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Indiana Natality Report - 2009
Table 35. Outcome Indicator Percentages by City of Residence and Race of Mother:
Selected Indiana Cities*, 2009

BLACK Total Live Births % LBW§ % VLBW % Preterm† % PNC 1st Trimester‡ % Smoked % Unmarried
Anderson
123
21.1
  
**
  
13.8
 U
48.0
  
20.3
  
91.9
  
Bloomington
66
**
  
**
  
13.6
 U
59.1
  
16.7
 U
68.2
  
Carmel
21
**
  
**
  
**
  
66.7
 U
**
  
33.3
 U
Columbus
17
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
41.2
 U
**
  
70.6
 U
East Chicago
258
19.0
  
5.8
 U
20.5
  
48.8
  
15.5
  
93.8
 S
Elkhart
214
12.1
  
**
  
13.6
  
43.0
  
21.0
 S
86.4
  
Evansville
279
17.2
  
3.2
 U
16.1
  
61.3
  
18.6
  
85.7
  
Fishers
55
12.7
 U
**
  
14.5
 U
67.3
  
**
  
27.3
 U
Fort Wayne
867
14.5
  
2.2
 U
13.8
  
54.9
  
18.2
 S
85.5
 S
Gary
1,217
13.8
  
2.4
  
12.2
  
54.8
  
14.2
  
90.3
 S
Goshen
7
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
Greenwood
15
** 
  
** 
  
** 
  
53.3
 U
** 
  
53.3
 U
Hammond
301
12.0
  
4.0
 U
13.6
  
32.6
 S
8.0
  
83.7
  
Hobart
28
**
  
**
  
**
  
67.9
 U
**
  
50.0
 U
Indianapolis
4,331
13.8
  
3.3
  
14.4
  
53.0
  
11.7
 S
80.1
  
Jeffersonville
91
12.1
 U
6.6
 U
14.3
 U
60.4
  
15.4
 U
72.5
  
Kokomo
87
10.3
 U
**
  
8.0
 U
55.2
  
20.7
 U
80.5
  
Lafayette
112
8.9
 U
**
  
17.0
 U
29.5
 S
14.3
 U
80.4
  
Marion
73
24.7
 U
8.2
 U
23.3
 U
49.3
  
28.8
 S
91.8
  
Merrillville
203
13.8
  
3.4
 U
17.7
  
60.1
  
4.4
 U
70.4
 S
Michigan City
164
11.6
 U
**
  
12.2
  
47.6
  
20.1
  
87.8
  
Mishawaka
94
12.8
 U
5.3
 U
13.8
 U
53.2
  
5.3
 U
74.5
  
Muncie
136
12.5
 U
**
  
11.8
 U
64.0
  
20.6
  
82.4
  
New Albany
84
16.7
 U
**
  
13.1
 U
53.6
  
8.3
 U
90.5
  
Noblesville
36
19.4
 U
16.7
 U
22.2
 U
69.4
  
**
  
36.1
 U
Portage
49
14.3
 U
**
  
**
  
71.4
  
**
  
51.0
 S
Richmond
55
14.5
 U
**
  
16.4
 U
70.9
  
25.5
 U
92.7
  
South Bend
571
12.8
  
2.6
 U
13.1
  
45.5
 S
10.9
  
82.1
  
Terre Haute
82
8.5
 U
**
  
**
  
59.8
  
19.5
 U
76.8
  
Valparaiso
21
**
  
**
  
**
  
42.9
 U
**
  
66.7
 U
West Lafayette
22
**
  
**
  
**
  
50.0
 U
**
  
50.0
 U
Total of Large Cities
9,679
13.8
  
3.1
  
14.0
  
52.6
  
13.4
  
81.9
  

Summary of Population Groups

Total of Large Cities
9,679
13.8
  
3.1
  
14.0
  
52.6
  
13.4
  
81.9
  
Balance of State
530
13.2
  
2.3
 U
14.9
  
62.1
 S
14.3
  
58.9
 S
Total Indiana
10,209
13.8
  
3.0
  
14.1
  
53.1
  
13.4
  
80.7
  

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 birthweight (less than 2,500 grams).
    ¶ VLBW = Very low birthweight (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..
U = Unstable rate due to fewer than 20, but more than 4 birth outcomes. See Glossary of Terms for more details.
** = Percentages have been suppressed when there are fewer than 5, including 0, birth outcomes. See Glossary of Terms for more details.
Percentages are calculated using total live births in each city or city/race category.
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This table was run on May 31, 2012.

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