TABLE
N45. LIVE BIRTHS BY AGE, RACE/ETHNICITY, AND DRUG USE OF MOTHER
NEW JERSEY, 1999 |
| RACE/ETHNICITY
AND DRUG USE OF MOTHER |
TOTAL |
AGE
GROUP |
| 10-14 |
15-19 |
20-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45+ |
| NO. |
% |
NO. |
% |
NO. |
% |
NO. |
% |
NO. |
% |
NO. |
% |
NO. |
% |
| WHITE
NON-HISPANIC |
| Yes |
592
|
0.9
|
1
|
6.3
|
93
|
4.7
|
154
|
2.4
|
258
|
0.7
|
78
|
0.5
|
8
|
5.4
|
| No |
59,438
|
95.3
|
14
|
87.5
|
1,829
|
92.4
|
6,017
|
94.5
|
36,936
|
95.5
|
14,513
|
95.5
|
128
|
87.1
|
| Not
Stated |
2,365
|
3.8
|
1
|
6.3
|
58
|
2.9
|
199
|
3.1
|
1,482
|
3.8
|
607
|
4.0
|
11
|
7.5
|
| Total |
62,395
|
100.0
|
16
|
100.0
|
1,980
|
100.0
|
6,370
|
100.0
|
38,676
|
100.0
|
15,198
|
100.0
|
147
|
100.0
|
| BLACK
NON-HISPANIC |
| Yes |
1,148
|
6.2
|
2
|
2.2
|
124
|
4.1
|
209
|
4.2
|
585
|
7.2
|
210
|
9.1
|
18
|
37.5
|
| No |
17,165
|
92.1
|
89
|
96.7
|
2,868
|
94.8
|
4,716
|
94.6
|
7,437
|
91.0
|
2,027
|
88.0
|
27
|
56.3
|
| Not
Stated |
321
|
1.7
|
1
|
1.1
|
32
|
1.1
|
62
|
1.2
|
152
|
1.9
|
67
|
2.9
|
3
|
6.3
|
| Total |
18,634
|
100.0
|
92
|
100.0
|
3,024
|
100.0
|
4,987
|
100.0
|
8,174
|
100.0
|
2,304
|
100.0
|
48
|
100.0
|
| HISPANIC |
| Yes |
292
|
1.4
|
1
|
1.7
|
65
|
2.2
|
82
|
1.4
|
121
|
1.3
|
22
|
0.9
|
1
|
4.8
|
| No |
20,584
|
98.0
|
58
|
98.3
|
2,888
|
97.3
|
5,749
|
98.1
|
9,483
|
98.0
|
2,384
|
98.5
|
20
|
95.2
|
| Not
Stated |
133
|
0.6
|
0
|
0.0
|
15
|
0.5
|
31
|
0.5
|
72
|
0.7
|
15
|
0.6
|
0
|
0.0
|
| Total |
21,009
|
100.0
|
59
|
100.0
|
2,968
|
100.0
|
5,862
|
100.0
|
9,676
|
100.0
|
2,421
|
100.0
|
21
|
100.0
|
| ASIAN/PACIFIC
ISLANDER NON-HISPANIC |
| Yes |
8
|
0.1
|
0
|
N/A |
3
|
3.0
|
2
|
0.3
|
3
|
0.1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
| No |
7,703
|
98.7
|
0
|
N/A |
97
|
97.0
|
780
|
98.7
|
5,319
|
98.7
|
1,499
|
98.4
|
8
|
100.0
|
| Not
Stated |
97
|
1.2
|
0
|
N/A |
0
|
0.0
|
8
|
1.0
|
65
|
1.2
|
24
|
1.6
|
0
|
0.0
|
| Total |
7,808
|
100.0
|
0
|
N/A |
100
|
100.0
|
790
|
100.0
|
5,387
|
100.0
|
1,523
|
100.0
|
8
|
100.0
|
| OTHER
NON-HISPANIC |
| Yes |
17
|
2.2
|
0
|
N/A |
2
|
2.6
|
3
|
2.0
|
6
|
1.5
|
6
|
4.5
|
0
|
N/A |
| No |
740
|
96.9
|
0
|
N/A |
73
|
94.8
|
148
|
98.0
|
395
|
97.8
|
124
|
93.9
|
0
|
N/A |
| Not
Stated |
7
|
0.9
|
0
|
N/A |
2
|
2.6
|
0
|
0.0
|
3
|
0.7
|
2
|
1.5
|
0
|
N/A |
| Total |
764
|
100.0
|
0
|
N/A |
77
|
100.0
|
151
|
100.0
|
404
|
100.0
|
132
|
100.0
|
0
|
N/A |
| TOTAL |
| Yes |
2,075
|
1.8
|
4
|
2.4
|
288
|
3.5
|
451
|
2.4
|
983
|
1.5
|
322
|
1.4
|
27
|
11.3
|
| No |
106,012
|
93.1
|
161
|
96.4
|
7,802
|
94.9
|
17,470
|
94.7
|
59,763
|
93.1
|
20,627
|
91.5
|
185
|
77.7
|
| Not
Stated |
5,723
|
5.0
|
2
|
1.2
|
135
|
1.6
|
530
|
2.9
|
3,415
|
5.3
|
1,601
|
7.1
|
26
|
10.9
|
| Total |
113,810
|
100.0
|
167
|
100.0
|
8,225
|
100.0
|
18,451
|
100.0
|
64,161
|
100.0
|
22,550
|
100.0
|
238
|
100.0
|
| Total
by race/ethnicity and total by age includes race/ethnicity not
stated and/or age not stated. |
| Use
of drugs by the mother is self-reported and under-reporting is
possible. |
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