Associations Between Premature Birth and Socioeconomic Status

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Abstract
An association between the percentage of babies weighing 2500 g or less and socioeconomic status was shown in Baltimore, Md., during the 2-year period 1950-51. Among babies born to resident mothers, the proportion of liveborn, white, single babies that were premature varied from 7.3% in the lowest socioeconomic tenth to 5.1% in the highest tenth. The socioeconomic tenths were determined on the basis of ordering census tracts according to the median rental values of dwelling units within the tracts. This method of socioeconomic rating was not applicable to the non-white population whose total prematurity ratio was 11.3%. Adjustment for age of mother and birth order did not alter the findings.

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