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Prenatal & Pediatric Care
Preterm Births as a Percent of All Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2006
| Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Black | Hispanic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11.7% | 18.5% | 12.2% |
| Alabama | 14.8% | 22.1% | 15.0% |
| Alaska | 10.5% | 13.6% | 11.3% |
| Arizona | 12.1% | 17.6% | 13.6% |
| Arkansas | 12.5% | 18.9% | 12.1% |
| California | 9.8% | 15.1% | 10.7% |
| Colorado | 11.4% | 18.5% | 12.6% |
| Connecticut | 9.6% | 14.2% | 10.9% |
| Delaware | 11.9% | 17.8% | 14.0% |
| District of Columbia | 10.8% | 19.0% | 13.8% |
| Florida | 11.9% | 18.9% | 13.0% |
| Georgia | 12.5% | 18.5% | 10.9% |
| Hawaii | 9.0% | 13.8% | 11.6% |
| Idaho | 11.4% | 23.3% | 11.8% |
| Illinois | 12.0% | 19.1% | 12.3% |
| Indiana | 12.5% | 18.7% | 13.3% |
| Iowa | 11.3% | 14.9% | 11.9% |
| Kansas | 11.4% | 15.6% | 11.3% |
| Kentucky | 14.6% | 20.3% | 14.4% |
| Louisiana | 13.3% | 21.5% | 11.7% |
| Maine | 11.1% | 13.0% | 11.5% |
| Maryland | 11.7% | 16.9% | 12.9% |
| Massachusetts | 10.7% | 15.7% | 11.6% |
| Michigan | 11.1% | 18.8% | 12.1% |
| Minnesota | 10.3% | 13.1% | 9.2% |
| Mississippi | 15.0% | 22.9% | 16.6% |
| Missouri | 11.7% | 18.9% | 11.7% |
| Montana | 11.3% | NSD | 12.0% |
| Nebraska | 11.8% | 18.1% | 13.3% |
| Nevada | 13.7% | 20.1% | 13.5% |
| New Hampshire | 10.1% | 14.6% | 14.4% |
| New Jersey | 11.6% | 18.8% | 13.0% |
| New Mexico | 13.0% | 19.3% | 14.3% |
| New York | 11.0% | 16.6% | 13.0% |
| North Carolina | 11.9% | 19.0% | 12.0% |
| North Dakota | 11.6% | NSD | 12.9% |
| Ohio | 12.2% | 18.7% | 13.6% |
| Oklahoma | 13.3% | 20.0% | 11.9% |
| Oregon | 10.1% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 10.7% | 16.6% | 12.7% |
| Rhode Island | 11.9% | 15.0% | 14.2% |
| South Carolina | 13.0% | 20.4% | 12.8% |
| South Dakota | 11.5% | 16.8% | 11.7% |
| Tennessee | 13.7% | 19.5% | 12.6% |
| Texas | 12.5% | 18.6% | 13.5% |
| Utah | 10.9% | 16.4% | 13.0% |
| Vermont | 9.5% | NSD | NSD |
| Virginia | 10.6% | 16.7% | 11.4% |
| Washington | 10.3% | 13.5% | 11.7% |
| West Virginia | 13.9% | 19.0% | 9.6% |
| Wisconsin | 10.4% | 18.1% | 12.1% |
| Wyoming | 12.8% | NSD | 10.9% |
| Guam | NSD | NSD | NSD |
| Puerto Rico | 20.5% | 18.2% | 19.9% |
| Virgin Islands | NSD | 16.3% | 15.3% |
| Notes: | Hispanic refers to all persons of Hispanic origin of any race. |
| 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: | Preterm is less than 37 completed weeks gestation. |
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