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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 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 137,865 154 3,665 7,086 23,794 36,745 41,483 20,788 3,985 142 23
  < 1000 gms 935 8 39 54 167 231 246 152 35 3 0
  1000-1499 gms 894 2 34 61 153 213 249 149 31 2 0
  1500-1999 gms 2,040 4 67 121 329 496 584 357 78 4 0
  2000-2499 gms 5,799 7 212 381 1,035 1,374 1,623 947 210 10 0
  2500 + gms 128,079 132 3,313 6,467 22,084 34,401 38,753 19,163 3,625 123 18
  Not Stated 118 1 0 2 26 30 28 20 6 0 5
White 117,502 85 2,471 5,426 18,902 31,658 36,941 18,410 3,469 122 18
  < 1000 gms 629 5 21 25 99 158 184 110 24 3 0
  1000-1499 gms 648 0 14 39 101 155 203 110 25 1 0
  1500-1999 gms 1,603 1 39 84 228 402 498 288 61 2 0
  2000-2499 gms 4,465 2 124 255 733 1,082 1,339 753 170 7 0
  2500 + gms 110,134 77 2,273 5,022 17,736 29,859 34,714 17,143 3,186 109 15
  Not Stated 23 0 0 1 5 2 3 6 3 0 3
Black 15,048 63 1,093 1,491 4,140 3,495 2,889 1,531 332 10 4
  < 1000 gms 280 3 17 28 63 71 52 36 10 0 0
  1000-1499 gms 210 2 18 19 47 53 34 31 5 1 0
  1500-1999 gms 373 3 27 36 92 73 72 56 13 1 0
  2000-2499 gms 1,070 5 80 119 272 223 196 142 32 1 0
  2500 + gms 13,112 50 951 1,289 3,666 3,075 2,534 1,266 272 7 2
  Not Stated 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Other 4,600 4 72 129 594 1,394 1,478 750 170 9 0
  < 1000 gms 23 0 1 1 5 2 8 5 1 0 0
  1000-1499 gms 30 0 1 2 3 4 12 7 1 0 0
  1500-1999 gms 56 0 1 1 7 19 12 11 4 1 0
  2000-2499 gms 247 0 6 7 26 66 84 48 8 2 0
  2500 + gms 4,243 4 63 118 552 1,303 1,362 679 156 6 0
  Not Stated 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not Stated 715 2 29 40 158 198 175 97 14 1 1
Race and Month Prenatal Care Began
Total 137,865 154 3,665 7,086 23,794 36,745 41,483 20,788 3,985 142 23
  1st - 3rd month 104,237 40 1,781 4,086 15,332 28,667 34,296 16,903 3,040 91 1
  4th - 6th month 20,755 59 1,211 1,921 5,550 5,030 4,171 2,233 556 24 0
  7th - 9th month 3,598 31 291 433 1,015 839 595 309 83 2 0
  None 2,229 12 99 192 519 549 517 270 68 2 1
  Not Stated 7,046 12 283 454 1,378 1,660 1,904 1,073 238 23 21
White 117,502 85 2,471 5,426 18,902 31,658 36,941 18,410 3,469 122 18
  1st - 3rd month 91,796 26 1,270 3,267 12,610 25,343 31,211 15,271 2,717 80 1
  4th - 6th month 16,048 31 793 1,417 4,190 3,983 3,361 1,814 439 20 0
  7th - 9th month 2,516 16 179 302 709 596 423 229 60 2 0
  None 1,441 7 48 122 332 381 326 182 42 1 0
  Not Stated 5,701 5 181 318 1,061 1,355 1,620 914 211 19 17
Black 15,048 63 1,093 1,491 4,140 3,495 2,889 1,531 332 10 4
  1st - 3rd month 8,817 12 470 733 2,307 2,201 1,885 1,016 187 6 0
  4th - 6th month 3,729 27 378 449 1,156 769 562 294 91 3 0
  7th - 9th month 885 14 108 121 269 175 122 60 16 0 0
  None 590 4 45 66 139 126 137 55 17 1 0
  Not Stated 1,027 6 92 122 269 224 183 106 21 0 4
Other 4,600 4 72 129 594 1,394 1,478 750 170 9 0
  1st - 3rd month 3,272 2 29 70 351 1,010 1,103 572 130 5 0
  4th - 6th month 835 1 29 40 163 247 220 110 25 0 0
  7th - 9th month 172 0 3 8 35 59 45 16 6 0 0
  None 95 0 5 3 17 20 34 12 4 0 0
  Not Stated 226 1 6 8 28 58 76 40 5 4 0
Not Stated 715 2 29 40 158 198 175 97 14 1 1
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