NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 8. LIVE BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT, PERIOD OF GESTATION AND RACE OF MOTHER: UNITED STATES, 1993 (RESIDENT BIRTHS ONLY, EXCLUDES BIRTHS TO NONRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES) ____________________________________________________________________________ | | | | B I R T H W E I G H T | | | |_____________________________________________ PERIOD OF GESTATION| TOTAL | | | | AND RACE OF MOTHER| | UNDER | 500- | 1,000- | 1,500- | | 500 | 900 | 1,499 | 1,999 | | GRAMS | GRAMS | GRAMS | GRAMS | | | | | ___________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_________ | | | | | ALL RACES 1/......| 4,000,240 | 5,525 | 20,760 | 26,753 | 55,172 UNDER 28 WEEKS...| 28,871 | 5,126 | 15,210 | 4,259 | 1,230 28-31 WEEKS......| 47,827 | 211 | 4,185 | 13,648 | 11,116 32-35 WEEKS......| 205,883 | 20 | 563 | 6,042 | 27,337 36 WEEKS.........| 153,044 | 1 | 39 | 590 | 4,589 37-39 WEEKS......| 1,731,546 | 8 | 135 | 1,111 | 7,668 40 WEEKS.........| 897,934 | 2 | 63 | 251 | 1,095 41 WEEKS.........| 522,629 | 2 | 26 | 170 | 597 42 WEEKS AND OVER| 376,660 | 4 | 20 | 262 | 833 NOT STATED.......| 35,846 | 151 | 519 | 420 | 707 | | | | | WHITE.............| 3,149,833 | 2,942 | 12,006 | 16,870 | 35,985 UNDER 28 WEEKS...| 15,935 | 2,743 | 8,589 | 2,491 | 582 28-31 WEEKS......| 29,235 | 109 | 2,573 | 8,685 | 7,181 32-35 WEEKS......| 138,877 | 12 | 348 | 3,941 | 18,150 36 WEEKS.........| 111,220 | 1 | 21 | 372 | 3,019 37-39 WEEKS......| 1,356,727 | 2 | 93 | 685 | 5,038 40 WEEKS.........| 733,136 | 1 | 44 | 161 | 715 41 WEEKS.........| 435,037 | - | 18 | 120 | 362 42 WEEKS AND OVER| 302,579 | 3 | 14 | 159 | 516 NOT STATED.......| 27,087 | 71 | 306 | 256 | 422 | | | | | BLACK.............| 658,875 | 2,428 | 8,117 | 8,956 | 17,049 UNDER 28 WEEKS...| 12,090 | 2,238 | 6,186 | 1,643 | 615 28-31 WEEKS......| 16,726 | 99 | 1,478 | 4,511 | 3,551 32-35 WEEKS......| 57,344 | 8 | 188 | 1,887 | 8,180 36 WEEKS.........| 34,426 | - | 16 | 195 | 1,368 37-39 WEEKS......| 284,538 | 6 | 39 | 372 | 2,292 40 WEEKS.........| 123,499 | 1 | 18 | 78 | 331 41 WEEKS.........| 66,468 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 202 42 WEEKS AND OVER| 57,986 | 1 | 5 | 95 | 289 NOT STATED.......| 5,798 | 73 | 181 | 132 | 221 ___________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN BLACK AND WHITE. natab893.doc - Page 1 NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 8. LIVE BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT, PERIOD OF GESTATION AND RACE OF MOTHER: UNITED STATES, 1993 (RESIDENT BIRTHS ONLY, EXCLUDES BIRTHS TO NONRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES) ____________________________________________________________________________ | | | | B I R T H W E I G H T | | | |_____________________________________________ PERIOD OF GESTATION| TOTAL | | | | AND RACE OF MOTHER| | 2,000- | 2,500- | 3,000- | 3,500- | | 2,499 | 2,999 | 3,499 | 3,999 | | GRAMS | GRAMS | GRAMS | GRAMS | | | | | ___________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_________ | | | | | ALL RACES 1/......| 4,000,240 | 180,272 | 653,329 | 1,473,810 |1,161,340 UNDER 28 WEEKS...| 28,871 | 955 | 1,334 | - | - 28-31 WEEKS......| 47,827 | 4,894 | 5,186 | 5,629 | 2,840 32-35 WEEKS......| 205,883 | 55,175 | 53,179 | 40,123 | 18,357 36 WEEKS.........| 153,044 | 25,967 | 55,424 | 44,921 | 16,853 37-39 WEEKS......| 1,731,546 | 67,408 | 346,679 | 720,247 | 456,756 40 WEEKS.........| 897,934 | 11,923 | 96,755 | 339,188 | 324,620 41 WEEKS.........| 522,629 | 5,498 | 45,826 | 176,760 | 200,500 42 WEEKS AND OVER| 376,660 | 6,586 | 42,995 | 134,747 | 132,414 NOT STATED.......| 35,846 | 1,866 | 5,951 | 12,195 | 9,000 | | | | | WHITE.............| 3,149,833 | 120,446 | 459,729 | 1,147,251 | 981,051 UNDER 28 WEEKS...| 15,935 | 458 | 652 | - | - 28-31 WEEKS......| 29,235 | 2,655 | 2,686 | 3,285 | 1,984 32-35 WEEKS......| 138,877 | 37,517 | 35,746 | 26,131 | 13,114 36 WEEKS.........| 111,220 | 17,763 | 39,974 | 33,506 | 12,897 37-39 WEEKS......| 1,356,727 | 45,090 | 245,328 | 561,431 | 384,301 40 WEEKS.........| 733,136 | 7,837 | 68,524 | 268,024 | 277,040 41 WEEKS.........| 435,037 | 3,630 | 33,012 | 141,179 | 172,845 42 WEEKS AND OVER| 302,579 | 4,271 | 29,763 | 104,397 | 111,454 NOT STATED.......| 27,087 | 1,225 | 4,044 | 9,298 | 7,416 | | | | | BLACK.............| 658,875 | 51,194 | 154,825 | 248,296 | 132,440 UNDER 28 WEEKS...| 12,090 | 463 | 634 | - | - 28-31 WEEKS......| 16,726 | 2,047 | 2,233 | 2,051 | 723 32-35 WEEKS......| 57,344 | 15,372 | 14,952 | 11,610 | 4,204 36 WEEKS.........| 34,426 | 7,018 | 12,722 | 9,207 | 3,138 37-39 WEEKS......| 284,538 | 18,681 | 79,314 | 119,078 | 52,766 40 WEEKS.........| 123,499 | 3,477 | 22,297 | 53,445 | 34,527 41 WEEKS.........| 66,468 | 1,609 | 10,399 | 27,237 | 20,315 42 WEEKS AND OVER| 57,986 | 2,030 | 10,971 | 23,925 | 15,818 NOT STATED.......| 5,798 | 497 | 1,303 | 1,743 | 949 ___________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN BLACK AND WHITE. natab893.doc - Page 2 NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 8. LIVE BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT, PERIOD OF GESTATION AND RACE OF MOTHER: UNITED STATES, 1993 (RESIDENT BIRTHS ONLY, EXCLUDES BIRTHS TO NONRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES) ____________________________________________________________________________ | | | | B I R T H W E I G H T | | | |_____________________________________________ PERIOD OF GESTATION| TOTAL | | | | AND RACE OF MOTHER| | 4,000- | 4,500- | 5,000- | NOT | | 4,499 | 4,999 | GRAMS | STATED | | GRAMS | GRAMS | OR MORE | | | | | | ___________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_________ | | | | | ALL RACES 1/......| 4,000,240 | 351,928 | 59,574 | 6,985 | 4,792 UNDER 28 WEEKS...| 28,871 | - | - | - | 757 28-31 WEEKS......| 47,827 | - | - | - | 118 32-35 WEEKS......| 205,883 | 4,108 | 660 | 119 | 200 36 WEEKS.........| 153,044 | 3,821 | 639 | 94 | 106 37-39 WEEKS......| 1,731,546 | 111,875 | 16,602 | 2,065 | 992 40 WEEKS.........| 897,934 | 104,469 | 17,263 | 1,822 | 483 41 WEEKS.........| 522,629 | 76,812 | 14,569 | 1,584 | 285 42 WEEKS AND OVER| 376,660 | 48,056 | 9,310 | 1,199 | 234 NOT STATED.......| 35,846 | 2,787 | 531 | 102 | 1,617 | | | | | WHITE.............| 3,149,833 | 310,826 | 53,219 | 6,053 | 3,455 UNDER 28 WEEKS...| 15,935 | - | - | - | 420 28-31 WEEKS......| 29,235 | - | - | - | 77 32-35 WEEKS......| 138,877 | 3,168 | 523 | 86 | 141 36 WEEKS.........| 111,220 | 3,037 | 490 | 69 | 71 37-39 WEEKS......| 1,356,727 | 97,627 | 14,622 | 1,728 | 782 40 WEEKS.........| 733,136 | 93,234 | 15,565 | 1,592 | 399 41 WEEKS.........| 435,037 | 68,970 | 13,230 | 1,423 | 248 42 WEEKS AND OVER| 302,579 | 42,400 | 8,322 | 1,082 | 198 NOT STATED.......| 27,087 | 2,390 | 467 | 73 | 1,119 | | | | | BLACK.............| 658,875 | 29,295 | 4,479 | 658 | 1,138 UNDER 28 WEEKS...| 12,090 | - | - | - | 311 28-31 WEEKS......| 16,726 | - | - | - | 33 32-35 WEEKS......| 57,344 | 770 | 102 | 22 | 49 36 WEEKS.........| 34,426 | 601 | 113 | 20 | 28 37-39 WEEKS......| 284,538 | 10,153 | 1,429 | 243 | 165 40 WEEKS.........| 123,499 | 7,918 | 1,170 | 169 | 68 41 WEEKS.........| 66,468 | 5,583 | 936 | 104 | 32 42 WEEKS AND OVER| 57,986 | 4,042 | 704 | 78 | 28 NOT STATED.......| 5,798 | 228 | 25 | 22 | 424 ___________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN BLACK AND WHITE. natab893.doc - Page 3