Table 31b: Ethnicity - Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in first trimester, by ethnicity, United States, 2000

					Non-Hispanic
	Total		Hispanic*		Total**		Black or African American		White
Population group	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Total	3,284,256	83.2	587,297	74.4	2,664,498	85.4	431,660	74.3	2,049,290	88.5
Mother's age
Under 15	3,701	45.7	1,227	48.8	2,448	44.3	1,430	40.4	933	52.9
15-19	314,087	69.1	81,202	65	230,453	70.7	71,351	63.9	150,124	75.3
20-24	769,182	77.8	170,890	71.4	591,819	79.9	137,928	72.6	426,071	83.2
25-29	914,412	86.2	163,936	77.6	741,622	88.4	105,126	79.4	580,716	90.8
30-34	812,748	89.6	110,744	80.7	693,022	91.2	71,452	81.4	564,330	93.1
35 and over	470,126	88.4	59,298	80.1	405,134	89.8	44,373	79.5	327,116	91.7
Mother's education (age 20 and over)
Less than high school graduate	391,202	69.9	199,290	69.4	189,755	70.5	49,214	64.6	124,520	73.5
High school graduate	895,832	82.5	158,600	78.6	729,404	83.4	140,776	74.4	547,035	86.6
At least some college	1,648,009	91.6	138,856	86.3	1,493,304	92.1	164,820	84.7	1,214,207	93.5

*Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

^**Includes persons of other races not shown.

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.

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