Table 1 LBW overall and by maternal race, education, and their combination, United States, baseline and 2018
Baseline LBW birthsa | Baseline Percent LBWa | 2018 LBW Births | 2018 Percent LBW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S. Overall | 245,104 | 6.2% | 241,875 | 6.6% |
Race | ||||
AIAN | 2330 | 6.2% | 2229 | 6.8% |
Asian | 13,056 | 6.3% | 17,907 | 7.0% |
Black | 64,233 | 11.6% | 64,667 | 11.7% |
Hispanic | 49,480 | 5.6% | 53,562 | 6.2% |
White | 114,183 | 5.1% | 101,102 | 5.3% |
Educationb | ||||
Less than HS | 37,118 | 7.3% | 39,162 | 8.5% |
HS | 41,440 | 7.0% | 73,589 | 7.8% |
Some College | 26,195 | 6.2% | 50,369 | 6.9% |
College | 29,984 | 4.6% | 74,687 | 5.0% |
Race by Education | ||||
AIAN, Less than HS | 262 | 7.4% | 543 | 8.4% |
AIAN, HS | 218 | 5.8% | 823 | 7.0% |
AIAN, Some College | 148 | 5.1% | 547 | 6.5% |
AIAN, College | 75 | 5.1% | 293 | 5.0% |
Asian, Less than HS | 641 | 7.3% | 1401 | 7.7% |
Asian, HS | 1336 | 6.5% | 2599 | 7.6% |
Asian, Some College | 1221 | 6.9% | 2108 | 7.4% |
Asian, College | 4564 | 6.1% | 11,563 | 6.7% |
Black, Less than HS | 7680 | 13.2% | 10,095 | 13.8% |
Black, HS | 10,369 | 12.1% | 24,439 | 12.5% |
Black, Some College | 6650 | 10.8% | 15,996 | 11.3% |
Black, College | 3742 | 9.2% | 13,380 | 9.6% |
Hispanic, Less than HS | 17,521 | 5.8% | 15,057 | 6.7% |
Hispanic, HS | 11,262 | 5.7% | 17,621 | 6.3% |
Hispanic, Some College | 5616 | 5.9% | 10,514 | 6.2% |
Hispanic, College | 3751 | 4.9% | 9613 | 5.4% |
White, Less than HS | 10,833 | 8.3% | 11,901 | 8.7% |
White, HS | 18,067 | 6.4% | 27,808 | 6.7% |
White, Some College | 12,466 | 5.2% | 21,011 | 5.6% |
White, College | 17,754 | 3.9% | 39,499 | 4.0% |