Table 1.
Retention of infants by birth cohort, race and ethnicity, and government health care assistance.
| Variable | Retention (years), n (%) | ||||
| Baseline | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Birth cohort | |||||
| 2007 | 22,397 (10.02) | 22,375 (99.90) | 18,769 (83.80) | 17,402 (77.70) | |
| 2008 | 23,242 (10.40) | 23,219 (99.90) | 19,849 (85.40) | 18,245 (78.50) | |
| 2009 | 23,066 (10.32) | 23,066 (100.00) | 19,814 (85.90) | 18,061 (78.30) | |
| 2010 | 23,294 (10.43) | 23,294 (100.00) | 19,916 (85.50) | 18,542 (79.60) | |
| 2011 | 24,365 (10.90) | 24,341 (99.90) | 20,759 (85.20) | 19,638 (80.60) | |
| 2012 | 25,621 (11.47) | 25,595 (99.90) | 22,085 (86.20) | 20,753 (81.00) | |
| 2013 | 25,632 (11.47) | 25,632 (100.00) | 22,505 (87.80) | —a | |
| 2014 | 26,985 (12.08) | 26,985 (100.00) | 23,774 (88.10) | — | |
| 2015 | 28,829 (12.90) | 28,800 (99.90) | — | — | |
| Race and ethnicity | |||||
| White | 63,085 (28.23) | 63,085 (100.00) | 52,991 (84.00) | 49,017 (77.70) | |
| Hispanic | 105,699 (47.31) | 105,593 (99.90) | 92,698 (87.70) | 88,153 (83.40) | |
| Black | 18,934 (847) | 18,915 (99.90) | 16,529 (87.30) | 15,621 (82.50) | |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 27,937 (12.50) | 27,937 (100.00) | 24,389 (87.30) | 23,048 (82.50) | |
| Others or Unknown | 7776 (3.48) | 7768 (99.90) | 6182 (79.50) | 5669 (72.90) | |
| Government health care assistance | |||||
| No | 203,360 (91.02) | 203,157 (99.90) | 175,703 (86.40) | 165,128 (81.20) | |
| Yes | 20,071 (8.98) | 20,071 (100.00) | 17,241 (85.90) | 16,418 (81.80) | |
aNot applicable.