In 1999, 85,489 infants were born to Indiana residents. The number of births increased each year between 1994 (82,522) and 1999 (85,489).
Of the 85,489 infants of Indiana residents in 1999, 82,702 were single births, 2,590 were twins, 178 were triplets, and 19 were quadruplets. (NOTE: See definition of "multiple births" in the glossary.)
During 1999, 43,794 (51.2%) of the infants were male and 41,694 (48.8%) were female, resulting in a sex ratio of 1,050 males per every 1,000 females.
In 1999, there were 11,301 live births to mothers under 20 years of age -- 13.2% of the total number of live births. Of these, 8,945 were born to white women under age 20 (12.0% of the white births) and 2,221 were born to black women under age 20 (24.0% of the black births).
For a large majority of births, both the mother and father were white (76.6%). Both the mother and father were black for 6.1% of births. For 13.3% of births, the race of the father was not reported.
The age-specific rate for women age 15-19 was slightly lower in 1999 (51.3) than in 1998 (53.2).
The 1999 general fertility rate (GFR) was 64.8 births per 1,000 women 15-44 years old compared to a 1998 GFR of 64.2 per 1,000 women 15-44 years old.
In 1999, the total fertility rate (TFR) was 2,044 for all races combined. This rate is 2.7% below the theoretical replacement level rate of 2,100. The TFRs for white and black women were 2,014 and 2,264 respectively.
The proportion of live-born infants classified as low birth weight (LBW; less than 2,500 grams or 5 lb. 8 oz) increased from 6.6% in 1989 to 7.8% in 1999. Infants born to black mothers were almost twice as likely to be LBW (12.9%) as infants born to white mothers (7.8%).
Approximately 1.5% of all live-born infants were classified as very low birth weight (VLBW; less than 1,500 grams or 3 lb. 5 oz). Infants born to black mothers were more than twice as likely to weigh less than 1,500 grams (3.1%) than were infants born to white mothers (1.3%).
In Indiana, about one fifth (20.9%) of women who gave birth in 1999 reported smoking during their pregnancy, compared with only 12.9% nationwide in 1998. White mothers (21.8%) were more likely than black mothers (15.8%) to report smoking during pregnancy.
Statewide, 79.5% of mothers began prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy. White mothers were more likely to have early prenatal care (81.3%) than were black mothers (65.5%).
Slightly over one-third (34.6%) of all live births in Indiana in 1999 were to unmarried parents. Significantly more black mothers (77.0%) than white mothers (29.6%) were not married to the infant’s father at the time of the birth.
More than half (56.8%) of women who gave birth in 1999 were breastfeeding their infant when they were discharged from the hospital. White mothers were more likely than black mothers to be breastfeeding at discharge (59.0% and 36.4%, respectively).
INDUCED TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY REPORT
There were 12,109 terminated pregnancies reported in Indiana in 1999.
Of the 12,109 women who had a pregnancy terminated, 11,676 (96%) were Indiana residents.
7,160 (59.1%) of the women were white, 3,316 (27.4%) were black, 255 (2.1%) were of "other" races, and 1,378 (11.4%) were of unknown race (Indiana occurrences).
8,709 (71.9%) of the women who had a pregnancy terminated were not married and 1,715 (14.2%) were married. Marital status was unknown for 1,685 (13.9%) of the women who had a terminated pregnancy (Indiana occurrences).
35% (4,236) of the women terminating a pregnancy were 20-24 years, 22.7% (2,750) were 25-29 years, 13.2% (1,600) were 18-19 years, and 11.9% (1,438) were 30-34 years of age. Less than 1% (69) were under the age of 15, 6% (729) were 15-17 years of age, 7.7% (927) were 35-39 years of age and 2.1% (258) were age 40 or more (Indiana occurrences). Age was unknown for .8% (102).
In 1999, 11,632 (96.1%) of the terminations were performed in clinics; 476 (3.9%) were performed in hospitals (Indiana occurrences).
MARRIAGE REPORT
There were 48,373 marriages performed in the state in 1999.
The most frequent months for marriages were June (12%), July (11.9%), September (10.7%), October (10.4%) and May (10.2%).
Counties with the highest rate of marriages per 1,000 population age 15 and older were Steuben (19.3), Brown (16.3), and Jennings (16.0).
More marriages occurred on Saturday (58.1%) than on any other day of the week. However, civil marriages were more likely to occur on Friday, while religious marriages were more likely to occur on Saturday.
The average age at marriage for brides and grooms who had never been married before was 24.4 and 26.3 years, respectively.
Only 47.5% of marriages were first marriages for both the bride and the groom. Approximately 25% of marriages were subsequent to a divorce for both the bride and the groom. In another 49.5% of marriages, one or the other participant had been previously divorced. In 5.1% of marriages, the bride, the groom, or both had been previously widowed.
Approximately 11% of marriages were second marriages for both the bride and the groom; 7.3% were first marriages for the bride and second marriages for the groom; 8.1% were first marriages for the groom and second marriages for the bride.