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BirthsPrenatal CareInfantsChildrenChildhood ImmunizationsAdult ImmunizationsDeathsChild DeathsTeen DeathsAlzheimer's DiseaseCancerColorectal CancerDiabetesHeart DiseaseSmokingAsthmaObesityNutritionPhysical ActivityMental HealthSexually Transmitted DiseasesOral HealthDeaths due to FirearmsFirearms and ChildrenViolent CrimeMotor Vehicle DeathsOccupational FatalitiesDeaths by SuicideDisabilityCerebrovascular DiseaseStem Cell ResearchBirths of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2006
| Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Black | Hispanic | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7.3% | 14.0% | 7.0% | 8.3% |
| Alabama | 8.5% | 15.5% | 6.1% | 10.5% |
| Alaska | 6.0% | 9.6% | 4.9% | 5.9% |
| Arizona | 6.8% | 12.8% | 6.9% | 7.1% |
| Arkansas | 7.9% | 14.9% | 6.9% | 9.2% |
| California | 6.3% | 12.0% | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| Colorado | 8.7% | 15.7% | 8.4% | 8.9% |
| Connecticut | 6.9% | 12.5% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| Delaware | 7.7% | 14.8% | 6.2% | 9.2% |
| District of Columbia | 7.3% | 14.5% | 7.7% | 11.5% |
| Florida | 7.6% | 13.4% | 7.0% | 8.7% |
| Georgia | 7.5% | 14.4% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Hawaii | 5.9% | 10.2% | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| Idaho | 7.0% | NSD | 6.1% | 6.9% |
| Illinois | 7.4% | 14.3% | 7.2% | 8.6% |
| Indiana | 7.5% | 14.1% | 6.7% | 8.2% |
| Iowa | 6.8% | 10.6% | 6.4% | 6.9% |
| Kansas | 6.9% | 12.4% | 5.6% | 7.2% |
| Kentucky | 8.7% | 14.6% | 7.2% | 9.1% |
| Louisiana | 8.5% | 16.2% | 7.2% | 11.4% |
| Maine | 6.8% | 7.5% | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| Maryland | 7.6% | 13.4% | 6.8% | 9.4% |
| Massachusetts | 7.2% | 12.1% | 8.4% | 7.9% |
| Michigan | 7.0% | 14.2% | 7.0% | 8.3% |
| Minnesota | 6.0% | 10.3% | 5.9% | 6.5% |
| Mississippi | 8.9% | 16.7% | 7.1% | 12.4% |
| Missouri | 7.1% | 13.6% | 5.8% | 8.1% |
| Montana | 7.3% | NSD | 6.7% | 7.3% |
| Nebraska | 6.6% | 13.9% | 6.7% | 7.1% |
| Nevada | 8.3% | 14.1% | 6.6% | 8.3% |
| New Hampshire | 6.8% | 10.8% | 9.2% | 6.9% |
| New Jersey | 7.4% | 14.1% | 7.5% | 8.6% |
| New Mexico | 8.7% | 14.9% | 9.1% | 8.9% |
| New York | 7.1% | 12.6% | 8.0% | 8.3% |
| North Carolina | 7.8% | 14.2% | 6.2% | 9.1% |
| North Dakota | 6.7% | NSD | 8.8% | 6.7% |
| Ohio | 7.6% | 14.4% | 7.1% | 8.8% |
| Oklahoma | 7.9% | 15.4% | 6.6% | 8.3% |
| Oregon | 6.0% | 8.5% | 5.9% | 6.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 7.3% | 13.8% | 8.6% | 8.4% |
| Rhode Island | 7.7% | 11.6% | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| South Carolina | 7.8% | 15.1% | 6.4% | 10.1% |
| South Dakota | 6.7% | 11.2% | 8.2% | 7.0% |
| Tennessee | 8.4% | 14.8% | 6.6% | 9.6% |
| Texas | 7.6% | 14.2% | 7.6% | 8.4% |
| Utah | 6.6% | 11.0% | 7.5% | 6.9% |
| Vermont | 6.7% | NSD | NSD | 6.9% |
| Virginia | 7.1% | 12.9% | 6.0% | 8.3% |
| Washington | 5.9% | 10.6% | 6.2% | 6.5% |
| West Virginia | 9.5% | 16.3% | NSD | 9.7% |
| Wisconsin | 6.2% | 13.4% | 6.2% | 6.9% |
| Wyoming | 9.1% | NSD | 6.8% | 8.9% |
| Guam | NSD | NSD | NSD | 7.9% |
| Puerto Rico | 12.2% | NSD | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| Virgin Islands | NSD | 11.3% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| Notes: | Data are for 2006. |
| Sources: | Source 1: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. VitalStats. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/vitalstats.htm. Accessed 1/7/2009.
Source 2: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics Reports. Births: Final Data for 2006, Vol. 57 No. 7, 1/7/2009. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_07.pdf. Accessed 1/7/09. |
| Definitions: | Low birth weight is birth weight of less than 2,500 grams (5lb. 8oz.) |
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