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Indiana Natality Report - 2006
Table 1. Number and Percent of Live Births by Sex of Infant and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 1996-2006

ALL RACES NUMBER PERCENT* SEX RATIO**
Total Male Female Total Male Female  
2006
89,404
45,679
43,725
100.0
51.1
48.9
1,045
2005
87,088
44,698
42,388
100.0
51.3
48.7
1,054
2004
87,125
44,861
42,264
100.0
51.5
48.5
1,061
2003
86,382
44,371
42,007
100.0
51.4
48.6
1,056
2002
84,839
43,237
41,599
100.0
51.0
49.0
1,039
2001
86,122
44,155
41,964
100.0
51.3
48.7
1,052
2000
87,697
45,111
42,584
100.0
51.4
48.6
1,059
1999
85,489
43,794
41,694
100.0
51.2
48.8
1,050
1998
85,055
43,316
41,735
100.0
50.9
49.1
1,038
1997
83,385
42,385
40,998
100.0
50.8
49.2
1,034
1996
83,157
42,450
40,705
100.0
51.0
48.9
1,043

WHITE NUMBER PERCENT* SEX RATIO**
Total Male Female Total Male Female  
2006
77,096
39,474
37,622
86.2
44.2
42.1
1,049
2005
75,464
38,762
36,700
86.7
44.5
42.1
1,056
2004
75,680
39,006
36,674
86.9
44.8
42.1
1,064
2003
75,422
38,800
36,618
87.3
44.9
42.4
1,060
2002
74,013
37,732
36,280
87.2
44.5
42.8
1,040
2001
75,056
38,502
36,552
87.2
44.7
42.4
1,053
2000
76,753
39,574
37,177
87.5
45.1
42.4
1,064
1999
74,787
38,284
36,502
87.5
44.8
42.7
1,049
1998
74,374
37,908
36,463
87.4
44.6
42.9
1,040
1997
73,344
37,390
35,954
88.0
44.8
43.1
1,040
1996
73,074
37,334
35,738
87.9
44.9
43.0
1,045

BLACK NUMBER PERCENT* SEX RATIO**
Total Male Female Total Male Female  
2006
10,396
5,236
5,160
11.6
5.9
5.8
1,015
2005
9,820
4,994
4,826
11.3
5.7
5.5
1,035
2004
9,582
4,917
4,665
11.0
5.6
5.4
1,054
2003
9,288
4,728
4,560
10.8
5.5
5.3
1,037
2002
9,243
4,721
4,521
10.9
5.6
5.3
1,044
2001
9,531
4,859
4,671
11.1
5.6
5.4
1,040
2000
9,421
4,753
4,668
10.7
5.4
5.3
1,018
1999
9,244
4,747
4,497
10.8
5.6
5.3
1,056
1998
9,216
4,653
4,562
10.8
5.5
5.4
1,020
1997
8,739
4,349
4,389
10.5
5.2
5.3
991
1996
8,746
4,426
4,320
10.5
5.3
5.2
1,025

OTHER NUMBER PERCENT* SEX RATIO**
Total Male Female Total Male Female  
2006
1,912
969
943
2.1
1.1
1.1
1,028
2005
1,804
942
862
2.1
1.1
1.0
1,093
2004
1,863
938
925
2.1
1.1
1.1
1,014
2003
1,672
843
829
1.9
1.0
1.0
1,017
2002
1,583
784
798
1.9
0.9
0.9
982
2001
1,535
794
741
1.8
0.9
0.9
1,072
2000
1,523
784
739
1.7
0.9
0.8
1,061
1999
1,458
763
695
1.7
0.9
0.8
1,098
1998
1,465
755
710
1.7
0.9
0.8
1,063
1997
1,302
646
655
1.6
0.8
0.8
986
1996
1,337
690
647
1.6
0.8
0.8
1,066

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Public Health System Development and Data Commission, Data Analysis Team.
*The Total column in the ALL RACES panel is the base of the percents in each race panel.
**Males per 1,000 females.
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Totals include births with sex reported as unknown.
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This table was run on July 2, 2008.

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