Characteristic
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Number of births
12,848 13,409 13,603 14,083 14,413 13,952 13,570 12,429 12,150 11,597 11,470
?
19 years
15.7 15.5 15.5 14.9 15.8 15.4 15.4 13.9 12.7 12.2 10.6
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30 years
27.9 27.3 27.9 26.6 26.2 26.8 26.7 27.9 28.2 29.3 29.4
Marital status
Unmarried
46.0 46.8 48.4 49.2 49.4 51.1 50.7 51.2 51.0 52.4 52.0
Mother's education
<9 years
5.2 5.6 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.1 2.5 2.2 2.4
White
b
45.8 45.7 45.0 46.5 46.6 46.7 48.1 47.2 47.9 48.7 49.1
Hispanic
25.5 26.1 26.3 26.7 26.6 25.7 24.3 24.4 23.0 24.1 24.0
Black
1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.3
American Indian
25.0 25.2 25.4 23.5 23.2 24.4 24.4 25.0 25.7 24.2 24.0
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.6 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.5 1.7
1st Trimester
70.0 71.4 73.9 73.5 73.7 72.7 73.3 74.8 77.1 77.7 76.3
3rd Trimester
4.9 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.3 4.1 4.3 4.1
No care
1.7 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.5 2.2
1-4
6.8 6.5 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.8 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.6
?
5
88.0 90.1 91.5 91.7 91.9 91.1 92.0 91.8 92.3 92.4 92.0
?
9
66.6 68.9 72.4 71.1 71.4 69.7 71.5 71.9 73.3 73.9 73.8
?
13
25.5 26.7 28.0 27.6 27.9 28.8 26.5 28.7 31.2 31.0 31.7
56.3 56.6 58.3 53.5 50.7 48.2 45.1 47.9 41.1 52.0 51.8
Gestational age
d
Preterm (<37 weeks)
10.0 10.9 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.7 9.7 9.4 8.8 9.1 8.7
<2,500 grams
7.3 7.7 7.4 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.3
<1,500 grams
0.8 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1
Male
50.6 51.5 51.7 51.0 50.0 51.3 50.3 51.4 51.3 51.2 51.3
Female
49.4 48.5 48.3 49.0 50.0 48.7 49.7 48.6 48.7 48.8 48.7
Plurality
Multiple births
2.3 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.2 2.4
21.4 22.9 23.1 25.8 25.3 26.0 25.4 25.2 25.8 25.7 25.8
Place of delivery
Hospital
e
97.2 96.8 96.9 97.2 97.3 97.1 96.9 97.2 97.0 98.0 98.2
Attendant at birth
Midwife
f
12.4 12.6 12.9 12.4 12.5 12.7 12.6 13.4 14.0 13.4 14.2
Previous livebirths
1 or more
64.3 64.4 64.1 64.3 64.5 64.4 64.3 64.3 63.8 63.3 64.8
940 1,030 1,003 1,080 1,080 1,052 1,025 917 884 850 836
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19 years
17.8 17.8 17.5 16.0 17.2 16.4 15.1 13.1 15.5 13.9 9.7
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30 years
33.9 27.6 31.5 28.8 28.1 29.4 31.1 31.7 30.1 32.8 29.9
Marital status
Unmarried
50.3 52.1 54.0 54.9 53.1 55.2 50.6 55.2 55.7 59.1 54.2
Mother's education
<9 years
6.4 6.2 5.4 5.4 4.8 3.9 4.9 2.3 2.3 3.1 3.0
White
b
45.6 43.8 44.8 43.5 48.0 47.6 46.8 46.6 47.3 48.1 49.2
Hispanic
26.0 28.2 24.7 29.5 25.8 24.9 26.9 24.1 21.6 24.2 24.4
Black
2.0 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.6 1.3 1.4 2.6 2.2 1.4
American Indian
23.8 24.5 26.2 21.9 21.4 22.7 22.2 24.1 26.2 24.0 22.8
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.6 1.9 2.5 3.3 3.1 2.2 2.8 3.8 2.3 1.4 2.2
1st Trimester
68.7 72.5 74.1 72.0 76.0 75.7 76.7 74.3 77.3 76.5 74.0
3rd Trimester
3.9 2.4 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.0 3.5 3.4 4.2
No care
3.8 3.5 4.4 5.2 4.5 3.5 2.6 4.4 4.0 3.8 4.1
1-4
10.0 10.6 9.9 9.4 9.4 10.2 9.8 9.5 8.7 13.1 10.3
?
5
81.6 83.7 85.0 84.9 85.9 85.8 86.4 85.1 86.2 82.0 84.7
?
9
55.3 55.9 57.3 56.8 58.1 59.0 59.2 57.4 60.4 59.2 58.9
?
13
23.6 20.1 22.1 19.3 22.0 24.9 22.6 21.3 25.2 22.9 23.3
71.1 69.3 75.3 69.2 65.1 63.9 63.6 66.1 60.2 67.4 65.4
Gestational age
d
Preterm (<37 weeks)
65.0 69.5 66.1 68.0 68.9 65.9 65.7 67.8 64.0 70.5 66.6
<1,500 grams
14.7 15.2 14.8 15.7 15.3 14.5 14.4 15.3 13.5 14.5 15.7
<1,000 grams
6.5 6.7 7.1 6.2 7.1 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.0 6.2 6.3
Male
49.8 49.2 48.5 49.8 46.1 49.1 47.0 50.2 45.9 49.2 50.0
Female
50.1 50.8 51.5 50.2 53.9 50.8 53.0 49.8 54.1 50.8 50.0
Plurality
Multiple births
17.8 15.0 17.8 18.2 15.9 19.8 18.4 17.9 20.5 17.9 19.5
38.2 39.0 38.6 41.6 39.2 42.7 42.0 43.2 41.4 41.8 45.5
Place of delivery
Hospital
e
99.1 99.1 98.8 99.4 99.3 99.1 99.4 99.2 98.5 98.9 99.2
Attendant at birth
Midwife
f
6.2 6.5 6.1 5.3 5.6 5.1 4.6 5.3 6.3 5.2 5.7
Previous livebirths
1 or more
59.3 56.6 59.5 63.1 62.2 64.6 59.8 65.6 62.2 62.4 63.3
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-5
ALL LIVEBIRTHSAND LOW-BIRTHWEIGHT (LBW) BIRTHSACCORDINGTOSELECTED
MATERNAL, PRENATALCAREANDDELIVERYCHARACTERISTICS, BIRTHWEIGHT, PLURALITY,
CHILD'SSEX, BIRTHORDER, ANDBIRTHCOMPLICATIONS, ARIZONA, 2003-2013
(RURALREGIONS)
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
Rural = Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Mohave, Navajo, Santa Cruz, and Yavapai counties; the remaining
counties comprise Arizona?s urban areas; see
Technical Notes
for more information.
Prenatal carebegan
Prenatal visits
Medical risks/complications
c
Birthweight
Child's sex
Caesareandelivery
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Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics 2013
