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Indiana Natality Report - 2003
Table 8. Percent of Births by Live Birth Order and by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2003

ALL RACES Live 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
0.2
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15-17
3.3
7.8
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
18-19
7.6
15.0
4.7
1.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.4
20-24
29.0
34.0
31.0
24.6
17.3
11.6
5.5
2.8
1.0
18.5
25-29
28.8
24.9
31.1
32.0
32.4
31.4
25.4
18.8
9.8
33.3
30-34
21.1
13.1
23.3
27.7
30.1
31.5
34.7
36.7
27.3
18.5
35-39
8.4
4.0
7.8
11.9
16.0
19.5
25.9
29.9
38.4
11.1
40-44
1.7
0.7
1.2
2.0
3.5
5.6
7.7
11.1
20.9
3.7
45+
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.8
0.8
2.5
3.7
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5

WHITE Live 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
2.9
6.9
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
18-19
7.0
14.2
4.0
1.3
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.1
20-24
28.3
34.2
30.2
22.7
15.3
8.8
4.0
2.3
0.3
23.1
25-29
29.4
25.9
32.0
32.3
32.1
29.4
22.7
15.0
5.1
35.9
30-34
21.8
13.6
24.0
29.1
31.6
33.5
35.5
37.5
26.4
7.7
35-39
8.6
4.0
7.9
12.5
16.7
21.6
27.7
32.2
40.5
15.4
40-44
1.7
0.7
1.2
2.0
3.7
6.4
9.0
12.0
24.6
7.7
45+
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.2
1.0
1.0
3.1
0.0
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6

BLACK Live 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
6.5
16.3
2.2
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
18-19
12.8
24.2
11.6
4.6
0.8
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
20-24
36.4
35.5
42.5
41.2
30.3
22.7
11.2
3.3
3.6
22.2
25-29
23.2
12.9
23.3
30.2
35.5
39.8
36.5
32.2
32.5
0.0
30-34
13.5
6.3
14.4
15.9
20.6
23.0
31.5
35.6
31.3
44.4
35-39
5.8
2.7
5.1
6.2
10.1
11.1
18.5
21.1
28.9
0.0
40-44
1.4
0.7
1.1
1.6
2.6
2.7
2.2
7.8
3.6
0.0
45+
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
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 August 16, 2005.

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