Table 4: Live Birth Summary by Mother's Race/Ethnicity, New York State 2009

Category Total1 Number Total Percent Race/Ethnicity
White Only Number White Only Percent Black Only Number Black Only Percent Other Number Other Percent Hispanic2 Number Hispanic Percent
All Births 246,592 100.0 162,564 100.0 44,682 100.0 38,657 100.0 59,196 100.0
Sex
Male 126,473 51.3 83,303 51.2 22,840 51.1 19,963 51.6 30,344 51.3
Female 120,117 48.7 79,260 48.8 21,842 48.9 18,693 48.4 28,852 48.7
Not Stated 2 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Mother's Age
10 - 14 207 0.1 109 0.1 70 0.2 28 0.1 112 0.2
15 - 17 4,687 1.9 2,600 1.6 1,520 3.4 554 1.4 2,101 3.5
18 - 19 11,561 4.7 6,948 4.3 3,251 7.3 1,322 3.4 4,309 7.3
20 - 24 49,540 20.1 31,298 19.3 11,307 25.3 6,768 17.5 15,422 26.1
25 - 29 65,640 26.6 42,501 26.1 11,638 26.0 11,308 29.3 16,243 27.4
30 - 34 66,605 27.0 45,878 28.2 9,388 21.0 11,196 29.0 12,491 21.1
35 - 39 37,716 15.3 25,925 15.9 5,687 12.7 6,012 15.6 6,680 11.3
40 - 44 9,777 4.0 6,692 4.1 1,684 3.8 1,366 3.5 1,720 2.9
45 + 837 0.3 600 0.4 134 0.3 100 0.3 108 0.2
Not Stated 22 0.0 13 0.0 3 0.0 3 0.0 10 0.0
Marital Status
Out of Wedlock 102,318 41.5 57,618 35.4 31,432 70.3 12,971 33.6 38,667 65.3
Married 142,121 57.6 103,065 63.4 13,161 29.5 25,524 66.0 20,245 34.2
Not Stated 2,153 0.9 1,881 1.2 89 0.2 162 0.4 284 0.5
Birthweight
< 1500 gms 3,763 1.5 2,006 1.2 1,330 3.0 410 1.1 805 1.4
1500-2499 gms 16,463 6.7 9,543 5.9 4,355 9.7 2,522 6.5 3,731 6.3
2500 + gms 226,134 91.7 150,976 92.9 38,986 87.3 35,720 92.4 54,466 92.0
Not Stated 232 0.1 39 0.0 11 0.0 5 0.0 194 0.3
Plurality
Single Births 236,666 96.0 155,677 95.8 42,822 95.8 37,497 97.0 57,643 97.4
Twins 9,410 3.8 6,489 4.0 1,783 4.0 1,120 2.9 1,487 2.5
Triplets + 514 0.2 397 0.2 77 0.2 40 0.1 66 0.1
Not Stated 2 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Month PNC Began
1st - 3rd month 167,503 67.9 116,735 71.8 24,947 55.8 25,571 66.1 35,912 60.7
4th - 6th month 48,324 19.6 28,633 17.6 10,910 24.4 8,694 22.5 14,733 24.9
7th - 9th month 10,925 4.4 5,372 3.3 3,542 7.9 1,973 5.1 3,420 5.8
No PNC 1,716 0.7 913 0.6 587 1.3 195 0.5 485 0.8
PNC Start Unk 5,342 2.2 4,119 2.5 605 1.4 601 1.6 884 1.5
PNC Unknown 12,782 5.2 6,792 4.2 4,091 9.2 1,623 4.2 3,762 6.4
Order of Birth
1st Child 107,367 43.5 70,136 43.1 19,137 42.8 17,719 45.8 24,306 41.1
2nd Child 76,597 31.1 50,647 31.2 12,649 28.3 13,153 34.0 18,068 30.5
3rd Child 36,230 14.7 24,182 14.9 6,909 15.5 5,071 13.1 10,177 17.2
4th Child + 26,229 10.6 17,560 10.8 5,877 13.2 2,699 7.0 6,617 11.2
Not Stated 169 0.1 39 0.0 110 0.2 15 0.0 28 0.0
Method of Delivery
Vaginal 159,917 64.9 106,407 65.5 27,871 62.4 25,284 65.4 38,776 65.5
Cesarean 85,559 34.7 55,546 34.2 16,689 37.4 13,190 34.1 19,929 33.7
Not Stated 1,116 0.5 611 0.4 122 0.3 183 0.5 491 0.8
Mother's Education
< 12 Years 50,637 20.5 28,423 17.5 10,935 24.5 11,163 28.9 24,168 40.8
12 Years 56,184 22.8 35,839 22.0 12,451 27.9 7,817 20.2 14,899 25.2
13-15 Years 60,234 24.4 39,004 24.0 14,042 31.4 7,087 18.3 12,842 21.7
16 Years 41,461 16.8 29,329 18.0 4,689 10.5 7,399 19.1 4,486 7.6
17+ Years 36,274 14.7 29,008 17.8 2,179 4.9 5,048 13.1 2,260 3.8
Not Stated 1,802 0.7 961 0.6 386 0.9 143 0.4 541 0.9
Place of Birth
Hospital 242,147 98.2 159,092 97.9 44,281 99.1 38,336 99.2 58,197 98.3
Home 1,800 0.7 1,249 0.8 223 0.5 110 0.3 525 0.9
Other 2,643 1.1 2,223 1.4 178 0.4 211 0.5 472 0.8
Not Stated 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.0
Primary Financial Coverage
Medicaid/Fam Hlth Plus 112,814 45.7 62,100 38.2 28,911 64.7 21,490 55.6 41,790 70.6
Private Insurance 118,330 48.0 90,694 55.8 12,541 28.1 14,962 38.7 13,436 22.7
Self Pay 4,171 1.7 2,444 1.5 1,178 2.6 518 1.3 1,252 2.1
Indian Health Service 107 0.0 26 0.0 2 0.0 79 0.2 7 0.0
CHAMPUS/Tricare 1,959 0.8 1,580 1.0 187 0.4 192 0.5 217 0.4
Child Health Plus B 3,916 1.6 2,379 1.5 798 1.8 735 1.9 1,232 2.1
Other Insurance 3,005 1.2 1,811 1.1 688 1.5 503 1.3 598 1.0
Not Stated 2,290 0.9 1,530 0.9 377 0.8 178 0.5 664 1.1
Attendant
Physician 218,688 88.7 142,774 87.8 40,501 90.6 35,036 90.6 51,675 87.3
Cert Midwife 24,722 10.0 17,413 10.7 3,850 8.6 3,373 8.7 6,693 11.3
Other 1,284 0.5 739 0.5 240 0.5 103 0.3 564 1.0
Not Stated 1,898 0.8 1,638 1.0 91 0.2 145 0.4 264 0.4

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

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