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Table 5: Live Birth Summary Information by Mother's Age
New York State 1998
  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 257,748 381 7,745 14,576 50,417 68,809 70,838 36,653 7,895 388 46
Sex
  Male 132,267 192 3,981 7,512 25,756 35,399 36,276 18,869 4,042 211 29
  Female 125,480 189 3,764 7,064 24,660 33,410 34,562 17,784 3,853 177 17
Race
  White 184,509 182 4,692 9,336 34,095 49,376 53,297 27,377 5,834 295 25
  Black 54,112 186 2,872 4,798 13,393 13,269 11,621 6,442 1,463 58 10
  Other 17,955 9 140 376 2,663 5,856 5,616 2,693 563 34 5
Ethnicity
  Hispanic 52,080 142 2,789 4,655 14,377 13,881 10,314 4,834 1,046 40 2
Marital Status
  Out of Wedlock 93,117 375 7,256 12,260 29,742 21,007 13,651 6,996 1,743 75 12
  Married 163,880 6 483 2,295 20,618 47,636 56,905 29,488 6,118 310 21
Birthweight
  < 1500 gms 3,929 13 157 229 701 964 1,017 672 161 15 0
  1500-2499 gms 16,283 38 647 1,119 3,150 3,849 4,219 2,585 617 59 0
  2500 + gms 237,392 329 6,939 13,225 46,537 63,959 65,568 33,376 7,111 314 34
Plurality
  Single Births 248,990 376 7,655 14,316 49,221 66,756 67,986 34,808 7,510 316 46
  Twins 8,137 5 90 260 1,173 1,930 2,561 1,691 361 66 0
  Triplets + 621 0 0 0 23 123 291 154 24 6 0
Month PNC Began
  1st - 3rd month 167,641 107 3,234 7,225 27,772 46,335 51,571 26,013 5,165 214 5
  4th - 6th month 45,677 129 2,445 4,014 12,122 11,427 9,233 4,964 1,284 56 3
  7th - 9th month 9,675 69 701 985 2,630 2,402 1,726 916 234 12 0
  None 4,081 16 200 351 966 1,029 910 486 116 6 1
Order of Birth
  1st Child 106,602 373 7,008 11,173 25,888 28,469 22,619 9,048 1,888 106 30
  2nd Child 83,562 8 674 2,859 16,380 22,982 26,059 12,156 2,327 109 8
  3rd Child 40,360 0 57 463 5,883 10,665 13,339 8,307 1,578 65 3
  4th Child + 27,185 0 6 80 2,265 6,692 8,821 7,138 2,080 101 2
Method of Delivery
  Vaginal 198,025 320 6,715 12,418 42,076 53,807 52,194 25,229 5,038 197 31
  Cesarean 59,494 60 1,027 2,155 8,298 14,947 18,582 11,384 2,848 191 2
  Not Stated 229 1 3 3 43 55 62 40 9 0 13
Mother's Education
  <12 Years 48,675 364 6,791 7,008 13,840 10,113 6,614 3,134 762 43 6
  12 Years 81,444 1 775 6,019 21,224 22,715 18,971 9,635 2,017 82 5
  13-15 Years 57,865 0 7 1,259 11,619 17,860 17,040 8,325 1,677 69 9
  16 Years 35,076 0 0 1 1,975 9,651 14,215 7,637 1,520 70 7
  17+ Years 30,359 0 0 3 690 7,331 13,001 7,405 1,806 114 9
Place of Birth
  Hospital 255,479 377 7,683 14,464 49,968 68,249 70,262 36,252 7,801 385 38
  Home 1,441 2 35 61 268 338 385 271 73 3 5
  Other 672 2 26 44 155 190 150 88 17 0 0
Primary Financial Coverage
  Medicaid 95,360 271 5,551 10,365 30,700 23,890 15,439 7,360 1,706 73 5
  HMO 70,143 39 911 1,597 7,985 19,997 24,853 12,276 2,404 80 1
  Other Ins 76,749 48 843 1,688 8,466 20,959 26,445 14,831 3,277 191 1
  Self Pay 6,744 13 259 532 1,697 1,755 1,431 831 203 20 3
Attendant
  Physician 225,643 302 6,271 11,837 42,076 60,338 63,940 33,314 7,196 362 7
  Midwife 28,052 75 1,392 2,549 7,587 7,457 5,716 2,693 565 17 1
  Other 1,474 2 49 81 380 383 342 187 45 2 3
1 Total includes records with information Not Stated
 

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