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Table 6a: Resident Live Births by Race and Birthweight, Race and Month Prenatal Care Began,
Mother's Age, New York State 1998
  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 257,748 381 7,745 14,576 50,417 68,809 70,838 36,653 7,895 388 46
  < 1000 gms 2,022 9 80 104 364 499 530 345 84 7 0
  1000-1499 gms 1,907 4 77 125 337 465 487 327 77 8 0
  1500-1999 gms 4,067 14 148 263 700 971 1,107 686 159 19 0
  2000-2499 gms 12,216 24 499 856 2,450 2,878 3,112 1,899 458 40 0
  2500 + gms 237,392 329 6,939 13,225 46,537 63,959 65,568 33,376 7,111 314 34
  Not Stated 144 1 2 3 29 37 34 20 6 0 12
White 184,509 182 4,692 9,336 34,095 49,376 53,297 27,377 5,834 295 25
  < 1000 gms 1,050 6 36 40 182 257 286 193 43 7 0
  1000-1499 gms 1,098 2 39 70 174 265 306 188 48 6 0
  1500-1999 gms 2,559 4 80 144 401 617 747 442 112 12 0
  2000-2499 gms 7,620 7 259 482 1,422 1,817 2,081 1,237 285 30 0
  2500 + gms 172,146 163 4,277 8,598 31,909 46,413 49,871 25,311 5,343 240 21
  Not Stated 36 0 1 2 7 7 6 6 3 0 4
Black 54,112 186 2,872 4,798 13,393 13,269 11,621 6,442 1,463 58 10
  < 1000 gms 882 3 42 62 165 227 211 135 37 0 0
  1000-1499 gms 702 2 34 50 146 172 152 121 23 2 0
  1500-1999 gms 1,256 9 67 115 260 279 286 198 38 4 0
  2000-2499 gms 3,601 16 221 348 853 778 739 504 138 4 0
  2500 + gms 47,662 156 2,507 4,223 11,968 11,812 10,231 5,484 1,227 48 6
  Not Stated 9 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 4
Other 17,955 9 140 376 2,663 5,856 5,616 2,693 563 34 5
  < 1000 gms 68 0 2 2 11 12 25 13 3 0 0
  1000-1499 gms 95 0 3 2 12 27 28 17 6 0 0
  1500-1999 gms 228 0 1 4 31 71 66 43 9 3 0
  2000-2499 gms 953 1 15 22 164 275 283 152 35 6 0
  2500 + gms 16,609 8 119 346 2,444 5,471 5,213 2,468 510 25 5
  Not Stated 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Not Stated 1,172 4 41 66 266 308 304 141 35 1 6
Race and Month Prenatal Care Began
Total 257,748 381 7,745 14,576 50,417 68,809 70,838 36,653 7,895 388 46
  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
  Not Stated 30,674 60 1,165 2,001 6,927 7,616 7,398 4,274 1,096 100 37
White 184,509 182 4,692 9,336 34,095 49,376 53,297 27,377 5,834 295 25
  1st - 3rd month 128,434 57 2,114 4,933 19,730 35,416 41,289 20,661 4,061 171 2
  4th - 6th month 28,922 61 1,451 2,471 7,866 7,211 5,848 3,167 810 37 0
  7th - 9th month 5,386 25 359 593 1,551 1,337 906 476 130 9 0
  None 2,187 7 88 185 550 572 467 254 59 5 0
  Not Stated 19,580 32 680 1,154 4,398 4,840 4,787 2,819 774 73 23
Black 54,112 186 2,872 4,798 13,393 13,269 11,621 6,442 1,463 58 10
  1st - 3rd month 27,862 47 1,054 2,095 6,571 7,280 6,526 3,550 712 26 1
  4th - 6th month 12,803 66 933 1,414 3,505 2,881 2,323 1,295 375 10 1
  7th - 9th month 3,371 41 331 359 886 743 586 340 82 3 0
  None 1,397 8 101 152 303 317 304 168 43 1 0
  Not Stated 8,679 24 453 778 2,128 2,048 1,882 1,089 251 18 8
Other 17,955 9 140 376 2,663 5,856 5,616 2,693 563 34 5
  1st - 3rd month 10,789 3 52 172 1,364 3,474 3,591 1,739 375 17 2
  4th - 6th month 3,738 2 48 109 690 1,285 1,019 481 95 8 1
  7th - 9th month 874 2 10 28 183 308 227 95 21 0 0
  None 390 0 9 13 82 117 118 42 9 0 0
  Not Stated 2,164 2 21 54 344 672 661 336 63 9 2
Not Stated 1,172 4 41 66 266 308 304 141 35 1 6
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Revised: May 2001