Table 6a: Resident Live Births by Race and Birthweight, Race and Month Prenatal Care Began, by Mother's Age, New York State 1997
		Mother's Age
		Total	10-14	15-17	18-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	N.S.
Race and Birthweight
Total		256,976	419	8,076	14,109	49,860	69,170	72,168	35,472	7,272	390	40
	< 1000 gms	1,941	8	74	126	377	496	490	304	59	5	2
	1000-1499 gms	2,075	10	98	119	372	479	575	328	78	16	0
	1500-1999 gms	3,970	10	169	240	693	954	1,058	652	167	24	3
	2000-2499 gms	12,159	26	578	778	2,395	2,889	3,143	1,868	438	40	4
	2500 + gms	236,710	365	7,157	12,844	46,000	64,317	66,878	32,291	6,524	305	29
	Not Stated	121	0	0	2	23	35	24	29	6	0	2
White		183,073	188	4,703	8,854	33,356	49,421	54,339	26,566	5,332	285	29
	< 1000 gms	975	3	33	55	181	259	256	157	27	4	0
	1000-1499 gms	1,192	1	49	65	199	263	364	196	42	13	0
	1500-1999 gms	2,435	5	85	135	414	581	701	396	97	18	3
	2000-2499 gms	7,613	14	300	448	1,374	1,785	2,087	1,281	292	30	2
	2500 + gms	170,838	165	4,236	8,151	31,184	46,528	50,927	24,530	4,873	220	24
	Not Stated	20	0	0	0	4	5	4	6	1	0	0
Black		54,948	215	3,155	4,832	13,502	13,565	12,001	6,203	1,390	79	6
	< 1000 gms	855	4	38	65	178	209	198	133	27	1	2
	1000-1499 gms	756	9	45	52	153	183	177	107	27	3	0
	1500-1999 gms	1,258	4	78	94	241	296	272	214	55	4	0
	2000-2499 gms	3,616	9	257	310	869	819	786	449	109	6	2
	2500 + gms	48,459	189	2,737	4,310	12,060	12,057	10,568	5,299	1,172	65	2
	Not Stated	4	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Other	17,847	12	175	349	2,736	5,908	5,562	2,575	504	23	3
	< 1000 gms	96	1	3	4	15	26	30	12	5	0	0
	1000-1499 gms	112	0	1	1	18	30	32	23	7	0	0
	1500-1999 gms	253	1	5	9	35	73	81	38	10	1	0
	2000-2499 gms	868	2	18	16	141	270	255	131	31	4	0
	2500 + gms	16,518	8	148	319	2,527	5,509	5,164	2,371	451	18	3
	Not Stated	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not Stated		1,108	4	43	74	266	276	266	128	46	3	2
Race and Month Prenatal Care Began
Total		256,976	419	8,076	14,109	49,860	69,170	72,168	35,472	7,272	390	40
	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
	Not Stated	28,332	73	1,168	1,899	6,382	7,133	6,923	3,697	933	91	33
White		183,073	188	4,703	8,854	33,356	49,421	54,339	26,566	5,332	285	29
	1st - 3rd month	127,864	58	2,130	4,528	19,392	35,576	42,110	20,180	3,727	160	3
	4th - 6th month	29,484	60	1,456	2,409	7,865	7,377	6,239	3,257	777	44	0
	7th - 9th month	5,779	34	386	635	1,656	1,443	1,013	471	130	11	0
	None	2,023	8	109	192	497	498	445	219	52	0	3
	Not Stated	17,923	28	622	1,090	3,946	4,527	4,532	2,439	646	70	23
Black		54,948	215	3,155	4,832	13,502	13,565	12,001	6,203	1,390	79	6
	1st - 3rd month	28,195	52	1,119	2,046	6,611	7,475	6,745	3,367	738	42	0
	4th - 6th month	13,534	63	1,046	1,475	3,578	3,101	2,527	1,412	315	17	0
	7th - 9th month	3,737	52	360	440	955	810	699	337	80	4	0
	None	1,379	8	110	117	319	330	293	160	41	1	0
	Not Stated	8,103	40	520	754	2,039	1,849	1,737	927	216	15	6
Other		17,847	12	175	349	2,736	5,908	5,562	2,575	504	23	3
	1st - 3rd month	10,578	2	63	154	1,333	3,436	3,577	1,666	334	12	1
	4th - 6th month	4,060	5	58	116	822	1,408	1,082	474	91	4	0
	7th - 9th month	983	2	30	45	230	312	234	108	19	3	0
	None	329	0	11	7	62	104	95	44	6	0	0
	Not Stated	1,897	3	13	27	289	648	574	283	54	4	2
Not Stated		1,108	4	43	74	266	276	266	128	46	3	2
Table 6b: Resident Live Births by Race and Birthweight, Race and Month Prenatal Care Began, by Mother's Age, New York State Exclusive of New York City 1997
		Mother's Age
		Total	10-14	15-17	18-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	N.S.
Race and Birthweight
Total		138,074	200	3,724	6,911	23,652	37,335	42,408	20,133	3,525	158	28
	< 1000 gms	917	4	42	63	194	217	232	140	22	2	1
	1000-1499 gms	951	2	46	52	164	226	282	149	25	5	0
	1500-1999 gms	1,952	4	65	116	303	490	568	330	65	8	3
	2000-2499 gms	5,819	12	240	325	1,038	1,400	1,640	937	202	23	2
	2500 + gms	128,324	178	3,331	6,354	21,932	34,970	39,663	18,549	3,205	120	22
	Not Stated	111	0	0	1	21	32	23	28	6	0	0
White		118,658	99	2,573	5,268	19,094	32,426	38,000	17,959	3,085	131	23
	< 1000 gms	607	2	22	33	121	150	166	97	14	2	0
	1000-1499 gms	728	1	27	35	114	164	242	120	20	5	0
	1500-1999 gms	1,541	1	37	86	237	383	470	270	47	7	3
	2000-2499 gms	4,607	6	140	240	750	1,116	1,375	801	161	17	1
	2500 + gms	111,158	89	2,347	4,874	17,869	30,609	35,744	16,665	2,842	100	19
	Not Stated	17	0	0	0	3	4	3	6	1	0	0
Black		14,467	91	1,070	1,488	3,795	3,413	2,869	1,432	290	15	4
	< 1000 gms	279	1	20	27	66	59	58	40	7	0	1
	1000-1499 gms	191	1	16	16	43	53	35	23	4	0	0
	1500-1999 gms	332	3	25	26	57	83	77	48	13	0	0
	2000-2499 gms	966	4	93	84	252	217	188	95	28	4	1
	2500 + gms	12,699	82	916	1,335	3,377	3,001	2,511	1,226	238	11	2
	Not Stated	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other		4,404	7	64	126	629	1,365	1,405	668	130	9	1
	< 1000 gms	27	1	0	2	6	8	7	2	1	0	0
	1000-1499 gms	25	0	1	1	7	7	4	5	0	0	0
	1500-1999 gms	67	0	2	3	8	22	19	10	3	0	0
	2000-2499 gms	223	1	7	1	32	60	70	39	11	2	0
	2500 + gms	4,062	5	54	119	576	1,268	1,305	612	115	7	1
	Not Stated	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not Stated		545	3	17	29	134	131	134	74	20	3	0
Race and Month Prenatal Care Began
Total		138,074	200	3,724	6,911	23,652	37,335	42,408	20,133	3,525	158	28
	1st - 3rd month	103,449	67	1,816	3,827	15,096	28,855	34,760	16,234	2,692	99	3
	4th - 6th month	21,378	60	1,250	2,024	5,547	5,213	4,468	2,306	483	27	0
	7th - 9th month	3,870	40	318	468	1,097	906	645	310	77	9	0
	None	1,873	14	111	153	439	451	426	222	54	0	3
	Not Stated	7,504	19	229	439	1,473	1,910	2,109	1,061	219	23	22
White		118,658	99	2,573	5,268	19,094	32,426	38,000	17,959	3,085	131	23
	1st - 3rd month	91,806	38	1,327	3,071	12,580	25,753	31,748	14,793	2,408	85	3
	4th - 6th month	16,717	29	844	1,460	4,297	4,137	3,650	1,877	404	19	0
	7th - 9th month	2,731	19	190	317	792	677	455	218	57	6	0
	None	1,264	8	70	104	288	295	300	161	35	0	3
	Not Stated	6,140	5	142	316	1,137	1,564	1,847	910	181	21	17
Black		14,467	91	1,070	1,488	3,795	3,413	2,869	1,432	290	15	4
	1st - 3rd month	8,243	26	449	672	2,087	2,068	1,855	904	174	8	0
	4th - 6th month	3,792	28	382	525	1,058	811	596	323	63	6	0
	7th - 9th month	932	20	119	135	250	175	148	74	10	1	0
	None	515	6	37	46	131	129	97	50	19	0	0
	Not Stated	985	11	83	110	269	230	173	81	24	0	4
Other		4,404	7	64	126	629	1,365	1,405	668	130	9	1
	1st - 3rd month	3,145	2	30	70	369	973	1,085	509	102	5	0
	4th - 6th month	792	3	19	31	175	247	206	94	15	2	0
	7th - 9th month	179	1	8	15	42	52	37	17	5	2	0
	None	75	0	4	3	12	26	22	8	0	0	0
	Not Stated	213	1	3	7	31	67	55	40	8	0	1
Not Stated		545	3	17	29	134	131	134	74	20	3	0
Table 6c: Resident Live Births by Race and Birthweight, Race and Month Prenatal Care Began, by Mother's Age, New York City 1997
		Mother's Age
		Total	10-14	15-17	18-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	N.S.
Race and Birthweight
Total		118,902	219	4,352	7,198	26,208	31,835	29,760	15,339	3,747	232	12
	< 1000 gms	1,024	4	32	63	183	279	258	164	37	3	1
	1000-1499 gms	1,124	8	52	67	208	253	293	179	53	11	0
	1500-1999 gms	2,018	6	104	124	390	464	490	322	102	16	0
	2000-2499 gms	6,340	14	338	453	1,357	1,489	1,503	931	236	17	2
	2500 + gms	108,386	187	3,826	6,490	24,068	29,347	27,215	13,742	3,319	185	7
	Not Stated	10	0	0	1	2	3	1	1	0	0	2
White		64,415	89	2,130	3,586	14,262	16,995	16,339	8,607	2,247	154	6
	< 1000 gms	368	1	11	22	60	109	90	60	13	2	0
	1000-1499 gms	464	0	22	30	85	99	122	76	22	8	0
	1500-1999 gms	894	4	48	49	177	198	231	126	50	11	0
	2000-2499 gms	3,006	8	160	208	624	669	712	480	131	13	1
	2500 + gms	59,680	76	1,889	3,277	13,315	15,919	15,183	7,865	2,031	120	5
	Not Stated	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Black		40,481	124	2,085	3,344	9,707	10,152	9,132	4,771	1,100	64	2
	< 1000 gms	576	3	18	38	112	150	140	93	20	1	1
	1000-1499 gms	565	8	29	36	110	130	142	84	23	3	0
	1500-1999 gms	926	1	53	68	184	213	195	166	42	4	0
	2000-2499 gms	2,650	5	164	226	617	602	598	354	81	2	1
	2500 + gms	35,760	107	1,821	2,975	8,683	9,056	8,057	4,073	934	54	0
	Not Stated	4	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Other		13,443	5	111	223	2,107	4,543	4,157	1,907	374	14	2
	< 1000 gms	69	0	3	2	9	18	23	10	4	0	0
	1000-1499 gms	87	0	0	0	11	23	28	18	7	0	0
	1500-1999 gms	186	1	3	6	27	51	62	28	7	1	0
	2000-2499 gms	645	1	11	15	109	210	185	92	20	2	0
	2500 + gms	12,456	3	94	200	1,951	4,241	3,859	1,759	336	11	2
	Not Stated	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not Stated		563	1	26	45	132	145	132	54	26	0	2
Race and Month Prenatal Care Began
Total		118,902	219	4,352	7,198	26,208	31,835	29,760	15,339	3,747	232	12
	1st - 3rd month	63,627	46	1,512	2,923	12,336	17,741	17,799	9,028	2,125	116	1
	4th - 6th month	25,883	69	1,322	1,998	6,754	6,718	5,421	2,858	705	38	0
	7th - 9th month	6,682	48	459	654	1,762	1,670	1,311	611	158	9	0
	None	1,882	2	120	163	447	483	415	206	45	1	0
	Not Stated	20,828	54	939	1,460	4,909	5,223	4,814	2,636	714	68	11
White		64,415	89	2,130	3,586	14,262	16,995	16,339	8,607	2,247	154	6
	1st - 3rd month	36,058	20	803	1,457	6,812	9,823	10,362	5,387	1,319	75	0
	4th - 6th month	12,767	31	612	949	3,568	3,240	2,589	1,380	373	25	0
	7th - 9th month	3,048	15	196	318	864	766	558	253	73	5	0
	None	759	0	39	88	209	203	145	58	17	0	0
	Not Stated	11,783	23	480	774	2,809	2,963	2,685	1,529	465	49	6
Black		40,481	124	2,085	3,344	9,707	10,152	9,132	4,771	1,100	64	2
	1st - 3rd month	19,952	26	670	1,374	4,524	5,407	4,890	2,463	564	34	0
	4th - 6th month	9,742	35	664	950	2,520	2,290	1,931	1,089	252	11	0
	7th - 9th month	2,805	32	241	305	705	635	551	263	70	3	0
	None	864	2	73	71	188	201	196	110	22	1	0
	Not Stated	7,118	29	437	644	1,770	1,619	1,564	846	192	15	2
Other		13,443	5	111	223	2,107	4,543	4,157	1,907	374	14	2
	1st - 3rd month	7,433	0	33	84	964	2,463	2,492	1,157	232	7	1
	4th - 6th month	3,268	2	39	85	647	1,161	876	380	76	2	0
	7th - 9th month	804	1	22	30	188	260	197	91	14	1	0
	None	254	0	7	4	50	78	73	36	6	0	0
	Not Stated	1,684	2	10	20	258	581	519	243	46	4	1
Not Stated		563	1	26	45	132	145	132	54	26	0	2

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