Vital Statistics - 2001 Annual Report

Table 4: Resident Live Birth Summary by Race/Ethnicity
New York State - 2001
				Race / Ethnicity
		Total(1) Number	Total Percent	White Number	White Percent	Black Number	Black Percent	Other Number	Other Percent	Hispanic(2) Number	Hispanic Percent
All Births		253,524	100.0	180,647	100.0	51,821	100.0	20,005	100.0	54,532	100.0
Sex
Male		129,798	51.2	92,400	51.1	26,447	51.0	10,428	52.1	27,748	50.9
Female		123,722	48.8	88,244	48.8	25,373	49.0	9,577	47.9	26,784	49.1
Not Stated		4	0.0	3	0.0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Mother's Age
10 - 14		328	0.1	147	0.1	179	0.3	2	0.0	109	0.2
15 - 17		6,522	2.6	3,929	2.2	2,443	4.7	126	0.6	2,450	4.5
18 - 19		13,456	5.3	8,630	4.8	4,365	8.4	409	2.0	4,617	8.5
20 - 24		51,471	20.3	34,882	19.3	13,203	25.5	3,142	15.7	15,280	28.0
25 - 29		62,933	24.8	44,311	24.5	12,184	23.5	6,159	30.8	14,202	26.0
30 - 34		70,732	27.9	53,163	29.4	10,932	21.1	6,382	31.9	10,970	20.1
35 - 39		38,844	15.3	28,765	15.9	6,808	13.1	3,114	15.6	5,602	10.3
40 - 44		8,548	3.4	6,270	3.5	1,617	3.1	624	3.1	1,242	2.3
45 +		578	0.2	444	0.2	89	0.2	44	0.2	59	0.1
Marital Status
Out of Wedlock		90,577	35.9	52,148	29.1	34,459	66.6	3,641	18.3	32,230	59.2
Married		161,607	64.1	127,295	70.9	17,312	33.4	16,287	81.7	22,168	40.8
Birthweight
< 1500 gms		3,790	1.5	2,173	1.2	1,417	2.7	181	0.9	830	1.5
1500-2499 gms		15,702	6.2	9,886	5.5	4,447	8.6	1,305	6.5	3,215	5.9
2500 + gms		233,885	92.3	168,553	93.3	45,952	88.7	18,519	92.6	50,483	92.6
Plurality
Single Births		244,429	96.4	173,815	96.2	50,084	96.6	19,506	97.5	53,170	97.5
Twins		8,492	3.3	6,341	3.5	1,640	3.2	485	2.4	1,305	2.4
Triplets +		602	0.2	491	0.3	97	0.2	14	0.1	57	0.1
Month PNC Began
1st - 3rd month		172,108	73.0	130,074	77.2	29,106	61.0	12,402	66.4	32,753	64.2
4th - 6th month		48,393	20.5	30,073	17.8	13,274	27.8	4,833	25.9	13,760	27.0
7th - 9th month		11,822	5.0	6,307	3.7	4,171	8.7	1,297	6.9	3,628	7.1
None		3,365	1.4	2,056	1.2	1,153	2.4	136	0.7	878	1.7
Order of Birth
1st Child		105,235	41.5	74,342	41.2	20,793	40.1	9,554	47.8	22,665	41.6
2nd Child		81,368	32.1	59,221	32.8	14,918	28.8	6,981	34.9	16,959	31.1
3rd Child		40,027	15.8	28,926	16.0	8,525	16.5	2,430	12.1	9,175	16.8
4th Child +		26,889	10.6	18,155	10.1	7,584	14.6	1,040	5.2	5,732	10.5
Method of Delivery
Vaginal		187,027	73.8	133,124	73.7	37,988	73.3	15,247	76.2	40,707	74.6
Cesarean		66,229	26.1	47,404	26.2	13,827	26.7	4,749	23.7	13,808	25.3
Not Stated		268	0.1	119	0.1	6	0.0	9	0.0	17	0.0
Mother's Education
< 12 Years		48,899	19.5	31,428	17.6	13,090	25.5	4,168	21.1	21,619	40.1
12 Years		76,758	30.6	52,190	29.1	18,653	36.4	5,614	28.5	16,914	31.3
13-15 Years		55,569	22.1	39,550	22.1	12,676	24.7	3,192	16.2	9,792	18.1
16 Years		35,802	14.3	28,263	15.8	3,910	7.6	3,563	18.1	2,818	5.2
17+ Years		33,866	13.5	27,630	15.4	2,959	5.8	3,192	16.2	2,815	5.2
Place of Birth
Hospital		251,416	99.2	179,281	99.3	51,308	99.0	19,927	99.6	54,209	99.4
Home		1,270	0.5	835	0.5	284	0.5	32	0.2	140	0.3
Other		809	0.3	504	0.3	228	0.4	46	0.2	181	0.3
Primary Financial Coverage
Medicaid		97,122	39.0	57,552	32.5	29,860	58.0	9,310	47.0	37,123	68.6
HMO		69,350	27.8	55,659	31.4	9,343	18.2	4,135	20.9	6,083	11.2
Other Ins		76,482	30.7	60,044	33.9	10,487	20.4	5,728	28.9	9,432	17.4
Self Pay		6,359	2.6	3,908	2.2	1,783	3.5	642	3.2	1,505	2.8
Attendant
Physician		221,238	88.4	156,230	87.9	45,988	89.0	18,299	92.1	46,489	85.6
Cert Midwife		27,964	11.2	20,821	11.7	5,441	10.5	1,501	7.6	7,584	14.0
Other		1,087	0.4	718	0.4	236	0.5	61	0.3	258	0.5
(1) Total Births = White + Black + Other + Not Stated.
(2) Hispanic Births is a separate count equal to Hispanic White + Hispanic Black + Hispanic Other + Hispanic Not Stated