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Table 4: Live Birth Summary Information by Race/Ethnicity
New York State 2000




		Total¹		White		Black		Other		Hispanic²
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent


Total Births		258,455	100.0	182,285	100.0	54,498	100.0	20,538	100.0	53,823	100.0

Sex
	Male	132,588	51.3	93,454	51.3	27,864	51.1	10,704	52.1	27,668	51.4
	Female	125,867	48.7	88,831	48.7	26,634	48.9	9,834	47.9	26,155	48.6

Mother's Age
	10 - 14	355	0.1	174	0.1	169	0.3	10	0.0	141	0.3
	15 - 17	6,954	2.7	4,099	2.2	2,674	4.9	146	0.7	2,631	4.9
	18 - 19	13,816	5.3	8,741	4.8	4,622	8.5	403	2.0	4,574	8.5
	20 - 24	51,710	20.0	34,433	18.9	13,965	25.6	3,045	14.8	15,237	28.3
	25 - 29	66,350	25.7	46,311	25.4	13,220	24.3	6,524	31.8	14,038	26.1
	30 - 34	71,517	27.7	53,447	29.3	11,253	20.7	6,547	31.9	10,659	19.8
	35 - 39	38,717	15.0	28,524	15.6	6,861	12.6	3,171	15.4	5,360	10.0
	40 - 44	8,494	3.3	6,156	3.4	1,634	3.0	655	3.2	1,129	2.1
	45 +	512	0.2	385	0.2	90	0.2	35	0.2	54	0.1

Marital Status
	Out of Wedlock	95,033	36.9	53,823	29.7	37,134	68.2	3,633	17.8	32,779	61.0
	Married	162,199	63.1	127,364	70.3	17,326	31.8	16,826	82.2	20,938	39.0

Birthweight
	< 1500 gms	3,963	1.5	2,168	1.2	1,554	2.9	218	1.1	765	1.4
	1500-2499 gms	16,057	6.2	10,067	5.5	4,673	8.6	1,250	6.1	3,142	5.8
	2500 + gms	238,267	92.2	170,021	93.3	48,269	88.6	19,070	92.9	49,914	92.7

Plurality
	Single Births	249,128	96.4	175,396	96.2	52,596	96.5	20,037	97.6	52,564	97.7
	Twins	8,709	3.4	6,364	3.5	1,845	3.4	465	2.3	1,220	2.3
	Triplets +	618	0.2	525	0.3	57	0.1	36	0.2	39	0.1

Month PNC Began
	1st - 3rd month	172,615	72.8	129,658	77.1	30,247	61.2	12,142	65.7	30,590	62.3
	4th - 6th month	49,957	21.1	30,703	18.3	14,016	28.3	5,006	27.1	14,304	29.1
	7th - 9th month	11,253	4.7	5,942	3.5	4,069	8.2	1,203	6.5	3,490	7.1
	None	3,174	1.3	1,896	1.1	1,114	2.3	142	0.8	709	1.4

Order of Birth
	1st Child	106,763	41.3	74,891	41.1	21,440	39.4	9,870	48.1	21,971	40.8
	2nd Child	83,056	32.2	59,774	32.8	15,833	29.1	7,158	34.9	16,917	31.4
	3rd Child	41,192	15.9	29,315	16.1	9,229	16.9	2,494	12.1	9,264	17.2
	4th Child +	27,289	10.6	18,180	10.0	7,977	14.6	1,012	4.9	5,644	10.5

Method of Delivery
	Vaginal	193,768	75.0	136,626	75.0	40,396	74.1	16,007	77.9	40,834	75.9
	Cesarean	64,424	24.9	45,577	25.0	14,090	25.9	4,523	22.0	12,974	24.1
	Not Stated	263	0.1	82	0.0	12	0.0	8	0.0	15	0.0

Mother's Education
	<12 Years	49,072	19.3	30,746	17.1	14,133	26.3	3,963	19.8	21,327	40.3
	12 Years	78,729	31.0	53,133	29.6	19,455	36.2	5,828	29.2	16,753	31.7
	13-15 Years	57,033	22.4	40,573	22.6	13,141	24.5	3,163	15.8	9,612	18.2
	16 Years	36,489	14.4	28,774	16.0	3,908	7.3	3,740	18.7	2,693	5.1
	17+ Years	32,920	12.9	26,487	14.7	3,075	5.7	3,296	16.5	2,481	4.7

Place of Birth
	Hospital	255,870	99.2	180,500	99.3	53,963	99.0	20,450	99.6	53,506	99.4
	Home	1,332	0.5	856	0.5	313	0.6	39	0.2	119	0.2
	Other	742	0.3	442	0.2	211	0.4	41	0.2	186	0.3

Primary Financial Coverage
	Medicaid	96,796	38.3	55,221	31.1	31,784	59.2	9,383	46.4	36,419	68.4
	HMO	71,709	28.4	57,860	32.6	9,326	17.4	4,289	21.2	5,927	11.1
	Other Ins	77,249	30.6	60,413	34.0	10,808	20.1	5,795	28.7	9,360	17.6
	Self Pay	6,696	2.7	4,166	2.3	1,758	3.3	739	3.7	1,552	2.9

Attendant
	Physician	226,715	88.8	159,010	88.6	48,036	88.4	18,830	92.4	45,862	85.6
	Cert Midwife	27,348	10.7	19,667	11.0	6,060	11.2	1,468	7.2	7,531	14.0
	Other	1,123	0.4	743	0.4	220	0.4	71	0.3	215	0.4


¹ Total Births = White + Black + Other + Not Stated. Total includes records with information Not Stated
² Hispanic Births is a separate count equal to Hispanic White + Hispanic Black + Hispanic Other + Hispanic Not Stated

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