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Indiana Natality Report - 2012
Table 8. Percent of Live Births by Birth Order and by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2012

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
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15-17
2.5
6.0
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
18-19
6.4
13.3
3.3
0.9
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.2
6.0
20-24
27.0
34.0
29.4
20.2
11.7
7.8
3.2
1.6
1.6
22.4
25-29
30.6
27.9
32.6
34.1
32.8
30.2
24.8
16.4
7.4
22.4
30-34
23.0
14.1
24.9
30.3
35.1
35.4
41.2
40.4
27.1
23.9
35-39
8.7
3.8
8.0
12.1
16.7
21.0
24.6
31.9
39.6
11.9
40-44
1.7
0.7
1.3
2.3
3.4
4.8
5.7
8.4
22.6
6.0
45+
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.3
1.3
1.4
3.0
Unknown
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.2
3.0

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
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15-17
2.2
5.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
18-19
5.9
12.4
2.8
0.7
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.2
6.8
20-24
26.3
33.8
27.9
18.5
10.2
6.7
1.9
1.0
0.9
15.9
25-29
31.5
29.5
33.8
34.0
32.4
29.9
22.0
14.7
4.8
20.5
30-34
23.6
14.5
26.0
31.9
36.3
35.3
42.9
41.3
24.2
27.3
35-39
8.6
3.7
7.9
12.4
17.4
22.0
26.2
32.9
43.4
15.9
40-44
1.7
0.6
1.2
2.2
3.5
5.3
6.5
8.8
24.9
9.1
45+
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.3
1.2
1.4
4.5
Unknown
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.2
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
0.2
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15-17
4.5
11.4
1.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
11.1
18-19
9.6
19.8
7.4
1.8
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
20-24
35.6
40.9
44.7
32.4
20.5
13.4
6.9
2.7
3.6
33.3
25-29
25.4
15.6
25.7
35.0
37.4
35.1
34.9
23.6
18.9
22.2
30-34
16.5
8.2
14.8
20.4
26.7
33.2
37.9
39.1
37.8
22.2
35-39
6.6
2.7
5.0
8.4
12.0
15.2
16.8
28.2
24.3
11.1
40-44
1.4
0.6
1.0
1.7
2.2
2.8
3.0
5.5
14.4
0.0
45+
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.9
0.9
0.0
Unknown
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
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 May 23, 2014.

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