Table 5: Live Birth Summary Information by Mother's Age
New York State 1997
			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
		256,976	419	8,076	14,109	49,860	69,170	72,168	35,472	7,272	390	40
Sex
	Male	131,353	213	4,169	7,259	25,487	35,266	36,929	18,083	3,733	196	18
	Female	125,619	206	3,907	6,850	24,372	33,902	35,238	17,389	3,539	194	22
Race
	White	183,073	188	4,703	8,854	33,356	49,421	54,339	26,566	5,332	285	29
	Black	54,948	215	3,155	4,832	13,502	13,565	12,001	6,203	1,390	79	6
	Other	17,847	12	175	349	2,736	5,908	5,562	2,575	504	23	3
Ethnicity
	Hispanic	50,747	133	2,778	4,453	13,927	13,397	10,417	4,654	936	50	2
Marital Status
	Out of Wedlock	90,573	408	7,542	11,603	28,515	20,474	13,607	6,757	1,577	73	17
	Married	165,645	10	532	2,491	21,285	48,529	58,240	28,550	5,672	316	20
Birthweight
	< 1500 gms	4,016	18	172	245	749	975	1,065	632	137	21	2
	1500-2499 gms	16,129	36	747	1,018	3,088	3,843	4,201	2,520	605	64	7
	2500 + gms	236,710	365	7,157	12,844	46,000	64,317	66,878	32,291	6,524	305	29
Plurality
	Single Births	248,369	419	7,967	13,845	48,700	67,112	69,370	33,682	6,933	305	36
	Twins	7,983	0	109	264	1,130	1,923	2,550	1,618	306	79	4
	Triplets +	624	0	0	0	30	135	248	172	33	6	0
Month PNC Began
	1st - 3rd month	167,076	113	3,328	6,750	27,432	46,596	52,559	25,262	4,817	215	4
	4th - 6th month	47,261	129	2,572	4,022	12,301	11,931	9,889	5,164	1,188	65	0
	7th - 9th month	10,552	88	777	1,122	2,859	2,576	1,956	921	235	18	0
	None	3,755	16	231	316	886	934	841	428	99	1	3
Order of Birth
	1st Child	106,548	413	7,265	10,613	25,891	28,912	22,737	8,795	1,788	116	18
	2nd Child	83,421	6	740	2,946	15,954	23,165	26,724	11,740	2,038	95	13
	3rd Child	39,896	0	66	474	5,747	10,477	13,663	7,967	1,439	58	5
	4th Child +	27,071	0	5	76	2,268	6,616	9,043	6,962	1,985	114	2
Method of Delivery
	Vaginal	197,043	367	6,957	12,068	41,312	54,255	52,965	24,263	4,653	171	32
	Cesarean	59,393	51	1,108	2,024	8,461	14,773	19,038	11,119	2,597	219	3
	Other	7	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	1
Mother's Education
	<12 Years	48,433	391	7,081	6,901	13,618	10,215	6,450	2,975	741	51	10
	12 Years	82,953	0	785	5,734	21,147	23,385	20,299	9,559	1,943	87	14
	13-15 Years	58,206	0	8	1,243	11,644	17,942	17,726	8,138	1,460	40	5
	16 Years	34,727	0	0	3	1,895	9,724	14,437	7,281	1,312	70	5
	17+ Years	28,937	0	0	0	677	6,925	12,438	7,051	1,710	133	3
Place of Birth
	Hospital	254,645	410	7,998	13,990	49,416	68,561	71,592	35,107	7,150	386	35
	Home	1,420	8	40	58	250	374	337	244	102	4	3
	Other	712	1	34	55	168	194	166	80	14	0	0
Primary Financial Coverage
	Medicaid	96,613	318	5,790	10,330	30,886	24,264	16,038	7,261	1,638	85	3
	HMO	66,367	28	925	1,414	7,536	19,250	23,865	11,270	1,983	95	1
	Other Ins	78,273	37	918	1,503	8,183	21,490	28,068	14,762	3,127	182	3
	Self Pay	7,322	21	266	495	1,747	1,951	1,676	886	263	15	2
Attendant
	Physician	225,083	327	6,590	11,469	41,637	60,610	65,249	32,187	6,646	360	8
	Midwife	27,649	83	1,399	2,408	7,432	7,387	5,739	2,676	501	24	0
	Other	1,222	4	45	87	299	347	239	144	53	3	1
1 Total includes records with information Not Stated

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