National Survey of Family Growth - Wave 6 (2002) Pregnancy File

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LBW1 Low birthweight – Baby 1 (recode)   1) Yes, low birth weight   2) No, not low birth weight

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes, low birth weight	778	8.5%	8.5%	-3.28
No, not low birth weight	8370	91.5%	100%	.3

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Race Religion Marital status

Age (I-AGE)

	15-17 years old	18-30 years old	31-44 years old	TOTAL
Yes, low birth weight	12.5% 3	8.6% 255	8.4% 520	8.5% 778
No, not low birth weight	87.5% 21	91.4% 2708	91.6% 5641	91.5% 8370
TOTAL	100.0% 24	100.0% 2963	100.0% 6161	9148

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school diploma or GED	High school graduate (diploma or GED)	Some college but no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree	TOTAL
Yes, low birth weight	9.8% 206	8.8% 277	8.5% 146	6.7% 48	6.8% 76	7.0% 25	8.5% 778
No, not low birth weight	90.2% 1901	91.2% 2874	91.5% 1562	93.3% 665	93.2% 1037	93.0% 331	91.5% 8370
TOTAL	100.0% 2107	100.0% 3151	100.0% 1708	100.0% 713	100.0% 1113	100.0% 356	9148

Race (I-RACE)

	Black	White	Other	TOTAL
Yes, low birth weight	13.1% 320	6.8% 398	7.4% 60	8.5% 778
No, not low birth weight	86.9% 2128	93.2% 5491	92.6% 751	91.5% 8370
TOTAL	100.0% 2448	100.0% 5889	100.0% 811	9148

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	No Religion	Catholic	Prostestant	Other Religions	TOTAL
Yes, low birth weight	9.0% 98	6.7% 191	9.4% 451	9.6% 38	8.5% 778
No, not low birth weight	91.0% 987	93.3% 2668	90.6% 4359	90.4% 356	91.5% 8370
TOTAL	100.0% 1085	100.0% 2859	100.0% 4810	100.0% 394	9148

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Currently married	Cohabiting (unmarried)	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never been married	TOTAL
Yes, low birth weight	6.6% 339	11.1% 106	15.9% 17	10.2% 91	11.2% 67	10.8% 158	8.5% 778
No, not low birth weight	93.4% 4799	88.9% 846	84.1% 90	89.8% 803	88.8% 529	89.2% 1303	91.5% 8370
TOTAL	100.0% 5138	100.0% 952	100.0% 107	100.0% 894	100.0% 596	100.0% 1461	9148