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Indiana Natality Report - 2003
Table 35. Outcome Indicators by Race of Mother:
Selected Indiana Cities*, 2003

BLACK Total Births LBW§ VLBW % Preterm† % PNC 1st Trimester‡ % Alcohol % Smoked % Unmarried
Anderson
136
14.0
  
1.5
  
13.2
  
73.5
  
0.7
  
20.6
  
86.0
  
Bloomington
38
21.1
  
0.0
  
18.4
  
65.8
  
0.0
  
15.8
  
60.5
  
Carmel
15
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
Columbus
14
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
East Chicago
242
12.8
  
0.8
  
14.0
  
69.8
  
0.8
  
19.4
  
88.0
 S
Elkhart
174
12.6
  
2.3
  
14.4
  
50.0
 S
0.0
  
21.3
  
85.6
  
Evansville
244
12.7
  
3.7
  
11.5
  
77.9
 S
1.2
  
21.7
  
83.2
  
Fishers
33
3.0
  
0.0
  
9.1
  
87.9
  
0.0
  
3.0
  
15.2
 S
Fort Wayne
721
16.1
  
5.5
 S
15.4
  
64.4
  
0.8
  
15.4
  
81.6
 S
Gary
1,395
12.7
  
3.2
  
11.2
  
68.2
  
0.6
  
13.2
  
82.5
 S
Goshen
12
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
Greenwood
9
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
Hammond
304
14.8
  
4.6
  
15.5
  
68.8
  
0.0
  
10.5
  
80.6
  
Hobart
7
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
Indianapolis
3,949
12.6
  
2.8
  
13.6
  
68.7
  
1.4
  
14.5
  
74.8
  
Jeffersonville
68
7.4
  
0.0
  
8.8
  
67.6
  
0.0
  
20.6
  
66.2
  
Kokomo
78
17.9
  
6.4
  
12.8
  
73.1
  
1.3
  
21.8
  
80.8
  
Lafayette
53
9.4
  
5.7
  
13.2
  
77.4
  
0.0
  
18.9
  
67.9
  
Marion
65
9.2
  
3.1
  
9.2
  
50.8
  
1.5
  
16.9
  
83.1
  
Merrillville
178
14.0
  
2.8
  
10.7
  
77.0
  
0.0
  
6.2
 S
52.8
 S
Michigan City
154
16.2
  
5.2
  
13.6
  
65.6
  
2.6
  
24.7
 S
85.1
  
Mishawaka
50
8.0
  
4.0
  
10.0
  
60.0
  
0.0
  
14.0
  
64.0
  
Muncie
127
11.8
  
3.1
  
9.4
  
78.0
  
0.8
  
19.7
  
78.7
  
New Albany
55
18.2
  
0.0
  
16.4
  
78.2
  
0.0
  
25.5
  
83.6
  
Noblesville
20
0.0
  
0.0
  
5.0
  
85.0
  
0.0
  
0.0
  
10.0
 S
Portage
19
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
Richmond
38
13.2
  
2.6
  
10.5
  
65.8
  
0.0
  
21.1
  
89.5
  
South Bend
539
18.0
 S
4.6
  
16.7
  
56.0
 S
1.7
  
16.7
  
80.1
  
Terre Haute
71
11.3
  
7.0
  
16.9
  
74.6
  
5.6
 S
31.0
 S
76.1
  
Valparaiso
11
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
West Lafayette
14
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
Total of Large Cities
8,833
13.3
  
3.3
  
13.4
  
67.9
  
1.1
  
15.2
  
77.2
  

Summary of Population Groups

Total of Large Cities
8,833
13.3
  
3.3
  
13.4
  
67.9
  
1.1
  
15.2
  
77.2
  
Balance of State
455
12.7
  
3.5
  
11.2
  
73.8
  
0.4
  
14.1
  
59.1
 S
Total Indiana
9,288
13.3
  
3.3
  
13.3
  
68.2
  
1.1
  
15.2
  
76.3
  

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Notes:
    * Cities with populations over 25,000 per the 2000 Census.
    § 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.  For additional information, see the Technical Notes..
** = Outcome is suppressed when fewer than 20 births.
Percentages are calculated using total births in each city or city/race category.
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This table was run on August 17, 2005.

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