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Indiana Natality Report - 2006
Table 26. Number and Percent of Live Births with Mother Breastfeeding on Discharge by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2006

Age of Mother Live Births Breastfeeding on Discharge Percent Breastfeeding on Discharge
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
89,404
77,096
10,396
59,440
52,820
5,065
66.5
68.5
48.7
10-14
115
70
45
44
34
10
38.3
48.6
22.2
15-17
2,808
2,084
699
1,358
1,068
273
48.4
51.2
39.1
18-19
6,803
5,464
1,294
3,678
3,086
565
54.1
56.5
43.7
20-24
25,849
21,911
3,654
15,495
13,647
1,647
59.9
62.3
45.1
25-29
26,671
23,536
2,552
18,762
16,985
1,304
70.3
72.2
51.1
30-34
17,818
15,772
1,399
13,152
11,760
834
73.8
74.6
59.6
35-39
7,807
6,915
621
5,844
5,252
360
74.9
76.0
58.0
40-44
1,433
1,259
122
1,045
929
71
72.9
73.8
58.2
45+
78
71
6
61
59
1
78.2
83.1
16.7
Unknown
22
14
4
1
0
0
4.5
0.0
0.0

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Public Health System Development and Data Commission, Data Analysis Team.
Percentages are calculated using total live births in each age of mother or age of mother/race category.
Please see Table 39 for the number and percentage of missing breastfeeding status data.
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This table was run on May 27, 2008.

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