NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 20. LIVE BIRTHS BY METHOD OF DELIVERY BY AGE AND RACE OF MOTHER: UNITED STATES, 1993 ______________________________________________________________________________ | | | | 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/|4,000,240|3,098,796|103,581|6,297|8,424|2,995,215|156,813|199,559 | | | | | | | | < 15 YEARS | 12,554| 10,610| 11| 1| -| 10,599| 654| 763 15-19 YEARS | 501,093| 420,111| 4,007| 168| 234| 416,104| 22,713| 28,495 15-17 YRS | 190,535| 161,492| 833| 41| 55| 160,659| 9,002| 11,278 18-19 YRS | 310,558| 258,619| 3,174| 127| 179| 255,445| 13,711| 17,217 20-24 YEARS |1,038,127| 834,239| 21,768|1,078|1,493| 812,471| 41,124| 51,377 25-29 YEARS |1,128,862| 870,137| 32,196|1,960|2,682| 837,941| 46,139| 57,880 30-34 YEARS | 901,151| 670,0371 31,139|2,189|2,721| 638,898| 32,747| 42,749 35-39 YEARS | 357,053| 252,498| 12,680| 800|1,133| 239,818| 11,594| 15,571 40-49 YEARS | 61,400| 41,164| 1,780| 101| 161| 39,384| 1,842| 2,724 | | | | | | | | WHITE |3,149,833|2,435,229| 82,995|5,450|7,248|2,352,234|131,454|167,688 | | | | | | | | < 15 YEARS | 5,755| 4,886| 4| -| -| 4,882| 277| 412 15-19 YEARS | 341,817| 286,839| 2,279| 103| 162| 284,560| 16,764| 21,797 15-17 YRS | 121,309| 103,047| 397| 17| 32| 102,650| 6,130| 8,089 18-19 YRS | 220,508| 183,792| 1,882| 86| 130| 181,910| 10,634| 13,708 20-24 YEARS | 790,154| 634,076| 15,711| 860|1,207| 618,365| 34,184| 42,850 25-29 YEARS | 920,772| 709,553| 26,237|1,714|2,340| 683,316| 40,038| 50,132 30-34 YEARS | 749,446| 558,693| 26,524|1,968|2,405| 532,169| 28,566| 36,950 35-39 YEARS | 292,693| 208,004| 10,745| 718| 990| 197,259| 10,017| 13,261 40-49 YEARS | 49,196| 33,178| 1,495| 87| 144| 31,683| 1,608| 2,286 | | | | | | | | BLACK | 658,875| 509,816| 16,179| 611| 766| 493,637| 18,770| 20,659 | | | | | | | | < 15 YEARS | 6,417| 5,378| 6| 1| -| 5,372| 362| 313 15-19 YEARS | 143,153| 119,112| 1,622| 62| 65| 117,490| 5,409| 5,771 15-17 YRS | 63,156| 53,061| 416| 22| 21| 52,645| 2,668| 2,797 18-19 YRS | 79,997| 66,051| 1,206| 40| 44| 64,845| 2,741| 2,974 20-24 YEARS | 208,149| 166,299| 5,356| 193| 239| 160,943| 5,702| 6,282 25-29 YEARS | 151,566| 114,474| 4,681| 173| 229| 109,793| 3,871| 4,299 30-34 YEARS | 100,966| 71,993| 3,114| 134| 162| 68,879| 2,410| 2,745 35-39 YEARS | 41,348| 27,947| 1,224| 39| 67| 26,723| 895| 1,079 40-49 YEARS | 7,276| 4,613| 176| 9| 4| 4,437| 121| 170 ____________|_________|_________|_______|_____|_____|_________|_______|_______ 1/ INCLUDES BIRTHS THAT WERE NOT DELIVERED BY FORCEPS OR VACUUM EXTRACTION. 2/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK. natb2093.doc - Page 1 NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 20. LIVE BIRTHS BY METHOD OF DELIVERY BY AGE AND RACE OF MOTHER: UNITED STATES, 1993 ___________________________________________________________________________ | | | | METHOD OF DELIVERY | |_________________________________________ | | | AGE AND RACE | ALL | CESAREAN | OF MOTHER | BIRTHS | | | |_____________________________| | | | | | NOT | | | | | STATED | | TOTAL | PRIMARY | REPEAT | _____________________|___________|_________|_________|_________|___________ | | | | | ALL RACES 2/ | 4,000,240| 861,987 | 539,251 | 322,736 | 39,457 | | | | | < 15 YEARS | 12,554| 1,859 | 1,841 | 18 | 85 15-19 YEARS | 501,093| 76,917 | 66,827 | 10,090 | 4,065 15-17 YEARS | 190,535| 27,551 | 25,623 | 1,928 | 1,492 18-19 YEARS | 310,558| 49,366 | 41,204 | 8,162 | 2,573 20-24 YEARS | 1,038,127| 194,805 | 133,024 | 61,781 | 9,083 25-29 YEARS | 1,128,862| 247,323 | 151,149 | 96,174 | 11,402 30-34 YEARS | 901,151| 221,083 | 120,530 | 100,553 | 10,031 35-39 YEARS | 357,053| 100,493 | 54,282 | 46,211 | 4,062 40-49 YEARS | 61,400| 19,507 | 11,598 | 7,909 | 729 | | | | | WHITE | 3,149,833| 682,355 | 423,540 | 258,815 | 32,249 | | | | | < 15 YEARS | 5,755| 819 | 811 | 8 | 50 15-19 YEARS | 341,817| 52,072 | 46,038 | 6,034 | 2,906 15-17 YEARS | 121,309| 17,252 | 16,267 | 985 | 1,010 18-19 YEARS | 220,508| 34,820 | 29,771 | 5,049 | 1,896 20-24 YEARS | 790,154| 149,064 | 103,229 | 45,835 | 7,014 25-29 YEARS | 920,772| 201,688 | 123,073 | 78,615 | 9,531 30-34 YEARS | 749,446| 182,096 | 98,075 | 84,021 | 8,657 35-39 YEARS | 292,693| 81,208 | 43,263 | 37,945 | 3,481 40-49 YEARS | 49,196| 15,408 | 9,051 | 6,357 | 610 | | | | | BLACK | 658,875| 143,452 | 91,677 | 51,775 | 5,607 | | | | | < 15 YEARS | 6,417| 1,006 | 996 | 10 | 33 15-19 YEARS | 143,153| 23,030 | 19,179 | 3,851 | 1,011 15-17 YEARS | 63,156| 9,674 | 8,767 | 907 | 421 18-19 YEARS | 79,997| 13,356 | 10,412 | 2,944 | 590 20-24 YEARS | 208,149| 40,158 | 25,653 | 14,505 | 1,692 25-29 YEARS | 151,566| 35,668 | 21,015 | 14,653 | 1,424 30-34 YEARS | 100,966| 27,999 | 15,762 | 12,237 | 974 35-39 YEARS | 41,348| 12,999 | 7,415 | 5,584 | 402 40-49 YEARS | 7,276| 2,592 | 1,657 | 935 | 71 |___________|_________|_________|_________|__________ 1/ INCLUDES BIRTHS THAT WERE NOT DELIVERED BY FORCEPS OR VACUUM EXTRACTION. 2/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK. natb2093.doc - Page 2