Table 1.
Total Number of Births | 8,017,865 | |
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PM Gestational Exposures | ||
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PM10-2.5 Gestational Exposurea | mean (SD) | 13.72 μg (5.67) |
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PM2.5 Gestational Exposure | mean (SD) | 12.87 μg (3.58) |
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Mother and Infant Characteristics | ||
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Birth Weight | mean (SD) | 3,394.0 g (467.9) |
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37-38 weeks | 2,421,380 (30.2%) | |
Gestational Length | 39-40 | 4,185,847 (52.2%) |
41-44 | 1,410,638 (17.6%) | |
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<20 years | 841,790 (10.5%) | |
20-24 | 1,976,411 (24.7%) | |
Maternal Age | 25-29 | 2,175,054 (27.1%) |
30-34 | 1,884,789 (23.5%) | |
35-39 | 934,974 (11.7%) | |
>40 | 204,847 (2.6%) | |
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White | 6,149,190 (76.7%) | |
Maternal Race | Black | 1,221,968 (15.2%) |
Other | 646,707 (8.1%) | |
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Less than High School | 1,980,837 (24.7%) | |
High School | 2,195,200 (27.4%) | |
Maternal Educational Attainment | Some College | 1,671,202 (20.8%) |
College | 2,037,459 (25.4%) | |
Unknown | 133,167 (1.7%) | |
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Maternal Marital Status | Married | 5,050,811 (63.0%) |
Unmarried | 2,967,054 (37.0%) | |
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Infant's Sex | Male | 4,079,206 (50.9%) |
Female | 3,938,659 (49.1%) | |
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First Birth | 2,749,952 (34.3%) | |
Parity | Second or Later Birth | 5,243,384 (65.4%) |
Unknown | 24,529 (0.3%) | |
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First | 6,498,200 (81.0%) | |
Second | 1,088,782 (13.6%) | |
Trimester Prenatal Care Begin | Third | 227,415 (2.8%) |
Never | 71,847 (0.9%) | |
Unknown | 131,621 (1.6%) | |
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Yes | 489,034 (6.1%) | |
Tobacco Consumption During Pregnancy | No | 5,177,739 (64.6%) |
Unknown | 2,351,092 (29.3%) | |
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Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy | Yes | 32,248 (0.4%) |
No | 4,154,003 (51.8%) | |
Unknown | 3,831,614 (47.8%) | |
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SES Levels of Residential County | ||
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Less than High School Education (%) | mean (SD) | 18.5 % (6.4) |
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Below Poverty Line (%) | mean (SD) | 13.8 % (4.3) |
PM10-2.5 is based on original estimation.