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Indiana Natality Report - 2006
Table 8. Percent of Live Births by Birth Order and by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2006

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
0.0
15-17
3.1
7.5
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
18-19
7.6
15.1
4.8
1.4
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
5.2
20-24
28.9
35.3
30.8
23.1
15.9
11.0
5.0
2.8
0.4
18.8
25-29
29.8
25.6
32.4
33.3
34.1
31.7
27.8
19.4
7.8
32.3
30-34
19.9
11.4
21.7
27.5
30.1
30.9
36.1
38.2
27.5
28.1
35-39
8.7
4.0
8.3
12.5
15.9
20.9
24.3
29.3
40.2
11.5
40-44
1.6
0.7
1.2
2.0
3.4
5.1
5.8
9.8
20.7
1.0
45+
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.8
0.5
3.3
0.0
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1

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
2.7
6.5
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
18-19
7.1
14.3
4.2
1.1
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
4.5
20-24
28.4
35.6
29.9
21.7
14.4
9.1
3.6
1.9
0.3
17.9
25-29
30.5
27.0
33.4
33.5
33.0
29.7
25.6
17.7
4.0
32.8
30-34
20.5
11.5
22.3
28.7
31.6
32.2
36.2
36.3
26.8
32.8
35-39
9.0
4.1
8.3
12.9
16.9
23.1
27.1
33.1
41.7
9.0
40-44
1.6
0.7
1.2
1.9
3.6
5.6
6.6
10.4
23.2
1.5
45+
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.8
0.6
4.0
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
0.4
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15-17
6.7
16.5
2.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
18-19
12.4
24.0
10.4
3.6
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
18.2
20-24
35.1
36.9
43.3
34.5
24.7
19.1
11.3
5.6
1.2
18.2
25-29
24.5
12.9
25.5
33.0
40.6
41.3
39.0
23.4
24.4
27.3
30-34
13.5
5.8
12.7
18.4
21.3
26.1
33.8
44.9
29.1
18.2
35-39
6.0
2.3
5.4
8.4
9.9
10.7
12.3
18.7
34.9
18.2
40-44
1.2
0.4
0.7
1.6
2.3
2.6
3.1
7.5
10.5
0.0
45+
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Public Health System Development and Data Commission, 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 27, 2008.

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