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Indiana Natality Report - 2003
Table 26. Number and Percent of Births with Mother Breastfeeding on Discharge by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2003

Age of Mother Births Breastfeeding on Discharge Percent Breastfeeding on Discharge
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
86,382
75,422
9,288
54,636
49,385
3,959
63.2
65.5
42.6
10-14
130
88
41
35
29
6
26.9
33.0
14.6
15-17
2,817
2,182
604
1,262
1,056
191
44.8
48.4
31.6
18-19
6,551
5,303
1,192
3,333
2,852
445
50.9
53.8
37.3
20-24
25,015
21,379
3,379
14,098
12,598
1,337
56.4
58.9
39.6
25-29
24,872
22,160
2,154
16,609
15,151
1,001
66.8
68.4
46.5
30-34
18,201
16,456
1,251
13,009
11,979
630
71.5
72.8
50.4
35-39
7,272
6,508
538
5,207
4,747
277
71.6
72.9
51.5
40-44
1,438
1,269
126
1,026
918
72
71.3
72.3
57.1
45+
74
66
3
56
54
0
75.7
81.8
0.0
Unknown
12
11
0
1
1
0
8.3
9.1
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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 breastfeeding status data.
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This table was run on August 17, 2005.

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