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Indiana Natality Report - 2009
Table 8. Percent of Live Births by Birth Order and by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2009

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
3.2
7.5
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
18-19
7.8
15.7
4.5
1.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.0
2.7
20-24
27.7
33.3
30.2
22.2
15.1
8.7
3.4
2.2
0.6
13.5
25-29
30.3
26.8
33.2
33.8
33.1
31.3
24.6
20.0
7.9
18.9
30-34
20.7
12.1
22.6
28.5
31.1
34.8
37.9
36.9
28.3
29.7
35-39
8.3
3.6
7.5
12.3
16.4
19.7
24.5
29.6
41.2
17.6
40-44
1.7
0.7
1.2
1.9
3.8
4.9
8.8
10.3
19.5
10.8
45+
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.7
0.8
2.6
1.4
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4


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
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
18-19
7.3
14.8
3.9
0.9
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.0
2.0
20-24
27.2
33.3
29.3
20.5
13.6
7.7
3.0
1.3
0.5
16.3
25-29
31.1
28.3
34.1
34.0
32.7
30.2
21.3
16.7
4.7
20.4
30-34
21.3
12.5
23.4
29.9
32.4
35.6
39.4
37.4
27.3
24.5
35-39
8.3
3.6
7.5
12.8
17.0
20.6
25.7
33.3
42.5
18.4
40-44
1.7
0.7
1.3
1.9
3.9
5.4
9.6
10.5
21.7
16.3
45+
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.8
0.5
3.3
2.0
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
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15-17
5.9
14.0
1.8
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
42.9
18-19
12.6
24.8
10.0
2.7
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.0
0.0
14.3
20-24
34.8
36.9
41.1
36.3
25.1
14.3
5.4
6.1
1.1
0.0
25-29
25.1
14.0
27.5
34.1
36.9
39.2
40.0
33.3
18.2
0.0
30-34
13.6
6.6
13.1
17.2
23.5
27.6
33.0
38.4
29.5
14.3
35-39
6.3
2.5
5.5
7.7
11.8
15.7
16.2
13.1
40.9
28.6
40-44
1.2
0.5
0.9
1.4
2.1
2.6
4.9
7.1
10.2
0.0
45+
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.5
0.0
2.0
0.0
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 May 31, 2012.

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