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TABLE 38
Indiana Births and Outcome Indicators by Race and Ethnicity of Mother;
Indiana, 2000

All Races / Ethnicities   Race   Ethnicity
Total Births Total   White Black   Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Total Indiana Births 87,697   76,753 9,421   81,947 5,427
 
All Races / Ethnicities   Race   Ethnicity
Outcomes Total   White Black   Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Low Birth Weight 6,444   5,145 1,192   6,147 287
Very Low Birth Weight 1,214   932 274   1,158 56
Preterm* 7,854   6,541 1,199   7,484 355
PNC** First Trimester 69,642   62,152 6,318   66,148 3,268
Used Alcohol During Pregnancy 590   466 112   561 24
Smoked During Pregnancy 17,722   16,167 1,435   17,365 278
Unmarried Parents 30,319   22,839 7,148   27,612 2,576
Mothers Under 20 Years Old 10,968   8,793 2,068   10,065 853
 
All Races / Ethnicities   Race   Ethnicity
Outcomes as a Percent of Births Total   White Black   Non-Hispanic Hispanic
% Low Birth Weight 7.3   6.7 12.7   7.5 5.3
% Very Low Birth Weight 1.4   1.2 2.9   1.4 1.0
% Preterm* 9.0   8.5 12.7   9.1 6.5
% PNC** First Trimester 79.4   81.0 67.1   80.7 60.2
% Used Alcohol During Pregnancy 0.7   0.6 1.2   0.7 0.4
% Smoked During Pregnancy 20.2   21.1 15.2   21.2 5.1
% Unmarried Parents 34.6   29.8 75.9   33.7 47.5
% Mothers Under 20 Years Old 12.5   11.5 22.0   12.3 15.7

* Preterm: less than 37 weeks gestation.
** PNC: Prenatal Care.
SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, February 2002

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