Table 1

Birth Outcomes and Maternal/Paternal Characteristics

(1)(2)(3)(4)
No assault/Injury/CrashAssaultUnintentional InjuryCar Crash
Birth outcomes
Birth weight (grams)3364306132533282
LBW0.0640.1510.1010.080
Fetal Death0.0060.0220.0050.004
Death within first year of life (includes fetal)0.0070.0280.0110.008
Pregnancy
Drug use0.0010.0070.0040.001
Tobacco0.0200.0730.0460.037
Bleeding0.0050.0070.0060.010
Maternal Characteristics
Teenage0.120.230.130.16
Over 35 years old0.100.060.100.08
<High school0.340.440.310.28
High school0.300.370.350.38
Some college0.190.140.210.22
College0.170.030.120.12
Medicaid0.430.700.520.48
Black0.080.410.190.17
White0.910.580.810.82
Hispanic0.530.360.390.43
Paternal Characteristics
Black0.080.380.180.18
Hispanic0.540.460.440.45
White0.360.580.350.35
<High school0.300.280.220.21
High school0.300.380.380.38
Some college0.160.100.150.17
College grad0.170.030.120.13
Observations5,386,6621,6573,7095,400

Note: drug use, tobacco and bleeding only indicated if a complicating factor in California.