FETAL DEATH DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 FETAL DEATHS BY AGE OF MOTHER, RACE OF MOTHER, AND SEX: UNITED STATES, 1997 (FETAL DEATHS INCLUDE ONLY THOSE WITH STATED OR PRESUMED PERIOD OF GESTATION OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE. NOT STATED SEX IS IMPUTED FOR FETAL DEATHS OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE: SEE TECHNICAL APPENDIX) ___________________________________________________________________________ | | AGE OF MOTHER |___________________________________________________ RACE AND SEX | | | | | | | UNDER 15 | 15-19 | 20-24 | 25-29 | TOTAL | YEARS | YEARS | YEARS | YEARS _______________________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________ | | | | | | | | | | ALL RACES.............| 26,486 | 146 | 3,806 | 6,053 | 6,473 MALE.............| 14,150 | 84 | 2,093 | 3,179 | 3,497 FEMALE...........| 12,336 | 62 | 1,713 | 2,874 | 2,976 | | | | | | | | | | WHITE................| 17,838 | 68 | 2,227 | 4,000 | 4,443 MALE.............| 9,502 | 34 | 1,229 | 2,101 | 2,403 FEMALE...........| 8,336 | 34 | 998 | 1,899 | 2,040 | | | | | | | | | | ALL OTHER............| 1,082 | 3 | 104 | 175 | 281 MALE.............| 566 | 2 | 52 | 93 | 144 FEMALE...........| 516 | 1 | 52 | 82 | 137 | | | | | | | | | | BLACK................| 7,566 | 75 | 1,475 | 1,878 | 1,749 MALE.............| 4,082 | 48 | 812 | 985 | 950 FEMALE...........| 3,484 | 27 | 663 | 893 | 799 _______________________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________ - 1 - FETAL DEATH DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 FETAL DEATHS BY AGE OF MOTHER, RACE OF MOTHER, AND SEX: UNITED STATES, 1997 (FETAL DEATHS INCLUDE ONLY THOSE WITH STATED OR PRESUMED PERIOD OF GESTATION OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE. NOT STATED SEX IS IMPUTED FOR FETAL DEATHS OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE: SEE TECHNICAL APPENDIX) ______________________________________________________________________________ | | AGE OF MOTHER |______________________________________________________ RACE AND SEX | | | | | | | | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | TOTAL | YEARS | YEARS | YEARS | YEARS | YEARS _______________________|__________|________|________|________|_______|________ | | | | | | | | | | | | ALL RACES.............| 26,486 | 5,587 | 3,425 | 913 | 73 | 10 MALE.............| 14,150 | 2,930 | 1,854 | 465 | 44 | 4 FEMALE...........| 12,336 | 2,657 | 1,571 | 448 | 29 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WHITE................| 17,838 | 3,912 | 2,453 | 672 | 57 | 6 MALE.............| 9,502 | 2,034 | 1,315 | 352 | 32 | 2 FEMALE...........| 8,336 | 1,878 | 1,138 | 320 | 25 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | ALL OTHER............| 1,082 | 273 | 190 | 49 | 5 | 2 MALE.............| 566 | 144 | 101 | 27 | 3 | - FEMALE...........| 516 | 129 | 89 | 22 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | BLACK................| 7,566 | 1,402 | 782 | 192 | 11 | 2 MALE.............| 4,082 | 752 | 438 | 86 | 9 | 2 FEMALE...........| 3,484 | 650 | 344 | 106 | 2 | - _______________________|__________|________|________|________|_______|________ - 2 -