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Table 26
Breastfeeding on Discharge by Race and Age of Mother
Indiana, 1998
AGE OF
MOTHER
Births Breastfeeding Percent Breastfeeding
Total Race Total Race Total Race
White Black White Black White Black
10-14 168 91 76 37 27 10 22.0 29.7 13.2
15-17 3,752 2,836 873 1,330 1,062 244 35.4 37.4 27.9
18-19 7,810 6,326 1,406 3,285 2,792 457 42.1 44.1 32.5
20-24 23,946 20,473 3,221 11,456 10,219 1,084 47.8 49.9 33.7
25-29 24,750 22,218 2,002 15,027 13,785 845 60.7 62.0 42.2
30-34 16,602 15,207 1,035 11,016 10,242 493 66.4 67.4 47.6
35-39 6,760 6,087 500 4,533 4,217 194 67.1 69.3 38.8
40-44 1,207 1,083 100 857 797 44 71.0 73.6 44.0
45+ 48 43 3 32 29 1 66.7 67.4 33.3
Unknown 12 10 0 4 3 0 33.3 30.0 -
Total 85,055 74,374 9,216 47,577 43,173 3,372 55.9 58.0 36.6

SOURCE:  Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team

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