Table 5a: Live Birth Summary by Mother's Age
Vital Statistics of New York State 2004
Mother's Age | |||||||||||
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Total | < 15 | 15-17 | 18-19 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45 + | N. S. | |
All Births | 249,000 | 271 | 5,417 | 11,614 | 49,585 | 63,657 | 68,552 | 39,636 | 9,588 | 644 | 36 |
Sex | |||||||||||
Male | 127,401 | 148 | 2,788 | 6,064 | 25,115 | 32,542 | 35,202 | 20,343 | 4,869 | 317 | 13 |
Female | 121,593 | 123 | 2,629 | 5,550 | 24,469 | 31,114 | 33,347 | 19,292 | 4,719 | 327 | 23 |
Not Stated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Race | |||||||||||
White | 167,519 | 128 | 3,012 | 6,988 | 31,248 | 41,588 | 48,704 | 28,532 | 6,826 | 477 | 16 |
Black | 47,038 | 111 | 1,888 | 3,513 | 11,815 | 11,814 | 9,828 | 6,209 | 1,756 | 94 | 10 |
Other | 34,110 | 31 | 509 | 1,105 | 6,451 | 10,179 | 9,933 | 4,834 | 992 | 72 | 4 |
Not Stated | 333 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 76 | 87 | 61 | 14 | 1 | 6 |
Ethnicity | |||||||||||
Hispanic | 56,950 | 123 | 2,337 | 4,206 | 15,523 | 15,382 | 11,757 | 6,116 | 1,435 | 66 | 5 |
NonHispanic | 192,050 | 148 | 3,080 | 7,408 | 34,062 | 48,275 | 56,795 | 33,520 | 8,153 | 578 | 31 |
Marital Status | |||||||||||
Out of Wedlock | 93,731 | 265 | 5,085 | 9,904 | 31,040 | 22,913 | 14,265 | 7,846 | 2,266 | 142 | 5 |
Married | 152,011 | 6 | 310 | 1,624 | 18,069 | 40,075 | 53,223 | 31,071 | 7,149 | 484 | 0 |
Not Stated | 3,258 | 0 | 22 | 86 | 476 | 669 | 1,064 | 719 | 173 | 18 | 31 |
Birthweight | |||||||||||
under 1500 gms | 3,964 | 8 | 118 | 225 | 703 | 950 | 992 | 727 | 216 | 22 | 3 |
1500-2499 gms | 16,397 | 28 | 440 | 871 | 3,130 | 3,769 | 4,358 | 2,877 | 819 | 99 | 6 |
2500 + gms | 228,471 | 235 | 4,858 | 10,513 | 45,718 | 58,896 | 63,160 | 35,999 | 8,545 | 523 | 24 |
Not Stated | 168 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
Plurality | |||||||||||
Single Births | 239,118 | 271 | 5,335 | 11,378 | 48,481 | 61,524 | 65,336 | 37,285 | 8,971 | 505 | 32 |
Twins | 9,327 | 0 | 79 | 229 | 1,078 | 2,018 | 2,989 | 2,202 | 595 | 133 | 4 |
Triplets + | 540 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 112 | 221 | 146 | 21 | 6 | 0 |
Not Stated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Month PNC Began | |||||||||||
1st - 3rd month | 175,196 | 85 | 2,636 | 6,473 | 31,087 | 45,367 | 51,886 | 30,171 | 7,064 | 426 | 1 |
4th - 6th month | 47,081 | 106 | 1,765 | 3,384 | 12,305 | 11,969 | 10,262 | 5,647 | 1,521 | 120 | 2 |
7th - 9th month | 10,708 | 39 | 549 | 905 | 3,004 | 2,591 | 2,128 | 1,138 | 329 | 25 | 0 |
None | 896 | 7 | 41 | 73 | 198 | 213 | 166 | 163 | 32 | 2 | 1 |
Not Stated | 15,119 | 34 | 426 | 779 | 2,991 | 3,517 | 4,110 | 2,517 | 642 | 71 | 32 |
Order of Birth | |||||||||||
1st Child | 106,340 | 271 | 4,995 | 9,294 | 26,827 | 26,806 | 24,305 | 10,994 | 2,611 | 222 | 15 |
2nd Child | 78,599 | 0 | 399 | 1,999 | 15,713 | 20,474 | 23,844 | 13,162 | 2,833 | 167 | 8 |
3rd Child | 38,167 | 0 | 19 | 293 | 5,290 | 9,914 | 12,013 | 8,658 | 1,884 | 88 | 8 |
4th Child + | 25,892 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 1,755 | 6,463 | 8,390 | 6,822 | 2,260 | 165 | 5 |
Not Stated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Method of Delivery | |||||||||||
Vaginal | 173,053 | 217 | 4,494 | 9,169 | 38,386 | 45,951 | 45,574 | 23,832 | 5,161 | 245 | 24 |
Cesarean | 75,892 | 54 | 923 | 2,443 | 11,191 | 17,687 | 22,969 | 15,793 | 4,424 | 398 | 10 |
Not Stated | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Mother's Education | |||||||||||
Under 12 Yrs | 47,082 | 269 | 4,736 | 5,581 | 14,371 | 10,656 | 6,947 | 3,516 | 927 | 75 | 4 |
12 Years | 65,667 | 0 | 605 | 4,619 | 18,983 | 17,829 | 13,596 | 7,905 | 2,002 | 121 | 7 |
13-15 Years | 58,714 | 0 | 21 | 1,308 | 12,565 | 17,153 | 16,139 | 9,223 | 2,183 | 112 | 10 |
16 Years | 39,834 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2,434 | 10,170 | 15,551 | 9,340 | 2,167 | 158 | 7 |
17+ Years | 35,679 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 752 | 7,303 | 15,846 | 9,374 | 2,233 | 170 | 1 |
Not Stated | 2,024 | 2 | 54 | 100 | 480 | 546 | 473 | 278 | 76 | 8 | 7 |
Place of Birth | |||||||||||
Hospital | 244,474 | 268 | 5,365 | 11,472 | 48,849 | 62,652 | 67,169 | 38,710 | 9,365 | 623 | 1 |
Home | 1,239 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 217 | 319 | 340 | 229 | 69 | 7 | 3 |
Other | 547 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 138 | 155 | 127 | 65 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
Not Stated | 2,740 | 0 | 22 | 80 | 381 | 531 | 916 | 632 | 137 | 10 | 31 |
Attendant | |||||||||||
Physician | 221,726 | 219 | 4,525 | 9,752 | 42,312 | 56,440 | 62,536 | 36,438 | 8,885 | 607 | 12 |
Midwife | 24,045 | 49 | 856 | 1,758 | 6,746 | 6,506 | 5,034 | 2,515 | 558 | 22 | 1 |
Other | 947 | 2 | 17 | 54 | 227 | 280 | 202 | 125 | 30 | 4 | 6 |
Not Stated | 2,282 | 1 | 19 | 50 | 300 | 431 | 780 | 558 | 115 | 11 | 17 |
- Race variable is coded differently for births recorded in NYS Exclusive of NYC and births recorded in NYC. For this table, "White Alone" is pooled with "White" and "Black Alone" is pooled with "Black." See the Technical Notes for details.