Table 1 Descriptive statistics of low birthweight and infant deaths, Michigan 2004–2006.
| Â | All Births | Low Birthweight | Deaths | Low Birthweight Incidence | Infant Mortality | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (n = 370587) | (n = 23761) | (n = 2972) | Â | Â | |||
| Â | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | Rate(3) | Rate(4) |
Infant Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 189898 | 51.2 | 11307 | 47.6 | 1637 | 55.42 | 6.0 | 8.6 |
   Female | 180676 | 48.7 | 12445 | 52.4 | 1317 | 44.58 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
   Missing(1) | 13 |  | 9 |  | 18 |  |  |  |
Mother's Race | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   White | 287624 | 78.2 | 14695 | 62.3 | 1757 | 59.7 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
   Black | 64986 | 17.7 | 7928 | 33.6 | 1105 | 37.6 | 12.2 | 17.0 |
   American Indian | 2073 | 0.6 | 109 | 0.5 | 23 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 11.1 |
   Other(2) | 13259 | 3.6 | 858 | 3.6 | 58 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
   Missing | 2645 |  | 171 |  | 29 |  |  |  |
Mother's Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Less than High School | 63227 | 18.5 | 5722 | 26.1 | 679 | 24.5 | 9.1 | 10.7 |
   High School | 113708 | 33.4 | 8092 | 36.9 | 1090 | 39.4 | 7.1 | 9.6 |
   College | 163850 | 48.1 | 8131 | 37.1 | 999 | 36.1 | 5.0 | 6.1 |
   Missing | 29802 |  | 1816 |  | 204 |  |  |  |