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Indiana Natality Report - 2003
Table 15. Number and Percent of Very Low Birth Weight Infants (under 1,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2003

Age of Mother Births Very Low Birth Weight Infants Percent Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
86,382
75,422
9,288
1,231
911
304
1.4
1.2
3.3
10-14
130
88
41
4
4
0
3.1
4.5
0.0
15-17
2,817
2,182
604
52
31
21
1.8
1.4
3.5
18-19
6,551
5,303
1,192
107
74
33
1.6
1.4
2.8
20-24
25,015
21,379
3,379
358
259
96
1.4
1.2
2.8
25-29
24,872
22,160
2,154
328
255
69
1.3
1.2
3.2
30-34
18,201
16,456
1,251
234
180
51
1.3
1.1
4.1
35-39
7,272
6,508
538
112
80
29
1.5
1.2
5.4
40-44
1,438
1,269
126
29
24
4
2.0
1.9
3.2
45+
74
66
3
6
3
1
8.1
4.5
33.3
Unknown
12
11
0
1
1
0
8.3
9.1
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SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Percentages are calculated using total births in each age of mother or age of mother/race category.
Please see Table 39 for the number and percentage of missing birth weight data.
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This table was run on August 17, 2005.

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