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Indiana Natality Report - 2003
Table 25. Number and Percent of Births to Unmarried Parents by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2003

Age of Mother Births Unmarried Parents Percent Unmarried Parents
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
86,382
75,422
9,288
32,042
24,620
7,085
37.1
32.6
76.3
10-14
130
88
41
129
87
41
99.2
98.9
100.0
15-17
2,817
2,182
604
2,663
2,031
602
94.5
93.1
99.7
18-19
6,551
5,303
1,192
5,396
4,187
1,161
82.4
79.0
97.4
20-24
25,015
21,379
3,379
13,672
10,602
2,947
54.7
49.6
87.2
25-29
24,872
22,160
2,154
6,191
4,683
1,428
24.9
21.1
66.3
30-34
18,201
16,456
1,251
2,664
2,019
613
14.6
12.3
49.0
35-39
7,272
6,508
538
1,056
802
234
14.5
12.3
43.5
40-44
1,438
1,269
126
255
196
57
17.7
15.4
45.2
45+
74
66
3
11
9
2
14.9
13.6
66.7
Unknown
12
11
0
5
4
0
41.7
36.4
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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 marital status data.
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This table was run on August 17, 2005.

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