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Table 5: Live Birth Summary Information by Mother's Age
New York State 1999
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 255,147 388 7,301 14,168 51,084 66,283 69,923 37,681 7,855 451 13
Sex
Male 130,757 204 3,777 7,213 26,157 33,880 35,911 19,341 4,017 247 10
Female 124,390 184 3,524 6,955 24,927 32,403 34,012 18,340 3,838 204 3
Race
White 182,446 190 4,426 9,093 34,487 47,293 52,677 28,117 5,817 341 5
Black 53,045 192 2,719 4,599 13,489 12,714 11,234 6,584 1,438 75 1
Other 18,604 6 121 411 2,886 6,005 5,750 2,831 561 33 0
Ethnicity
Hispanic 52,981 147 2,595 4,712 14,952 13,797 10,552 5,152 1,021 53 0
Marital Status
Out of Wedlock 94,477 382 6,944 11,941 30,830 21,136 13,933 7,487 1,734 87 3
Married 159,895 3 352 2,208 20,186 44,993 55,703 30,000 6,080 364 6
Birthweight
< 1500 gms 3,934 13 155 264 690 897 1,081 638 179 17 0
1500-2499 gms 16,071 38 633 1,052 3,175 3,691 4,190 2,578 653 61 0
2500 + gms 234,977 337 6,512 12,851 47,189 61,644 64,615 34,437 7,015 372 5
Plurality
Single Births 246,109 388 7,195 13,955 49,917 64,315 66,897 35,680 7,384 365 13
Twins 8,407 0 106 210 1,152 1,862 2,762 1,814 427 74 0
Triplets + 631 0 0 3 15 106 264 187 44 12 0
Month PNC Began
1st - 3rd month 166,856 92 3,062 7,029 28,188 44,542 51,128 27,196 5,337 282 0
4th - 6th month 46,597 132 2,321 4,007 12,410 11,440 9,543 5,380 1,276 88 0
7th - 9th month 10,252 67 737 1,044 2,938 2,447 1,806 978 221 14 0
None 9,164 41 411 699 2,337 2,292 2,021 1,095 253 13 2
Order of Birth
1st Child 104,748 384 6,643 10,891 26,159 27,286 22,299 9,044 1,917 120 5
2nd Child 83,007 4 603 2,767 16,748 22,120 25,524 12,764 2,359 116 2
3rd Child 40,458 0 49 435 6,017 10,357 13,388 8,581 1,562 68 1
4th Child + 26,930 0 6 75 2,160 6,520 8,712 7,292 2,017 147 1
Method of Delivery
Vaginal 194,338 334 6,304 12,049 42,427 51,534 50,973 25,585 4,906 222 4
Cesarean 60,587 54 995 2,115 8,620 14,684 18,890 12,059 2,942 228 0
Not Stated 222 0 2 4 37 65 60 37 7 1 9
Mother's Education
<12 Years 48,498 376 6,403 7,046 14,115 9,931 6,592 3,267 709 56 3
12 Years 78,827 0 707 5,543 21,255 21,314 18,259 9,601 2,040 106 2
13-15 Years 56,773 0 11 1,250 11,805 16,961 16,421 8,619 1,630 75 1
16 Years 35,286 0 0 1 1,978 9,503 14,284 7,903 1,534 83 0
17+ Years 30,829 0 0 1 729 7,264 13,275 7,639 1,796 125 0
Place of Birth
Hospital 252,336 380 7,228 14,024 50,477 65,558 69,232 37,236 7,758 440 3
Home 1,422 8 34 56 269 346 379 259 60 7 4
Other 706 0 22 39 167 188 166 95 26 2 1
Primary Financial Coverage
Medicaid 94,490 268 5,034 9,983 31,174 23,434 15,294 7,573 1,651 79 0
HMO 70,747 41 1,022 1,767 8,214 19,438 24,811 12,917 2,430 107 0
Other Ins 75,669 48 884 1,674 8,718 19,959 25,924 14,967 3,265 230 0
Self Pay 6,650 19 229 450 1,671 1,662 1,495 876 229 17 2
Attendant
Physician 223,332 320 5,942 11,614 42,537 57,876 63,212 34,207 7,200 424 0
Midwife 27,614 62 1,271 2,348 7,739 7,326 5,525 2,817 504 22 0
Other 1,496 3 46 95 387 427 334 163 38 3 0
1 Total includes records with information Not Stated
 

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