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Table 5: Live Birth Summary Information by Mother's Age
New York State 2000



		Mother's Age
		Total¹	10-14	15-17	18-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	N.S.


Total Births		258,455	355	6,954	13,816	51,710	66,350	71,517	38,717	8,494	512	30

Sex
	Male	132,588	188	3,553	7,169	26,619	34,014	36,554	19,880	4,333	265	13
	Female	125,867	167	3,401	6,647	25,091	32,336	34,963	18,837	4,161	247	17

Race
	White	182,285	174	4,099	8,741	34,433	46,311	53,447	28,524	6,156	385	15
	Black	54,498	169	2,674	4,622	13,965	13,220	11,253	6,861	1,634	90	10
	Other	20,538	10	146	403	3,045	6,524	6,547	3,171	655	35	2

Ethnicity
	Hispanic	53,823	141	2,631	4,574	15,237	14,038	10,659	5,360	1,129	54	0

Marital Status
	Out of Wedlock	95,033	346	6,546	11,724	31,388	21,446	14,026	7,566	1,889	91	11
	Married	162,199	9	404	2,074	20,243	44,678	56,996	30,831	6,538	414	12

Birthweight
	< 1500 gms	3,963	13	152	221	730	902	1,088	664	170	23	0
	1500-2499 gms	16,057	47	606	1,012	3,157	3,661	4,198	2,588	710	75	3
	2500 + gms	238,267	295	6,194	12,581	47,782	61,743	66,199	35,441	7,596	413	23

Plurality
	Single Births	249,128	353	6,847	13,589	50,552	64,214	68,304	36,786	8,056	397	30
	Twins	8,709	2	107	227	1,128	2,012	2,954	1,771	408	100	0
	Triplets +	618	0	0	0	30	124	259	160	30	15	0

Month PNC Began
	1st - 3rd month	172,615	87	3,091	7,011	29,361	44,962	53,366	28,538	5,869	330	0
	4th - 6th month	49,957	136	2,263	4,183	13,311	12,433	10,305	5,802	1,436	87	1
	7th - 9th month	11,253	53	727	1,099	3,187	2,720	2,039	1,116	291	18	3
	None	3,174	26	190	269	838	698	675	360	108	6	4

Order of Birth
	1st Child	106,763	354	6,358	10,708	26,878	27,131	23,477	9,661	2,012	168	16
	2nd Child	83,056	1	552	2,651	16,479	21,935	25,919	12,901	2,460	150	8
	3rd Child	41,192	0	38	390	6,061	10,537	13,444	8,914	1,738	69	1
	4th Child +	27,289	0	1	59	2,246	6,711	8,641	7,225	2,278	125	3

Method of Delivery
	Vaginal	193,768	298	5,965	11,692	42,302	51,037	51,313	25,633	5,264	240	24
	Cesarean	64,424	55	987	2,120	9,357	15,244	20,144	13,035	3,209	271	2
	Not Stated	263	2	2	4	51	69	60	49	21	1	4

Mother's Education
	<12 Years	49,072	336	6,085	6,715	14,590	10,368	6,658	3,401	863	52	4
	12 Years	78,729	0	740	5,627	21,577	20,596	18,267	9,671	2,149	95	7
	13-15 Years	57,033	0	4	1,245	11,637	17,072	16,367	8,888	1,730	85	5
	16 Years	36,489	0	0	0	2,174	9,455	14,822	8,236	1,708	91	3
	17+ Years	32,920	0	0	0	729	7,702	14,440	7,965	1,901	179	4

Place of Birth
	Hospital	255,870	348	6,902	13,729	51,130	65,680	70,887	38,303	8,366	504	21
	Home	1,332	6	19	41	257	347	330	234	88	5	5
	Other	742	1	21	22	191	179	192	108	25	1	2

Primary Financial Coverage
	Medicaid	96,796	256	4,779	9,681	31,930	24,203	15,928	8,004	1,915	100	0
	HMO	71,709	45	961	1,770	8,266	19,086	25,368	13,459	2,607	147	0
	Other Ins	77,249	33	848	1,624	8,782	19,950	26,930	15,375	3,478	229	0
	Self Pay	6,696	16	257	503	1,731	1,678	1,419	816	257	15	4

Attendant
	Physician	226,715	302	5,725	11,434	43,223	58,098	64,593	35,164	7,708	467	1
	Midwife	27,348	50	1,156	2,202	7,669	7,192	5,662	2,789	596	31	1
	Other	1,123	3	32	61	317	307	211	137	49	4	2


¹ Total includes records with information Not Stated

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