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Oregon Birth Data

Birth Outcomes of Infants by Race and Ethnicity of Mother,
Washington County, Oregon Residents, 1999-2001
Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic
(All Races)
White African
American		 American
Indian		 Asian Other
Asian
and
Hawaiian*		 Other
Total Births 22,173 14,990 250 135 325 1,940 31 4,502
Birthweight 1499 Gr. or Less Total 216 153 2 2 2 22 0 35
  <28 Weeks 69 44 1 2 1 6 0 15
  28-36 Weeks 123 95 1 0 1 13 0 13
  37-41 Weeks 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
  42+ Weeks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Unknown 19 11 0 0 0 3 0 5
1500-2499 Grams Total 1,009 661 19 8 17 116 0 188
  <28 Weeks 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
  28-36 Weeks 527 368 7 5 9 49 0 89
  37-41 Weeks 370 219 7 3 8 49 0 84
  42+ Weeks 14 7 1 0 0 3 0 3
  Unknown 95 66 4 0 0 15 0 10
2500+ Grams Total 20,948 14,176 229 125 306 1,802 31 4,279
  <28 Weeks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  28-36 Weeks 691 487 14 5 8 43 2 132
  37-41 Weeks 16,994 11,534 173 89 251 1,506 27 3,414
  42+ Weeks 1,991 1,299 26 24 20 136 1 485
  Unknown 1,272 856 16 7 27 117 1 248
Tobacco Used Yes 1,506 1,345 17 28 2 37 2 75
No 20,582 13,593 232 106 322 1,895 27 4,407
Unknown 85 52 1 1 1 8 2 20
Alcohol Used Yes 173 151 0 1 2 3 1 15
No 21,884 14,759 249 133 322 1,926 28 4,467
Unknown 116 80 1 1 1 11 2 20
Drug Use Single 29 24 1 0 0 0 1 3
Multiple 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
Birth Order 1st 9,254 6,259 95 55 154 977 15 1,699
2nd 7,378 5,152 92 38 131 629 7 1,329
3rd 3,500 2,324 35 23 30 232 2 854
4th 1,279 797 16 13 7 68 0 378
5+ 753 454 12 6 3 34 5 239
Unknown 9 4 0 0 0 0 2 3
Prenatal Care No Care 63 42 1 3 0 3 2 12
Little or Late 554 236 11 8 3 50 3 243
Adequate 21,504 14,678 238 124 322 1,885 24 4,233
Unknown 52 34 0 0 0 2 2 14
Payment Source Private Insurance 16,281 12,434 160 78 306 1,692 24 1,587
Self-Pay 836 236 8 3 11 34 0 544
Public Insurance 4,922 2,236 80 52 8 207 6 2,333
Multiple Mention 41 24 1 1 0 2 0 13
Unknown 93 60 1 1 0 5 1 25
* Other Asian and Hawaiian includes: Hawaiian, Filipino, and Other Asian and Pacific Islander.