Table 35b: Ethnicity - Infant mortality per 1,000 live births, birthweight <1,500 grams, by ethnicity, United States, 2000

					Non-Hispanic
	Total		Hispanic*		Total**		Black or African American		White
Population group	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate
Total	14,366	244.3	2,232	235.6	11,869	244	5,053	265.7	6,232	229.5
Mother's age
Under 15	81	283.5	24	336	56	266.6	43	263.1	13	***
15-19	2,261	264.4	438	254.6	1,792	266.4	908	266.1	820	265.5
20-24	3,659	258.3	588	244.3	3,017	259.5	1,479	274.7	1,439	245.4
25-29	3,505	250.9	534	242.7	2,904	250	1,200	277.8	1,552	231.7
30-34	2,856	225.1	357	201.6	2,430	226	864	255.3	1,413	211.8
35 and over	2,003	218.9	292	223.2	1,670	216.7	560	237.4	995	207.8
Gender
Female	6,385	223.7	1,022	228.7	5,247	220.9	2,243	238.1	2,729	208
Male	7,981	263.7	1,210	241.8	6,622	266.1	2,810	292.8	3,503	249.7
Mother's education (age 20 and over)
Less than high school graduate	1,980	239.7	686	228.3	1,279	245.5	597	237.7	610	250.2
High school graduate	4,145	242.2	542	222.9	3,552	244.2	1,631	258.8	1,777	232.4
At least some college	5,053	220.1	407	208.6	4,595	220.6	1,578	258.6	2,754	205

*Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

**Includes persons of other races not shown.

***Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality (based on < 20 deaths).

Note: The number of deaths for infant mortality is based on a record weight from the linked birth and infant death file, which adjusts for the approximately 2-3% of records each year that cannot be linked to their corresponding birth certificates. Therefore, because of number rounding, the number of deaths for sub-groups may not add up to the total. 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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