Table 4: Live Birth Summary by Mother's Race/Ethnicity, New York State 2010

Category Total1 Number Total Percent Race/Ethnicity
White Only Number White Only Percent Black Only Number Black Only Percent Other Number Other Percent Hispanic2 Number Hispanic Percent
All Births 242,914 100.0 160,003 100.0 42,942 100.0 39,245 100.0 58,759 100.0
Sex
Male 124,631 51.3 82,020 51.3 21,902 51.0 20,321 51.8 29,933 50.9
Female 118,278 48.7 77,980 48.7 21,040 49.0 18,922 48.2 28,826 49.1
Not Stated 5 0.0 3 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0
Mother's Age
10 - 14 185 0.1 103 0.1 60 0.1 21 0.1 93 0.2
15 - 17 4,330 1.8 2,425 1.5 1,359 3.2 532 1.4 1,908 3.2
18 - 19 10,749 4.4 6,471 4.0 3,028 7.1 1,218 3.1 3,991 6.8
20 - 24 47,844 19.7 30,398 19.0 10,813 25.2 6,457 16.5 15,082 25.7
25 - 29 64,238 26.4 41,642 26.0 11,031 25.7 11,377 29.0 16,015 27.3
30 - 34 67,131 27.6 45,999 28.7 9,378 21.8 11,580 29.5 13,035 22.2
35 - 39 37,741 15.5 25,799 16.1 5,445 12.7 6,394 16.3 6,772 11.5
40 - 44 9,843 4.1 6,594 4.1 1,678 3.9 1,539 3.9 1,742 3.0
45 + 843 0.3 565 0.4 150 0.3 126 0.3 117 0.2
Not Stated 10 0.0 7 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 4 0.0
Marital Status
Out of Wedlock 101,608 41.8 57,966 36.2 30,366 70.7 12,967 33.0 38,574 65.6
Married 139,029 57.2 99,980 62.5 12,488 29.1 26,154 66.6 19,896 33.9
Not Stated 2,277 0.9 2,057 1.3 88 0.2 124 0.3 289 0.5
Birthweight
< 1500 gms 3,683 1.5 1,881 1.2 1,278 3.0 508 1.3 811 1.4
1500-2499 gms 16,227 6.7 9,365 5.9 4,077 9.5 2,744 7.0 3,728 6.3
2500 + gms 222,784 91.7 148,724 93.0 37,584 87.5 35,991 91.7 54,025 91.9
Not Stated 220 0.1 33 0.0 3 0.0 2 0.0 195 0.3
Plurality
Single Births 233,415 96.1 153,420 95.9 41,272 96.1 38,027 96.9 57,073 97.1
Twins 9,050 3.7 6,251 3.9 1,615 3.8 1,157 2.9 1,617 2.8
Triplets + 448 0.2 332 0.2 55 0.1 61 0.2 69 0.1
Not Stated 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Month PNC Began
1st - 3rd month 169,191 69.7 116,784 73.0 25,264 58.8 26,842 68.4 36,905 62.8
4th - 6th month 48,622 20.0 28,883 18.1 10,817 25.2 8,805 22.4 14,850 25.3
7th - 9th month 11,690 4.8 5,795 3.6 3,844 9.0 2,008 5.1 3,711 6.3
No PNC 1,638 0.7 866 0.5 545 1.3 216 0.6 428 0.7
PNC Start Unk 7,558 3.1 5,315 3.3 1,314 3.1 899 2.3 1,662 2.8
PNC Unknown 4,215 1.7 2,360 1.5 1,158 2.7 475 1.2 1,203 2.0
Order of Birth
1st Child 105,335 43.4 68,828 43.0 18,258 42.5 17,871 45.5 23,888 40.7
2nd Child 75,372 31.0 49,777 31.1 12,158 28.3 13,271 33.8 18,034 30.7
3rd Child 35,574 14.6 23,431 14.6 6,781 15.8 5,280 13.5 10,211 17.4
4th Child + 26,528 10.9 17,937 11.2 5,693 13.3 2,808 7.2 6,595 11.2
Not Stated 105 0.0 30 0.0 52 0.1 15 0.0 31 0.1
Method of Delivery
Vaginal 157,999 65.0 105,257 65.8 26,742 62.3 25,636 65.3 38,579 65.7
Cesarean 83,818 34.5 54,135 33.8 16,081 37.4 13,453 34.3 19,648 33.4
Not Stated 1,097 0.5 611 0.4 119 0.3 156 0.4 532 0.9
Mother's Education
< 12 Years 48,950 20.2 27,510 17.2 10,404 24.2 10,910 27.8 23,778 40.5
12 Years 54,166 22.3 34,718 21.7 11,625 27.1 7,735 19.7 14,414 24.5
13-15 Years 58,955 24.3 38,247 23.9 13,509 31.5 7,095 18.1 13,096 22.3
16 Years 41,256 17.0 28,823 18.0 4,732 11.0 7,650 19.5 4,542 7.7
17+ Years 37,923 15.6 29,839 18.6 2,363 5.5 5,685 14.5 2,407 4.1
Not Stated 1,664 0.7 866 0.5 309 0.7 170 0.4 522 0.9
Place of Birth
Hospital 238,142 98.0 156,191 97.6 42,522 99.0 38,962 99.3 57,654 98.1
Home 2,056 0.8 1,484 0.9 226 0.5 116 0.3 666 1.1
Other 2,715 1.1 2,328 1.5 194 0.5 167 0.4 438 0.7
Not Stated 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0
Primary Financial Coverage
Medicaid/Fam Hlth Pl 111,144 45.8 61,364 38.4 27,756 64.6 21,697 55.3 41,683 70.9
Private Insurance 116,374 47.9 88,544 55.3 12,327 28.7 15,362 39.1 13,129 22.3
Self Pay 4,055 1.7 2,438 1.5 1,086 2.5 493 1.3 1,234 2.1
Indian Health Service 102 0.0 31 0.0 0 0.0 71 0.2 6 0.0
CHAMPUS/Tricare 2,071 0.9 1,667 1.0 160 0.4 244 0.6 297 0.5
Child Health Plus B 4,000 1.6 2,512 1.6 675 1.6 809 2.1 1,152 2.0
Other Insurance 2,398 1.0 1,469 0.9 551 1.3 376 1.0 468 0.8
Not Stated 2,770 1.1 1,978 1.2 387 0.9 193 0.5 790 1.3
Attendant
Physician 214,895 88.5 140,058 87.5 38,633 90.0 35,783 91.2 51,312 87.3
Cert Midwife 24,622 10.1 17,356 10.8 3,939 9.2 3,241 8.3 6,503 11.1
Other 1,398 0.6 806 0.5 284 0.7 99 0.3 647 1.1
Not Stated 1,999 0.8 1,783 1.1 86 0.2 122 0.3 297 0.5
How Is Infant Fed3
Breast Milk only 95,511 43.5 71,554 48.9 10,774 29.1 13,032 36.7 17,100 32.4
Formula only 37,355 17.0 24,525 16.8 6,515 17.6 6,262 17.6 5,499 10.4
Both 81,256 37.0 46,596 31.9 18,855 50.9 15,571 43.8 28,904 54.7
Unknown 5,381 2.5 3,612 2.5 875 2.4 674 1.9 1,323 2.5
Pre-Pregnany Body Mass Index
Underweight 9,986 4.1 5,714 3.6 1,343 3.1 2,917 7.4 1,627 2.8
Normal Weight 118,710 48.9 80,282 50.2 15,811 36.8 22,427 57.1 26,085 44.4
Overweight 58,360 24.0 38,080 23.8 11,899 27.7 8,279 21.1 16,809 28.6
Obese 47,264 19.5 30,378 19.0 12,252 28.5 4,546 11.6 12,022 20.5
Unknown 8,594 3.5 5,549 3.5 1,637 3.8 1,076 2.7 2,216 3.8

1 Total Births includes births with race = "Not Stated".

2 Hispanic is a separate count equal to Hispanic White Only + Hispanic Black Only + Hispanic Other + Hispanic Race Not Stated.

3 Infants admitted to the NICU or transferred to another hospital are excluded