Table 12
Immature Live Births, as Percent of Total Live Births, Within Each Age Group of Mother, by Year
2004-2009 Resident Data
     
  2009 2008 2007
     
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 39,662 100.0 2,674 6.7 40,221 100.0 2,683 6.7 40,835 100.0 2,795 6.8
             
< 16 129 100.0 10 7.8 139 100.0 15 10.8 171 100.0 16 9.4
             
16 – 17 846 100.0 75 8.9 924 100.0 80 8.7 843 100.0 81 9.6
             
18 – 19 2,473 100.0 221 8.9 2,566 100.0 222 8.7 2,551 100.0 215 8.4
             
20 – 24 9,752 100.0 643 6.6 10,119 100.0 686 6.8 10,533 100.0 711 6.8
             
25 – 29 13,178 100.0 806 6.1 13,390 100.0 844 6.3 13,517 100.0 869 6.4
             
30 – 34 9,082 100.0 600 6.6 8,845 100.0 521 5.9 8,760 100.0 580 6.6
             
35 – 39 3,465 100.0 252 7.3 3,495 100.0 242 6.9 3,758 100.0 266 7.1
             
40 – 44 683 100.0 57 8.3 687 100.0 62 9.0 659 100.0 52 7.9
             
45 + 52 100.0 9 17.3 55 100.0 10 18.2 41 100.0 4 9.8
             
N.S. 2 100.0 1 50.0 1 100.0 1 100.0 2 100.0 1 50.0



  2006 2005 2004
     
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 40,592 100.0 2,820 6.9 39,275 100.0 2,823 7.2 38,368 100.0 2,688 7.0
             
< 16 143 100.0 22 15.4 140 100.0 10 7.1 115 100.0 8 7.0
             
16 – 17 887 100.0 92 10.4 855 100.0 99 11.6 805 100.0 75 9.3
             
18 – 19 2,494 100.0 205 8.2 2,363 100.0 228 9.6 2,340 100.0 185 7.9
             
20 – 24 10,667 100.0 748 7.0 10,357 100.0 765 7.4 9,948 100.0 728 7.3
             
25 – 29 13,365 100.0 853 6.4 12,687 100.0 793 6.3 12,247 100.0 764 6.2
             
30 – 34 8,596 100.0 545 6.3 8,454 100.0 563 6.7 8,657 100.0 569 6.6
             
35 – 39 3,743 100.0 286 7.6 3,697 100.0 291 7.9 3,546 100.0 293 8.3
             
40 – 44 656 100.0 67 10.2 681 100.0 63 9.3 666 100.0 58 8.7
             
45 + 38 100.0 2 5.3 38 100.0 10 26.3 37 100.0 7 18.9
             
N.S. 3 100.0 - - 3 100.0 1 33.3 7 100.0 1 14.3