Table 7.
Cross Census division differences in postneonatal and neonatal mortality, by group
| (1) | (2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| postneonatal |
neonatal |
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| mortality (in 1000s): | 1 to 12 months | < 1 month | ||
| Mid-Atlantic | 0.336 (0.072) | *** | 0.218 (0.084) | *** |
| Mid-Atlantic × advantaged | −0.341 (0.094) | *** | −0.245 (0.147) | * |
| East North Central | 1.068 (0.072) | *** | 0.635 (0.082) | *** |
| East North Central × advantaged | −0.836 (0.095) | *** | −0.154 (0.143) | |
| West North Central | 1.021 (0.085) | *** | 0.642 (0.092) | *** |
| West North Central × advantaged | −0.706 (0.112) | *** | −0.038 (0.162) | |
| South Atlantic | 0.912 (0.070) | *** | 0.335 (0.080) | *** |
| South Atlantic × advantaged | −0.759 (0.093) | *** | −0.0102 (0.141) | |
| East South Central | 1.589 (0.091) | *** | 0.497 (0.092) | *** |
| East South Central × advantaged | −1.229 (0.130) | *** | −0.067 (0.180) | |
| West South Central | 0.920 (0.073) | *** | 0.239 (0.082) | *** |
| West South Central × advantaged | −0.613 (0.102) | *** | 0.008 (0.152) | |
| Mountain | 0.673 (0.079) | *** | 0.592 (0.089) | *** |
| Mountain × advantaged | −0.604 (0.109) | *** | −0.163 (0.165) | |
| Pacific | 0.440 (0.069) | *** | 0.393 (0.081) | *** |
| Pacific × advantaged | −0.303 (0.093) | *** | −0.127 (0.144) | |
| advantaged | −0.645 (0.078) | *** | −0.064 (0.123) | |
| # of observations | 15,056,924 | 15,094,906 | ||
| average difference, advantaged | 0.17 | 0.25 | ||
| average difference, not advantaged | 0.55 | 0.26 | ||
Notes: This table shows differences across Census divisions in mortality by advantaged versus disadvantaged group. The regressions adjust for 500-gram birth weight category cells. The regression results are conditional on surviving to 1 month of age. “Advantaged” is as defined in the text (mothers who are high education/occupation, married and white). Coefficients are in units of 1000 deaths: a coefficient of 1 indicates an increase of 1 death in 1000 births. Robust standard errors in parentheses.
significant at 1% level
**significant at 5% level
significant at 10% level.
Data cover 2000-2003; as described in the text, the sample is limited to singleton births at ≥22 weeks of gestation and ≥500 grams with no missing covariates.