Table 12
Immature Live Births, as Percents of Total Live Births, Within Each Age Group of Mother, by Year
2003-2008 Resident Data
     
  2008 2007 2006
     
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 40,221 100.0 2,683 6.7 40,835 100.0 2,795 6.8 40,592 100.0 2,820 6.9
             
< 16 139 100.0 15 10.8 171 100.0 16 9.4 143 100.0 22 15.4
             
16 – 17 924 100.0 80 8.7 843 100.0 81 9.6 887 100.0 92 10.4
             
18 – 19 2,566 100.0 222 8.7 2,551 100.0 215 8.4 2,494 100.0 205 8.2
             
20 – 24 10,119 100.0 686 6.8 10,533 100.0 711 6.8 10,667 100.0 748 7.0
             
25 – 29 13,390 100.0 844 6.3 13,517 100.0 869 6.4 13,365 100.0 853 6.4
             
30 – 34 8,845 100.0 521 5.9 8,760 100.0 580 6.6 8,596 100.0 545 6.3
             
35 – 39 3,495 100.0 242 6.9 3,758 100.0 266 7.1 3,743 100.0 286 7.6
             
40 – 44 687 100.0 62 9.0 659 100.0 52 7.9 656 100.0 67 10.2
             
45 + 55 100.0 10 18.2 41 100.0 4 9.8 38 100.0 2 5.3
             
N.S. 1 100.0 1 100.0 2 100.0 1 50.0 3 100.0 - -



  2005 2004 2003
     
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
             
 
Immature Live Birth: Less than 2,500 grams (5 lbs. 9 oz.)
Total 39,275 100.0 2,823 7.2 38,368 100.0 2,688 7.0 38,139 100.0 2,520 6.6
             
< 16 140 100.0 10 7.1 115 100.0 8 7.0 135 100.0 18 13.3
             
16 – 17 855 100.0 99 11.6 805 100.0 75 9.3 814 100.0 75 9.2
             
18 – 19 2,363 100.0 228 9.6 2,340 100.0 185 7.9 2,377 100.0 186 7.8
             
20 – 24 10,357 100.0 765 7.4 9,948 100.0 728 7.3 10,057 100.0 689 6.9
             
25 – 29 12,687 100.0 793 6.3 12,247 100.0 764 6.2 11,870 100.0 714 6.0
             
30 – 34 8,454 100.0 563 6.7 8,657 100.0 569 6.6 8,817 100.0 531 6.0
             
35 – 39 3,697 100.0 291 7.9 3,546 100.0 293 8.3 3,404 100.0 259 7.6
             
40 – 44 681 100.0 63 9.3 666 100.0 58 8.7 631 100.0 44 7.0
             
45 + 38 100.0 10 26.3 37 100.0 7 18.9 30 100.0 4 13.3
             
N.S. 3 100.0 1 33.3 7 100.0 1 14.3 4 100.0 - -