Table 3.
Racial/ethnic variation in selected sociodemographic risk factors for pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity among women, United States, 2012–2014 (N=10, 431, 092).
| Race/ethnicity | Maternal age <20 years | Maternal age ≥35 years | Parity ≥4 | Maternal education <12 years | Maternal education ≥16 years | Unmarried mother | Foreign-born | Western or Pacific region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | Percent | Percent | Percent | Percent | Percent | Percent | Percent | |
| All races | 7.1 | 15.2 | 11.9 | 15.9 | 30.5 | 40.3 | 21.9 | 24.8 |
| Non-Hispanic white | 5.1 | 15.4 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 38.8 | 29.34 | 6.15 | 20.18 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 10.8 | 11.8 | 15.8 | 17.7 | 15.0 | 71.40 | 14.21 | 8.67 |
| American Indian/AN | 12.3 | 9.2 | 20.4 | 22.5 | 9.3 | 66.26 | 1.37 | 43.92 |
| Chinese | 0.3 | 31.1 | 2.0 | 9.1 | 66.1 | 11.21 | 87.29 | 47.07 |
| Japanese | 0.4 | 48.5 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 66.9 | 6.95 | 76.15 | 56.11 |
| Filipino | 1.5 | 31.5 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 53.8 | 20.09 | 73.75 | 62.59 |
| Asian Indian | 0.5 | 17.8 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 77.0 | 3.50 | 90.09 | 28.14 |
| Korean | 0.4 | 34.9 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 75.3 | 7.24 | 80.97 | 43.67 |
| Vietnamese | 1.2 | 30.2 | 5.7 | 11.9 | 38.7 | 19.94 | 83.72 | 45.94 |
| Hawaiian | 6.4 | 13.9 | 19.0 | 12.8 | 18.0 | 46.94 | 5.07 | 55.76 |
| Samoan | 6.3 | 12.8 | 26.8 | 11.9 | 7.5 | 39.45 | 32.38 | 86.24 |
| Other API | 4.1 | 17.8 | 13.3 | 16.8 | 34.3 | 28.79 | 62.52 | 41.11 |
| Mexican | 11.2 | 13.8 | 17.7 | 37.8 | 8.4 | 51.49 | 51.13 | 47.89 |
| Puerto Rican | 11.7 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 21.7 | 14.6 | 63.42 | 18.26 | 7.72 |
| Cuban | 4.7 | 17.5 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 25.1 | 50.21 | 52.56 | 8.43 |
| Central/South American | 5.9 | 20.2 | 13.6 | 38.6 | 17.4 | 49.65 | 82.75 | 22.90 |
| Other Hispanic | 12.5 | 11.4 | 13.0 | 24.8 | 12.9 | 55.96 | 26.81 | 41.06 |
Source: data derived from the 2012–2014 US National Natality data files. AN = Alaska Native.