2003 Louisiana Vital Statistics Report - Louisiana Department of ...
2003 Louisiana Vital Statistics Report - Louisiana Department of ...
2003 Louisiana Vital Statistics Report - Louisiana Department of ...
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<strong>2003</strong> LOUISIANA VITAL STATISTICS REPORT LIVE BIRTHS<br />
Table 2.12: Percent + <strong>of</strong> Live Births to Unmarried Mothers by Maternal Age and Race<br />
<strong>Louisiana</strong>, <strong>2003</strong><br />
Maternal<br />
Race<br />
Less<br />
than 15<br />
Maternal Age Group<br />
15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39<br />
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40 &<br />
Older<br />
All Ages<br />
All Races 99.5 87.9 62.0 34.0 19.7 19.8 21.5 47.5<br />
White 96.8 75.8 41.8 17.2 9.8 11.0 12.4 28.4<br />
Black 100.0 96.8 84.3 65.2 47.8 43.2 41.0 76.0<br />
Other 100.0 78.0 49.4 19.9 13.6 6.5 -- 26.9<br />
-- Count is less than 20, making the calculated rate unreliable.<br />
+ Percent <strong>of</strong> live births in the specified maternal age group. Source: <strong>Louisiana</strong> State Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong>.<br />
Table 2.13: Percent + <strong>of</strong> Live Births to Unmarried Mothers by Maternal Age<br />
<strong>Louisiana</strong> and the United States, 1999-<strong>2003</strong><br />
Year<br />
Less<br />
15-19<br />
than 15<br />
<strong>Louisiana</strong>: Maternal Age Group<br />
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39<br />
40 &<br />
Older<br />
All Less<br />
Ages than 15<br />
15-19<br />
United States: Maternal Age Group<br />
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39<br />
40 &<br />
Older<br />
All Ages<br />
1999 99.6 84.7 57.5 27.4 18.5 19.8 22.1 44.8 96.5 78.7 48.5 22.9 14.0 14.4 16.5 33.0<br />
2000 98.9 85.2 59.2 29.0 17.9 20.3 21.8 45.6 96.5 78.8 49.5 23.5 14.0 14.5 16.8 33.2<br />
2001 99.1 86.7 60.5 30.5 18.5 19.1 24.0 46.3 96.3 78.9 50.4 24.4 14.3 14.4 17.1 33.5<br />
2002 99.2 86.7 61.7 31.7 18.4 19.9 22.1 47.0 97.0 80.0 51.6 25.3 14.6 14.5 17.3 34.0<br />
<strong>2003</strong> 99.5 87.9 62.0 34.0 19.7 19.8 21.7 47.5 97.1 81.3 53.2 26.4 15.1 14.8 17.9 34.6<br />
++ Percent <strong>of</strong> live births in the specified maternal age group. Sources: <strong>Louisiana</strong> State Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong>, National Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong>.<br />
Prenatal Care<br />
Racial differences with regard to the entry into prenatal care were observed in both <strong>Louisiana</strong> and the United States.<br />
Table 2.14: Percent <strong>of</strong> Live Births to Women Entering Prenatal Care<br />
in the 1 st Trimester <strong>of</strong> Pregnancy by Maternal Race<br />
<strong>Louisiana</strong> and United States, <strong>2003</strong><br />
Maternal Race <strong>Louisiana</strong> United States<br />
All Races +++<br />
Sources: <strong>Louisiana</strong> State Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong>.<br />
84.1 84.1<br />
White 90.1 85.7<br />
Black 75.5 75.9<br />
+++ All Races includes white, black and other.<br />
Sources: <strong>Louisiana</strong> State Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong>. National Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong>.<br />
Table 2.15: Percent <strong>of</strong> Women Delivering Live Births Receiving Adequate Prenatal Care by<br />
Maternal Age and Race, <strong>Louisiana</strong>, <strong>2003</strong><br />
Maternal<br />
Race<br />
All Ages<br />
Less than<br />
15<br />
Maternal Age Group<br />
15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45+<br />
All Races +++ 80.1 47.0 67.2 75.8 85.5 88.7 86.3 83.0 67.9<br />
White 86.8 67.7 75.5 82.7 90.3 92.1 90.4 89.6 75.8<br />
Black 70.3 42.0 61.5 68.2 77.0 79.6 76.0 68.6 52.6