Characteristic
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Number of births
77,905 79,951 82,141 87,910 88,266 85,263 79,046 74,624 73,040 74,128 73,493
?
19 years
12.4 12.2 12.0 12.3 12.1 11.7 11.2 10.3 9.4 9.0 8.2
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30 years
32.2 33.1 32.9 32.5 33.3 34.1 35.1 36.2 37.4 37.9 38.4
Marital status
Unmarried
40.4 41.1 41.9 43.0 44.3 44.1 44.2 43.6 43.2 44.1 44.1
Mother's education
<9 years
10.1 9.9 9.3 8.8 8.3 7.4 6.5 5.6 4.9 4.7 4.0
White
b
42.3 41.4 40.8 41.5 40.2 41.5 42.1 44.1 45.0 44.6 44.3
Hispanic
46.0 46.7 46.9 46.7 47.5 45.8 44.4 42.0 40.5 40.9 41.3
Black
3.7 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.8 5.3 5.6 5.7 6.1 6.2
American Indian
3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7
Asian or Pacific Islander
4.6 4.6 4.8 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.5
1st Trimester
76.5 77.1 78.4 78.4 78.2 80.4 81.5 83.1 82.5 83.4 82.1
3rd Trimester
4.2 4.3 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.5
No care
3.1 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.7 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.3
1-4
3.9 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.5
?
5
90.5 92.0 93.7 93.7 94.2 95.1 94.9 95.4 94.8 95.3 95.1
?
9
76.0 76.6 77.4 77.2 77.5 79.1 80.1 81.9 81.8 82.4 82.3
?
13
30.5 27.7 25.5 27.5 29.6 30.1 30.6 32.1 34.1 35.1 35.3
42.2 42.6 42.4 42.8 44.4 46.3 48.6 50.1 47.2 52.5 56.1
Gestational age
d
Preterm (<37 weeks)
10.6 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.3 10.2 10.1 9.7 9.4 9.2 9.1
<2,500 grams
7.0 7.1 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.8
<1,500 grams
1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1
Male
51.1 51.1 51.1 51.2 51.3 51.0 51.3 50.8 51.2 51.2 51.4
Female
48.9 48.9 48.9 48.8 48.7 49.0 48.7 49.2 48.8 48.8 48.6
Plurality
Multiple births
2.9 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.1
22.8 23.8 25.4 26.0 26.8 27.8 28.1 28.0 28.3 27.9 28.1
Place of delivery
Hospital
e
99.1 99.1 99.2 99.2 99.3 99.3 99.1 99.0 98.8 98.7 98.7
Attendant at birth
Midwife
f
5.5 5.7 5.0 4.5 4.6 5.1 5.5 5.4 5.2 6.3 6.3
Previous livebirths
1 or more
61.9 62.7 62.9 62.3 62.9 63.1 62.9 62.8 62.4 62.6 63.4
5,479 5,666 5,630 6,175 6,205 5,974 5,548 5,238 5,065 5,096 5013
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19 years
14.9 13.6 13.7 14.3 13.7 12.6 12.7 12.1 10.9 10.2 8.8
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30 years
34.9 35.5 33.9 35.3 35.9 37.0 38.5 38.8 39.3 40.4 39.3
Marital status
Unmarried
45.0 45.5 47.2 47.2 48.6 47.4 48.1 48.4 49.0 50.1 50.8
Mother's education
<9 years
10.1 9.2 8.9 8.2 8.2 6.7 5.8 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.3
White
b
40.9 42.0 40.5 39.1 39.6 39.8 40.5 41.1 42.8 41.1 40.9
Hispanic
44.6 43.6 43.7 44.6 44.2 43.6 40.9 40.5 37.2 40.2 39.8
Black
6.1 6.3 7.4 7.6 8.3 8.0 9.8 9.1 10.3 10.4 10.2
American Indian
3.2 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.5 3.4 3.3 4.0
Asian or Pacific Islander
5.2 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 5.5 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.9 5.1
1st Trimester
74.7 75.9 78.0 78.1 77.6 80.2 81.3 82.1 81.9 80.5 79.8
3rd Trimester
3.4 2.9 2.4 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.2 2.4 2.0 2.6 3.3
No care
5.4 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.5 3.9 3.8 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.7
1-4
7.7 9.1 9.3 8.4 8.1 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.8 7.8
?
5
83.1 84.8 85.8 86.5 87.3 88.6 88.7 89.5 88.8 88.9 89.1
?
9
59.3 60.5 60.9 60.6 61.7 63.7 65.0 66.6 65.8 66.5 67.7
?
13
27.0 24.6 22.1 22.4 25.6 25.7 26.3 28.1 29.1 27.3 28.4
62.8 62.7 65.7 64.4 66.0 69.6 71.8 74.6 70.8 74.2 73.7
Gestational age
d
Preterm (<37 weeks)
71.8 74.1 75.0 73.5 72.9 72.7 72.2 70.6 71.2 71.3 70.8
<1,500 grams
16.1 16.6 17.2 17.1 17.1 16.8 17.2 15.3 17.4 16.9 15.9
<1,000 grams
8.0 8.1 9.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.3 7.3 8.7 8.4 7.6
Male
48.3 47.7 46.8 47.1 48.2 47.9 48.0 45.9 47.0 48.6 49.2
Female
51.7 52.2 53.2 52.9 51.8 52.1 52.0 54.1 53.0 51.4 50.8
Plurality
Multiple births
24.4 25.3 22.9 23.2 24.4 23.9 22.8 24.0 23.3 23.9 25.2
41.7 41.1 43.1 43.4 45.1 47.4 47.2 47.0 47.7 48.7 48.0
Place of delivery
Hospital
e
99.7 99.7 99.7 99.8 99.7 99.8 99.8 99.7 99.5 99.8 99.8
Attendant at birth
Midwife
f
2.2 2.4 1.8 1.4 1.9 2.2 1.9 2.1 1.6 2.0 2.2
Previous livebirths
1 or more
58.6 58.4 58.1 58.9 60.1 59.8 59.7 59.3 59.2 61.2 60.0
b
Non-Hispanic.
c
Reportedmedical risks for this pregnancy and/or complications of labor and delivery.
d
Physician's estimate.
e
Hospital, clinic, medical center or maternity home.
f
LicensedMidwife or Certified Nurse Midwife.
TABLE1B-4
ALL LIVEBIRTHSAND LOW-BIRTHWEIGHT (LBW) BIRTHSACCORDINGTOSELECTED
MATERNAL, PRENATALCARE, DELIVERYCHARACTERISTICS, BIRTHWEIGHT, PLURALITY,
CHILD'SSEX, BIRTHORDER, ANDBIRTHCOMPLICATIONS, ARIZONA, 2003-2013
(URBANREGIONS)
a
Mother?s
race/ethnicity
Ageofmother
Mother?s
race/ethnicity
Prenatal carebegan
Prenatal visits
Medical risks/complications
c
Birthweight
Child's sex
Caesareandelivery
Number of LBWbirths
Ageofmother
Notes:
a
Urban =Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, and Yuma counties. The remaining counties comprise Arizona?s rural areas; see
Technical Notes
for more
information.
Prenatal carebegan
Prenatal visits
Medical risks/complications
c
Birthweight
Child's sex
Caesareandelivery
Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics 2013
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