FETAL DEATH DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3
FETAL DEATHS BY AGE OF MOTHER, RACE OF MOTHER, AND SEX: UNITED STATES, 1998

        (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)

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                       |
                       |                  AGE OF MOTHER
                       |___________________________________________________
      RACE AND SEX     |          |          |         |         |
                       |          | UNDER 15 |  15-19  |  20-24  |  25-29
                       |   TOTAL  |  YEARS   |  YEARS  |  YEARS  |  YEARS
_______________________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________
                       |          |          |         |         |
                       |          |          |         |         |
ALL RACES..............|    26,702|       120|    3,765|    6,231|   6,363|
     MALE..............|    14,211|        70|    2,032|    3,307|   3,425|
     FEMALE............|    12,491|        50|    1,733|    2,924|   2,938|
                       |          |          |         |         |        |
                       |          |          |         |         |        |
 WHITE.................|    17,974|        51|    2,162|    4,008|   4,393|
     MALE..............|     9,507|        30|    1,144|    2,126|   2,350|
     FEMALE............|     8,467|        21|    1,018|    1,882|   2,043|
                       |          |          |         |         |        |
                       |          |          |         |         |        |
 ALL OTHER.............|     1,125|         1|      120|      190|     301|
     MALE..............|       584|         -|       56|      101|     169|
     FEMALE............|       541|         1|       64|       89|     132|
                       |          |          |         |         |        |
                       |          |          |         |         |        |
 BLACK.................|     7,603|        68|    1,483|    2,033|   1,669|
     MALE..............|     4,120|        40|      832|    1,080|     906|
     FEMALE............|     3,483|        28|      651|      953|     763|
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                     FETAL DEATH DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3
FETAL DEATHS BY AGE OF MOTHER, RACE OF MOTHER, AND SEX: UNITED STATES, 1998

        (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..............|    26,702|   5,552|   3,558|   1,043|     67|      3|
     MALE..............|    14,211|   2,907|   1,917|     514|     37|      2|
     FEMALE............|    12,491|   2,645|   1,641|     529|     30|      1|
                       |          |        |        |        |       |       |
                       |          |        |        |        |       |       |
 WHITE.................|    17,974|   3,989|   2,553|     775|     43|      -|
     MALE..............|     9,507|   2,067|   1,380|     386|     24|      -|
     FEMALE............|     8,467|   1,922|   1,173|     389|     19|      -|
                       |          |        |        |        |       |       |
                       |          |        |        |        |       |       |
 ALL OTHER.............|     1,125|     273|     182|      49|      7|      2|
     MALE..............|       584|     137|      91|      24|      4|      2|
     FEMALE............|       541|     136|      91|      25|      3|      -|
                       |          |        |        |        |       |       |
                       |          |        |        |        |       |       |
 BLACK.................|     7,603|   1,290|     823|     219|     17|      1|
     MALE..............|     4,120|     703|     446|     104|      9|      -|
     FEMALE............|     3,483|     587|     377|     115|      8|      1|
_______________________|__________|________|________|________|_______|________
















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