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Indiana Natality Report - 2004
Table 15. Number and Percent of Very Low Birthweight Infants (under 1,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2004

Age of Mother Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
87,125
75,680
9,582
1,277
965
287
1.5
1.3
3.0
10-14
117
64
52
8
5
3
6.8
7.8
5.8
15-17
2,749
2,041
680
66
41
25
2.4
2.0
3.7
18-19
6,722
5,505
1,155
136
97
38
2.0
1.8
3.3
20-24
24,960
21,246
3,422
344
246
94
1.4
1.2
2.7
25-29
25,283
22,441
2,306
336
261
71
1.3
1.2
3.1
30-34
18,175
16,241
1,294
235
191
37
1.3
1.2
2.9
35-39
7,416
6,635
521
116
97
14
1.6
1.5
2.7
40-44
1,588
1,412
136
32
24
4
2.0
1.7
2.9
45+
65
57
7
2
2
0
3.1
3.5
0.0
Unknown
50
38
9
2
1
1
4.0
2.6
11.1

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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