Table 1.62c
Percent of live-born infants with low birth weight (less than 2,500 grams), by State, 1998 and 2002 |
| |
2002 |
1998 |
| State |
Number |
Percent |
Standard error |
Number |
Percent |
Standard error |
| United States |
314,077 |
7.8 |
0.0 |
298,208 |
7.6 |
0.0 |
| Alabama |
5,825 |
9.9 |
0.1 |
5,747 |
9.3 |
0.1 |
| Alaska |
579 |
5.8 |
0.2 |
593 |
6.0 |
0.2 |
| Arizona |
5,938 |
6.8 |
0.1 |
5,326 |
6.8 |
0.1 |
| Arkansas |
3,204 |
8.6 |
0.1 |
3,271 |
8.9 |
0.1 |
| California |
33,824 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
32,476 |
6.2 |
0.0 |
| Colorado |
6,067 |
8.9 |
0.1 |
5,138 |
8.6 |
0.1 |
| Connecticut |
3,258 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
3,406 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
| Delaware |
1,102 |
9.9 |
0.3 |
885 |
8.4 |
0.3 |
| District of Columbia |
866 |
11.6 |
0.4 |
1,003 |
13.1 |
0.4 |
| Florida |
17,320 |
8.4 |
0.1 |
15,752 |
8.1 |
0.1 |
| Georgia |
11,915 |
8.9 |
0.1 |
10,458 |
8.5 |
0.1 |
| Hawaii |
1,450 |
8.3 |
0.2 |
1,284 |
7.5 |
0.2 |
| Idaho |
1,284 |
6.1 |
0.2 |
1,164 |
6.0 |
0.2 |
| Illinois |
14,725 |
8.2 |
0.1 |
14,568 |
8.0 |
0.1 |
| Indiana |
6,463 |
7.6 |
0.1 |
6,718 |
7.9 |
0.1 |
| Iowa |
2,489 |
6.6 |
0.1 |
2,385 |
6.4 |
0.1 |
| Kansas |
2,757 |
7.0 |
0.1 |
2,691 |
7.0 |
0.1 |
| Kentucky |
4,657 |
8.6 |
0.1 |
4,416 |
8.1 |
0.1 |
| Louisiana |
6,774 |
10.4 |
0.1 |
6,757 |
10.1 |
0.1 |
| Maine |
853 |
6.3 |
0.2 |
800 |
5.8 |
0.2 |
| Maryland |
6,607 |
9.0 |
0.1 |
6,232 |
8.7 |
0.1 |
| Massachusetts |
6,046 |
7.5 |
0.1 |
5,630 |
6.9 |
0.1 |
| Michigan |
10,363 |
8.0 |
0.1 |
10,403 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
| Minnesota |
4,251 |
6.3 |
0.1 |
3,788 |
5.8 |
0.1 |
| Mississippi |
4,635 |
11.2 |
0.2 |
4,337 |
10.1 |
0.1 |
| Missouri |
6,034 |
8.0 |
0.1 |
5,890 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
| Montana |
755 |
6.8 |
0.2 |
754 |
7.0 |
0.2 |
| Nebraska |
1,817 |
7.2 |
0.2 |
1,534 |
6.5 |
0.2 |
| Nevada |
2,445 |
7.5 |
0.1 |
2,172 |
7.6 |
0.2 |
| New Hampshire |
914 |
6.3 |
0.2 |
821 |
5.7 |
0.2 |
| New Jersey |
9,185 |
8.0 |
0.1 |
9,155 |
8.0 |
0.1 |
| New Mexico |
2,225 |
8.0 |
0.2 |
2,039 |
7.6 |
0.2 |
| New York |
19,802 |
7.9 |
0.1 |
20,198 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
| North Carolina |
10,514 |
9.0 |
0.1 |
9,854 |
8.8 |
0.1 |
| North Dakota |
486 |
6.3 |
0.3 |
518 |
6.5 |
0.3 |
| Ohio |
12,334 |
8.3 |
0.1 |
11,817 |
7.7 |
0.1 |
| Oklahoma |
4,019 |
8.0 |
0.1 |
3,529 |
7.2 |
0.1 |
| Oregon |
2,608 |
5.8 |
0.1 |
2,426 |
5.4 |
0.1 |
| Pennsylvania |
11,685 |
8.2 |
0.1 |
11,077 |
7.6 |
0.1 |
| Rhode Island |
1,019 |
7.9 |
0.2 |
949 |
7.6 |
0.2 |
| South Carolina |
5,455 |
10.0 |
0.1 |
5,129 |
9.5 |
0.1 |
| South Dakota |
765 |
7.2 |
0.2 |
599 |
5.8 |
0.2 |
| Tennessee |
7,106 |
9.2 |
0.1 |
7,008 |
9.1 |
0.1 |
| Texas |
28,646 |
7.7 |
0.0 |
25,402 |
7.4 |
0.0 |
| Utah |
3,164 |
6.4 |
0.1 |
3,044 |
6.7 |
0.1 |
| Vermont |
409 |
6.4 |
0.3 |
428 |
6.5 |
0.3 |
| Virginia |
7,888 |
7.9 |
0.1 |
7,468 |
7.9 |
0.1 |
| Washington |
4,604 |
5.9 |
0.1 |
4,543 |
5.7 |
0.1 |
| West Virginia |
1,855 |
9.0 |
0.2 |
1,669 |
8.0 |
0.2 |
| Wisconsin |
4,538 |
6.6 |
0.1 |
4,400 |
6.5 |
0.1 |
| Wyoming |
553 |
8.4 |
0.3 |
557 |
8.9 |
0.4 |
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System—Natality.
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