TABLE: Live Births per 1,000 Women, by Age and Race/Ethnicity, 2004*

(Live Births per 1,000 Women)

15-19 Years: Total 41.2; Non-Hispanic White 26.8; Non-Hispanic Black 62.7; Hispanic 82.6; American Indian/Alaska Native 52.5; Asian/Pacific Islander 17.4

20-24 Years: Total 101.8; Non-Hispanic White 82.1; Non-Hispanic Black 126.2; Hispanic 165.2; American Indian/Alaska Native 109.7; Asian/Pacific Islander 60.1

25-29 Years: Total 115.5; Non-Hispanic White 110.3; Non-Hispanic Black 102.5; Hispanic 145.4; American Indian/Alaska Native 92.8; Asian/Pacific Islander 108.7

30-34 Years: Total 95.5; Non-Hispanic White 97.4; Non-Hispanic Black 67.2; Hispanic 103.8; American Indian/Alaska Native 58.2; Asian/Pacific Islander 116.9

35-39 Years: Total 45.4; Non-Hispanic White 44.9; Non-Hispanic Black 33.6; Hispanic 52.7; American Indian/Alaska Native 26.7; Asian/Pacific Islander 62.1

40-44 Years: Total 9.0; Non-Hispanic White 8.3; Non-Hispanic Black 7.8; Hispanic 12.4; American Indian/Alaska Native 6.0; Asian/Pacific Islander 13.7

*Preliminary data.

Source: Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Ventura SJ, Sutton PD, Menacker F. Births: Preliminary Data for 2004. National Vital Statistics Reports 2005;54(8).