16-11.
Reduce preterm births.
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16-11. | |
Reduce preterm births. |
Target and baseline:
|
Objective |
Reduction in Preterm Births |
1998 Baseline |
2010 Target |
|
Percent |
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|
16-11a. |
Total preterm births |
11.6 |
7.6 |
|
16-11b. |
Live births at 32 to 36 weeks of gestation |
9.6 |
6.4 |
|
16-11c. |
Live births at less than 32 weeks of gestation |
2.0 |
1.1 |
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data source: National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), CDC, NCHS.
|
Live Births, 1998 |
16-11a. |
16-11b. |
16-11c. |
|
Percent |
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|
TOTAL |
11.6 |
9.6 |
2.0 |
|
Mother’s race and ethnicity |
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|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
12.2 |
10.2 |
2.0 |
|
Asian or Pacific Islander |
10.4 |
8.9 |
1.4 |
|
Asian |
9.7 |
8.4 |
1.3 |
|
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander |
11.9 |
9.7 |
2.0 |
|
Black or African American |
17.5 |
13.4 |
4.1 |
|
White |
10.5 |
8.9 |
1.6 |
|
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|
Hispanic or Latino |
11.4 |
9.7 |
1.7 |
|
Not Hispanic or Latino |
11.7 |
9.6 |
2.0 |
|
Black or African American |
17.6 |
13.4 |
4.1 |
|
White |
10.2 |
8.7 |
1.5 |
|
Gender |
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|
Female |
DNA |
DNA |
DNA |
|
Male |
DNA |
DNA |
DNA |
|
Mother’s education level |
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|
Less than high school |
13.7 |
11.2 |
2.4 |
|
High school graduate |
12.0 |
9.9 |
2.1 |
|
At least some college |
10.3 |
8.7 |
1.6 |
|
Mother’s disability status |
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|
Mothers with disabilities |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
|
Mothers without disabilities |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
|
Select populations |
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|
Mother’s age groups |
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|
Under 15 years |
22.0 |
16.2 |
5.8 |
|
15 to 19 years |
13.8 |
11.1 |
2.7 |
|
20 to 24 years |
11.5 |
9.6 |
1.9 |
|
25 to 29 years |
10.6 |
8.9 |
1.7 |
|
30 to 34 years |
10.8 |
9.1 |
1.8 |
|
35 years and older |
12.9 |
10.8 |
2.2 |
DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.