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Indiana Natality Report - 2008
Table 8. Percent of Live Births by Birth Order and by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2008

ALL RACES 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
3.1
7.2
0.7
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
1.7
18-19
7.8
15.2
4.8
1.4
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
5.9
20-24
28.2
33.9
30.7
22.9
14.6
8.1
4.6
3.4
1.2
30.3
25-29
30.4
26.2
33.0
34.5
34.2
32.5
26.5
20.9
8.4
21.8
30-34
20.1
12.1
21.8
26.9
30.5
33.0
37.7
36.4
28.0
19.3
35-39
8.6
4.2
7.8
12.2
17.0
20.7
23.0
31.3
38.2
16.8
40-44
1.6
0.7
1.3
1.9
3.3
5.3
7.5
7.7
22.2
1.7
45+
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.5
0.2
2.0
0.0
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5

WHITE 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
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15-17
2.7
6.4
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
18-19
7.2
14.4
4.1
1.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
20-24
27.7
34.0
29.7
21.4
13.0
6.5
3.5
2.6
0.8
35.1
25-29
31.1
27.6
34.1
34.6
33.6
31.3
24.4
15.6
4.4
24.3
30-34
20.7
12.5
22.6
28.3
31.8
33.4
38.4
38.3
25.1
17.6
35-39
8.7
4.1
7.7
12.6
17.7
22.7
24.5
34.8
41.7
17.6
40-44
1.7
0.7
1.2
2.0
3.6
5.7
8.4
8.4
25.6
0.0
45+
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.6
0.3
2.5
0.0
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7

BLACK 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
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15-17
5.7
14.0
1.7
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
18-19
12.6
23.9
10.7
3.9
0.8
0.2
0.5
0.0
0.0
9.1
20-24
34.9
36.9
42.5
35.7
24.3
15.9
8.2
6.5
2.8
9.1
25-29
25.0
14.2
26.0
33.5
38.7
38.7
36.7
38.2
18.9
27.3
30-34
13.6
6.1
12.5
17.2
23.5
30.0
35.3
30.9
36.8
27.3
35-39
6.4
2.9
5.5
8.1
11.2
12.0
15.5
22.8
30.2
18.2
40-44
1.3
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
3.1
3.4
1.6
11.3
0.0
45+
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
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
9.1

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 July 26, 2011.

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