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Mean deviations from alternative reference points in the percentage of mothers without prenatal care during the first trimester by race and Hispanic origin: Maine and Mississippi, 1997–99
| Best rate |
Mean rate |
Total rate |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative values | Maine | Mississippi | Maine | Mississippi | Maine | Mississippi |
| Reference point | 10.5 | 10.6 | 18.5 | 21.4 | 11.0 | 19. 3 |
| Mean deviations | ||||||
| Absolute | 8.0 | 10.8 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 5.7 |
| Relative | 76% | 102% | 23% | 25% | 70% | 30% |
SOURCE: National Vital Statistics System.
