Characteristic
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Number of births
6,427 6,704 6,640 7,266 7,285 7,026 6,573 6,155 5,949 5,946 5,849
Age ofmother
?19 years
14.9 14.3 14.2 14.5 14.2 13.2 13.1 12.3 11.6 10.7 8.9
?30 years
34.7 34.3 33.5 34.3 34.7 35.8 37.4 37.8 37.9 39.4 37.9
Marital status
Unmarried
45.7 46.5 48.3 48.3 49.2 48.6 48.5 49.4 50.0 51.4 51.3
Mother's education
<9 years
9.5 8.7 8.3 7.8 7.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.2
Mother?s race/ethnicity
White
a
41.6 42.3 41.1 39.8 40.9 41.0 41.5 41.9 43.5 42.1 42.0
Hispanic
41.8 41.2 40.8 42.3 41.5 40.8 38.7 38.1 34.9 37.9 37.6
Black
5.5 5.6 6.6 6.7 7.3 7.2 8.5 8.0 9.2 9.3 8.9
American Indian
6.3 6.6 6.9 6.5 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.6 6.8 6.3 6.7
Asian or Pacific Islander
4.8 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.5 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.7 4.4 4.7
Prenatal care began
1st Trimester
73.8 75.4 77.4 77.2 77.4 79.5 80.6 81.0 81.2 80.0 78.9
3rd Trimester
3.5 2.9 2.7 2.8 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.4
No Care
5.1 4.5 4.7 4.9 4.5 3.8 3.6 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.9
Prenatal visits
1-4
8.0 9.3 9.4 8.5 8.2 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.3 8.6 8.2
?5
82.9 84.7 85.6 86.3 87.1 88.2 88.3 88.8 88.5 87.9 88.5
?9
58.7 59.8 60.3 60.1 61.2 63.0 64.1 65.2 65.0 65.5 66.4
?13
26.5 23.9 22.1 21.9 25.1 25.6 25.7 27.1 28.5 26.7 27.7
Medical risks/
Complications
b
64.0 63.8 67.2 65.1 65.9 68.7 70.5 73.3 69.2 73.2 72.5
Gestational age
c
Preterm (<37weeks)
70.9 73.3 73.7 72.7 72.3 71.7 71.2 70.2 70.1 71.2 70.2
Birthweight
<1,500 grams
15.9 16.4 16.9 16.9 16.8 16.5 16.7 15.3 16.8 16.6 15.8
<1,000 grams
7.9 7.9 8.7 7.7 8.1 7.7 8.0 7.1 8.3 8.1 7.4
Child's sex
Male
48.6 48.0 47.1 47.5 47.9 48.1 47.8 46.5 46.8 48.7 49.3
Female
51.4 52.0 52.9 52.5 52.1 51.9 52.2 53.5 53.2 51.3 50.7
Plurality
Multiple births
23.4 23.7 22.2 22.5 23.1 23.3 22.1 23.1 22.8 23.0 24.4
Caesarean delivery
41.2 40.8 42.5 43.2 44.2 46.7 46.4 46.5 46.8 47.7 47.6
Place of delivery
Hospital
d
99.6 99.6 99.6 99.7 99.6 99.7 99.8 99.6 99.4 99.7 99.7
Attendant at birth
Midwife
e
2.8 3.1 2.5 1.9 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.7
Previous live births
1 or more
58.7 58.1 58.3 59.6 60.5 60.5 59.7 60.3 59.6 61.4 60.5
Notes:
a
Non-Hispanic.
b
Reportedmedical risks for this pregnancy and/or complications of labor and delivery.
c
Physician's estimate.
d
Hospital, clinic, medical center or maternity home.
e
LicensedMidwife or Certified Nurse Midwife.
TABLE1B-3
LOW-BIRTHWEIGHT (LBW) BIRTHSACCORDINGTOSELECTEDMATERNAL, PRENATAL
CAREANDDELIVERYCHARACTERISTICS, BIRTHWEIGHT, PLURALITY, CHILD'SSEX,
BIRTHORDER, ANDBIRTHCOMPLICATIONS, ARIZONA, 2003-2013
(ALLRACE/ETHNICGROUPS)
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Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics 2013
