Table 1.
Patient characteristics by race/ethnicity, New York City, 2008–2014
| Non-Hispanic Black n(%) |
Hispanic n(%) |
Non-Hispanic White n(%) |
Asian n(%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 174991 (100.0) | 252920 (100.0) | 257612 (100.0) | 132833 (100.0) |
| Mother’s age | ||||
| <20 | 13687 (7.8) | 24893 (9.8) | 3423 (1.3) | 1295 (1.0) |
| 20–34 | 126683 (72.4) | 188960 (74.7) | 178055 (69.1) | 100695 (75.8) |
| 35–39 | 25886 (14.8) | 30677 (12.1) | 58275 (22.6) | 24788 (18.7) |
| 40–44 | 8025 (4.6) | 7913 (3.1) | 16286 (6.3) | 5617 (4.2) |
| 45 or more | 710 (0.4) | 477 (0.2) | 1573 (0.6) | 438 (0.3) |
| Mother’s education | ||||
| Less than high school | 37283 (21.3) | 95591 (37.8) | 20727 (8.1) | 31337 (23.6) |
| High school | 47723 (27.3) | 61482 (24.3) | 49044 (19.0) | 24968 (18.8) |
|
Some colleague or Associate’s degree |
55661 (31.8) | 62332 (24.6) | 39527 (15.3) | 21095 (15.9) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 222479 (12.9) | 22328 (8.8) | 73628 (28.6) | 32195 (24.2) |
| Graduate degree | 10817 (6.2) | 10498 (4.2) | 73988 (28.7) | 23111 (17.4) |
| Missing | 1028 (0.6) | 689 (0.3) | 698 (0.3) | 127 (0.1) |
| Mother’s insurance | ||||
| Medicaid | 122667 (70.1) | 198028 (78.3) | 86137 (33.4) | 80348 (60.5) |
| Private | 43946 (25.1) | 48656 (19.2) | 167868 (65.2) | 50504 (38.0) |
| Uninsured | 4886 (2.8) | 3508 (1.4) | 1608 (0.6) | 1093 (0.8) |
| Other | 3492 (2.0) | 2728 (1.1) | 1999 (0.8) | 888 (0.7) |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI | ||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 6116 (3.3) | 8065 (3.2) | 15353 (6.0) | 15665 (11.9) |
| Normal weight (18.5–24.9) | 66340 (38.5) | 114558 (45.9) | 169882 (66.4) | 89135 (67.4) |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 50674 (29.4) | 74009 (29.6) | 46635 (18.2) | 20705 (15.7) |
| Obese (30.0–39.9) | 41200 (23.9) | 46556 (18.6) | 21351 (8.3) | 6413 (4.9) |
| Morbid Obesity (≥40) | 8171 (4.7) | 6511 (2.6) | 2646 (1.0) | 329 (0.3) |
| Parity | ||||
| Nulliparous | 78422 (44.9) | 107031 (42.4) | 123723 (48.1) | 67705 (51.0) |
| Multiparous | 96298 (55.1) | 145662 (57.6) | 133678 (51.9) | 65040 (49.0) |
| Nativity | ||||
| US-born | 100949 (57.7) | 114377 (55.2) | 186761 (72.5) | 31734 (23.9) |
| Foreign-born | 74042 (42.3) | 138543 (54.8) | 70851 (27.5) | 101099 (76.1) |