Table 1.
Maternal Race and Other Characteristics, 2008–2015 (N=128 399)
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal Race | ||
| white | 30 370 | 23.7 |
| black | 3 503 | 2.7 |
| Native Hawaiian | 34 326 | 26.8 |
| Samoan | 3 325 | 2.6 |
| Filipino | 21 683 | 16.9 |
| Japanese | 12 031 | 9.4 |
| Chinese | 5 486 | 4.3 |
| Korean | 2 377 | 1.9 |
| All othersa | 15 048 | 11.7 |
| Missing | 250 | |
| Maternal Age | ||
| <20 years | 12 810 | 10.0 |
| 20–24 years | 24 607 | 19.2 |
| 25–29 years | 36 046 | 28.1 |
| 30–34 years | 32 499 | 25.3 |
| 35 years and older | 22 330 | 17.4 |
| Missing | 107 | |
| Marital Status | ||
| Married | 80 518 | 62.7 |
| Unmarried | 47 878 | 37.3 |
| Missing | 3 | |
| County of Residence | ||
| Hawai‘i | 16 281 | 12.9 |
| Honolulu | 90 605 | 71.9 |
| Kaua‘i | 5 634 | 4.5 |
| Maui | 13 528 | 10.7 |
| Missing | 2 351 | |
Notes: Data source is the Newborn Metabolic Screening-Linked Birth Certificate File. Individual subgroup column totals may not sum to overall total due to missing/unknown data and row percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
a
All others include Vietnamese, Asian Indian, other Asian, Guamanian/Chamorro, other Pacific Islander, Puerto Rican, Portuguese, Cuban, Mexican, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and all others.