NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 24. LIVE BIRTHS BY METHOD OF DELIVERY BY AGE AND RACE OF MOTHER: UNITED STATES, 1991 _____________________________________________________________________________ | | | | METHOD OF DELIVERY | |_____________________________________________________ | | | | VAGINAL | |_____________________________________________________ AGE AND RACE | ALL | | VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER | OTHER VAGINAL OF MOTHER | BIRTHS | TOTAL | CESAREAN | | | |_______________________|____________________ | | | |FOR- | | | | | | |ALL 1/|CEPS |VACUUM| ALL 1/|FORCEPS| VACUUM _____________|_________|_________|______|_____|______|________|_______|_______ | | | | | | | | ALL RACES 2/ |4,110,907|3,100,891|90,690|5,649|5,765|3,010,201|177,467|170,637 | | | | | | | | < 15 YEARS | 12,014| 9,870| 6| -| -| 9,863| 583| 562 15-19 YEARS | 519,577| 422,676| 4,009| 173| 194| 418,667| 25,837| 23,635 15-17 YRS | 188,226| 155,351| 830| 33| 34| 154,521| 9,636| 9,025 18-19 YRS | 331,351| 267,325| 3,179| 140| 160| 264,146| 16,201| 14,610 20-24 YEARS |1,089,692| 850,344|19,756|1,028|1,031| 830,588| 47,699| 44,856 25-29 YEARS |1,219,965| 912,659|29,694|1,889|1,935| 882,965| 54,536| 51,856 30-34 YEARS | 884,862| 640,596126,275|1,825|1,841| 614,321| 35,230| 35,188 35-39 YEARS | 330,993| 229,064| 9,707| 648| 684| 219,357| 11,745| 12,536 40-49 YEARS | 53,804| 35,682| 1,243| 86| 80| 34,439| 1,837| 2,004 | | | | | | | | WHITE |3,241,273|2,434,900|72,564|4,860|4,924|2,362,336|151,207|144,684 | | | | | | | | < 15 YEARS | 5,189| 4,230| 1| -| -| 4,229| 278| 302 15-19 YEARS | 352,359| 285,635| 2,168| 97| 124| 283,467| 19,635| 18,313 15-17 YRS | 118,809| 97,857| 372| 15| 19| 97,485| 6,836| 6,576 18-19 YRS | 233,550| 187,778| 1,796| 82| 105| 185,982| 12,799| 11,737 20-24 YEARS | 831,233| 646,432|14,181| 820| 824| 632,251| 40,414| 37,927 25-29 YEARS |1,000,138| 746,892|24,290|1,643|1,678| 722,602| 48,104| 45,168 30-34 YEARS | 736,816| 534,121|22,526|1,649|1,639| 511,595| 30,998| 30,569 35-39 YEARS | 272,511| 188,936| 8,347| 577| 591| 180,589| 10,187| 10,751 40-49 YEARS | 43,027| 28,654| 1,051| 74| 68| 27,603| 1,591| 1,654 | | | | | | | | BLACK | 682,602| 519,047|14,213| 556| 540| 504,834| 19,698| 17,065 | | | | | | | | < 15 YEARS | 6,419| 5,286| 5| -| -| 5,281| 295| 236 15-19 YEARS | 150,956| 122,984| 1,725| 72| 61| 121,259| 5,635| 4,541 15-17 YRS | 63,571| 52,362| 435| 172| 13| 51,927| 2,580| 2,143 18-19 YRS | 87,385| 70,622| 1,290| 55| 48| 69,332| 3,055| 2,398 20-24 YEARS | 218,918| 170,784| 4,856| 176| 157| 165,928| 5,974| 5,186 25-29 YEARS | 163,052| 120,550| 4,207| 171| 169| 116,343| 4,198| 3,864 30-34 YEARS | 99,637| 70,148| 2,486| 96| 106| 67,662| 2,547| 2,274 35-39 YEARS | 37,362| 25,302| 822| 37| 43| 24,480| 916| 849 40-49 YEARS | 6,258| 3,993| 112| 4| 4| 3,881| 133| 115 natb2491.doc - Page 1 NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 24. LIVE BIRTHS BY METHOD OF DELIVERY BY AGE AND RACE OF MOTHER: UNITED STATES, 1992 ___________________________________________________________________________ | | | | METHOD OF DELIVERY | |_________________________________________ AGE AND RACE | ALL | | OF MOTHER | BIRTHS | CESAREAN | NOT | |_____________________________| STATED | | | | | | | TOTAL | PRIMARY | REPEAT | _____________________|___________|_________|_________|_________|___________ | | | | | ALL RACES 2/ | 4,110,907 | 905,077 | 569,195 | 335,882 | 104,939 | | | | | < 15 YEARS | 12,014 | 1,818 | 1,792 | 26 | 326 15-19 YEARS | 519,577 | 83,148 | 71,196 | 11,952 | 13,753 15-17 YEARS | 188,226 | 27,773 | 25,434 | 2,339 | 5,102 18-19 YEARS | 331,351 | 55,375 | 45,762 | 9,613 | 8,651 20-24 YEARS | 1,089,692 | 211,872 | 144,346 | 67,526 | 27,476 25-29 YEARS | 1,219,965 | 276,526 | 168,853 | 107,673 | 30,780 30-34 YEARS | 884,862 | 221,320 | 121,617 | 99,703 | 22,946 35-39 YEARS | 330,993 | 93,543 | 51,164 | 42,379 | 8,386 40-49 YEARS | 53,804 | 16,850 | 10,227 | 6,623 | 1,272 | | | | | WHITE | 3,241,273 | 723,088 | 452,534 | 270,554 | 83,285 | | | | | < 15 YEARS | 5,189 | 790 | 777 | 13 | 169 15-19 YEARS | 352,359 | 57,122 | 49,959 | 7,163 | 9,602 15-17 YEARS | 118,809 | 17,583 | 16,428 | 1,155 | 3,369 18-19 YEARS | 233,550 | 39,539 | 33,531 | 6,008 | 6,233 20-24 YEARS | 831,233 | 163,950 | 113,595 | 50,355 | 20,851 25-29 YEARS | 1,000,138 | 227,977 | 139,192 | 88,785 | 25,269 30-34 YEARS | 736,816 | 183,401 | 99,595 | 83,806 | 19,294 35-39 YEARS | 272,511 | 76,503 | 41,398 | 35,105 | 7,072 40-49 YEARS | 43,027 | 13,345 | 8,018 | 5,327 | 1,028 | | | | | BLACK | 682,602 | 145,583 | 92,645 | 52,938 | 17,972 | | | | | < 15 YEARS | 6,419 | 986| 973 | 13 | 147 15-19 YEARS | 150,956 | 24,115| 19,566 | 4,549 | 3,857 15-17 YEARS | 63,571 | 9,576| 8,436 | 1,140 | 1,633 18-19 YEARS | 87,385 | 14,539| 11,130 | 3,409 | 1,224 20-24 YEARS | 218,918 | 42,275| 26,633 | 15,642 | 5,859 25-29 YEARS | 163,052 | 38,154| 22,358 | 15,796 | 4,348 30-34 YEARS | 99,637 | 26,819| 15,251 | 11,568 | 2,670 35-39 YEARS | 37,362 | 11,136| 6,519 | 4,617 | 924 40-49 YEARS | 6,258 | 2,098| 1,345 | 753 | 167 |___________|_________|_________|_________|__________ 1/ INCLUDES BIRTHS THAT WERE NOT DELIVERED BY FORCEPS OR VACUUM EXTRACTION. 2/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK. natb2491.doc - Page 2