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Indiana Natality Report - 2003
Table 32. Outcome Indicators by Race of Mother:
Indiana Counties, 2003

ALL RACES Total Births % LBW§ % VLBW % Preterm† % PNC 1st Trimester‡ % Alcohol % Smoked % Unmarried
INDIANA
86,382
7.9
  
1.4
  
9.9
  
80.6
  
0.6
  
18.5
  
37.1
  
Adams
641
5.3
  
0.9
  
5.6
 S
76.1
  
0.9
  
10.3
 S
16.1
 S
Allen
5,211
8.5
  
1.9
  
9.4
  
83.9
 S
0.4
  
15.1
 S
37.0
  
Bartholomew
1,004
7.3
  
0.5
  
7.6
  
84.8
  
0.2
  
19.0
  
34.1
  
Benton
118
5.1
  
0.0
  
4.2
  
84.7
  
0.8
  
16.1
  
26.3
  
Blackford
163
6.7
  
0.6
  
10.4
  
86.5
  
0.0
  
28.8
  
47.9
  
Boone
699
6.4
  
0.4
  
10.0
  
87.6
 S
1.3
  
13.4
  
18.0
 S
Brown
157
4.5
  
0.6
  
8.9
  
87.9
  
0.0
  
17.8
  
31.8
  
Carroll
237
8.4
  
1.3
  
7.6
  
85.7
  
0.4
  
16.5
  
29.5
  
Cass
548
7.7
  
1.6
  
9.7
  
76.1
  
0.2
  
25.0
 S
41.1
  
Clark
1,315
7.1
  
0.8
  
10.3
  
82.7
  
0.3
  
23.4
 S
37.3
  
Clay
358
9.2
  
1.7
  
10.6
  
83.0
  
1.1
  
25.7
 S
34.4
  
Clinton
510
9.4
  
2.0
  
12.4
  
72.2
 S
0.8
  
19.4
  
40.2
  
Crawford
135
8.1
  
3.0
  
11.1
  
85.2
  
0.7
  
31.9
 S
37.8
  
Daviess
502
6.6
  
0.6
  
10.2
  
65.9
 S
1.0
  
18.5
  
28.3
 S
Dearborn
629
7.8
  
1.3
  
10.2
  
92.2
 S
0.5
  
24.2
 S
30.0
 S
Decatur
387
6.7
  
2.1
  
9.6
  
81.7
  
0.0
  
25.3
 S
36.7
  
DeKalb
566
6.0
  
1.1
  
7.1
  
80.7
  
0.9
  
22.8
  
30.0
 S
Delaware
1,339
8.0
  
1.1
  
12.5
  
89.3
 S
0.3
  
21.0
  
41.8
 S
Dubois
501
4.4
  
0.4
  
11.4
  
91.2
 S
0.0
  
11.0
 S
24.2
 S
Elkhart
3,194
6.6
  
1.3
  
8.5
  
64.6
 S
0.2
  
16.1
 S
37.8
  
Fayette
332
9.9
  
0.6
  
10.8
  
85.2
  
1.2
  
28.9
 S
37.3
  
Floyd
826
7.7
  
0.6
  
10.5
  
85.7
 S
0.4
  
22.2
  
35.7
  
Fountain
217
9.7
  
1.4
  
8.3
  
82.9
  
0.0
  
23.0
  
39.6
  
Franklin
264
8.3
  
2.3
  
11.7
  
89.0
 S
0.4
  
22.0
  
20.5
 S
Fulton
263
5.7
  
2.3
  
9.5
  
82.1
  
0.0
  
27.0
 S
35.7
  
Gibson
430
8.1
  
0.9
  
8.8
  
86.3
  
1.2
  
23.5
  
29.8
  
Grant
799
9.1
  
1.1
  
12.1
  
70.8
 S
0.3
  
24.3
 S
50.1
 S
Greene
420
9.3
  
0.7
  
10.7
  
80.7
  
0.5
  
21.9
  
36.2
  
Hamilton
3,637
6.5
  
1.1
  
10.1
  
87.8
 S
1.0
  
5.4
 S
10.6
 S
Hancock
844
5.9
  
0.5
  
8.3
  
90.9
 S
0.7
  
16.6
  
22.9
 S
Harrison
438
8.0
  
2.1
  
10.3
  
88.8
 S
0.5
  
24.2
  
31.1
  
Hendricks
1,505
5.8
  
1.1
  
9.7
  
90.6
 S
0.5
  
10.6
 S
17.9
 S
Henry
559
7.3
  
0.5
  
10.2
  
89.1
 S
0.4
  
23.8
  
34.2
  
Howard
1,217
8.3
  
1.4
  
8.3
  
85.1
 S
0.2
  
24.2
 S
38.9
  
Huntington
461
8.5
  
0.9
  
6.9
  
89.2
 S
0.2
  
26.7
 S
32.3
  
Jackson
591
8.3
  
1.5
  
8.8
  
79.7
  
0.0
  
23.5
  
32.5
  
Jasper
431
7.0
  
1.4
  
10.0
  
81.0
  
0.7
  
21.1
  
26.7
 S
Jay
332
8.7
  
0.9
  
11.7
  
79.8
  
0.0
  
23.8
  
27.4
 S
Jefferson
365
6.8
  
0.8
  
7.9
  
86.6
  
0.0
  
31.0
 S
34.8
  
Jennings
359
6.7
  
1.7
  
9.7
  
85.2
  
0.3
  
28.4
 S
37.0
  
Johnson
1,705
7.0
  
1.2
  
9.8
  
88.9
 S
0.2
  
15.2
 S
27.9
 S
Knox
474
9.3
  
1.5
  
10.3
  
85.7
  
1.1
  
30.8
 S
42.2
  
Kosciusko
1,059
6.2
  
1.2
  
7.6
  
78.3
  
0.1
  
17.2
  
29.9
 S
LaGrange
720
5.7
  
0.8
  
7.1
  
46.5
 S
0.1
  
9.0
 S
12.6
 S
Lake
6,926
9.3
 S
1.9
  
10.5
  
78.5
 S
0.5
  
14.1
 S
48.5
 S
LaPorte
1,309
8.8
  
1.8
  
10.2
  
74.2
 S
0.9
  
25.1
 S
46.2
 S
Lawrence
547
8.4
  
2.6
  
11.7
  
84.6
  
0.0
  
25.0
 S
31.8
  
Madison
1,596
7.9
  
1.3
  
10.7
  
82.8
  
0.3
  
23.6
 S
43.1
 S
Marion
14,701
8.8
 S
1.6
  
10.8
 S
76.4
 S
1.1
 S
17.6
  
49.1
 S
Marshall
701
5.7
  
1.0
  
7.0
  
82.2
  
1.1
  
17.4
  
31.2
  
Martin
119
8.4
  
3.4
  
15.1
  
88.2
  
0.0
  
21.8
  
32.8
  
Miami
451
6.9
  
1.6
  
8.2
  
86.3
  
0.2
  
27.1
 S
38.4
  
Monroe
1,229
6.3
  
1.1
  
9.8
  
82.8
  
0.8
  
16.3
  
28.8
 S
Montgomery
466
6.7
  
0.6
  
8.6
  
81.8
  
0.4
  
26.2
 S
35.2
  
Morgan
873
10.2
  
1.7
  
13.5
 S
83.7
  
0.5
  
23.1
 S
30.8
 S
Newton
155
9.7
  
0.6
  
7.1
  
84.5
  
1.3
  
28.4
  
36.1
  
Noble
678
7.4
  
1.9
  
6.8
  
76.0
  
0.1
  
23.5
  
35.5
  
Ohio
62
9.7
  
4.8
  
14.5
  
93.5
  
1.6
  
29.0
  
48.4
  
Orange
239
9.6
  
2.1
  
15.9
  
82.0
  
0.8
  
25.9
  
30.5
  
Owen
232
6.5
  
0.0
  
10.3
  
77.6
  
0.4
  
25.0
  
39.2
  
Parke
205
8.8
  
1.0
  
8.8
  
71.7
  
0.5
  
30.7
 S
36.6
  
Perry
233
6.0
  
0.9
  
7.7
  
85.8
  
0.4
  
32.6
 S
38.6
  
Pike
135
7.4
  
0.7
  
11.1
  
83.0
  
0.0
  
25.2
  
34.8
  
Porter
1,873
6.9
  
1.1
  
9.1
  
82.0
  
0.1
  
15.8
  
30.4
 S
Posey
242
7.4
  
1.7
  
9.9
  
86.4
  
1.2
  
22.3
  
29.3
  
Pulaski
164
6.7
  
1.2
  
9.1
  
82.9
  
1.2
  
26.2
  
31.1
  
Putnam
404
8.2
  
0.7
  
9.9
  
81.7
  
1.7
  
27.5
 S
35.6
  
Randolph
321
9.7
  
1.6
  
14.0
  
84.4
  
1.2
  
24.9
  
33.6
  
Ripley
396
8.3
  
0.8
  
10.6
  
82.3
  
0.8
  
22.2
  
30.3
  
Rush
217
5.1
  
0.9
  
11.1
  
84.8
  
0.0
  
27.6
 S
32.7
  
St. Joseph
3,706
8.2
  
1.9
  
8.9
  
71.3
 S
0.9
  
13.4
 S
40.4
 S
Scott
293
10.6
  
1.0
  
11.9
  
81.9
  
0.0
  
31.1
 S
37.5
  
Shelby
537
6.5
  
1.3
  
9.5
  
84.5
  
1.1
  
23.5
  
38.0
  
Spencer
232
6.5
  
0.9
  
7.3
  
87.5
  
0.0
  
17.2
  
22.8
 S
Starke
280
7.1
  
1.4
  
9.6
  
80.4
  
0.0
  
29.3
 S
39.3
  
Steuben
419
8.1
  
1.2
  
11.9
  
82.1
  
0.5
  
25.3
 S
39.9
  
Sullivan
266
8.3
  
2.3
  
9.4
  
82.0
  
0.0
  
24.1
  
30.5
  
Switzerland
126
7.9
  
0.8
  
11.1
  
82.5
  
0.0
  
27.8
  
31.0
  
Tippecanoe
2,012
6.2
  
1.5
  
7.6
 S
84.1
 S
0.6
  
14.2
 S
30.7
 S
Tipton
200
10.0
  
2.0
  
8.5
  
84.5
  
0.5
  
18.5
  
27.5
  
Union
74
4.1
  
0.0
  
4.1
  
91.9
  
0.0
  
28.4
  
32.4
  
Vanderburgh
2,356
9.1
  
1.7
  
10.9
  
86.2
 S
1.1
  
21.3
 S
41.5
 S
Vermillion
200
7.5
  
0.5
  
10.5
  
84.5
  
2.5
  
35.5
 S
34.0
  
Vigo
1,297
6.4
  
1.6
  
8.8
  
82.5
  
1.4
 S
28.1
 S
44.1
 S
Wabash
373
8.6
  
1.3
  
12.1
  
83.4
  
0.5
  
23.6
  
34.6
  
Warren
94
5.3
  
0.0
  
5.3
  
87.2
  
1.1
  
17.0
  
33.0
  
Warrick
641
8.7
  
1.7
  
10.0
  
87.7
 S
0.2
  
15.1
  
25.0
 S
Washington
350
5.7
  
0.9
  
8.9
  
77.1
  
0.0
  
26.9
 S
29.1
  
Wayne
857
6.8
  
1.5
  
9.9
  
78.1
  
0.4
  
27.1
 S
46.8
 S
Wells
381
10.5
  
1.8
  
10.8
  
91.3
 S
0.3
  
18.6
  
26.2
 S
White
325
8.3
  
1.8
  
11.7
  
85.2
  
0.0
  
18.5
  
34.5
  
Whitley
427
6.1
  
0.7
  
7.7
  
84.5
  
0.5
  
18.5
  
25.3
 S

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Notes:
    § LBW = Low birth weight (less than 2,500 grams).
    ¶ VLBW = Very low birth weight (less than 1,500 grams).
    † Preterm = less than 37 weeks gestation.
    ‡ PNC = Prenatal care.
S = Significantly different from the state percent.  Please see Technical Notes.
Percentages are calculated using total births in each county or county/race category.
Please see Table 39 for the number and percentage of missing outcomes indicators data.
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