1998 Indiana Natality-Table 15

Table 15 Very Low Birth Weight Infants by Race and Age of Mother Indiana, 1998
AGE OF MOTHER	Births			Very Low Birth Weight			Percent Very Low
	Total	Race		Total	Race		Total	Race
	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black	Total	White	Black
10-14	168	91	76	8	4	3	4.8	4.4	3.9
15-17	3,752	2,836	873	86	63	23	2.3	2.2	2.6
18-19	7,810	6,326	1,406	128	93	35	1.6	1.5	2.5
20-24	23,946	20,473	3,221	319	237	80	1.3	1.2	2.5
25-29	24,750	22,218	2,002	313	240	67	1.3	1.1	3.3
30-34	16,602	15,207	1,035	218	182	32	1.3	1.2	3.1
35-39	6,760	6,087	500	110	79	26	1.6	1.3	5.2
40-44	1,207	1,083	100	23	16	6	1.9	1.5	6.0
45+	48	43	3	1	1	0	2.1	2.3	0.0
Unknown	12	10	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	-
Total	85,055	74,374	9,216	1,206	915	272	1.4	1.2	3.0
SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team