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Indiana Natality Report - 2003
Table 14. Number and Percent of Low Birth Weight Infants (under 2,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2003

Age of Mother Births Low Birth Weight Infants Percent Low Birth Weight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
86,382
75,422
9,288
6,784
5,413
1,233
7.9
7.2
13.3
10-14
130
88
41
10
7
3
7.7
8.0
7.3
15-17
2,817
2,182
604
261
175
85
9.3
8.0
14.1
18-19
6,551
5,303
1,192
585
420
159
8.9
7.9
13.3
20-24
25,015
21,379
3,379
2,056
1,576
457
8.2
7.4
13.5
25-29
24,872
22,160
2,154
1,705
1,406
260
6.9
6.3
12.1
30-34
18,201
16,456
1,251
1,357
1,163
154
7.5
7.1
12.3
35-39
7,272
6,508
538
621
508
90
8.5
7.8
16.7
40-44
1,438
1,269
126
172
145
23
12.0
11.4
18.3
45+
74
66
3
14
10
2
18.9
15.2
66.7
Unknown
12
11
0
3
3
0
25.0
27.3
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SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Percentages are calculated using total births in each age of mother or age of mother/race category.
Please see Table 39 for the number and percentage of missing birth weight data.
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This table was run on August 17, 2005.

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