OTHER
MALE FEMALE
OTHER
MALE FEMALE
YEAR
TOTAL
BY RACE OF MOTHER AND GENDER OF CHILD, FLORIDA, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, AND 2003-2013
CHART B-3: PERCENT OF RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS FOR SELECTED BIRTHWEIGHT GROUPS,
BLACK
WHITE
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:
LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS
BLACK
WHITE
VERY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:
LESS THAN 1,500 GRAMS
MALE FEMALE
FEMALE
MALE
FEMALE
MALE
FEMALE
MALE
TOTAL
1.3 0.9
0.9
2.4
2.4
14.6
12.0
7.5
6.4
8.5
1970
8.5 10.4
1.6
1.8
1.4 1.0
0.9
2.6
2.6
13.1
11.6
6.5
5.6
7.6
1980
3.8
5.9
0.6
0.7
1.5 1.0
1.0
2.8
2.9
13.4
11.5
6.3
5.5
7.4
1990
7.3
7.2
0.9
1.1
1.5 1.2
1.1
2.8
2.9
13.3
11.4
7.0
6.2
8.0
2000
7.4
8.8
1.2
1.1
1.6 1.2
1.1
2.9
2.9
14.6
11.8
7.7
6.5
8.5
2003
7.2
9.6
1.0
1.8
1.6 1.1
1.2
3.0
3.2
14.3
11.9
7.9
6.6
8.6
2004
8.0
9.7
1.3
1.4
1.6 1.2
1.2
3.0
3.2
15.0
12.2
8.0
6.7
8.8
2005
7.9
9.7
1.3
1.5
1.6 1.2
1.2
3.0
3.2
15.0
11.9
8.0
6.8
8.7
2006
7.7
9.6
1.2
1.3
1.6 1.2
1.2
3.0
3.3
15.0
12.4
7.8
6.7
8.7
2007
7.2
9.2
1.3
1.5
1.7 1.2
1.3
2.9
3.1
14.8
12.3
8.0
6.8
8.8
2008
8.0
9.0
1.3
1.6
1.6 1.1
1.2
2.9
3.3
14.9
12.0
7.8
6.6
8.7
2009
8.1
9.8
1.2
1.3
1.6 1.3
1.2
2.8
3.2
14.9
12.5
7.7
6.6
8.7
2010
8.2
9.6
1.4
1.2
1.6 1.1
1.2
2.9
3.1
14.1
12.2
8.1
6.6
8.7
2011
8.6
8.3
1.5
1.1
1.6 1.2
1.2
2.8
2.9
14.0
11.7
7.7
6.8
8.6
2012
7.7
9.0
1.2
1.3
1.5 1.1
1.1
2.7
3.0
14.1
11.7
7.8
6.6
8.5
2013
8.1
8.9
1.4
1.3
FLORIDA VITAL STATISTICS ANNUAL REPORT
2013
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