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Indiana Natality Report - 2016
Table 35. Outcome Indicator Percentages by City of Residence and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Cities (over 25,000 population in 2010), 2016

White Total Live Births % LBW§ % VLBW % Preterm† % PNC 1st Trimester‡ % Mother on Medicaid % Smoked % Unmarried % Breastfeeding
INDIANA
67,868
7.6
  
1.3
  
9.5
  
71.8
  
36.2
  
14.6
  
38.0
  
82.5
  
Anderson
715
9.1
  
2.1
 U
10.6
  
73.0
  
64.1
 H
23.4
 H
54.5
 H
73.7
 L
Bloomington
714
7.6
  
1.0
 U
9.4
  
79.7
 H
21.7
 L
17.6
  
33.9
  
90.3
 H
Carmel
705
4.1
 L
**
 U
7.1
  
85.5
 H
6.7
 L
**
 U
9.4
 L
97.3
 H
Columbus
601
9.2
  
2.3
 U
9.8
  
67.1
  
36.1
  
15.5
  
44.6
  
81.9
  
Crown Point
508
6.9
  
1.2
 U
8.3
  
78.0
  
17.7
 L
7.9
 L
23.4
 L
89.8
 H
East Chicago
137
8.0
 U
**
 U
10.9
 U
58.4
 L
78.1
 H
6.6
 U
75.9
 H
72.3
  
Elkhart
696
8.9
  
2.2
 U
12.1
  
62.1
 L
65.7
 H
14.8
  
59.2
 H
88.9
 H
Evansville
1,467
11.0
 H
1.9
  
11.5
  
78.2
 H
36.2
  
19.5
 H
47.7
 H
85.5
  
Fishers
964
6.7
  
1.3
 U
9.0
  
89.1
 H
5.6
 L
0.6
 U
9.5
 L
94.7
 H
Fort Wayne
2,990
7.6
  
1.2
  
8.7
  
67.4
 L
35.2
  
11.2
 L
35.8
  
85.8
 H
Gary
133
12.8
 U
**
 U
12.8
 U
65.4
  
82.0
 H
24.8
  
71.4
 H
63.2
 L
Goshen
513
8.0
  
1.8
 U
11.5
  
63.4
 L
51.9
 H
12.7
  
50.1
 H
89.7
 H
Greenwood
912
6.1
  
1.0
 U
8.9
  
78.5
 H
30.0
 L
10.1
 L
31.5
 L
85.1
  
Hammond
452
8.8
  
1.1
 U
9.5
  
58.8
 L
60.6
 H
10.2
  
56.6
 H
76.5
  
Hobart
260
5.4
 U
**
 U
7.3
 U
78.5
  
41.9
  
10.4
  
43.8
  
84.2
  
Indianapolis
8,215
7.8
  
1.4
  
10.7
 H
69.7
 L
48.3
 H
11.7
 L
45.6
 H
81.9
  
Jeffersonville
399
9.5
  
2.0
 U
11.3
  
69.7
  
25.1
 L
15.5
  
37.1
  
77.4
  
Kokomo
664
9.0
  
0.8
 U
7.2
  
75.2
  
49.1
 H
23.6
 H
51.2
 H
68.5
 L
Lafayette
1,071
6.8
  
0.8
 U
7.7
  
69.8
  
39.9
  
18.0
  
44.2
 H
82.0
  
Marion
327
10.4
  
2.1
 U
9.8
  
76.1
  
69.7
 H
37.0
 H
58.7
 H
71.3
 L
Merrillville
130
6.9
 U
**
 U
6.9
 U
70.8
  
35.4
  
12.3
 U
40.0
  
86.9
  
Michigan City
301
4.7
 U
**
 U
7.6
  
47.5
 L
64.5
 H
28.6
 H
63.8
 H
72.1
 L
Mishawaka
535
6.7
  
1.1
 U
7.9
  
69.5
  
41.9
  
13.3
  
50.7
 H
89.0
 H
Muncie
693
8.1
  
1.4
 U
9.5
  
73.2
  
56.3
 H
26.7
 H
55.0
 H
70.7
 L
New Albany
414
7.2
  
1.4
 U
9.4
  
71.0
  
29.0
  
15.5
  
45.4
  
77.1
  
Noblesville
937
7.9
  
2.1
  
11.3
  
84.6
 H
14.8
 L
4.8
 L
19.6
 L
92.3
 H
Plainfield
305
7.5
  
2.3
 U
10.8
  
77.7
  
20.7
 L
9.5
  
29.5
  
83.0
  
Portage
273
12.5
  
3.7
 U
12.5
  
72.5
  
40.3
  
16.1
  
46.2
  
82.4
  
Richmond
387
9.3
  
2.6
 U
10.3
  
56.8
 L
58.7
 H
12.9
  
61.5
 H
75.7
 L
Schererville
168
6.0
 U
**
 U
7.7
 U
78.6
  
14.3
 L
4.8
 U
19.0
 L
88.7
  
South Bend
1,131
6.8
  
2.1
  
9.9
  
66.0
 L
52.0
 H
12.8
  
47.7
 H
89.7
 H
Terre Haute
823
8.3
  
1.7
 U
10.3
  
64.4
 L
56.4
 H
18.5
  
52.5
 H
73.8
 L
Valparaiso
423
6.9
  
**
 U
7.8
  
70.0
  
22.7
 L
9.2
  
25.5
 L
89.1
 H
West Lafayette
311
5.8
 U
**
 U
8.0
  
79.1
  
27.7
  
6.8
 L
22.8
 L
91.6
 H
Westfield
407
6.1
  
1.7
 U
11.3
  
86.7
 H
8.1
 L
1.7
 U
12.3
 L
94.8
 H
Balance of State
38,187
7.5
  
1.2
  
9.3
  
71.8
  
32.7
 L
15.8
 H
35.3
 L
81.7
 L

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Notes:
    § 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 beginning in the first trimester.
H/L = Significantly higher (H) or lower (L) than the state percent.  For additional information, see the Technical Notes.
Percentages are calculated using total live births in each county or county/race category.
Please see Table 39 for the number and percentage of missing outcome indicators data.
U = Unstable rate due to fewer than 20 births or outcomes.
** Percentages have been suppressed when there are fewer than 5, including 0, birth outcomes.See Glossary of Terms for more details.
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This table was run on September 21, 2017.

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