Characteristics of births in each area of Spain, by father’s occupational group, 1995–99; percentage distribution
| Southern and eastern Spain (*) | Rest of Spain | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-manual workers | Manual workers | Agricultural workers | Non-manual workers | Manual workers | Agricultural workers | |
| Number of births | 368190 | 310538 | 61543 | 452239 | 253352 | 27284 |
| Characteristics | ||||||
| Weight <2500 g | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Unknown weeks of gestation | 13.5 | 15.0 | 18.6 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 13.9 |
| <37 weeks of gestation | 6.5 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Male infants | 51.7 | 51.6 | 51.6 | 51.5 | 51.4 | 51.8 |
| Mother’s age <20 years | 1.2 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Mother’s age >35 years | 18.4 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 20.4 | 13.1 | 16.4 |
| Not married mother | 9.5 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 9.6 |
| Employed mother | 63.5 | 39.2 | 26.5 | 65.3 | 38.9 | 29.6 |