FETAL DEATH DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3
       FETAL DEATHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND SEX:
                        UNITED STATES, 1995

      (FETAL DEATHS INCLUDE ONLY THOSE WITH STATED OR PRESUMED PERIOD
         OF GESTATION OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE:  SEE TECHNICAL APPENDIX)

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                              |
                              |              AGE OF MOTHER
                              |_______________________________________________
                              |         |          |        |        |
                              |         |          |        |        |
                              |         | UNDER 15 |  15-19 |  20-24 |  25-29
                              |   TOTAL |  YEARS   |  YEARS |  YEARS |  YEARS
______________________________|_________|__________|________|________|________
                              |         |          |        |        |
                              |         |          |        |        |
                              |         |          |        |        |
ALL RACES.....................|  27,294 |    154   |  4,014 |  6,532 |  6,471
   MALE.......................|  14,635 |     78   |  2,200 |  3,484 |  3,441
   FEMALE.....................|  12,659 |     76   |  1,814 |  3,048 |  3,030
                              |         |          |        |        |
                              |         |          |        |        |
 WHITE........................|  18,452 |     57   |  2,337 |  4,225 |  4,532
   MALE.......................|   9,741 |     30   |  1,274 |  2,164 |  2,384
   FEMALE.....................|   8,711 |     27   |  1,063 |  2,061 |  2,148
                              |         |          |        |        |
                              |         |          |        |        |
 ALL OTHER....................|   1,076 |      3   |     99 |    202 |    268
   MALE.......................|     581 |      1   |     45 |    119 |    143
   FEMALE.....................|     495 |      2   |     54 |     83 |    125
                              |         |          |        |        |
                              |         |          |        |        |
 BLACK........................|   7,766 |     94   |  1,578 |  2,105 |  1,671
   MALE.......................|   4,313 |     47   |    881 |  1,201 |    914
   FEMALE.....................|   3,453 |     47   |    697 |    904 |    757
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                  FETAL DEATH DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3
       FETAL DEATHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND SEX:
                        UNITED STATES, 1995

      (FETAL DEATHS INCLUDE ONLY THOSE WITH STATED OR PRESUMED PERIOD
  OF GESTATION OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE:  SEE TECHNICAL APPENDIX) - CONTINUED

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                              |
                              |              AGE OF MOTHER
                              |_______________________________________________
                              |         |          |        |        |
                              |         |   30-34  |  35-39 |  40-44 |  45-49
                              | TOTAL   |   YEARS  |  YEARS |  YEARS |  YEARS
______________________________|_________|__________|________|_____ __|________
                              |         |          |        |        |
                              |         |          |        |        |
ALL RACES.....................| 27,294  |   5,869  |  3,326 |    872 |    56
   MALE.......................| 14,635  |   3,161  |  1,790 |    454 |    27
   FEMALE.....................| 12,659  |   2,708  |  1,536 |    418 |    29
                              |         |          |        |        |
                              |         |          |        |        |
 WHITE........................| 18,452  |   4,209  |  2,395 |    660 |    37
   MALE.......................|  9,741  |   2,268  |  1,269 |    335 |    17
   FEMALE.....................|  8,711  |   1,941  |  1,126 |    325 |    20
                              |         |          |        |        |
                              |         |          |        |        |
 ALL OTHER....................|  1,076  |     291  |    173 |     36 |     4
   MALE.......................|    581  |     149  |    101 |     21 |     2
   FEMALE.....................|    495  |     142  |     72 |     15 |     2
                              |         |          |        |        |
                              |         |          |        |        |
 BLACK........................|  7,766  |   1,369  |    758 |    176 |    15
   MALE.......................|  4,313  |     744  |    420 |     98 |     8
   FEMALE.....................|  3,453  |     625  |    338 |     78 |     7
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