TABLE
N49. BIRTH WEIGHT BY AGE AND RACE/ETHNICITY OF MOTHER
NEW JERSEY, 1999 |
| RACE/ETHNICITY
AND AGE OF MOTHER |
LOW
BIRTH WEIGHT |
<
1,500 GRAMS |
1,500-2,499
GRAMS |
2,500-3,999
GRAMS |
4,000+
GRAMS |
| NUMBER |
PERCENT |
| WHITE
NON-HISPANIC |
| 10-14 |
1
|
6.3
|
1
|
0
|
14
|
1
|
| 15-19 |
154
|
7.8
|
22
|
132
|
1,655
|
171
|
| 15-17 |
44
|
8.6
|
8
|
36
|
428
|
42
|
| 18-19 |
110
|
7.5
|
14
|
96
|
1,227
|
129
|
| 20-24 |
390
|
6.1
|
67
|
323
|
5,270
|
705
|
| 25-29 |
919
|
6.0
|
180
|
739
|
12,452
|
1,884
|
| 30-34 |
1,506
|
6.4
|
312
|
1,194
|
18,628
|
3,259
|
| 35-39 |
951
|
7.4
|
201
|
750
|
10,054
|
1,799
|
| 40-44 |
227
|
9.5
|
38
|
189
|
1,863
|
295
|
| 45+ |
31
|
21.1
|
12
|
19
|
103
|
11
|
| Total |
4,179
|
6.7
|
833
|
3,346
|
50,047
|
8,125
|
| BLACK
NON-HISPANIC |
| 10-14 |
12
|
13.0
|
2
|
10
|
78
|
2
|
| 15-19 |
407
|
13.5
|
84
|
323
|
2,495
|
118
|
| 15-17 |
158
|
14.2
|
40
|
118
|
916
|
40
|
| 18-19 |
249
|
13.0
|
44
|
205
|
1,579
|
78
|
| 20-24 |
630
|
12.6
|
155
|
475
|
4,073
|
274
|
| 25-29 |
625
|
14.0
|
175
|
450
|
3,549
|
298
|
| 30-34 |
556
|
15.0
|
178
|
378
|
2,822
|
312
|
| 35-39 |
294
|
15.6
|
72
|
222
|
1,417
|
169
|
| 40-44 |
71
|
16.9
|
25
|
46
|
322
|
26
|
| 45+ |
19
|
39.6
|
6
|
13
|
29
|
0
|
| Total |
2,615
|
14.0
|
697
|
1,918
|
14,789
|
1,199
|
| HISPANIC |
| 10-14 |
10
|
16.9
|
3
|
7
|
47
|
2
|
| 15-19 |
252
|
8.5
|
44
|
208
|
2,580
|
135
|
| 15-17 |
109
|
10.2
|
19
|
90
|
911
|
47
|
| 18-19 |
143
|
7.5
|
25
|
118
|
1,669
|
88
|
| 20-24 |
369
|
6.3
|
70
|
299
|
5,044
|
442
|
| 25-29 |
362
|
6.5
|
81
|
281
|
4,672
|
497
|
| 30-34 |
310
|
7.5
|
63
|
247
|
3,395
|
426
|
| 35-39 |
165
|
8.3
|
33
|
132
|
1,622
|
213
|
| 40-44 |
43
|
10.2
|
14
|
29
|
332
|
44
|
| 45+ |
5
|
23.8
|
0
|
5
|
15
|
1
|
| Total |
1,517
|
7.2
|
308
|
1,209
|
17,708
|
1,760
|
| ASIAN/PACIFIC
ISLANDER NON-HISPANIC |
| 10-14 |
0
|
N/A |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 15-19 |
11
|
11.0
|
1
|
10
|
87
|
2
|
| 15-17 |
1
|
5.6
|
0
|
1
|
17
|
0
|
| 18-19 |
10
|
12.2
|
1
|
9
|
70
|
2
|
| 20-24 |
72
|
9.1
|
7
|
65
|
693
|
24
|
| 25-29 |
202
|
7.7
|
25
|
177
|
2,302
|
125
|
| 30-34 |
189
|
6.9
|
28
|
161
|
2,409
|
157
|
| 35-39 |
111
|
8.6
|
21
|
90
|
1,095
|
85
|
| 40-44 |
26
|
11.2
|
3
|
23
|
194
|
12
|
| 45+ |
2
|
25.0
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
| Total |
613
|
7.9
|
85
|
528
|
6,786
|
405
|
| TOTAL |
| 10-14 |
23
|
13.8
|
6
|
17
|
139
|
5
|
| 15-19 |
842
|
10.2
|
157
|
685
|
6,920
|
432
|
| 15-17 |
317
|
11.5
|
69
|
248
|
2,302
|
130
|
| 18-19 |
525
|
9.6
|
88
|
437
|
4,618
|
302
|
| 20-24 |
1,482
|
8.0
|
303
|
1,179
|
15,262
|
1,459
|
| 25-29 |
2,144
|
7.4
|
473
|
1,671
|
23,261
|
2,822
|
| 30-34 |
2,591
|
7.3
|
596
|
1,995
|
27,496
|
4,177
|
| 35-39 |
1,545
|
8.2
|
334
|
1,211
|
14,333
|
2,287
|
| 40-44 |
371
|
10.1
|
81
|
290
|
2,743
|
382
|
| 45+ |
59
|
24.8
|
18
|
41
|
153
|
12
|
| Total |
9,059
|
8.0
|
1,968
|
7,091
|
90,322
|
11,577
|
| Total
by race/ethnicity and total by age includes race/ethnicity not
stated and/or age not stated. |
| Percentages
are computed per 100 age/race/ethnicity-specific births. |
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