Live births by birth order and selected maternal characteristics, 2024.xlsx

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1	Live births by birth order and selected characteristics of mother: Colorado residents, 2024
2	Category	Level	Metric	Total Births	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth+	Unknown
3	Age Group	All Ages	Number	64249	5512	20331	9423	3871	2834	22278
4	Age Group	All Ages	Percent	100	13.1	48.4	22.5	9.2	6.8	53.1
5	Age Group	<18	Number	552	29	19	0	*	0	503
6	Age Group	<18	Percent	0.9	59.2	38.8	0	*	0	1026.5
7	Age Group	18-19	Number	1524	151	195	15	*	0	1162
8	Age Group	18-19	Percent	2.4	41.7	53.9	4.1	*	0	321
9	Age Group	20-24	Number	9488	981	2755	772	159	50	4771
10	Age Group	20-24	Percent	14.8	20.8	58.4	16.4	3.4	1.1	101.1
11	Age Group	25-29	Number	16481	1372	5401	2527	873	360	5948
12	Age Group	25-29	Percent	25.7	13	51.3	24	8.3	3.4	56.5
13	Age Group	30-34	Number	20903	1684	6704	3376	1452	967	6720
14	Age Group	30-34	Percent	32.5	11.9	47.3	23.8	10.2	6.8	47.4
15	Age Group	35-39	Number	12483	1028	4439	2226	1069	993	2728
16	Age Group	35-39	Percent	19.4	10.5	45.5	22.8	11	10.2	28
17	Age Group	40+	Number	2813	267	818	507	314	461	446
18	Age Group	40+	Percent	4.4	11.3	34.6	21.4	13.3	19.5	18.8
19	Age Group	15-19	Number	2056	180	214	15	*	0	1645
20	Age Group	15-19	Percent	3.2	43.8	52.1	3.6	*	0	400.2
21	Education Level	All Education Levels	Number	63692	5483	20312	9423	3868	2831	21775
22	Education Level	All Education Levels	Percent	99.1	13.1	48.5	22.5	9.2	6.8	51.9
23	Education Level	No HS diploma	Number	5924	288	1563	1241	719	724	1389
24	Education Level	No HS diploma	Percent	9.2	6.4	34.5	27.4	15.9	16	30.6
25	Education Level	HS Diploma	Number	13613	1091	4038	2392	1013	759	4320
26	Education Level	HS Diploma	Percent	21.2	11.7	43.5	25.7	10.9	8.2	46.5
27	Education Level	Some College	Number	15340	1379	4769	2570	1096	767	4759
28	Education Level	Some College	Percent	23.9	13	45.1	24.3	10.4	7.2	45
29	Education Level	College Degree or Greater	Number	28123	2679	9753	3085	978	523	11105
30	Education Level	College Degree or Greater	Percent	43.8	15.7	57.3	18.1	5.7	3.1	65.3
31	Education Level	Unknown Education	Number	692	46	189	135	62	58	202
32	Education Level	Unknown Education	Percent	1.1	9.4	38.6	27.6	12.7	11.8	41.2
33	Income Level	All Income Levels	Number	63692	5483	20312	9423	3868	2831	21775
34	Income Level	All Income Levels	Percent	99.1	13.1	48.5	22.5	9.2	6.8	51.9
35	Income Level	<$15,000	Number	7053	536	1981	1178	585	524	2249
36	Income Level	<$15,000	Percent	11	11.2	41.2	24.5	12.2	10.9	46.8
37	Income Level	$15,000-$24,999	Number	3381	280	997	569	268	227	1040
38	Income Level	$15,000-$24,999	Percent	5.3	12	42.6	24.3	11.4	9.7	44.4
39	Income Level	$25,000-$34,999	Number	3689	289	1093	663	275	230	1139
40	Income Level	$25,000-$34,999	Percent	5.7	11.3	42.9	26	10.8	9	44.7
41	Income Level	$35,000-$49,999	Number	4591	378	1422	813	369	231	1378
42	Income Level	$35,000-$49,999	Percent	7.1	11.8	44.3	25.3	11.5	7.2	42.9
43	Income Level	$50,000-$74,999	Number	6332	561	1944	1094	448	312	1973
44	Income Level	$50,000-$74,999	Percent	9.9	12.9	44.6	25.1	10.3	7.2	45.3
45	Income Level	$75,000+	Number	27679	2757	9555	3270	1048	624	10425
46	Income Level	$75,000+	Percent	43.1	16	55.4	19	6.1	3.6	60.4
47	Income Level	Unknown Income	Number	10967	682	3320	1836	875	683	3571
48	Income Level	Unknown Income	Percent	17.1	9.2	44.9	24.8	11.8	9.2	48.3
49	WIC Participation	WIC Participant	Number	16352	1102	4844	3028	1466	1132	4780
50	WIC Participation	WIC Participant	Percent	25.5	9.5	41.9	26.2	12.7	9.8	41.3
51	WIC Participation	No WIC Participation	Number	46815	4331	15182	6227	2314	1637	17124
52	WIC Participation	No WIC Participation	Percent	72.9	14.6	51.1	21	7.8	5.5	57.7
53	WIC Participation	Unknown WIC Status	Number	1082	79	305	168	91	65	374
54	WIC Participation	Unknown WIC Status	Percent	1.7	11.2	43.1	23.7	12.9	9.2	52.8
55	Payer Status	Medicaid Payer of Delivery	Number	22349	1536	6503	4237	2082	1711	6280
56	Payer Status	Medicaid Payer of Delivery	Percent	34.8	9.6	40.5	26.4	13	10.6	39.1
57	Payer Status	Private Insurance	Number	35083	3519	11717	4003	1243	678	13923
58	Payer Status	Private Insurance	Percent	54.6	16.6	55.4	18.9	5.9	3.2	65.8
59	Payer Status	Self-Pay/Uninsured	Number	2995	136	874	577	310	264	834
60	Payer Status	Self-Pay/Uninsured	Percent	4.7	6.3	40.4	26.7	14.3	12.2	38.6
61	Payer Status	Other Source of Payment	Number	3574	312	1170	576	220	161	1135
62	Payer Status	Other Source of Payment	Percent	5.6	12.8	48	23.6	9	6.6	46.5
63	Payer Status	Unknown Payer	Number	248	9	67	30	16	20	106
64	Payer Status	Unknown Payer	Percent	0.4	6.3	47.2	21.1	11.3	14.1	74.6
65	Race/ethnicity	White Alone, Non-Hispanic	Number	34032	3079	11281	4380	1641	1140	12511
66	Race/ethnicity	White Alone, Non-Hispanic	Percent	53	14.3	52.4	20.4	7.6	5.3	58.1
67	Race/ethnicity	Black/African American Alone, Non-Hispanic	Number	2881	239	812	511	286	272	761
68	Race/ethnicity	Black/African American Alone, Non-Hispanic	Percent	4.5	11.3	38.3	24.1	13.5	12.8	35.9
69	Race/ethnicity	Asian Alone, Non-Hispanic	Number	2753	258	980	286	115	74	1040
70	Race/ethnicity	Asian Alone, Non-Hispanic	Percent	4.3	15.1	57.2	16.7	6.7	4.3	60.7
71	Race/ethnicity	Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Alone, Non-Hispanic	Number	259	10	69	47	36	27	70
72	Race/ethnicity	Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Alone, Non-Hispanic	Percent	0.4	5.3	36.5	24.9	19	14.3	37
73	Race/ethnicity	American Indian/Alaska Native Alone, Non-Hispanic	Number	290	21	86	51	31	27	74
74	Race/ethnicity	American Indian/Alaska Native Alone, Non-Hispanic	Percent	0.5	9.7	39.8	23.6	14.4	12.5	34.3
75	Race/ethnicity	Two or More Races, Non-Hispanic	Number	1677	165	510	274	79	76	573
76	Race/ethnicity	Two or More Races, Non-Hispanic	Percent	2.6	14.9	46.2	24.8	7.2	6.9	51.9
77	Race/ethnicity	Hispanic, All Races	Number	20727	1627	6128	3578	1546	1097	6751
78	Race/ethnicity	Hispanic, All Races	Percent	32.3	11.6	43.8	25.6	11.1	7.8	48.3
79	Race/ethnicity	Other/Unknown Race/Ethnicity	Number	1630	113	465	296	137	121	498
80	Race/ethnicity	Other/Unknown Race/Ethnicity	Percent	2.5	10	41.1	26.1	12.1	10.7	44
81	Breastfeeding	Breastfed at Discharge	Number	58088	5106	18476	8363	3342	2398	20403
82	Breastfeeding	Breastfed at Discharge	Percent	90.4	13.5	49	22.2	8.9	6.4	54.1
83	Breastfeeding	Not Breastfed at Discharge	Number	6149	406	1851	1058	528	435	1871
84	Breastfeeding	Not Breastfed at Discharge	Percent	9.6	9.5	43.3	24.7	12.3	10.2	43.7
85	Breastfeeding	Brestfeeding Status Unknown	Number	12	0	4	*	*	*	4
86	Breastfeeding	Brestfeeding Status Unknown	Percent	0	0	50	*	*	*	50
87	Live birth order refers to the total number of children born live to a mother.
88	Percentages are calculated using the total births of each age or education group as the denominator, excluding cases with birth order unknown.
89	* Indicates fewer than three events in the category.
90	Source: Vital Statistics Program, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
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