| TABLE 6 |
| Low Birth Weight Infants by Race of Mother: |
| Indiana 1990-2000 |
| Births | Low Birth Weight | Percent Low Birth Weight | |||||||
| YEAR | All Races | White | Black | All Races | White | Black | All Races | White | Black |
| 1990 | 85,986 | 75,376 | 9,421 | 5,653 | 4,392 | 1,177 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 12.5 |
| 1991 | 85,661 | 75,188 | 9,481 | 5,732 | 4,487 | 1,178 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 12.4 |
| 1992 | 84,058 | 73,707 | 9,382 | 5,655 | 4,424 | 1,169 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 12.5 |
| 1993 | 83,755 | 73,406 | 9,314 | 5,870 | 4,591 | 1,207 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 13.0 |
| 1994 | 82,522 | 72,445 | 8,938 | 5,725 | 4,531 | 1,129 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 12.6 |
| 1995 | 82,918 | 73,001 | 8,752 | 6,227 | 4,997 | 1,141 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 13.0 |
| 1996 | 83,157 | 73,074 | 8,746 | 6,304 | 5,002 | 1,207 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 13.8 |
| 1997 | 83,385 | 73,344 | 8,739 | 6,422 | 5,146 | 1,187 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 13.6 |
| 1998 | 85,055 | 74,374 | 9,216 | 6,751 | 5,392 | 1,246 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 13.5 |
| 1999 | 85,489 | 74,787 | 9,244 | 6,689 | 5,383 | 1,190 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 12.9 |
| 2000 | 87,697 | 76,753 | 9,421 | 6,444 | 5,145 | 1,192 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 12.7 |
| SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, February 2002 |