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Indiana Natality Report - 2011
Table 26. Number and Percent of Live Births with Mother Breastfeeding on Discharge by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2011

Age of Mother Live Births Breastfeeding on Discharge Percent Breastfeeding on Discharge
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
83,750
69,349
9,908
61,988
52,700
5,731
74.0
76.0
57.8
10-14
93
61
25
39
27
9
41.9
44.3
36.0
15-17
2,135
1,567
458
1,180
887
219
55.3
56.6
47.8
18-19
5,782
4,480
1,091
3,631
2,879
601
62.8
64.3
55.1
20-24
22,239
17,862
3,487
14,896
12,326
1,924
67.0
69.0
55.2
25-29
25,785
21,990
2,486
19,931
17,432
1,450
77.3
79.3
58.3
30-34
18,771
15,992
1,552
15,133
13,158
966
80.6
82.3
62.2
35-39
7,283
6,033
635
5,872
4,894
451
80.6
81.1
71.0
40-44
1,543
1,269
162
1,233
1,035
106
79.9
81.6
65.4
45+
68
53
6
55
45
4
80.9
84.9
66.7
Unknown
51
42
6
18
17
1
35.3
40.5
16.7

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, 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 August 8, 2013.

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