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

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BIRTHPLC Where did you give birth? Was it in a hospital, in a birthing center, in your home, or some other place?   1) In a hospital   2) In a birthing center   3) In your home   4) Some other place   7) Not ascertained   8) Refused

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
In a hospital	3127	97.4%	97.4%	-.14
In a birthing center	57	1.8%	99.2%	3.46
In your home	21	.7%	99.8%	7.06
Some other place	3	.1%	99.9%	10.65
Not ascertained	1	0%	100%	21.45
Refused	1	0%	100%	25.04

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Race Religion Marital status

Age (I-AGE)

	15-17 years old	18-30 years old	31-44 years old	TOTAL
In a hospital	95.8% 23	97.0% 1800	98.0% 1304	97.4% 3127
In a birthing center	4.2% 1	2.2% 41	1.1% 15	1.8% 57
In your home	0.0% 0	0.5% 10	0.8% 11	0.7% 21
Some other place	0.0% 0	0.2% 3	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Not ascertained	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 1
Refused	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 24	100.0% 1855	100.0% 1331	3210

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
In a hospital	97.1% 671	97.2% 1021	98.1% 576	98.0% 242	96.5% 468	99.3% 149	97.4% 3127
In a birthing center	2.2% 15	1.7% 18	1.2% 7	1.2% 3	2.7% 13	0.7% 1	1.8% 57
In your home	0.3% 2	1.0% 10	0.7% 4	0.8% 2	0.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.7% 21
Some other place	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Not ascertained	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Refused	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 691	100.0% 1050	100.0% 587	100.0% 247	100.0% 485	100.0% 150	3210

Race (I-RACE)

	Black	White	Other	TOTAL
In a hospital	98.2% 716	96.9% 2096	99.1% 315	97.4% 3127
In a birthing center	1.0% 7	2.2% 47	0.9% 3	1.8% 57
In your home	0.7% 5	0.7% 16	0.0% 0	0.7% 21
Some other place	0.1% 1	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Not ascertained	0.0% 0	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 729	100.0% 2163	100.0% 318	3210

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	No Religion	Catholic	Prostestant	Other Religions	TOTAL
In a hospital	97.3% 395	97.7% 1006	97.2% 1551	98.3% 175	97.4% 3127
In a birthing center	1.2% 5	1.9% 20	2.0% 32	0.0% 0	1.8% 57
In your home	1.0% 4	0.2% 2	0.8% 12	1.7% 3	0.7% 21
Some other place	0.2% 1	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Not ascertained	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Refused	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 406	100.0% 1030	100.0% 1596	100.0% 178	3210

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Currently married	Cohabiting (unmarried)	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never been married	TOTAL
In a hospital	97.8% 1887	93.8% 364	100.0% 17	98.7% 155	99.3% 136	97.6% 568	97.4% 3127
In a birthing center	1.5% 29	4.6% 18	0.0% 0	1.3% 2	0.7% 1	1.2% 7	1.8% 57
In your home	0.6% 11	1.3% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 5	0.7% 21
Some other place	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.1% 3
Not ascertained	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 1929	100.0% 388	100.0% 17	100.0% 157	100.0% 137	100.0% 582	3210