TABLE N44. LIVE BIRTHS BY AGE, RACE/ETHNICITY, AND DRINKING STATUS OF MOTHER
NEW JERSEY, 1998
RACE/ETHNICITY AND DRINKING STATUS OF MOTHER	TOTAL		AGE GROUP
			10-14		15-19		20-24		25-34		35-44		45-59
	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%	NO.	%
WHITE NON-HISPANIC
Yes	1,240	1.9	1	7.1	59	2.9	166	2.6	693	1.7	315	2.1	6	5.1
No	60,074	94.4	11	78.6	1,897	93.8	6,044	94.3	38,074	94.7	13,947	93.6	99	84.6
Not Stated	2,348	3.7	2	14.3	67	3.3	198	3.1	1,418	3.5	645	4.3	12	10.3
Total	63,662	100.0	14	100.0	2,023	100.0	6,408	100.0	40,185	100.0	14,907	100.0	117	100.0
BLACK NON-HISPANIC
Yes	700	3.7	1	1.0	52	1.5	133	2.8	385	4.6	126	5.5	3	15.0
No	17,822	94.1	93	96.9	3,362	97.0	4,524	95.8	7,736	93.0	2,074	90.6	12	60.0
Not Stated	412	2.2	2	2.1	52	1.5	64	1.4	195	2.3	88	3.8	5	25.0
Total	18,934	100.0	96	100.0	3,466	100.0	4,721	100.0	8,316	100.0	2,288	100.0	20	100.0
HISPANIC
Yes	255	1.3	2	4.2	49	1.7	68	1.2	106	1.2	29	1.3	1	5.9
No	19,754	98.1	46	95.8	2,866	97.7	5,566	98.3	9,051	98.2	2,209	97.9	15	88.2
Not Stated	120	0.6	0	0.0	17	0.6	26	0.5	58	0.6	18	0.8	1	5.9
Total	20,129	100.0	48	100.0	2,932	100.0	5,660	100.0	9,215	100.0	2,256	100.0	17	100.0
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER NON-HISPANIC
Yes	23	0.3	0	N/A	1	1.1	3	0.4	13	0.3	6	0.4	0	0.0
No	7,265	98.3	0	N/A	94	98.9	739	98.4	4,997	98.2	1,418	98.7	16	100.0
Not Stated	104	1.4	0	N/A	0	0.0	9	1.2	81	1.6	13	0.9	0	0.0
Total	7,392	100.0	0	N/A	95	100.0	751	100.0	5,091	100.0	1,437	100.0	16	100.0
OTHER NON-HISPANIC
Yes	14	1.8	0	0.0	3	3.2	4	2.4	6	1.5	1	1.0	0	N/A
No	740	96.7	1	100.0	89	95.7	162	97.0	395	97.3	93	94.9	0	N/A
Not Stated	11	1.4	0	0.0	1	1.1	1	0.6	5	1.2	4	4.1	0	N/A
Total	765	100.0	1	100.0	93	100.0	167	100.0	406	100.0	98	100.0	0	N/A
TOTAL
Yes	2,240	2.0	4	2.5	166	1.9	374	2.1	1,224	1.9	479	2.2	10	5.5
No	105,975	93.1	152	95.0	8,334	96.2	17,098	95.0	60,414	93.0	19,810	90.5	142	78.0
Not Stated	5,635	4.9	4	2.5	161	1.9	517	2.9	3,306	5.1	1,603	7.3	30	16.5
Total	113,850	100.0	160	100.0	8,661	100.0	17,989	100.0	64,944	100.0	21,892	100.0	182	100.0
Total by race/ethnicity and total by age includes race/ethnicity not stated and/or age not stated.
Use of alcohol by the mother is self-reported and under-reporting is possible.