Table 23D
2007 Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance (1)
Nation
Summary of Trends in Infant Health Indicators by Race/Ethnicity

Summary of Trends in Infant Health Indicators by Race/Ethnicity (2)
Birthweight
Race/Ethnicity Year

Number Included
in Analysis

Low (3)
%

High (4)
%
White, Not Hispanic 2007 432,838 7.4 7.9
2006 400,559 7.5 7.9
2005 348,059 7.5 7.9
2004 332,226 7.4 8.3
2003 313,259 7.4 8.6
2002 290,780 7.2 8.6
2001 297,100 7.2 9.1
2000 307,961 7.0 9.5
1999 303,694 7.2 9.6
1998 288,250 7.0 9.9
 
Black, Not Hispanic 2007 239,740 11.8 4.4
2006 219,479 11.8 4.4
2005 168,091 11.9 4.6
2004 160,560 11.6 4.7
2003 154,776 11.5 4.7
2002 141,637 11.4 4.7
2001 145,344 11.0 5.0
2000 141,127 11.1 5.3
1999 128,111 11.1 5.1
1998 117,130 11.1 5.2
 
Hispanic 2007 293,198 6.7 6.9
2006 284,320 6.9 6.9
2005 149,300 6.3 7.6
2004 144,387 6.2 7.8
2003 134,412 6.0 8.1
2002 116,561 5.7 8.2
2001 112,157 5.8 8.4
2000 112,890 5.8 8.6
1999 78,522 5.7 8.9
1998 89,123 5.9 8.7
 
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2007 11,425 7.1 9.5
2006 10,262 7.5 9.4
2005 8,658 7.4 10.4
2004 8,552 7.1 10.0
2003 7,583 7.0 10.6
2002 6,570 6.7 10.9
2001 6,201 6.5 11.5
2000 7,333 6.3 11.9
1999 6,481 7.2 12.4
1998 7,050 7.3 11.6
 
Asian/Pacific Islander 2007 34,811 7.6 5.0
2006 31,476 7.8 5.2
2005 18,642 7.8 5.2
2004 16,274 7.9 5.7
2003 15,394 8.0 5.4
2002 16,669 7.9 5.8
2001 16,610 7.8 6.2
2000 17,052 7.4 6.5
1999 9,957 7.4 6.7
1998 9,826 6.7 6.8
 
Multiple Races 2007 9,846 8.2 7.2
2006 8,946 7.8 7.1
2005 4,160 7.9 7.2
2004 3,008 7.4 7.2
2003 1,994 8.3 7.0
2002 0 * *
2001 0 * *
2000 0 * *
1999 0 * *
1998 0 * *
 
All Other/Unknown 2007 17,178 5.9 8.1
2006 17,199 6.3 8.7
2005 24,707 6.9 7.9
2004 25,567 6.6 8.5
2003 8,314 7.5 8.1
2002 6,907 7.6 8.3
2001 6,774 7.1 7.7
2000 4,874 7.2 8.1
1999 3,534 7.2 8.3
1998 1,874 6.9 8.6
 
Total All Race/Ethnic Groups 2007 1,039,036 8.2 6.7
2006 972,241 8.3 6.8
2005 721,617 8.3 7.0
2004 690,574 8.1 7.3
2003 635,732 8.1 7.5
2002 579,124 8.0 7.5
2001 584,186 7.9 7.9
2000 591,237 7.7 8.3
1999 530,299 7.9 8.4
1998 513,253 7.7 8.6

Preterm (5)
Race/Ethnicity Year

Number Included
in Analysis

%
White, Not Hispanic 2007 387,311 10.7
2006 353,464 11.0
2005 308,337 11.5
2004 292,984 11.6
2003 307,196 10.4
2002 284,479 10.3
2001 255,580 10.6
2000 273,140 9.9
1999 299,352 10.1
1998 287,050 9.8
 
Black, Not Hispanic 2007 219,013 14.6
2006 196,468 14.8
2005 146,145 15.1
2004 140,122 15.0
2003 153,841 13.8
2002 141,208 14.1
2001 118,316 13.5
2000 121,295 13.5
1999 127,285 13.5
1998 119,956 13.7
 
Hispanic 2007 272,557 11.8
2006 260,324 12.1
2005 134,746 11.5
2004 136,909 11.4
2003 130,985 10.6
2002 114,915 10.6
2001 87,883 10.8
2000 92,732 10.5
1999 76,136 10.5
1998 89,967 10.6
 
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2007 10,484 12.3
2006 9,150 12.4
2005 8,364 12.2
2004 8,792 12.1
2003 8,172 11.2
2002 7,221 10.9
2001 6,484 11.6
2000 6,955 11.3
1999 7,165 11.5
1998 7,469 11.1
 
Asian/Pacific Islander 2007 32,945 8.9
2006 29,431 9.2
2005 17,221 9.2
2004 14,953 9.6
2003 11,737 9.9
2002 10,029 10.2
2001 8,936 11.0
2000 10,078 10.1
1999 9,595 11.0
1998 9,851 10.7
 
Multiple Races 2007 8,494 9.7
2006 7,538 9.7
2005 3,821 8.0
2004 2,796 6.2
2003 0 *
2002 0 *
2001 0 *
2000 0 *
1999 0 *
1998 0 *
 
All Other/Unknown 2007 16,901 9.3
2006 16,886 9.1
2005 22,506 10.2
2004 24,587 10.7
2003 7,343 11.0
2002 6,136 10.9
2001 6,449 10.9
2000 4,685 11.6
1999 3,360 10.9
1998 1,992 9.5
 
Total All Race/Ethnic Groups 2007 947,705 11.9
2006 873,261 12.1
2005 641,140 12.2
2004 621,143 12.3
2003 619,274 11.3
2002 563,988 11.3
2001 483,648 11.4
2000 508,885 10.9
1999 522,893 11.0
1998 516,285 10.9

Full Term LBW (6)
Race/Ethnicity Year

Number Included
in Analysis

%
White, Not Hispanic 2007 361,772 3.3
2006 335,333 3.3
2005 291,242 3.4
2004 277,886 3.4
2003 263,631 3.5
2002 244,574 3.4
2001 218,099 3.6
2000 239,054 3.4
1999 257,129 3.4
1998 247,414 3.3
 
Black, Not Hispanic 2007 192,549 5.6
2006 177,338 5.6
2005 134,993 5.8
2004 129,601 5.9
2003 123,990 5.7
2002 113,263 5.6
2001 94,572 5.8
2000 97,851 5.7
1999 102,831 5.6
1998 96,110 5.8
 
Hispanic 2007 239,094 2.9
2006 231,089 3.0
2005 123,570 2.8
2004 117,247 2.7
2003 109,556 2.7
2002 96,461 2.5
2001 71,902 2.7
2000 78,036 2.7
1999 63,532 2.7
1998 75,984 2.6
 
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2007 9,060 2.8
2006 8,098 3.2
2005 7,338 3.3
2004 7,104 3.3
2003 6,438 3.2
2002 5,554 3.2
2001 4,903 3.0
2000 6,074 2.8
1999 5,486 3.3
1998 6,047 3.4
 
Asian/Pacific Islander 2007 30,274 4.1
2006 27,282 4.2
2005 16,181 4.4
2004 13,908 4.7
2003 9,988 4.2
2002 8,437 4.1
2001 7,444 4.0
2000 8,626 3.8
1999 8,087 3.7
1998 8,371 3.4
 
Multiple Races 2007 8,474 4.3
2006 7,726 4.6
2005 3,566 4.8
2004 2,659 5.2
2003 0 *
2002 0 *
2001 0 *
2000 0 *
1999 0 *
1998 0 *
 
All Other/Unknown 2007 15,244 2.6
2006 15,257 2.7
2005 21,669 3.6
2004 21,821 2.9
2003 6,154 3.0
2002 5,142 3.1
2001 5,397 3.3
2000 3,863 3.4
1999 2,723 3.2
1998 1,577 3.3
 
Total All Race/Ethnic Groups 2007 856,467 3.7
2006 802,123 3.7
2005 598,559 3.9
2004 570,226 3.9
2003 519,757 3.8
2002 473,431 3.8
2001 402,317 4.0
2000 433,504 3.8
1999 439,788 3.8
1998 435,503 3.8

Ever Breastfed
Race/Ethnicity Year

Number Included
in Analysis

%
White, Not Hispanic 2007 371,123 61.9
2006 358,656 60.9
2005 310,737 59.8
2004 299,909 58.3
2003 274,143 56.6
2002 291,463 53.7
2001 287,636 52.3
2000 295,327 51.8
1999 290,771 50.1
1998 266,039 52.0
 
Black, Not Hispanic 2007 213,264 54.0
2006 201,720 53.7
2005 153,217 50.3
2004 147,765 46.8
2003 143,663 45.0
2002 145,743 42.8
2001 145,466 41.7
2000 139,313 40.1
1999 123,019 38.3
1998 106,044 38.7
 
Hispanic 2007 281,731 75.7
2006 271,654 75.5
2005 142,668 78.3
2004 149,868 74.7
2003 133,951 75.1
2002 119,193 74.6
2001 108,305 72.4
2000 107,535 71.0
1999 70,553 67.9
1998 75,874 67.7
 
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2007 10,407 64.0
2006 9,764 62.3
2005 7,909 57.6
2004 8,536 59.9
2003 6,911 56.0
2002 6,134 56.6
2001 6,046 56.9
2000 6,765 58.3
1999 6,866 57.2
1998 6,885 57.0
 
Asian/Pacific Islander 2007 33,230 63.0
2006 29,651 63.6
2005 16,324 66.1
2004 12,596 63.8
2003 11,720 61.3
2002 14,128 63.3
2001 14,023 62.2
2000 14,586 58.4
1999 9,379 53.7
1998 8,521 55.5
 
Multiple Races 2007 9,438 68.6
2006 8,667 68.4
2005 3,188 71.3
2004 697 60.7
2003 0 *
2002 0 *
2001 0 *
2000 0 *
1999 0 *
1998 0 *
 
All Other/Unknown 2007 17,001 76.8
2006 17,267 76.1
2005 25,373 68.4
2004 24,738 72.7
2003 7,009 66.6
2002 7,008 64.7
2001 6,554 66.4
2000 4,586 66.9
1999 3,166 61.8
1998 1,349 64.3
 
Total All Race/Ethnic Groups 2007 936,194 64.6
2006 897,379 64.2
2005 659,416 62.1
2004 644,109 60.1
2003 577,397 58.2
2002 583,669 55.6
2001 568,030 53.9
2000 568,112 52.9
1999 503,754 49.9
1998 464,712 51.7
(1) Reporting period is January 1 through December 31.
(2) Excludes data with errors.
(3) <2500 g.
(4) >4000 g.
(5) <37 weeks gestation.
(6) 37 or more weeks gestation and <2500 g.
* Percentages are not calculated if <100 records are available for analysis after exclusions.