Distribution of Births, by Race/Ethnicity and Maternal Age, 2005*

Distribution of births, by race/ethnicity and maternal age, 2005
Race/Ethnicity 17 years and under 18-19 years 20-29 years 30-39 years 40-54 years
Non-Hispanic White 1.9% 5.4% 50.8% 38.9% 3.0%
Non-Hispanic Black 6.3% 10.7% 56.8% 23.9% 2.2%
Hispanic 5.3% 8.8% 56.3% 27.6% 2.0%

*Totals may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

Source: Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Sutton PD, Ventura SJ, Menacker F, Kirmeyer S, Munson ML. Births: Final data for 2005. National vital statistics reports; vol 56 no 6. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2007.

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