Table 2.
Percent of live births and prevalence of birth outcomes
| Category |
All
Births |
Prevalence of birth outcome
in population |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | PTB (%)* |
LBW (%)* |
SIDS (n)** |
|
| AGE | ||||
| <15 | 0.1 | 21.0 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 15-19 | 8.3 | 13.5 | 3.6 | 170 |
| 20-24 | 23.4 | 11.7 | 3.2 | 477 |
| 25-29 | 28.5 | 10.7 | 2.5 | 582 |
| 30-34 | 25.0 | 11.1 | 2.4 | 509 |
| 35-39 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 2.6 | 239 |
| 40-44 | 2.8 | 15.5 | 3.2 | 56 |
| 45-49 | 0.2 | 26.5 | 5.1 | 4 |
| <49 | 100.0 | 11.7 | 5.2 | 2040 |
| EDUCATION | ||||
| 8th grade or less | 4.7 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 691 |
| 9-12, no diploma | 13.9 | 13.9 | 3.6 | 9131 |
| High school grad or GED | 25.3 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 12411 |
| Some college, no degree | 21.0 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 8338 |
| Associate degree | 7.5 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 1725 |
| Bachelor's degree | 18.0 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 854 |
| Master's degree | 7.6 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 165 |
| Doctorate or Professional Degree | 2.1 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 34 |
| Total | 100.0 | 11.7 | 3.0 | 2009 |
| RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUP | ||||
| Hispanic | 23.2 | 11.6 | 2.4 | 474 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 54.3 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 1108 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 14.7 | 16.8 | 4.5 | 300 |
| Non-Hispanic other races | 7.1 | 10.8 | 3.3 | 144 |
| Origin unknown or not stated | 0.7 | 12.8 | 3.0 | 14 |
| Total | 100.0 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 2040 |
Notes: PTB=Preterm birth, LBW=Low birth weight, SIDS= Sudden infant death syndrome
*
Data for PTB and LBW from the National Center for Health Statistics for 2012
**
Number of SIDS cases based on the 2010 rate of 51.6/100,000 live births (18) from the National Center for Health Statistics