Table 4: Live Birth Summary by Mother's Race/Ethnicity, New York State 2008

Category Total2 Number Total Percent Race1/Ethnicity
White Only Number White Only Percent Black Only Number Black Only Percent Other Number Other Percent Hispanic3 Number Hispanic Percent
All Births 249,655 100.0 164,869 100.0 45,562 100.0 38,080 100.0 59,897 100.0
Sex
Male 128,180 51.3 84,827 51.5 23,241 51.0 19,534 51.3 30,792 51.4
Female 121,467 48.7 80,037 48.5 22,318 49.0 18,546 48.7 29,105 48.6
Not Stated 8 0.0 5 0.0 3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Mother's Age
10 - 14 242 0.1 115 0.1 102 0.2 25 0.1 109 0.2
15 - 17 5,074 2.0 2,754 1.7 1,720 3.8 575 1.5 2,215 3.7
18 - 19 12,171 4.9 7,280 4.4 3,539 7.8 1,276 3.4 4,660 7.8
20 - 24 50,924 20.4 32,096 19.5 11,763 25.8 6,778 17.8 15,752 26.3
25 - 29 66,181 26.5 42,788 26.0 11,742 25.8 11,342 29.8 16,560 27.6
30 - 34 65,527 26.2 45,278 27.5 9,278 20.4 10,739 28.2 12,294 20.5
35 - 39 38,991 15.6 27,255 16.5 5,616 12.3 5,960 15.7 6,553 10.9
40 - 44 9,689 3.9 6,699 4.1 1,677 3.7 1,272 3.3 1,631 2.7
45 + 819 0.3 582 0.4 122 0.3 108 0.3 116 0.2
Not Stated 37 0.0 22 0.0 3 0.0 5 0.0 7 0.0
Marital Status
Out of Wedlock 102,799 41.2 57,861 35.1 32,156 70.6 12,171 32.0 39,283 65.6
Married 143,863 57.6 104,404 63.3 13,319 29.2 25,634 67.3 20,334 33.9
Not Stated 2,993 1.2 2,604 1.6 87 0.2 275 0.7 280 0.5
Birthweight
< 1500 gms 3,733 1.5 1,908 1.2 1,356 3.0 444 1.2 847 1.4
1500-2499 gms 16,738 6.7 9,758 5.9 4,328 9.5 2,569 6.7 3,865 6.5
2500 + gms 228,941 91.7 153,128 92.9 39,872 87.5 35,065 92.1 55,174 92.1
Not Stated 243 0.1 75 0.0 6 0.0 2 0.0 11 0.0
Plurality
Single Births 240,049 96.2 158,023 95.8 43,894 96.3 37,025 97.2 58,310 97.4
Twins 9,121 3.7 6,469 3.9 1,597 3.5 1,019 2.7 1,536 2.6
Triplets + 473 0.2 370 0.2 69 0.2 34 0.1 49 0.1
Not Stated 12 0.0 7 0.0 2 0.0 2 0.0 2 0.0
Month PNC Began
1st - 3rd month 165,931 66.5 115,770 70.2 25,442 55.8 24,182 63.5 35,693 59.6
4th - 6th month 50,224 20.1 29,363 17.8 11,786 25.9 8,871 23.3 15,627 26.1
7th - 9th month 11,785 4.7 5,857 3.6 3,819 8.4 2,070 5.4 3,920 6.5
No PNC 2,614 1.0 1,388 0.8 918 2.0 282 0.7 888 1.5
PNC Start Unk 9,122 3.7 6,548 4.0 1,137 2.5 1,393 3.7 1,674 2.8
PNC Unknown 9,979 4.0 5,943 3.6 2,460 5.4 1,282 3.4 2,095 3.5
Order of Birth
1st Child 109,086 43.7 71,158 43.2 19,779 43.4 17,567 46.1 24,729 41.3
2nd Child 77,293 31.0 51,355 31.1 12,771 28.0 12,904 33.9 18,341 30.6
3rd Child 36,983 14.8 24,767 15.0 7,042 15.5 5,014 13.2 10,346 17.3
4th Child + 26,149 10.5 17,523 10.6 5,930 13.0 2,564 6.7 6,452 10.8
Not Stated 144 0.1 66 0.0 40 0.1 31 0.1 29 0.0
Method of Delivery
Vaginal 162,655 65.2 108,064 65.5 28,769 63.1 25,183 66.1 39,887 66.6
Cesarean 85,144 34.1 55,715 33.8 16,431 36.1 12,689 33.3 19,528 32.6
Not Stated 1,856 0.7 1,090 0.7 362 0.8 208 0.5 482 0.8
Mother's Education
< 12 Years 52,796 21.1 29,504 17.9 11,870 26.1 11,116 29.2 25,411 42.4
12 Years 56,998 22.8 36,165 21.9 12,701 27.9 7,949 20.9 14,293 23.9
13-15 Years 61,137 24.5 40,034 24.3 14,066 30.9 6,802 17.9 13,131 21.9
16 Years 41,350 16.6 29,560 17.9 4,570 10.0 7,136 18.7 4,462 7.4
17+ Years 35,659 14.3 28,632 17.4 2,052 4.5 4,919 12.9 2,231 3.7
Not Stated 1,715 0.7 974 0.6 303 0.7 158 0.4 369 0.6
Place of Birth
Hospital 244,490 97.9 160,798 97.5 45,142 99.1 37,638 98.8 59,309 99.0
Home 1,690 0.7 1,166 0.7 215 0.5 118 0.3 187 0.3
Other 3,379 1.4 2,862 1.7 165 0.4 316 0.8 373 0.6
Not Stated 96 0.0 43 0.0 40 0.1 8 0.0 28 0.0
Primary Financial Coverage
Medicaid/Fam Hlth Plus 111,282 44.6 60,766 36.9 29,037 63.7 20,817 54.7 42,178 70.4
Private Insurance 121,358 48.6 93,359 56.6 12,997 28.5 14,751 38.7 13,854 23.1
Self Pay 4,564 1.8 2,802 1.7 1,200 2.6 536 1.4 1,301 2.2
Indian Health Service 75 0.0 12 0.0 1 0.0 62 0.2 0 0.0
CHAMPUS/Tricare 1,964 0.8 1,553 0.9 177 0.4 234 0.6 245 0.4
Child Health Plus B 4,196 1.7 2,499 1.5 981 2.2 716 1.9 1,162 1.9
Other Insurance 3,786 1.5 2,358 1.4 749 1.6 671 1.8 841 1.4
Not Stated 2,430 1.0 1,520 0.9 420 0.9 293 0.8 316 0.5
Attendant
Physician 221,042 88.5 144,982 87.9 40,860 89.7 34,488 90.6 52,751 88.1
Cert Midwife 24,705 9.9 16,882 10.2 4,354 9.6 3,247 8.5 6,589 11.0
Other 970 0.4 602 0.4 136 0.3 52 0.1 185 0.3
Not Stated 2,938 1.2 2,403 1.5 212 0.5 293 0.8 372 0.6

1 Beginning in 2008, births recorded in NYS Exclusive of NYC and births recorded in NYC used the same race codes. For this table, births with multiple races selected are coded as "Other". See the Technical Notes for details.

2 Total Births includes births with race = "Not Stated".

3 Hispanic is a separate count equal to Hispanic White Only + Hispanic Black Only + Hispanic Other + Hispanic Race Not Stated.