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Table 6
Low Birth Weight Infants by Race of Mother:
Indiana, 1989 - 1999
YEAR Births Low Birth Weight Percent Low Birth Weight
Total Race Total Race Total Race
White Black White Black White Black
1989 83,201 73,350 8,950 5,531 4,331 1,142 6.6 5.9 12.8
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 5,648 4,476 1,110 6.8 6.2 12.4
1995 82,918 73,001 8,752 6,215 4,989 1,137 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
                   
SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team

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