Table 4: Live Birth Summary by Mother's Race/Ethnicity, New York State 2012

Category Total1 Number Total Percent Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Non-Hispanic Total Non-Hispanic Percent White Only Number White Only Percent Black Only Number Black Only Percent Other Number Other Percent Hispanic2 Total Hispanic Percent White Only Number White Only Percent Black Only Number Black Only Percent
All Births 239,224 100.0 182,846 100.0 114,958 100.0 36,905 100.0 30,881 100.0 56,378 100.0 31,015 100.0 5,549 100.0
Sex
Male 122,520 51.2 93,675 51.2 59,024 51.3 18,636 50.5 15,956 51.7 28,845 51.2 15,844 51.1 2,837 51.1
Female 116,703 48.8 89,170 48.8 55,933 48.7 18,269 49.5 14,925 48.3 27,533 48.8 15,171 48.9 2,712 48.9
Not Stated 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Mother's Age
10 - 14 179 0.1 101 0.1 28 0.0 56 0.2 17 0.1 78 0.1 44 0.1 9 0.2
15 - 17 3,500 1.5 1,904 1.0 822 0.7 882 2.4 197 0.6 1,596 2.8 886 2.9 168 3.0
18 - 19 9,054 3.8 5,682 3.1 2,980 2.6 2,174 5.9 524 1.7 3,372 6.0 1,735 5.6 407 7.3
20 - 24 45,275 18.9 31,500 17.2 18,631 16.2 8,772 23.8 4,073 13.2 13,775 24.4 7,329 23.6 1,552 28.0
25 - 29 63,298 26.5 48,058 26.3 29,557 25.7 9,559 25.9 8,915 28.9 15,240 27.0 8,467 27.3 1,506 27.1
30 - 34 69,056 28.9 55,815 30.5 36,985 32.2 8,603 23.3 10,208 33.1 13,241 23.5 7,477 24.1 1,133 20.4
35 - 39 37,989 15.9 30,896 16.9 20,241 17.6 5,096 13.8 5,542 17.9 7,093 12.6 3,943 12.7 599 10.8
40 - 44 10,028 4.2 8,163 4.5 5,235 4.6 1,624 4.4 1,296 4.2 1,865 3.3 1,070 3.4 170 3.1
45 + 839 0.4 723 0.4 476 0.4 139 0.4 108 0.3 116 0.2 64 0.2 5 0.1
Not Stated 6 0.0 4 0.0 3 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Marital Status
Out of Wedlock 98,132 41.0 61,534 33.7 29,130 25.3 25,671 69.6 6,681 21.6 36,598 64.9 19,741 63.6 4,031 72.6
Married 138,889 58.1 119,540 65.4 84,289 73.3 11,146 30.2 24,062 77.9 19,349 34.3 11,023 35.5 1,494 26.9
Not Stated 2,203 0.9 1,772 1.0 1,539 1.3 88 0.2 138 0.4 431 0.8 251 0.8 24 0.4
Birthweight
< 1500 gms 3,504 1.5 2,648 1.4 1,291 1.1 1,031 2.8 321 1.0 856 1.5 431 1.4 122 2.2
1500-2499 gms 15,431 6.5 12,007 6.6 6,365 5.5 3,514 9.5 2,121 6.9 3,424 6.1 1,844 5.9 399 7.2
2500 + gms 220,047 92.0 168,140 92.0 107,259 93.3 32,356 87.7 28,437 92.1 51,907 92.1 28,729 92.6 5,028 90.6
Not Stated 242 0.1 51 0.0 43 0.0 4 0.0 2 0.0 191 0.3 11 0.0 0 0.0
Plurality
Single Births 229,984 96.1 175,071 95.7 109,523 95.3 35,471 96.1 29,977 97.1 54,913 97.4 30,253 97.5 5,389 97.1
Twins 8,853 3.7 7,439 4.1 5,175 4.5 1,383 3.7 879 2.8 1,414 2.5 736 2.4 156 2.8
Triplets + 352 0.1 307 0.2 233 0.2 51 0.1 23 0.1 45 0.1 24 0.1 4 0.1
Not Stated 35 0.0 29 0.0 27 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.0 6 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0
Month PNC Began
1st - 3rd month 171,805 71.8 134,260 73.4 89,293 77.7 23,042 62.4 21,879 70.8 37,545 66.6 20,933 67.5 3,391 61.1
4th - 6th month 47,953 20.0 34,467 18.9 18,724 16.3 9,072 24.6 6,652 21.5 13,486 23.9 7,213 23.3 1,525 27.5
7th - 9th month 11,439 4.8 7,976 4.4 3,099 2.7 3,194 8.7 1,671 5.4 3,463 6.1 1,899 6.1 488 8.8
No PNC 1,514 0.6 1,086 0.6 438 0.4 503 1.4 137 0.4 428 0.8 285 0.9 43 0.8
PNC Start Unk 2,151 0.9 1,708 0.9 1,305 1.1 210 0.6 185 0.6 443 0.8 187 0.6 30 0.5
PNC Unknown 4,362 1.8 3,349 1.8 2,099 1.8 884 2.4 357 1.2 1,013 1.8 498 1.6 72 1.3
Order of Birth
1st Child 102,262 42.7 80,132 43.8 49,854 43.4 15,383 41.7 14,859 48.1 22,130 39.3 12,092 39.0 2,362 42.6
2nd Child 75,550 31.6 57,807 31.6 36,403 31.7 10,668 28.9 10,715 34.7 17,743 31.5 9,846 31.7 1,706 30.7
3rd Child 35,191 14.7 25,142 13.8 15,648 13.6 5,831 15.8 3,647 11.8 10,049 17.8 5,550 17.9 874 15.8
4th Child + 26,174 10.9 19,745 10.8 13,047 11.3 5,016 13.6 1,657 5.4 6,429 11.4 3,518 11.3 592 10.7
Not Stated 47 0.0 20 0.0 6 0.0 7 0.0 3 0.0 27 0.0 9 0.0 15 0.3
Method of Delivery
Vaginal 156,546 65.4 119,672 65.4 76,326 66.4 22,837 61.9 20,430 66.2 36,874 65.4 20,331 65.6 3,676 66.2
Cesarean 81,550 34.1 62,544 34.2 38,113 33.2 14,025 38.0 10,390 33.6 19,006 33.7 10,433 33.6 1,864 33.6
Not Stated 1,128 0.5 630 0.3 519 0.5 43 0.1 61 0.2 498 0.9 251 0.8 9 0.2
Mother's Education
< 12 Years 44,708 18.7 23,666 12.9 9,599 8.4 7,542 20.4 6,492 21.0 21,042 37.3 11,350 36.6 1,688 30.4
12 Years 52,339 21.9 38,787 21.2 22,968 20.0 10,154 27.5 5,642 18.3 13,552 24.0 7,467 24.1 1,316 23.7
13-15 Years 59,099 24.7 45,439 24.9 27,756 24.1 12,031 32.6 5,648 18.3 13,660 24.2 7,470 24.1 1,822 32.8
16 Years 43,161 18.0 38,145 20.9 26,102 22.7 4,559 12.4 7,477 24.2 5,016 8.9 2,889 9.3 539 9.7
17+ Years 38,757 16.2 36,113 19.8 28,211 24.5 2,370 6.4 5,526 17.9 2,644 4.7 1,677 5.4 174 3.1
Not Stated 1,160 0.5 696 0.4 322 0.3 249 0.7 96 0.3 464 0.8 162 0.5 10 0.2
Place of Birth
Hospital 234,345 98.0 179,065 97.9 111,845 97.3 36,563 99.1 30,588 99.1 55,280 98.1 30,417 98.1 5,503 99.2
Home 2,164 0.9 1,736 0.9 1,409 1.2 184 0.5 118 0.4 428 0.8 204 0.7 18 0.3
Other 2,713 1.1 2,044 1.1 1,703 1.5 158 0.4 175 0.6 669 1.2 394 1.3 28 0.5
Not Stated 2 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Primary Financial Coverage
Medicaid/Fam Hlth Pl 116,604 48.7 76,208 41.7 35,233 30.6 24,462 66.3 16,459 53.3 40,396 71.7 21,887 70.6 4,310 77.7
Private Insurance 106,381 44.5 94,573 51.7 72,132 62.7 9,672 26.2 12,748 41.3 11,808 20.9 7,102 22.9 927 16.7
Self Pay 3,787 1.6 2,771 1.5 1,505 1.3 933 2.5 323 1.0 1,016 1.8 657 2.1 113 2.0
Indian Health Service 81 0.0 77 0.0 20 0.0 0 0.0 57 0.2 4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
CHAMPUS/Tricare 2,312 1.0 1,995 1.1 1,626 1.4 185 0.5 184 0.6 317 0.6 149 0.5 30 0.5
Child Health Plus B 5,259 2.2 3,488 1.9 1,905 1.7 872 2.4 711 2.3 1,771 3.1 798 2.6 121 2.2
Other Insurance 2,375 1.0 1,963 1.1 1,307 1.1 442 1.2 214 0.7 412 0.7 177 0.6 26 0.5
Not Stated 2,425 1.0 1,771 1.0 1,230 1.1 339 0.9 185 0.6 654 1.2 245 0.8 22 0.4
Attendant
Physician 212,177 88.7 162,864 89.1 100,474 87.4 33,373 90.4 28,951 93.8 49,313 87.5 27,926 90.0 4,786 86.2
Cert Midwife 23,900 10.0 17,739 9.7 12,825 11.2 3,197 8.7 1,709 5.5 6,161 10.9 2,649 8.5 722 13.0
Other 1,421 0.6 908 0.5 564 0.5 234 0.6 90 0.3 513 0.9 229 0.7 21 0.4
Not Stated 1,726 0.7 1,335 0.7 1,095 1.0 101 0.3 131 0.4 391 0.7 211 0.7 20 0.4
How Is Infant Fed3
Breast Milk only 87,553 40.6 73,331 44.3 55,846 52.8 9,072 28.8 8,378 29.9 14,222 28.2 7,795 28.0 1,457 29.5
Formula only 33,263 15.4 28,065 17.0 17,510 16.6 5,255 16.7 5,293 18.9 5,198 10.3 2,706 9.7 447 9.1
Both 91,818 42.5 61,500 37.2 30,553 28.9 16,833 53.4 14,086 50.2 30,318 60.1 17,063 61.4 3,004 60.9
Unknown 3,218 1.5 2,511 1.5 1,866 1.8 350 1.1 288 1.0 707 1.4 232 0.8 28 0.6
Pre-Pregnany Body Mass Index
Underweight 10,532 4.4 8,831 4.8 4,545 4.0 1,227 3.3 3,055 9.9 1,701 3.0 927 3.0 214 3.9
Normal Weight 116,969 48.9 92,374 50.5 59,791 52.0 13,227 35.8 19,330 62.6 24,595 43.6 13,835 44.6 2,348 42.3
Overweight 57,571 24.1 41,126 22.5 25,512 22.2 10,221 27.7 5,377 17.4 16,445 29.2 8,954 28.9 1,538 27.7
Obese 46,837 19.6 34,712 19.0 21,062 18.3 11,112 30.1 2,527 8.2 12,125 21.5 6,616 21.3 1,382 24.9
Unknown 7,315 3.1 5,803 3.2 4,048 3.5 1,118 3.0 592 1.9 1,512 2.7 683 2.2 67 1.2

1 Total Births includes births with unknown race.

2 Hispanic Total includes non-white and non-black births.

3 Infants admitted to the NICU or transferred to another hospital are excluded