Indiana Infant Mortality Report
1990 - 2003

Table B-4. Live births and infant deaths by selected characteristics among blacks: Marion County, Indiana, 1990-2003 linked files
Characteristics 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Live births
Total 3,925 3,988 3,913 3,807 3,560 3,520 3,568 3,614 3,755 3,903 4,022 4,069 3,976 4,024
                             
Sex                            
     Male 1,964 2,028 2,002 1,973 1,782 1,808 1,781 1,828 1,902 2,014 2,047 2,070 2,008 2,067
     Female 1,961 1,960 1,911 1,834 1,778 1,712 1,787 1,786 1,853 1,889 1,975 1,999 1,968 1,957
     Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plurality                            
     Single births 3,832 3,914 3,793 3,718 3,460 3,431 3,465 3,493 3,618 3,790 3,889 3,925 3,812 3,900
     Multiple births 93 74 120 89 100 89 103 121 137 113 133 144 163 124
     Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Birth weight                            
     Less than 2,500 grams 513 472 484 498 413 444 497 509 536 542 514 493 527 505
         Less than 1,500 grams 112 106 117 83 93 80 113 106 104 123 119 118 102 109
         1,500-2,499 grams 401 366 367 415 320 364 384 403 432 419 395 375 425 396
     2,500 grams or more 3,405 3,514 3,424 3,305 3,114 3,049 3,033 3,089 3,202 3,341 3,481 3,568 3,434 3,511
     Unknown 7 2 5 4 33 27 38 16 17 20 27 8 15 8
Gestational age                            
     Less than 37 weeks 769 736 728 732 607 626 662 677 732 731 775 751 729 729
         Less than 32 weeks 186 175 180 155 149 134 156 167 149 183 155 166 157 147
         32-36 weeks 583 561 548 577 458 492 506 510 583 548 620 585 572 582
     37 weeks or more 3,143 3,252 3,185 3,075 2,953 2,894 2,906 2,937 3,023 3,171 3,246 3,318 3,247 3,295
     Unknown 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Age of mother                            
     Under 20 years 1,053 1,120 1,100 987 894 875 942 886 889 904 832 850 770 800
         Under 18 years 478 517 499 451 414 425 429 395 354 358 316 321 296 253
         18-19 years 575 603 601 536 480 450 513 491 535 546 516 529 474 547
     20 years and over 2,872 2,867 2,804 2,817 2,664 2,643 2,624 2,725 2,866 2,999 3,190 3,219 3,206 3,224
         20-24 years 1,386 1,374 1,352 1,310 1,265 1,156 1,204 1,197 1,294 1,348 1,416 1,466 1,402 1,405
         25-29 years 885 894 830 827 733 735 735 783 877 887 931 971 959 947
         30-34 years 435 425 419 476 488 506 447 479 440 473 549 494 544 574
         35 years and over 166 174 203 204 178 246 238 266 255 291 294 288 301 298
     Unknown 0 1 9 3 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age/Education                            
    <20, less than appropriate 208 211 236 193 165 164 194 192 213 197 195 183 166 200
    <20, appropriate 809 862 846 765 699 676 713 669 663 691 616 661 598 595
    20+, <12 years of education 563 547 543 566 470 426 501 475 580 575 641 648 696 668
    20+, 12 years of education 1,336 1,301 1,239 1,206 1,122 1,103 1,043 1,064 1,160 1,209 1,298 1,295 1,228 1,246
    20+, 13+ years of education 886 949 976 973 955 1,017 992 1,110 1,082 1,152 1,194 1,255 1,273 1,293
     Unknown 123 118 73 104 149 134 125 104 57 79 78 27 15 22
Educational attainment                            
     Less than 12 years 1,269 1,297 1308 1,226 1,049 1,026 1,123 1,078 1,168 1,156 1,151 1,194 1,195 1,165
         0-8 years 92 98 93 83 78 90 88 75 92 61 79 76 77 75
         9-11 years 1,177 1,199 1215 1,143 971 936 1,035 1,003 1,076 1,095 1,072 1,118 1,118 1,090
     12 years 1,621 1,596 1530 1,472 1,377 1,321 1,299 1,296 1,400 1,485 1,556 1,558 1,445 1,510
     More than 12 years 912 978 1007 1,006 987 1,041 1,022 1,139 1,130 1,183 1,237 1,290 1,321 1,327
         13-15 years 717 767 789 750 724 776 727 810 780 855 832 929 891 902
         16 years and over 195 211 218 256 263 265 295 329 350 328 405 361 430 425
     Unknown 123 117 68 103 147 132 124 101 57 79 78 27 15 22
Live-birth order                            
     First 1,453 1,484 1541 1,390 1,400 1,493 1,382 1,415 1,463 1,484 1,435 1,566 1,451 1,542
     Second 1,157 1,225 1120 1,155 1,022 944 1,027 1,016 1,076 1,102 1,142 1,123 1,059 1,111
     Third 710 709 669 695 624 571 597 589 660 725 792 752 789 714
     Fourth+ 564 531 560 532 504 505 492 521 532 578 642 620 675 655
     Unknown 41 39 23 35 10 7 70 73 24 14 11 8 2 2
Marital status                            
     Married 1,068 990 980 979 883 914 872 947 944 959 1,041 1,043 998 1,022
     Unmarried 2,855 2,997 2931 2,827 2,674 2,606 2,694 2,667 2,811 2,944 2,981 3,026 2,978 3,001
     Unknown 2 1 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trimester prenatal care began                            
     First trimester 2,152 2,121 2365 2,355 2,262 2,185 2,129 2,331 2,454 2,595 2,733 2,817 2,755 2,765
     After first trimester 1,199 1,381 1,265 1,181 1,040 1,089 1,046 1,024 1,110 1,101 1,100 1,107 1,073 1,103
         Second trimester 1,015 1,148 1097 1,035 900 957 897 877 946 949 926 957 911 911
         Third trimester 184 233 168 146 140 132 149 147 164 152 174 150 162 192
     No care 196 217 126 100 94 77 80 77 94 68 69 81 95 91
     Unknown 378 269 157 171 164 169 313 182 97 139 120 64 53 65
Prenatal care index1                            
     Adequate Plus 678 570 564 468 507 649 751 987 1,179 1,141 1,065 1,017 1,056 1,175
     Adequate 942 974 1081 1,108 1,063 1,097 979 1,041 1,061 1,168 1,277 1,294 1,287 1,321
     Intermediate 629 755 889 992 739 645 507 470 449 435 566 686 623 582
     Inadequate 901 980 869 762 682 705 634 687 715 735 755 747 759 746
     No care 196 217 126 100 94 77 80 77 94 68 69 81 95 91
     Unknown 579 492 384 377 475 347 617 352 257 356 290 244 156 109
Maternal smoking                            
     Smoking 900 789 741 710 584 557 610 524 581 624 594 597 564 577
     Non-smoking 2,968 3,146 3,146 3,054 2,949 2,937 2,947 3,087 3,165 3,266 3,407 3,470 3,408 3,444
     Unknown 57 53 26 43 27 26 11 3 9 13 21 2 4 3
Characteristics 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Infant deaths
Total 72 76 80 55 64 48 59 51 48 66 60 43 59 57
                             
Sex                            
     Male 33 45 46 27 41 22 33 29 28 37 35 21 32 32
     Female 39 31 34 28 23 26 26 22 20 29 25 22 27 25
     Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plurality                            
     Single births 63 71 72 47 57 48 51 46 41 56 57 37 48 50
     Multiple births 9 5 8 8 7 0 8 5 7 10 3 6 11 7
     Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Birth weight                            
     Less than 2,500 grams 52 57 53 36 34 36 42 35 40 46 41 35 40 40
         Less than 1,500 grams 43 52 47 27 24 28 38 32 30 40 32 31 33 33
         1,500-2,499 grams 9 5 6 9 10 8 4 3 10 6 9 4 7 7
     2,500 grams or more 15 17 24 15 24 8 16 12 5 17 14 7 11 15
     Unknown 5 2 3 4 6 4 1 4 3 3 5 1 8 2
Gestational age                            
     Less than 37 weeks 52 63 57 36 31 36 46 40 43 47 42 33 47 41
         Less than 32 weeks 46 53 47 29 39 33 38 34 35 42 35 32 42 35
         32-36 weeks 6 10 10 7 8 3 8 6 8 5 7 1 5 6
     37 weeks or more 19 13 23 19 25 12 13 11 5 19 17 10 12 16
     Unknown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Age of mother                            
     Under 20 years 21 23 24 19 16 9 26 11 11 13 11 13 13 10
         Under 18 years 6 15 11 10 9 3 11 3 6 6 4 6 4 5
         18-19 years 15 8 13 9 7 6 15 8 5 7 7 7 9 5
     20 years and over 51 53 54 36 48 39 33 40 37 53 49 30 46 47
         20-24 years 30 27 27 16 30 15 14 20 16 27 20 13 20 21
         25-29 years 9 12 15 14 6 14 13 6 9 16 14 7 19 10
         30-34 years 9 8 6 5 9 4 5 8 6 8 9 5 2 9
         35 years and over 3 6 6 1 3 6 1 6 6 2 6 5 5 7
     Unknown 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age/Education                            
    <20, less than appropriate 4 5 7 2 2 2 8 4 2 1 2 3 6 3
    <20, appropriate 13 11 15 14 13 5 12 5 8 9 9 9 7 7
    20+, <12 years of education 11 11 19 7 11 6 8 9 8 12 10 3 14 12
    20+, 12 years of education 21 18 21 13 16 14 13 10 14 22 19 10 15 22
    20+, 13+ years of education 10 16 14 10 15 13 10 15 12 15 16 14 16 11
     Unknown 13 15 4 9 7 8 8 8 4 7 4 4 1 2
Educational attainment                            
     Less than 12 years 21 24 37 17 21 12 23 15 14 19 17 11 26 22
         0-8 years 1 3 3 1 2 0 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
         9-11 years 20 21 34 16 19 12 20 14 11 19 16 11 26 22
     12 years 28 21 24 19 21 15 17 13 17 23 23 14 15 22
     More than 12 years 10 16 15 10 15 13 11 15 13 17 16 14 17 11
         13-15 years 7 14 10 6 11 9 8 13 8 14 10 14 10 7
         16 years and over 3 2 5 4 4 4 3 2 5 3 6 0 7 4
     Unknown 13 15 4 9 7 8 8 8 4 7 4 4 1 2
Live-birth order                            
     First 23 27 33 13 23 15 27 24 18 28 21 20 15 24
     Second 24 27 15 21 15 14 16 12 9 9 17 8 14 10
     Third 7 10 15 10 11 9 10 5 8 15 12 8 15 12
     Fourth+ 14 9 15 6 14 9 5 9 10 13 7 7 15 11
     Unknown 4 3 2 5 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 0 0
Marital status                            
     Married 15 17 19 7 9 11 13 13 12 16 14 6 6 8
     Unmarried 57 59 60 48 55 37 46 38 36 50 46 37 53 49
     Unknown 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trimester prenatal care began                            
     First trimester 28 34 41 22 30 30 27 32 29 41 37 26 34 35
     After first trimester 16 12 20 19 18 11 11 11 8 9 7 9 12 14
         Second trimester 13 11 18 18 16 11 8 8 8 8 7 8 9 11
         Third trimester 3 1 2 1 2 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 3 3
     No care 13 14 8 3 11 3 8 2 4 5 8 4 7 7
     Unknown 15 16 11 11 5 4 13 6 7 11 8 4 6 1
Prenatal care index1                            
     Adequate Plus 12 20 15 13 10 12 10 17 15 21 18 10 17 24
     Adequate 9 5 8 8 12 7 8 7 7 8 9 6 8 10
     Intermediate 4 6 9 6 9 6 2 3 1 1 5 3 3 3
     Inadequate 14 11 15 7 9 8 8 8 4 8 5 7 7 10
     No care 13 14 8 3 11 3 8 2 4 5 8 4 7 7
     Unknown 20 20 25 18 13 12 23 14 17 23 15 13 17 3
Maternal smoking                            
     Smoking 24 26 24 11 13 6 12 8 13 10 8 11 19 17
     Non-smoking 42 44 54 37 47 41 47 43 35 56 50 31 40 40
     Unknown 6 6 2 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
1Based on APNCU Index (Kotelchuck, M., Am J Public Health 1994;84:1414-1420).
Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center