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INDIANA NATALITY REPORT - FINAL DATA
Table 26 - INDIANA RESIDENTS
Breastfeeding on Discharge by Race and Age of Mother:
Indiana, 2002

  Births Breastfeeding on Discharge Percent Breastfeeding on Discharge
Age of Mother All Races White Black All Races White Black All Races White Black
10-14 131 72 58 42 28 14 32.1 38.9 24.1
15-17 2,931 2,240 655 1,255 1,035 200 42.8 46.2 30.5
18-19 6,639 5,461 1,129 3,261 2,838 400 49.1 52.0 35.4
20-24 24,731 21,039 3,430 13,686 12,127 1,407 55.3 57.6 41.0
25-29 24,101 21,456 2,133 15,988 14,537 1,024 66.3 67.8 48.0
30-34 17,615 15,954 1,190 12,483 11,446 637 70.9 71.7 53.5
35-39 7,240 6,534 514 5,166 4,739 265 71.4 72.5 51.6
40-44 1,397 1,216 124 1,024 908 67 73.3 74.7 54.0
45+ 46 35 10 31 26 4 67.4 74.3 40.0
Unknown 8 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 -
Total 84,839 74,013 9,243 52,936 47,684 4,018 62.4 64.4 43.5

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, March 3, 2004.
The 2002 information is based on Final data. See Preface.
Percentages are calculated using total births in each age group or age group/race category. Please see Table
39 for the number and percentage of missing Breastfeeding Status on Discharge.
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This table was run on March 4, 2004.

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