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Table 6c: Resident Live Births by Race and Birthweight, Race and Month Prenatal Care Began,
by Mother's Age, 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 119,883 227 4,080 7,490 26,623 32,064 29,355 15,865 3,910 246 23
  < 1000 gms 1,087 1 41 50 197 268 284 193 49 4 0
  1000-1499 gms 1,013 2 43 64 184 252 238 178 46 6 0
  1500-1999 gms 2,027 10 81 142 371 475 523 329 81 15 0
  2000-2499 gms 6,417 17 287 475 1,415 1,504 1,489 952 248 30 0
  2500 + gms 109,313 197 3,626 6,758 24,453 29,558 26,815 14,213 3,486 191 16
  Not Stated 26 0 2 1 3 7 6 0 0 0 7
White 67,007 97 2,221 3,910 15,193 17,718 16,356 8,967 2,365 173 7
  < 1000 gms 421 1 15 15 83 99 102 83 19 4 0
  1000-1499 gms 450 2 25 31 73 110 103 78 23 5 0
  1500-1999 gms 956 3 41 60 173 215 249 154 51 10 0
  2000-2499 gms 3,155 5 135 227 689 735 742 484 115 23 0
  2500 + gms 62,012 86 2,004 3,576 14,173 16,554 15,157 8,168 2,157 131 6
  Not Stated 13 0 1 1 2 5 3 0 0 0 1
Black 39,064 123 1,779 3,307 9,253 9,774 8,732 4,911 1,131 48 6
  < 1000 gms 602 0 25 34 102 156 159 99 27 0 0
  1000-1499 gms 492 0 16 31 99 119 118 90 18 1 0
  1500-1999 gms 883 6 40 79 168 206 214 142 25 3 0
  2000-2499 gms 2,531 11 141 229 581 555 543 362 106 3 0
  2500 + gms 34,550 106 1,556 2,934 8,302 8,737 7,697 4,218 955 41 4
  Not Stated 6 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
Other 13,355 5 68 247 2,069 4,462 4,138 1,943 393 25 5
  < 1000 gms 45 0 1 1 6 10 17 8 2 0 0
  1000-1499 gms 65 0 2 0 9 23 16 10 5 0 0
  1500-1999 gms 172 0 0 3 24 52 54 32 5 2 0
  2000-2499 gms 706 1 9 15 138 209 199 104 27 4 0
  2500 + gms 12,366 4 56 228 1,892 4,168 3,851 1,789 354 19 5
  Not Stated 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Not Stated 457 2 12 26 108 110 129 44 21 0 5
Race and Month Prenatal Care Began
Total 119,883 227 4,080 7,490 26,623 32,064 29,355 15,865 3,910 246 23
  1st - 3rd month 63,404 67 1,453 3,139 12,440 17,668 17,275 9,110 2,125 123 4
  4th - 6th month 24,922 70 1,234 2,093 6,572 6,397 5,062 2,731 728 32 3
  7th - 9th month 6,077 38 410 552 1,615 1,563 1,131 607 151 10 0
  None 1,852 4 101 159 447 480 393 216 48 4 0
  Not Stated 23,628 48 882 1,547 5,549 5,956 5,494 3,201 858 77 16
White 67,007 97 2,221 3,910 15,193 17,718 16,356 8,967 2,365 173 7
  1st - 3rd month 36,638 31 844 1,666 7,120 10,073 10,078 5,390 1,344 91 1
  4th - 6th month 12,874 30 658 1,054 3,676 3,228 2,487 1,353 371 17 0
  7th - 9th month 2,870 9 180 291 842 741 483 247 70 7 0
  None 746 0 40 63 218 191 141 72 17 4 0
  Not Stated 13,879 27 499 836 3,337 3,485 3,167 1,905 563 54 6
Black 39,064 123 1,779 3,307 9,253 9,774 8,732 4,911 1,131 48 6
  1st - 3rd month 19,045 35 584 1,362 4,264 5,079 4,641 2,534 525 20 1
  4th - 6th month 9,074 39 555 965 2,349 2,112 1,761 1,001 284 7 1
  7th - 9th month 2,486 27 223 238 617 568 464 280 66 3 0
  None 807 4 56 86 164 191 167 113 26 0 0
  Not Stated 7,652 18 361 656 1,859 1,824 1,699 983 230 18 4
Other 13,355 5 68 247 2,069 4,462 4,138 1,943 393 25 5
  1st - 3rd month 7,517 1 23 102 1,013 2,464 2,488 1,167 245 12 2
  4th - 6th month 2,903 1 19 69 527 1,038 799 371 70 8 1
  7th - 9th month 702 2 7 20 148 249 182 79 15 0 0
  None 295 0 4 10 65 97 84 30 5 0 0
  Not Stated 1,938 1 15 46 316 614 585 296 58 5 2
Not Stated 457 2 12 26 108 110 129 44 21 0 5
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