Table 5.

Births with Amniocentesis by Mother's education and age, California, 1998 (in %)

Mother's education:		Mother's age:
(in years)	- 19 years	20–34 years	35 + years	Total
0 – 8 years	0.3	0.4	2.0	0.6
9 – 11 years	0.3	0.5	4.0	0.6
12 – 15 years	0.5	0.9	11.1	2.2
16 + years	-	1.7	16.5	6.1
Total	0.4	0.9	11.5	2.5

Source: CDC, 1998, Birth Cohort Data Set