TABLE: Live Births per 1,000 Women, by Age and Race/Ethnicity, 2005*
(Live Births per 1,000 Women)

15-19 Years: Total 40.4; Non-Hispanic White 26.0; Non-Hispanic Black 60.9; Hispanic 81.5; American Indian/Alaska Native 52.7; Asian/Pacific Islander 16.9
20-24 Years: Total 102.2; Non-Hispanic White 81.5; Non-Hispanic Black 126.7; Hispanic 169.6; American Indian/Alaska Native 109.0; Asian/Pacific Islander 61.0
25-29 Years: Total 115.6; Non-Hispanic White 109.3; Non-Hispanic Black 103.0; Hispanic 148.8; American Indian/Alaska Native 94.0; 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 108.0
35-39 Years: Total 46.3; Non-Hispanic White 45.7; Non-Hispanic Black 34.3; Hispanic 54.0; American Indian/Alaska Native 26.9; Asian/Pacific Islander 61.9
40-44 Years: Total 9.1; Non-Hispanic White 8.3; Non-Hispanic Black 8.2; Hispanic 12.9; American Indian/Alaska Native 6.0; Asian/Pacific Islander 13.9

* Data are preliminary.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System. 2005 Preliminary Birth Data. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
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prelimbirths05.htm

VERTICAL BAR CHART: Births to Unmarried Mothers, by Race/Ethnicity, 2005*
(Percent of Births)

Total 36.8
Non-Hispanic White 25.4
Non-Hispanic Black 69.5
Hispanic 47.9
American Indian/Alaska Native 63.3
Asian/Pacific Islander 16.2

*Data are preliminary.

Source: Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System. 2005 Preliminary Birth Data. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
products/pubs/pubd/hestats/
prelimbirths05/
prelimbirths05.htm