FETAL DEATH DOCUMENTATION TABLE 2
  FETAL DEATHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND SEX: UNITED STATES, 1996
                                         
 (FETAL DEATHS INCLUDE ONLY THOSE WITH STATED OR PRESUMED PERIOD OF GESTATION
  OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE. NOT STATED SEX IS IMPUTED FOR FETAL DEATHS OF 20 WEEKS
  OR MORE GESTATION:  SEE TECHNICAL APPENDIX)
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                  |
                  |                      BIRTH WEIGHT
                  |__________________________________________________________
   RACE AND SEX   |  TOTAL |       |       |       |        |        |
                  |        | Under |  350- |  500- | 1,000- | 1,500- | 2,000-
                  |        |  350  |  499  |  999  | 1,499  | 1,999  | 2,499
                  |        | grams | grams | grams | grams  | grams  | grams
__________________|________|_______|_______|_______|________|________|_______
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |
ALL RACES.........| 27,069 | 3,356 | 3,863 | 5,350 |  2,303 |  2,032 | 2,018
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |
    MALE..........| 14,348 | 1,780 | 2,086 | 2,815 |  1,242 |  1,049 | 1,066
    FEMALE........| 12,721 | 1,576 | 1,777 | 2,535 |  1,061 |    983 |   952
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |
WHITE.............| 18,448 | 2,227 | 2,386 | 3,525 |  1,637 |  1,393 | 1,398
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |
    MALE..........|  9,739 | 1,165 | 1,292 | 1,835 |    867 |    732 |   758
    FEMALE........|  8,709 | 1,062 | 1,094 | 1,690 |    770 |    661 |   640
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |
ALL OTHER.........|  1,097 |   120 |   143 |   211 |     83 |     95 |    96
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |
    MALE..........|    587 |    71 |    74 |   109 |     42 |     45 |    58
    FEMALE........|    510 |    49 |    69 |   102 |     41 |     50 |    38
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |
BLACK.............|  7,524 | 1,009 | 1,334 | 1,614 |    583 |    544 |   524
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |
    MALE..........|  4,022 |   544 |   720 |   871 |    333 |    272 |   250
    FEMALE........|  3,502 |   465 |   614 |   743 |    250 |    272 |   274
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                       FETAL DEATH DOCUMENTATION TABLE 2
  FETAL DEATHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND SEX: UNITED STATES, 1996

 (FETAL DEATHS INCLUDE ONLY THOSE WITH STATED OR PRESUMED PERIOD OF GESTATION
  OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE. NOT STATED SEX IS IMPUTED FOR FETAL DEATHS OF 20 WEEKS
  OR MORE GESTATION:  SEE TECHNICAL APPENDIX)
______________________________________________________________________________
                  |
                  |                 BIRTH WEIGHT
                  |___________________________________________________________
   RACE AND SEX   |  TOTAL |      |      |      |      |      |       |
                  |        |2,500-|3,000-|3,500-|4,000-|4,500-|5,000  | Not
                  |        |2,999 |3,499 |3,999 |4,499 |4,999 |grams  |stated
                  |        |grams |grams |grams |grams |grams |or more|
__________________|________|______|______|______|______|______|_______|_______
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
ALL RACES.........| 27,069 | 1,892| 1,743|   914|   359|   122|     81| 3,036
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
    MALE..........| 14,348 |   934|   898|   518|   221|    64|     47| 1,628
    FEMALE........| 12,721 |   958|   845|   396|   138|    58|     34| 1,408
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
WHITE.............| 18,448 | 1,405| 1,330|   715|   267|    89|     58| 2,018
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
    MALE..........|  9,739 |   693|   674|   403|   164|    46|     32| 1,078
    FEMALE........|  8,709 |   712|   656|   312|   103|    43|     26|   940
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
ALL OTHER.........|  1,097 |    70|    81|    48|    20|     5|      3|   122
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
    MALE..........|    587 |    31|    42|    24|    14|     4|      2|    71
    FEMALE........|    510 |    39|    39|    24|     6|     1|      1|    51
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
BLACK.............|  7,524 |   417|   332|   151|    72|    28|     20|   896
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
    MALE..........|  4,022 |   210|   182|    91|    43|    14|     13|   479
    FEMALE........|  3,502 |   207|   150|    60|    29|    14|      7|   417
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