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Indiana Natality Report - 2006
Table 15. Number and Percent of Very Low Birthweight Infants (under 1,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2006

Age of Mother Live Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
89,404
77,096
10,396
1,271
914
342
1.4
1.2
3.3
10-14
115
70
45
3
2
1
2.6
2.9
2.2
15-17
2,808
2,084
699
48
27
19
1.7
1.3
2.7
18-19
6,803
5,464
1,294
134
97
37
2.0
1.8
2.9
20-24
25,849
21,911
3,654
384
258
121
1.5
1.2
3.3
25-29
26,671
23,536
2,552
323
235
82
1.2
1.0
3.2
30-34
17,818
15,772
1,399
222
177
45
1.2
1.1
3.2
35-39
7,807
6,915
621
128
97
30
1.6
1.4
4.8
40-44
1,433
1,259
122
24
17
6
1.7
1.4
4.9
45+
78
71
6
2
2
0
2.6
2.8
0.0
Unknown
22
14
4
3
2
1
13.6
14.3
25.0

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Public Health System Development and Data Commission, Data Analysis Team.
Percentages are calculated using total live 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 May 27, 2008.

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