 4.92 | 833 | 0.67 | 0.93 | (0.67, 1.29) |
1992 | 4.60 | 9135 | 4.57 | 788 | 1.00 | 0.99 | (0.70, 1.41) |
1993 | 4.44 | 9002 | 5.34 | 787 | 0.24 | 0.82 | (0.59, 1.13) |
1994 | 4.72 | 8695 | 4.66 | 880 | 1.00 | 1.00 | (0.72, 1.39) |
1995 | 5.03 | 8369 | 5.75 | 1008 | 0.32 | 0.86 | (0.65, 1.14) |
1996 | 4.89 | 8613 | 6.03 | 879 | 0.14 | 0.79 | (0.59, 1.06) |
1997 | 4.85 | 8104 | 3.52 | 1022 | 0.06 | 1.38 | (0.98, 1.95) |
1998 | 5.00 | 7960 | 6.07 | 1433 | 0.09 | 0.81 | (0.64, 1.03) |
1999 | 4.94 | 7891 | 4.87 | 1539 | 0.95 | 1.01 | (0.78, 1.30) |
OR refers to Odds Ratio.