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Indiana Natality Report - 2004
Table 26. Number and Percent of Births with Mother Breastfeeding on Discharge by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2004

Age of Mother Births Breastfeeding on Discharge Percent Breastfeeding on Discharge
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
87,125
75,680
9,582
55,556
49,825
4,269
63.8
65.8
44.6
10-14
117
64
52
38
22
15
32.5
34.4
28.8
15-17
2,749
2,041
680
1,248
997
233
45.4
48.8
34.3
18-19
6,722
5,505
1,155
3,509
3,014
464
52.2
54.8
40.2
20-24
24,960
21,246
3,422
14,217
12,606
1,426
57.0
59.3
41.7
25-29
25,283
22,441
2,306
17,001
15,483
1,076
67.2
69.0
46.7
30-34
18,175
16,241
1,294
12,969
11,736
696
71.4
72.3
53.8
35-39
7,416
6,635
521
5,374
4,880
278
72.5
73.5
53.4
40-44
1,588
1,412
136
1,149
1,041
76
72.4
73.7
55.9
45+
65
57
7
50
45
5
76.9
78.9
71.4
Unknown
50
38
9
1
1
0
2.0
2.6
0.0

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 June 28, 2006.

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