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

ALL RACES Total Births LBW§ VLBW % Preterm† % PNC 1st Trimester‡ % Alcohol % Smoked % Unmarried
Anderson
926
9.4
  
1.6
  
11.2
  
80.5
  
0.3
  
25.6
 S
49.9
 S
Bloomington
745
6.3
  
1.1
  
9.5
  
80.5
  
0.9
  
16.9
  
33.3
  
Carmel
848
6.7
  
1.1
  
10.0
  
91.9
 S
0.9
  
2.1
 S
6.1
 S
Columbus
665
7.4
  
0.5
  
8.4
  
82.6
  
0.2
  
17.9
  
35.9
  
East Chicago
604
9.4
  
0.8
  
10.8
  
68.7
 S
0.7
  
14.1
  
73.2
 S
Elkhart
1,129
7.6
  
1.8
  
8.3
  
60.0
 S
0.4
  
18.9
  
53.8
 S
Evansville
1,918
9.4
  
1.7
  
10.9
  
84.7
 S
0.9
  
24.5
 S
47.4
 S
Fishers
1,019
6.0
  
0.9
  
10.0
  
93.5
 S
1.5
 S
1.9
 S
5.4
 S
Fort Wayne
3,999
8.7
  
2.3
 S
9.5
  
82.5
  
0.4
  
17.0
  
43.8
 S
Gary
1,668
12.5
 S
2.9
 S
11.6
  
68.8
 S
0.6
  
15.6
  
78.1
 S
Goshen
577
4.9
  
1.2
  
8.3
  
64.8
 S
0.0
  
17.0
  
42.3
  
Greenwood
806
7.3
  
1.7
  
11.0
  
87.2
 S
0.4
  
13.2
 S
29.5
 S
Hammond
1,268
9.7
  
2.0
  
11.6
  
75.0
 S
0.8
  
14.5
 S
55.8
 S
Hobart
380
7.6
  
1.1
  
10.0
  
83.7
  
0.3
  
16.1
  
31.6
  
Indianapolis
14,170
8.8
 S
1.6
  
10.8
 S
76.3
 S
1.1
 S
17.7
  
49.6
 S
Jeffersonville
511
6.8
  
1.4
  
8.4
  
83.2
  
0.4
  
25.2
 S
40.3
  
Kokomo
847
8.9
  
1.8
  
8.5
  
83.1
  
0.4
  
26.0
 S
42.4
 S
Lafayette
1,167
6.2
  
1.4
  
7.6
  
80.5
  
0.5
  
17.6
  
40.5
  
Marion
437
9.2
  
0.9
  
12.8
  
64.1
 S
0.2
  
27.2
 S
59.7
 S
Merrillville
451
10.0
  
2.0
  
9.1
  
82.0
  
0.0
  
13.3
  
37.9
  
Michigan City
492
10.4
  
2.6
  
12.4
  
73.0
 S
1.4
  
30.1
 S
64.0
 S
Mishawaka
705
7.1
  
1.3
  
7.0
  
72.5
 S
0.4
  
17.4
  
43.5
 S
Muncie
923
8.8
  
1.2
  
11.6
  
88.0
 S
0.4
  
23.3
 S
49.3
 S
New Albany
535
8.6
  
0.7
  
12.3
  
82.1
  
0.4
  
26.4
 S
45.0
 S
Noblesville
926
7.2
  
1.4
  
10.8
  
83.3
  
1.0
  
9.2
 S
15.2
 S
Portage
477
8.2
  
2.1
  
10.7
  
82.2
  
0.2
  
22.0
  
39.8
  
Richmond
582
7.2
  
1.7
  
11.0
  
75.4
  
0.5
  
31.1
 S
54.5
 S
South Bend
1,850
10.3
 S
2.8
 S
10.5
  
65.7
 S
0.9
  
14.6
 S
51.8
 S
Terre Haute
880
8.0
  
2.4
  
8.9
  
80.2
  
1.8
 S
32.2
 S
50.6
 S
Valparaiso
606
6.8
  
0.5
  
8.3
  
78.5
  
0.0
  
13.9
  
28.9
 S
West Lafayette
356
5.3
  
1.1
  
3.9
 S
86.2
  
0.6
  
9.6
 S
18.8
 S
Total of Large Cities
42,467
8.6
 S
1.7
 S
10.2
  
77.9
 S
0.8
 S
17.9
 S
45.9
 S

Summary of Population Groups

Total of Large Cities
42,467
8.6
 S
1.7
 S
10.2
  
77.9
 S
0.8
 S
17.9
 S
45.9
 S
Balance of State
43,915
7.2
 S
1.2
 S
9.5
  
83.1
 S
0.5
 S
19.1
 S
28.6
 S
Total Indiana
86,382
7.9
  
1.4
  
9.9
  
80.6
  
0.6
  
18.5
  
37.1
  

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..
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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