Male fetal loss in the U.S. following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of fetal deaths >20 weeks of gestation in the United States (less California), 1996-2002 (n = 156,510).

	N	%
Male sex	83,456	53.32
Maternal Age
< 18 years	10,013	6.40
18-25 years	58,658	37.48
26-34 years	62,123	39.69
≥ 35 years	25,716	16.43
Maternal Education
Less than high school graduate	30,823	19.69
High school graduate	50,812	32.47
Some college	26,806	17.13
College graduate	24,374	15.57
Unknown/not reported	23,695	15.14
Maternal Race/Ethnicity
Non-hispanic white	76,316	48.76
Non-hispanic black	42,782	27.33
Hispanic	20,529	13.12
Other	16,883	10.79

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