This statistic shows the rate at which babies were born with low birth weights to mothers aged 20 years or older, as differentiated by race and education level of the mother. As of 2006,10 percent of babies born to white mothers who hadn't completed their high school education, were born with a low birth weight.
Rate of babies born with low birth weights to mothers 20 years and older, by race and education level of the mother U.S. 2006
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No high school degree
High school graduate
Some college or associate degree
Bachelor's degree or higher
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College Board. (September 30, 2010). Rate of babies born with low birth weights to mothers 20 years and older, by race and education level of the mother U.S. 2006 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234554/birth-weight-rates-by-race-and-mothers-education-level-us/
College Board. "Rate of babies born with low birth weights to mothers 20 years and older, by race and education level of the mother U.S. 2006." Chart. September 30, 2010. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234554/birth-weight-rates-by-race-and-mothers-education-level-us/
College Board. (2010). Rate of babies born with low birth weights to mothers 20 years and older, by race and education level of the mother U.S. 2006. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234554/birth-weight-rates-by-race-and-mothers-education-level-us/
College Board. "Rate of Babies Born with Low Birth Weights to Mothers 20 Years and Older, by Race and Education Level of The Mother U.S. 2006." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234554/birth-weight-rates-by-race-and-mothers-education-level-us/
College Board, Rate of babies born with low birth weights to mothers 20 years and older, by race and education level of the mother U.S. 2006 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234554/birth-weight-rates-by-race-and-mothers-education-level-us/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Rate of babies born with low birth weights to mothers 20 years and older, by race and education level of the mother U.S. 2006 [Graph], College Board, September 30, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/234554/birth-weight-rates-by-race-and-mothers-education-level-us/