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Indiana Natality Report - 2004
Table 14. Number and Percent of Low Birthweight Infants (under 2,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2004

Age of Mother Births Low Birthweight Infants Percent Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
87,125
75,680
9,582
7,058
5,621
1,309
8.1
7.4
13.7
10-14
117
64
52
21
10
11
17.9
15.6
21.2
15-17
2,749
2,041
680
258
164
92
9.4
8.0
13.5
18-19
6,722
5,505
1,155
661
485
173
9.8
8.8
15.0
20-24
24,960
21,246
3,422
1,990
1,543
427
8.0
7.3
12.5
25-29
25,283
22,441
2,306
1,874
1,513
329
7.4
6.7
14.3
30-34
18,175
16,241
1,294
1,392
1,184
168
7.7
7.3
13.0
35-39
7,416
6,635
521
648
542
81
8.7
8.2
15.5
40-44
1,588
1,412
136
188
161
22
11.8
11.4
16.2
45+
65
57
7
14
11
3
21.5
19.3
42.9
Unknown
50
38
9
12
8
3
24.0
21.1
33.3

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 birthweight data.
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This table was run on June 28, 2006.

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