Table 12
Immature Live Births, as Percents of Total Live Births, Within Each Age Group of Mother, by Year
2002-2007 Resident Data
     
  2007 2006 2005
       
  Total
Live Births		 Immature
Live Births		 Total
Live Births		 Immature
Live Births		 Total
Live Births		 Immature
Live Births
       
Age Group Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
             
Total 40,835 100.0 2,795 6.8 40,592 100.0 2,820 6.9 39,275 100.0 2,823 7.2
             
< 16 171 100.0 16 9.4 143 100.0 22 15.4 140 100.0 10 7.1
             
16 – 17 843 100.0 81 9.6 887 100.0 92 10.4 855 100.0 99 11.6
             
18 – 19 2,551 100.0 215 8.4 2,494 100.0 205 8.2 2,363 100.0 228 9.6
             
20 – 24 10,533 100.0 711 6.8 10,667 100.0 748 7.0 10,357 100.0 765 7.4
             
25 – 29 13,517 100.0 869 6.4 13,365 100.0 853 6.4 12,687 100.0 793 6.3
             
30 – 34 8,760 100.0 580 6.6 8,596 100.0 545 6.3 8,454 100.0 563 6.7
             
35 – 39 3,758 100.0 266 7.1 3,743 100.0 286 7.6 3,697 100.0 291 7.9
             
40 – 44 659 100.0 52 7.9 656 100.0 67 10.2 681 100.0 63 9.3
             
45 + 41 100.0 4 9.8 38 100.0 2 5.3 38 100.0 10 26.3
             
N.S. 2 100.0 1 50.0 3 100.0 - - 3 100.0 1 33.3



  2004 2003 2002
       
  Total
Live Births		 Immature
Live Births		 Total
Live Births		 Immature
Live Births		 Total
Live Births		 Immature
Live Births
       
Age Group Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
             
Total 38,368 100.0 2,688 7.0 38,139 100.0 2,520 6.6 37,555 100.0 2,493 6.6
             
< 16 115 100.0 8 7.0 135 100.0 18 13.3 147 100.0 11 7.5
             
16 – 17 805 100.0 75 9.3 814 100.0 75 9.2 890 100.0 90 10.1
             
18 – 19 2,340 100.0 185 7.9 2,377 100.0 186 7.8 2,383 100.0 193 8.1
             
20 – 24 9,948 100.0 728 7.3 10,057 100.0 689 6.9 9,824 100.0 634 6.5
             
25 – 29 12,247 100.0 764 6.2 11,870 100.0 714 6.0 11,478 100.0 719 6.3
             
30 – 34 8,657 100.0 569 6.6 8,817 100.0 531 6.0 8,757 100.0 562 6.4
             
35 – 39 3,546 100.0 293 8.3 3,404 100.0 259 7.6 3,429 100.0 225 6.6
             
40 – 44 666 100.0 58 8.7 631 100.0 44 7.0 622 100.0 55 8.8
             
45 + 37 100.0 7 18.9 30 100.0 4 13.3 22 100.0 3 13.6
             
N.S. 7 100.0 1 14.3 4 100.0 - - 3 100.0 1 33.3
 
Immature Live Birth: Less than 2,500 grams (5 lbs. 9 oz.)