FETAL DEATH DOCUMENTATION TABLE 2
  FETAL DEATHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND SEX: UNITED STATES, 1998

 (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.........|  26,702|  3,802|  4,079|  5,149|   2,076|   1,986|  1,883|
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |       |
    MALE..........|  14,211|  1,992|  2,169|  2,764|   1,109|   1,090|    987|
    FEMALE........|  12,491|  1,810|  1,910|  2,385|     967|     896|    896|
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |       |
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |       |
WHITE.............|  17,974|  2,427|  2,488|  3,367|   1,428|   1,336|  1,280|
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |       |
    MALE..........|   9,507|  1,256|  1,300|  1,791|     762|     735|    669|
    FEMALE........|   8,467|  1,171|  1,188|  1,576|     666|     601|    611|
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |       |
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |       |
ALL OTHER.........|   1,125|    145|    152|    239|      84|      77|     77|
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |       |
    MALE..........|     584|     70|     75|    121|      58|      45|     41|
    FEMALE........|     541|     75|     77|    118|      26|      32|     36|
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |       |
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |       |
BLACK.............|   7,603|  1,230|  1,439|  1,543|     564|     573|    526|
                  |        |       |       |       |        |        |       |
    MALE..........|   4,120|    666|    794|    852|     289|     310|    277|
    FEMALE........|   3,483|    564|    645|    691|     275|     263|    249|
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                FETAL DEATH DOCUMENTATION TABLE 2
  FETAL DEATHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND SEX: UNITED STATES, 1998

 (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.........|  26,702| 1,872| 1,578|   880|   340|   110|     69|  2,878
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
    MALE..........|  14,211|   960|   803|   491|   200|    69|     44|  1,533
    FEMALE........|  12,491|   912|   775|   389|   140|    41|     25|  1,345
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |  
WHITE.............|  17,974| 1,360| 1,250|   684|   256|    78|     40|  1,980
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       | 
    MALE..........|   9,507|   707|   630|   386|   154|    48|     27|  1,042
    FEMALE........|   8,467|   653|   620|   298|   102|    30|     13|    938
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
ALL OTHER.........|   1,125|    87|    52|    35|    20|     3|      4|    150
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
    MALE..........|     584|    37|    27|    18|     8|     1|      3|     80
    FEMALE........|     541|    50|    25|    17|    12|     2|      1|     70
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
BLACK.............|   7,603|   425|   276|   161|    64|    29|     25|    748
                  |        |      |      |      |      |      |       |
    MALE..........|   4,120|   216|   146|    87|    38|    20|     14|    411
    FEMALE........|   3,483|   209|   130|    74|    26|     9|     11|    337
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