
Disparities Details by Race and Ethnicity for 2017
MICH-9.1 : Total preterm live births (percent, <37 weeks gestation)
This chart compares rates by population.
2020 Baseline (year):
10.4 (2007)
2020 Target:
9.4 1, 3
Desired Direction:
↓ Decrease Desired
Data Source: National Vital Statistics System-Natality (NVSS-N), CDC/NCHS
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Race and Ethnicity for MICH-9.1
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Race and Ethnicity for MICH-9.1
MICH-9.1 Reduce total preterm births
Total preterm live births (percent, <37 weeks gestation)
2020 Baseline (year):
10.4 (2007)
2020 Target:
9.4 1, 3
Desired Direction:
↓ Decrease Desired
Race and Ethnicity | 2017 | Disparity |
---|---|---|
Asian or Pacific Islander | 8.8 CI 8.7/8.9 SE 0.052 |
÷ 1.000 Best rate |
White, not Hispanic or Latino | 9.1 CI 9.0/9.1 SE 0.020 |
÷ 1.033 CI 1.000/ 1.044 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9.6 CI 9.6/9.7 SE 0.031 |
÷ 1.095 CI 1.000/ 1.108 |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 11.6 CI 11.3/11.9 SE 0.156 |
÷ 1.317 CI 1.000/ 1.350 |
Black or African American, not Hispanic or Latino | 13.8 CI 13.7/13.9 SE 0.045 |
÷ 1.571 CI 1.000/ 1.588 |
Average group rate excluding best group rate |
11.0 ... SE 0.096 |
÷ 1.254 CI 1.000/ 1.276 |
Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release. Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population. Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown. CI: 95% confidence interval. |
Summary measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2017
- The best group rate for this objective, 8.8%, was attained by Asian or Pacific Islander mothers.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 13.8%, was attained by Black or African American, not Hispanic or Latino mothers.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 5.0 percentage points.
- The worst group rate was 1.571 times the best group rate.
- The average rate for all other race/ethnicity groups (excluding the best), 11.0%, was 1.254 times the best group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2017
Asian or Pacific Islander mothers achieved the best group rate for this objective, 8.8%.
- The rate for mothers in the White, not Hispanic or Latino population was <1.1 times the best group rate.
- The rate for mothers in the Hispanic or Latino population was <1.1 times the best group rate.
- The rate for mothers in the American Indian or Alaska Native population was 1.317 times the best group rate.
- The rate for mothers in the Black or African American, not Hispanic or Latino population was 1.571 times the best group rate.