Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for All Florida Counties, 2001‐2014 (N = 938 County‐Year Observations)
| Variable | Mean | Standard Deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome measures a | ||
| Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births) | 19.429 | 61.121 |
| Whites | 15.736 | 70.310 |
| Blacks | 40.697 | 215.901 |
| Pregnancy‐related public health spending b | ||
| Pregnancy‐related public health spendingb | 2,754,846 | 3,994,893 |
| Pregnancy‐related public health spending per 100,000 live birthsa , b | 105,000,000 | 57,100,000 |
| Control variables | ||
| Percentage of nonwhitesc | 18.19 | 9.69 |
| Percentage of Hispanic ethnicityc | 11.49 | 11.56 |
| Percentage of age 15‐44a | 38.28 | 6.36 |
| Percentage of age 65+a | 18.03 | 6.71 |
| Unemployment rated | 6.60 | 2.71 |
| Personal income per capitae | 36,008 | 11,795 |
| Percentage of births covered by Medicaida | 42.89 | 24.99 |
| Physicians per 100,000 peoplef | 141 | 108 |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 peopleg | 232 | 136 |
| Total live birthsa | 3,275 | 5,643 |
| Whites | 2,376 | 3,863 |
| Blacks | 730 | 1,599 |
Data from FloridaCHARTS.com Query System. FloridaCHARTS.com is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics & Performance Management.
Spending includes expenditures on the Maternal Health and Improved Pregnancy Outcomes, Healthy Start (Prenatal, Infants, and Interconception Woman), and the Women, Infants, and Children programs. Expressed in constant 2014 $. Data from the Florida Department of Health.
Data from the US Census Bureau.
Data from the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Data from the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis. Expressed in constant 2014 $.
Data from the Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance.
Data from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA).