Indiana Profile
Profile of Indiana
- Number of Births by Ethnicity: 2001
- Key Indicators:2001
- Trends In Key Indicators, 1990-2001
Number of Births by Ethnicity: 2001
| Total Births | 86,459 | 100% |
| Non-Hispanic White | 69,242 | 80.1% |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 9,575 | 11.1% |
| Hispanic | 5,898 | 6.8% |
| Other | 1,364 | 1.6% |
Key Indicators:2001
| State | U.S. Average | Rank | |
| Percent of total births to teens | 11.8 | 11.3 | 31 |
| Percent of teen births to women who were already mothers | 20.2 | 20.9 | 26 |
| Percent of total births to unmarried women | 35.5 | 35.5 | 37 |
| Percent of total births to mothers with less than 12 years of education | 20.9 | 21.7 | 31 |
| Percent of total births to mothers receiving late or no prenatal care | 3.7 | 3.7 | 30 |
| Percent of total births to mothers who smoked during pregnancy | 20.2 | 12.0 | 45 |
| Percent low-birthweight births (less than 5.5 lbs.) | 7.6 | 7.7 | 22 |
| Percent preterm births (less than 37 completed weeks of gestation) | 12.2 | 11.9 | 30 |
Trends In Key Indicators, 1990-2001
| Indicator* | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | ||
| Percent of total births to teens | Indiana | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 11.8 | |
| U.S. Average | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 11.3 | ||
| Percent of teen births to women who were already mothers | Indiana | 22.5 | 22.8 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 20.2 | 19.1 | 21.4 | 20.4 | 21.3 | 21.8 | 20.3 | 20.2 | |
| U.S. Average | 24.3 | 24.6 | 25.0 | 23.4 | 21.8 | 21.0 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 20.9 | ||
| Percent of total births to unmarried women | Indiana | 26.2 | 28.3 | 29.5 | 30.8 | 31.5 | 31.9 | 32.3 | 32.6 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 34.7 | 35.5 | |
| U.S. Average | 28.0 | 29.5 | 30.1 | 31.0 | 32.6 | 32.2 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 32.8 | 33.0 | 33.2 | 33.5 | ||
| Percent of total births to mothers with less than 12 years of education | Indiana | 21.2 | 21.3 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 20.9 | |
| U.S. Average | 23.8 | 23.9 | 23.6 | 23.3 | 22.9 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | ||
| Percent of total births to mothers receiving late or no prenatal care | Indiana | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | |
| U.S. Average | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | ||
| Percent of total births to mothers who smoked during pregnancy | Indiana | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 20.9 | 20.3 | 20.2 | |
| U.S. Average | 18.4 | 17.8 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 14.5 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 12.0 | ||
| Percent low-birthweight births (less than 5.5 lbs) | Indiana | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.6 | |
| U.S. Average | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | ||
| Percent preterm births (less than 37 completed weeks of gestation) | Indiana | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.2 | |
| U.S. Average | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.9 | ||
| Number of births by Race and Ethnicity of mother | Indiana*** | White non-hisp | 73,933 | 73,528 | 71,956 | 71,507 | 70,172 | 70,525 | 70,539 | 69,840 | 70,642 | 70,896 | 71,214 | 69,242 |
| Black non-hisp | 9,386 | 9,453 | 9,392 | 9,341 | 8,941 | 8,674 | 8,759 | 8,749 | 9,222 | 9,262 | 9,447 | 9,575 | ||
| Hispanic | 1,856 | 1,841 | 1,941 | 2,131 | 2,324 | 2,546 | 2,950 | 3,409 | 3,770 | 4,365 | 5,456 | 5,898 | ||
| Other | 1,039 | 885 | 851 | 970 | 1,158 | 1,090 | 1,265 | 1,438 | 1,488 | 1,508 | 1,582 | 1,744 | ||
| Total | 86,214 | 85,707 | 84,140 | 83,949 | 82,595 | 82,835 | 83,513 | 83,436 | 85,122 | 86,031 | 87,699 | 86,459 |
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Project Manager: Andrea L Wilkes
Grantee: Indiana State Department of Health
Address: 2 North Meridian St., 7E
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317/233-1246
Fax: 317/233-7001
E-mail Address: sunnystart@isdh.in.gov
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