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IPODR - California County Profile Report

Los Angeles County, 2007

Socioeconomics
Socioeconomics
Contents of This Page
 1. Introduction
 2. Definitions
 3. Births With Medi-Cal as Primary Payer
 4. Births to Mothers With No High School Degree
Introduction
Low socioeconomic status has previously been shown to be a risk factor for poor birth outcomes. The percent of births for which the payer for labor and delivery was Medi-Cal and the percent of mothers with no high school degree are used as indicators of low socioeconomic status. Medi-Cal is the name of the federal Medicaid program in California.
Definitions
Medi-Cal Payer
This refers to any birth record indicating that Medi-Cal or Medicare paid for labor and delivery. Note that Medi-Cal is the name of the federal Medicaid program in California.
No high school degree
Prior to 2006, the birth certificate included information on the number of years of education completed by the mother. IPODR considered a mother who completed 11 or less years of schooling as having "no high school degree." Starting in 2006, the actual degree information was captured for the birth certificate, and that information is used in IPODR from that year forward.
Tables and Figures
Number and Percent of Births with Medi-Cal as Primary Payer by Race/Ethnicity, California and Los Angeles County, 2007
Race/Ethnicity Los Angeles CountyCalifornia
NAll
Births
%N All
Births
%
Hispanic 66,573     95,498     69.7     195,921     296,340     66.1    
Non-Hispanic White 4,358     25,058     17.4     32,414     150,439     21.5    
Non-Hispanic Black 5,417     10,801     50.2     15,232     29,352     51.9    
Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander 4,129     17,251     23.9     15,205     68,770     22.1    
Non-Hispanic Other Race 784     2,813     27.9     6,383     19,734     32.3    
Overall 81,261     151,421     53.7     265,155     564,635     47.0    
Births with unknown values are not included
Categories with less than 10 live births are grayed
Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Percent of Births with Medi-Cal as Primary Payer, Los Angeles County, 2005-2007
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Percent of Births with Medi-Cal as Primary Payer, California and Los Angeles County, 2005-2007
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Number and Percent of Births to Mothers with No High School Degree by Race/Ethnicity, California and Los Angeles County, 2007
Race/Ethnicity Los Angeles CountyCalifornia
NAll
Births
%N All
Births
%
Hispanic 43,481     94,238     46.1     131,885     289,604     45.5    
Non-Hispanic White 1,071     24,543     4.4     9,763     148,444     6.6    
Non-Hispanic Black 1,691     10,701     15.8     4,996     28,897     17.3    
Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander 658     16,984     3.9     3,813     67,520     5.6    
Non-Hispanic Other Race 200     2,170     9.2     1,702     12,593     13.5    
Overall 47,101     148,636     31.7     152,159     547,058     27.8    
Births with unknown values are not included
Categories with less than 10 live births are grayed
Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Percent of Births to Mothers with No High School Degree, Los Angeles County, 2005-2007
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 Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Percent of Births to Mothers with No High School Degree, California and Los Angeles County, 2005-2007
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 Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

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