Table 4a: Live Birth Summary by Mother's Race/Ethnicity

Vital Statistics of New York State 2004

  Race1 / Ethnicity
  Total2
Number
Total
Percent
White
Number
White
Percent
Black
Number
Black
Percent
Other
Number
Other
Percent
Hispanic3
Number
Hispanic
Percent
All Births 249,000 100.0 167,519 100.0 47,038 100.0 34,110 100.0 56,950 100.0
Sex
Male 127,401 51.2 85,556 51.1 23,956 50.9 17,716 51.9 29,029 51.0
Female 121,593 48.8 81,959 48.9 23,080 49.1 16,394 48.1 27,921 49.0
Not Stated 6 0.0 4 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Mother's Age
10 - 14 271 0.1 128 0.1 111 0.2 31 0.1 123 0.2
15 - 17 5,417 2.2 3,012 1.8 1,888 4.0 509 1.5 2,337 4.1
18 - 19 11,614 4.7 6,988 4.2 3,513 7.5 1,105 3.2 4,206 7.4
20 - 24 49,585 19.9 31,248 18.7 11,815 25.1 6,451 18.9 15,523 27.3
25 - 29 63,657 25.6 41,588 24.8 11,814 25.1 10,179 29.8 15,382 27.0
30 - 34 68,552 27.5 48,704 29.1 9,828 20.9 9,933 29.1 11,757 20.6
35 - 39 39,636 15.9 28,532 17.0 6,209 13.2 4,834 14.2 6,116 10.7
40 - 44 9,588 3.9 6,826 4.1 1,756 3.7 992 2.9 1,435 2.5
45 + 644 0.3 477 0.3 94 0.2 72 0.2 66 0.1
10 36 0.0 16 0.0 10 0.0 4 0.0 5 0.0
Marital Status
Out of Wedlock 93,731 37.6 51,285 30.6 31,987 68.0 10,299 30.2 34,963 61.4
Married 152,011 61.0 113,325 67.6 14,965 31.8 23,636 69.3 21,773 38.2
Not Stated 3,258 1.3 2,909 1.7 86 0.2 175 0.5 214 0.4
Birthweight
< 1500 gms 3,964 1.6 2,108 1.3 1,427 3.0 418 1.2 841 1.5
1500-2499 gms 16,397 6.6 9,654 5.8 4,499 9.6 2,218 6.5 3,439 6.0
2500 + gms 228,471 91.8 155,678 92.9 41,109 87.4 31,473 92.3 52,660 92.5
Not Stated 168 0.1 79 0.0 3 0.0 1 0.0 10 0.0
Plurality
Single Births 239,118 96.0 160,391 95.7 45,233 96.2 33,178 97.3 55,413 97.3
Twins 9,327 3.7 6,673 4.0 1,733 3.7 904 2.7 1,470 2.6
Triplets + 540 0.2 444 0.3 69 0.1 27 0.1 66 0.1
Not Stated 15 0.0 11 0.0 3 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0
Month PNC Began
1st - 3rd month 175,196 70.4 124,480 74.3 28,927 61.5 21,654 63.5 36,684 64.4
4th - 6th month 47,081 18.9 27,102 16.2 11,502 24.5 8,430 24.7 13,862 24.3
7th - 9th month 10,708 4.3 5,314 3.2 3,532 7.5 1,849 5.4 3,531 6.2
None 896 0.4 453 0.3 378 0.8 58 0.2 261 0.5
Not Stated 15,119 6.1 10,170 6.1 2,699 5.7 2,119 6.2 2,612 4.6
Order of Birth
1st Child 106,340 42.7 70,842 42.3 19,203 40.8 16,099 47.2 23,231 40.8
2nd Child 78,599 31.6 53,823 32.1 13,624 29.0 11,083 32.5 17,920 31.5
3rd Child 38,167 15.3 25,970 15.5 7,656 16.3 4,512 13.2 9,852 17.3
4th Child + 25,892 10.4 16,882 10.1 6,555 13.9 2,416 7.1 5,947 10.4
Not Stated 2 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Method of Delivery
Vaginal 173,053 69.5 116,324 69.4 32,180 68.4 24,281 71.2 40,185 70.6
Cesarean 75,892 30.5 51,176 30.5 14,855 31.6 9,804 28.7 16,751 29.4
Not Stated 55 0.0 19 0.0 3 0.0 25 0.1 14 0.0
Mother's Education
< 12 Years 47,082 18.9 26,334 15.7 11,639 24.7 9,065 26.6 22,956 40.3
12 Years 65,667 26.4 41,677 24.9 15,134 32.2 8,800 25.8 16,471 28.9
13-15 Years 58,714 23.6 40,088 23.9 12,732 27.1 5,866 17.2 10,881 19.1
16 Years 39,834 16.0 29,825 17.8 4,350 9.2 5,649 16.6 3,545 6.2
17+ Years 35,679 14.3 28,445 17.0 2,853 6.1 4,360 12.8 2,820 5.0
Not Stated 2,024 0.8 1,150 0.7 330 0.7 370 1.1 277 0.5
Place of Birth
Hospital 244,474 98.2 163,872 97.8 46,564 99.0 33,838 99.2 56,457 99.1
Home 1,239 0.5 825 0.5 235 0.5 71 0.2 163 0.3
Other 547 0.2 342 0.2 159 0.3 41 0.1 140 0.2
Not Stated 2,740 1.1 2,480 1.5 80 0.2 160 0.5 190 0.3
Attendant
Physician 221,726 89.0 147,476 88.0 42,658 90.7 31,408 92.1 50,259 88.3
Cert Midwife 24,045 9.7 17,382 10.4 4,122 8.8 2,501 7.3 6,278 11.0
Other 947 0.4 613 0.4 169 0.4 76 0.2 229 0.4
Not Stated 2,282 0.9 2,048 1.2 89 0.2 125 0.4 184 0.3
  1. Race variable is coded differently for births recorded in NYS Exclusive of NYC and births recorded in NYC. For this table, "White Alone" is pooled with "White" and "Black Alone" is pooled with "Black." 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 + Hispanic Black + Hispanic Other + Hispanic Race Not Stated.