TABLE N42. CLINICAL ESTIMATE OF GESTATION BY RACE/ETHNICITY OF MOTHER, PLURALITY, AND BIRTH WEIGHT
NEW JERSEY, 1998
RACE/ETHNICITY OF MOTHER	CLINICAL ESTIMATE OF GESTATION (WEEKS)
	< 28		28-31		32-36		37-41		42+		NOT STATED
	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%
WHITE NON-HISPANIC	290	0.5	451	0.7	4,485	7.0	55,344	86.9	1,266	2.0	1,826	2.9
BLACK NON-HISPANIC	375	2.0	385	2.0	2,115	11.2	15,490	81.8	268	1.4	301	1.6
HISPANIC	154	0.8	198	1.0	1,552	7.7	17,839	88.6	325	1.6	61	0.3
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER NON-HISPANIC	54	0.7	48	0.6	522	7.1	6,617	89.5	63	0.9	88	1.2
OTHER NON-HISPANIC	7	0.9	8	1.0	72	9.4	662	86.5	8	1.0	8	1.0
NOT STATED	18	0.6	5	0.2	32	1.1	271	9.1	9	0.3	2,633	88.7
TOTAL	898	0.8	1,095	1.0	8,778	7.7	96,223	84.5	1,939	1.7	4,917	4.3
PLURALITY	< 28		28-31		32-36		37-41		42+		NOT STATED
	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%
SINGLETON	683	0.6	793	0.7	6,798	6.2	94,429	86.5	1,939	1.8	4,548	4.2
TWIN	171	4.2	237	5.8	1,646	40.1	1,771	43.2	0	0.0	277	6.8
TRIPLET	40	8.6	57	12.2	307	65.7	21	4.5	0	0.0	42	9.0
QUADRUPLET+	4	9.8	8	19.5	27	65.9	2	4.9	0	0.0	0	0.0
NOT STATED	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	50	100.0
TOTAL	898	0.8	1,095	1.0	8,778	7.7	96,223	84.5	1,939	1.7	4,917	4.3
BIRTH WEIGHT	< 28		28-31		32-36		37-41		42+		NOT STATED
	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%
< 1,500 GRAMS	859	47.9	628	35.0	234	13.0	22	1.2	2	0.1	50	2.8
1,500 - 2,499 GRAMS	14	0.2	427	6.0	4,113	58.2	2,300	32.5	5	0.1	208	2.9
2,500 - 3,999 GRAMS	6	0.0	37	0.0	4,366	4.8	82,763	91.5	1,396	1.5	1,835	2.0
4,000+ GRAMS	0	0.0	0	0.0	53	0.4	11,098	93.2	536	4.5	225	1.9
NOT STATED	19	0.7	3	0.1	12	0.4	40	1.5	0	0.0	2,599	97.2
TOTAL	898	0.8	1,095	1.0	8,778	7.7	96,223	84.5	1,939	1.7	4,917	4.3