TABLE
N53. BIRTH WEIGHT BY PLURALITY
NEW JERSEY, 1999 |
| PLURALITY |
LOW
BIRTH WEIGHT |
<
1,500 GRAMS |
1,500-2,499
GRAMS |
2,500-3,999
GRAMS |
4,000+
GRAMS |
| NUMBER |
PERCENT |
| SINGLETON |
6,413 |
5.9 |
1,342 |
5,071 |
88,420 |
11,572 |
| TWIN |
2,212 |
51.8 |
436 |
1,776 |
1,874 |
5 |
| TRIPLET |
394 |
92.5 |
167 |
227 |
24 |
0 |
| QUADRUPLET
+ |
39 |
100.0 |
23 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
| NOT STATED |
1 |
20.0 |
- |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
9,059 |
8.0 |
1,968 |
7,091 |
90,322 |
11,577 |
| Percent
low birth weight includes birth weight not stated in calculation. |
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