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Indiana Natality Report - 2005
Table 8. Percent of Live Births by Birth Order and by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2005

ALL RACES Birth Order
Age of Mother Total First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth + Unknown
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
10-14
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
15-17
3.2
7.5
0.9
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.3
18-19
7.7
15.4
4.8
1.5
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.7
20-24
28.6
34.3
30.4
24.0
16.9
10.0
4.3
1.8
0.4
18.7
25-29
29.6
25.5
31.9
33.1
33.2
33.7
27.3
19.0
10.1
28.0
30-34
20.4
12.0
22.7
27.6
29.4
31.9
35.5
41.3
28.2
18.7
35-39
8.5
4.1
8.1
11.6
16.3
18.4
23.9
27.3
36.1
13.3
40-44
1.8
0.8
1.2
2.1
3.3
5.6
8.6
10.1
23.7
6.7
45+
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.3
1.5
0.0
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3

WHITE Birth Order
Age of Mother Total First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth + Unknown
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
10-14
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15-17
2.8
6.6
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
2.5
18-19
7.3
14.6
4.3
1.3
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
20-24
27.9
34.5
29.5
22.0
14.7
7.8
3.2
1.7
0.2
15.0
25-29
30.2
26.7
32.8
33.3
32.9
32.0
24.6
14.3
6.1
32.5
30-34
21.1
12.2
23.3
29.1
30.8
33.2
36.8
41.0
26.3
17.5
35-39
8.7
4.2
8.2
12.0
17.5
20.5
26.2
30.4
37.1
17.5
40-44
1.8
0.8
1.2
2.1
3.4
6.1
8.9
11.9
28.7
7.5
45+
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.3
1.5
0.0
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

BLACK Birth Order
Age of Mother Total First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth + Unknown
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
10-14
0.3
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15-17
6.5
15.9
2.6
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
18-19
12.1
23.9
9.9
3.5
1.9
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
20-24
36.0
36.2
43.2
40.0
29.8
19.1
8.9
2.1
0.9
28.6
25-29
24.2
13.2
24.8
32.1
35.0
42.2
38.1
34.0
25.2
14.3
30-34
13.8
6.7
13.4
15.9
22.1
26.2
31.2
39.4
36.0
28.6
35-39
5.8
2.5
5.5
6.8
8.5
9.1
15.8
19.1
30.6
14.3
40-44
1.2
0.6
0.8
1.1
2.6
2.9
5.9
5.3
5.4
14.3
45+
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
0.0
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Percentages are based on column percents.
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
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This table was run on April 23, 2007.

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