Table 4: Live Birth Summary by Mother's Race/Ethnicity, New York State 2014

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 238,000 100.0 182,311 100.0 114,906 100.0 35,437 100.0 30,385 100.0 55,689 100.0 29,183 100.0 4,236 100.0
Sex
Male 121,169 50.9 93,190 51.1 58,909 51.3 17,787 50.2 15,690 51.6 27,979 50.2 14,664 50.2 2,191 51.7
Female 116,829 49.1 89,119 48.9 55,995 48.7 17,650 49.8 14,695 48.4 27,710 49.8 14,519 49.8 2,045 48.3
Not Stated 2 0.0 2 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Mother's Age
10 - 14 102 0.0 47 0.0 19 0.0 22 0.1 6 0.0 55 0.1 21 0.1 6 0.1
15 - 17 2,571 1.1 1,338 0.7 551 0.5 638 1.8 146 0.5 1,233 2.2 591 2.0 103 2.4
18 - 19 7,372 3.1 4,531 2.5 2,497 2.2 1,588 4.5 435 1.4 2,841 5.1 1,374 4.7 260 6.1
20 - 24 41,877 17.6 29,094 16.0 17,488 15.2 7,847 22.1 3,680 12.1 12,783 23.0 6,359 21.8 1,121 26.5
25 - 29 63,670 26.8 48,425 26.6 29,983 26.1 9,445 26.7 8,751 28.8 15,245 27.4 7,965 27.3 1,159 27.4
30 - 34 71,713 30.1 57,996 31.8 38,334 33.4 8,800 24.8 10,197 33.6 13,717 24.6 7,412 25.4 955 22.5
35 - 39 40,116 16.9 32,258 17.7 20,644 18.0 5,407 15.3 5,733 18.9 7,858 14.1 4,371 15.0 517 12.2
40 - 44 9,707 4.1 7,887 4.3 4,909 4.3 1,550 4.4 1,334 4.4 1,820 3.3 1,019 3.5 103 2.4
45 + 866 0.4 731 0.4 477 0.4 140 0.4 103 0.3 135 0.2 70 0.2 12 0.3
Not Stated 6 0.0 4 0.0 4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Marital Status
Out of Wedlock 94,872 39.9 59,535 32.7 28,892 25.1 24,211 68.3 6,224 20.5 35,337 63.5 17,764 60.9 3,021 71.3
Married 142,725 60.0 122,388 67.1 85,645 74.5 11,218 31.7 24,152 79.5 20,337 36.5 11,412 39.1 1,215 28.7
Not Stated 403 0.2 388 0.2 369 0.3 8 0.0 9 0.0 15 0.0 7 0.0 0 0.0
Birthweight
< 1500 gms 3,323 1.4 2,520 1.4 1,163 1.0 993 2.8 345 1.1 803 1.4 369 1.3 88 2.1
1500-2499 gms 15,321 6.4 11,873 6.5 6,402 5.6 3,258 9.2 2,122 7.0 3,448 6.2 1,724 5.9 324 7.6
2500 + gms 219,034 92.0 167,841 92.1 107,282 93.4 31,183 88.0 27,917 91.9 51,193 91.9 27,080 92.8 3,823 90.3
Not Stated 322 0.1 77 0.0 59 0.1 3 0.0 1 0.0 245 0.4 10 0.0 1 0.0
Plurality
Single Births 228,858 96.2 174,698 95.8 109,855 95.6 33,959 95.8 29,390 96.7 54,160 97.3 28,394 97.3 4,108 97.0
Twins 8,771 3.7 7,290 4.0 4,790 4.2 1,445 4.1 967 3.2 1,481 2.7 759 2.6 122 2.9
Triplets + 363 0.2 316 0.2 256 0.2 32 0.1 28 0.1 47 0.1 30 0.1 6 0.1
Not Stated 8 0.0 7 0.0 5 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Month PNC Began
1st - 3rd month 172,848 72.6 135,661 74.4 91,357 79.5 21,987 62.0 22,269 73.3 37,187 66.8 20,176 69.1 2,618 61.8
4th - 6th month 44,210 18.6 31,207 17.1 16,957 14.8 8,501 24.0 5,719 18.8 13,003 23.3 6,463 22.1 1,141 26.9
7th - 9th month 11,743 4.9 8,330 4.6 3,087 2.7 3,462 9.8 1,767 5.8 3,413 6.1 1,714 5.9 355 8.4
No PNC 1,379 0.6 1,011 0.6 448 0.4 440 1.2 120 0.4 368 0.7 208 0.7 33 0.8
PNC Start Unk 3,686 1.5 3,069 1.7 1,164 1.0 308 0.9 121 0.4 617 1.1 169 0.6 39 0.9
PNC Unknown 4,134 1.7 3,033 1.7 1,893 1.6 739 2.1 389 1.3 1,101 2.0 453 1.6 50 1.2
Order of Birth
1st Child 98,618 41.4 77,649 42.6 49,109 42.7 14,294 40.3 14,206 46.8 20,969 37.7 11,043 37.8 1,765 41.7
2nd Child 75,284 31.6 57,496 31.5 36,082 31.4 10,515 29.7 10,876 35.8 17,788 31.9 9,482 32.5 1,292 30.5
3rd Child 35,364 14.9 25,217 13.8 15,721 13.7 5,787 16.3 3,691 12.1 10,147 18.2 5,274 18.1 707 16.7
4th Child + 26,089 11.0 19,679 10.8 13,292 11.6 4,790 13.5 1,574 5.2 6,410 11.5 3,321 11.4 452 10.7
Not Stated 2,645 1.1 2,270 1.2 702 0.6 51 0.1 38 0.1 375 0.7 63 0.2 20 0.5
Method of Delivery
Vaginal 154,943 65.1 118,936 65.2 77,185 67.2 21,721 61.3 19,959 65.7 36,007 64.7 19,085 65.4 2,683 63.3
Cesarean 79,394 33.4 60,511 33.2 36,477 31.7 13,638 38.5 10,370 34.1 18,883 33.9 9,913 34.0 1,532 36.2
Not Stated 3,663 1.5 2,864 1.6 1,244 1.1 78 0.2 56 0.2 799 1.4 185 0.6 21 0.5
Mother's Education
< 12 Years 40,046 16.8 20,873 11.4 8,860 7.7 6,550 18.5 5,419 17.8 19,173 34.4 9,564 32.8 1,035 24.4
12 Years 51,893 21.8 38,487 21.1 23,110 20.1 9,766 27.6 5,494 18.1 13,406 24.1 6,870 23.5 1,001 23.6
13-15 Years 58,399 24.5 44,347 24.3 26,746 23.3 11,570 32.6 5,839 19.2 14,052 25.2 7,495 25.7 1,487 35.1
16 Years 44,905 18.9 39,393 21.6 26,529 23.1 4,789 13.5 7,596 25.0 5,512 9.9 3,182 10.9 504 11.9
17+ Years 41,416 17.4 38,432 21.1 29,269 25.5 2,530 7.1 5,935 19.5 2,984 5.4 1,902 6.5 199 4.7
Not Stated 1,341 0.6 779 0.4 392 0.3 232 0.7 102 0.3 562 1.0 170 0.6 10 0.2
Place of Birth
Hospital 231,325 97.2 176,788 97.0 111,474 97.0 35,102 99.1 30,139 99.2 54,537 97.9 28,786 98.6 4,187 98.8
Home 2,355 1.0 1,902 1.0 1,547 1.3 191 0.5 134 0.4 453 0.8 204 0.7 25 0.6
Other 4,315 1.8 3,618 2.0 1,882 1.6 144 0.4 112 0.4 697 1.3 193 0.7 24 0.6
Not Stated 5 0.0 3 0.0 3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Primary Financial Coverage
Medicaid/Fam Hlth Pl 121,174 50.9 80,039 43.9 38,459 33.5 24,530 69.2 16,989 55.9 41,135 73.9 21,106 72.3 3,205 75.7
Private Insurance 103,421 43.5 91,899 50.4 70,569 61.4 8,974 25.3 12,334 40.6 11,522 20.7 7,025 24.1 885 20.9
Self Pay 3,043 1.3 2,419 1.3 1,278 1.1 779 2.2 351 1.2 624 1.1 384 1.3 50 1.2
Indian Health Service 72 0.0 71 0.0 16 0.0 2 0.0 53 0.2 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
CHAMPUS/Tricare 2,085 0.9 1,785 1.0 1,447 1.3 173 0.5 165 0.5 300 0.5 171 0.6 16 0.4
Child Health Plus B 2,843 1.2 1,808 1.0 1,163 1.0 411 1.2 231 0.8 1,035 1.9 191 0.7 24 0.6
Other Insurance 1,953 0.8 1,672 0.9 1,068 0.9 424 1.2 178 0.6 281 0.5 131 0.4 27 0.6
Not Stated 3,409 1.4 2,618 1.4 906 0.8 144 0.4 84 0.3 791 1.4 175 0.6 29 0.7
Attendant
Physician 211,635 88.9 162,590 89.2 100,717 87.7 32,065 90.5 28,327 93.2 49,045 88.1 26,040 89.2 3,840 90.7
Cert Midwife 24,592 10.3 18,579 10.2 13,424 11.7 3,108 8.8 1,967 6.5 6,013 10.8 2,890 9.9 377 8.9
Other 1,603 0.7 1,013 0.6 676 0.6 238 0.7 80 0.3 590 1.1 233 0.8 16 0.4
Not Stated 170 0.1 129 0.1 89 0.1 26 0.1 11 0.0 41 0.1 20 0.1 3 0.1
How Is Infant Fed3
Breast Milk only 91,919 43.1 76,541 46.8 57,425 54.7 9,685 32.1 9,390 34.7 15,378 31.0 8,574 32.9 1,268 33.4
Formula only 27,075 12.7 23,007 14.1 14,661 14.0 4,376 14.5 3,964 14.7 4,068 8.2 1,936 7.4 329 8.7
Both 89,726 42.1 60,459 36.9 31,072 29.6 15,832 52.5 13,518 50.0 29,267 59.0 15,357 58.9 2,159 56.9
Unknown 4,638 2.2 3,717 2.3 1,760 1.7 289 1.0 176 0.7 921 1.9 211 0.8 41 1.1
Pre-Pregnany Body Mass Index
Underweight 9,898 4.2 8,456 4.6 4,404 3.8 1,122 3.2 2,926 9.6 1,442 2.6 772 2.6 133 3.1
Normal Weight 112,000 47.1 89,070 48.9 58,508 50.9 12,159 34.3 18,373 60.5 22,930 41.2 12,369 42.4 1,673 39.5
Overweight 58,281 24.5 41,820 22.9 25,820 22.5 10,210 28.8 5,773 19.0 16,461 29.6 8,537 29.3 1,265 29.9
Obese 47,329 19.9 34,939 19.2 21,524 18.7 10,719 30.2 2,680 8.8 12,390 22.2 6,328 21.7 1,039 24.5
Unknown 10,492 4.4 8,026 4.4 4,650 4.0 1,227 3.5 633 2.1 2,466 4.4 1,177 4.0 126 3.0

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