TABLE N45. LIVE BIRTHS BY AGE, RACE/ETHNICITY, AND DRUG USE OF MOTHER
NEW JERSEY, 1998
RACE/ETHNICITY AND DRUG USE 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	692	1.1	1	7.1	115	5.7	182	2.8	309	0.8	85	0.6	0	0.0
No	60,751	95.4	11	78.6	1,868	92.3	6,050	94.4	38,520	95.9	14,196	95.2	104	88.9
Not Stated	2,219	3.5	2	14.3	40	2.0	176	2.7	1,356	3.4	626	4.2	13	11.1
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	1,302	6.9	1	1.0	142	4.1	239	5.0	704	8.5	215	9.4	1	5.0
No	17,275	91.2	93	96.9	3,274	94.5	4,441	93.7	7,454	89.6	1,996	87.2	14	70.0
Not Stated	357	1.9	2	2.1	50	1.4	59	1.2	158	1.9	77	3.4	5	25.0
Total	18,934	100.0	96	100.0	3,466	100.0	4,739	100.0	8,316	100.0	2,288	100.0	20	100.0
HISPANIC
Yes	343	1.7	1	2.1	92	3.1	97	1.7	128	1.4	25	1.1	0	0.0
No	19,682	97.8	47	97.9	2,829	96.5	5,539	97.9	9,034	98.0	2,217	98.3	15	88.2
Not Stated	104	0.5	0	0.0	11	0.4	24	0.4	53	0.6	14	0.6	2	11.8
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	12	0.2	0	N/A	2	2.1	3	0.4	6	0.1	1	0.1	0	0.0
No	7,272	98.4	0	N/A	92	96.8	740	98.5	5,000	98.2	1,423	99.0	16	100.0
Not Stated	108	1.5	0	N/A	1	1.1	8	1.1	85	1.7	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	17	2.2	0	0.0	2	2.2	2	1.2	11	2.7	2	2.0	0	N/A
No	737	96.3	1	100.0	90	96.8	164	98.2	390	96.1	92	93.9	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	2,379	2.1	3	1.9	355	4.1	526	2.9	1,182	1.8	329	1.5	1	0.5
No	106,033	93.1	153	95.6	8,179	94.4	16,995	94.4	60,556	93.2	19,994	91.3	149	81.9
Not Stated	5,438	4.8	4	2.5	127	1.5	486	2.7	3,206	4.9	1,569	7.2	32	17.6
Total	113,850	100.0	160	100.0	8,661	100.0	18,007	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 drugs by the mother is self-reported and under-reporting is possible.