Table 1.
County, State and Nation on Selected Characteristics, 2010 Births.
| Maternal birth population | Kalamazoo county | Michigan | National | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=3119% | N=114,531% | N=3,999,386% | ||
| LBW (<2500 g) | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | |
| Individual level predictors | Race: White | 76.8 | 76.2 | 76.7 |
| Race: Black | 18.4 | 19.7 | 15.9 | |
| Race: Other | 4.8 | 4.1 | 7.4 | |
| Medicaid-paid Birth | 47.8 | 45.4 | 44.9 | |
| Community Level predictors | Census tracts | N=57 | N= 2745 | N=73,172 |
| Average % | Average % | Average % | ||
| Race: White | 80.6, | 76.2 | 73.8 | |
| Race: Black | 12.6 | 17.4 | 13.5 | |
| Poverty | 20.8 | 18.2 | 16.3 |
Sources: Kalamazoo County statistics for individual-level (maternal birth population, percent low birthweight, percent by race and percent Medicaid) were derived from Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Data Development, Live Birth File, 2010. National and Michigan statistics for individual-level (maternal birth population, percent low birthweight, percent by race and percent Medicaid) were drawn from published natality reports (Martin, 2012 NVSS; Curtin et al., 2013, NHVS). All statistics for community-level (average percent white and black residents, average percent living under the federal poverty rate) were extracted from exported American Community Survey data (http://www.census.gov/acs) using the five-year estimate (2006–2010).