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TABLE 15
Very Low Birth Weight Infants by Race and Age of Mother:
Indiana, 2000

  Births Very Low Birth Weight Percent Very Low Birth Weight
Age of Mother All Races White Black All Races White Black All Races White Black
10-14 127 72 53 3 2 1 2.4 2.8 1.9
15-17 3,357 2,585 727 79 53 25 2.4 2.1 3.4
18-19 7,484 6,136 1,288 121 91 29 1.6 1.5 2.3
20-24 25,442 21,700 3,430 326 243 82 1.3 1.1 2.4
25-29 25,094 22,486 2,164 328 259 68 1.3 1.2 3.1
30-34 17,351 15,778 1,139 200 148 50 1.2 0.9 4.4
35-39 7,407 6,719 498 129 113 14 1.7 1.7 2.8
40-44 1,364 1,215 121 27 22 5 2.0 1.8 4.1
45+ 57 50 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Unknown 14 12 0 1 1 0 7.1 8.3 0.0
Total 87,697 76,753 9,421 1,214 932 274 1.4 1.2 2.9

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, February 2002

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