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TABLE 26
Breastfeeding on Discharge by Race
and Age of Mother: Indiana, 2000

  Births Breastfeeding Percent Breastfeeding
Age of Mother All Races White Black All Races White Black All Races White Black
10-14 127 72 53 30 21 8 23.6 29.2 15.1
15-17 3,357 2,585 727 1,289 1,066 203 38.4 41.2 27.9
18-19 7,484 6,136 1,288 3,352 2,917 404 44.8 47.5 31.4
20-24 25,442 21,700 3,430 12,973 11,573 1,221 51.0 53.3 35.6
25-29 25,094 22,486 2,164 15,592 14,287 951 62.1 63.5 43.9
30-34 17,351 15,778 1,139 11,546 10,691 517 66.5 67.8 45.4
35-39 7,407 6,719 498 5,108 4,714 235 69.0 70.2 47.2
40-44 1,364 1,215 121 943 871 53 69.1 71.7 43.8
45+ 57 50 1 42 36 1 73.7 72.0 100.0
Unknown 14 12 0 3 2 0 21.4 16.7 -
Total 87,697 76,753 9,421 50,878 46,178 3,593 58.0 60.2 38.1

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

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