Birth Outcomes of Infants by Race and Ethnicity of Mother

**Birth Outcomes of Infants by Race and Ethnicity of Mother, Multnomah County, Oregon Residents, 2003-2005**
			Total	Non-Hispanic						Hispanic (All Races)
			Total	White	African American	American Indian	Asian	Other Asian and Hawaiian	Other
Total Births			28,227	18,247	2,009	325	331	2,116	293	4,906
Birthweight	1499 Gr. or Less	Total	300	187	43	4	2	20	1	43
		<28 Weeks	127	78	17	2	0	10	0	20
		28-36 Weeks	162	103	23	2	2	9	1	22
		37-41 Weeks	5	3	0	0	0	1	0	1
		Unknown	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
	1500-2499 Grams	Total	1,550	931	197	22	14	141	18	227
		<28 Weeks	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
		28-36 Weeks	934	573	107	18	7	81	10	138
		37-41 Weeks	562	330	81	4	5	55	8	79
		42+ Weeks	26	12	6	0	1	2	0	5
		Unknown	25	13	3	0	1	3	0	5
	2500+ Grams	Total	26,377	17,129	1,769	299	315	1,955	274	4,636
		<28 Weeks	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
		28-36 Weeks	1,103	684	74	16	7	84	10	228
		37-41 Weeks	22,752	14,776	1,542	251	281	1,690	247	3,965
		42+ Weeks	1,792	1,162	99	23	23	129	12	344
		Unknown	727	505	54	9	4	52	5	98
Tobacco Used	Yes		3,245	2,438	393	98	10	105	37	164
	No		24,828	15,716	1,598	226	318	2,006	248	4,716
	Unknown		154	93	18	1	3	5	8	26
Alcohol Used	Yes		704	550	51	13	8	24	20	38
	No		27,134	17,423	1,916	307	318	2,076	263	4,831
	Unknown		389	274	42	5	5	16	10	37
Drug Use	Single		416	272	71	13	1	9	7	43
Drug Use	Multiple		248	175	34	4	0	5	9	21
Birth Order	1st		12,202	8,527	734	130	156	883	146	1,626
	2nd		9,055	5,879	586	82	134	721	90	1,563
	3rd		4,158	2,361	376	61	38	307	34	981
	4th		1,616	837	157	18	3	118	15	468
	5+		1,187	640	154	34	0	87	7	265
	Unknown		9	3	2	0	0	0	1	3
Prenatal Care	No Care		289	153	34	6	4	28	5	59
	Little or Late		1,400	666	150	30	10	121	14	409
	Adequate		26,429	17,350	1,815	287	316	1,960	274	4,427
	Unknown		109	78	10	2	1	7	0	11
Payment Source	Private Insurance		16,318	12,489	656	122	209	1,454	188	1,200
	Self-Pay		708	396	41	9	14	49	8	191
	Public Insurance		10,766	5,056	1,256	189	104	599	85	3,477
	Multiple Mention		328	234	47	4	1	8	9	25
	Unknown		107	72	9	1	3	6	3	13
* Other Asian and Hawaiian includes: Hawaiian, Filipino, and Other Asian and Pacific Islander.