| Table 6 Low Birth Weight Infants by Race of Mother Indiana, 1988 - 1998 |
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| YEAR | Births | Low Birth Weight | Percent Low Birth Weight | ||||||
| Total | Race | Total | Race | Total | Race | ||||
| White | Black | White | Black | White | Black | ||||
| 1988 | 81,414 | 71,775 | 8,852 | 5,385 | 4,219 | 1,131 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 12.8 |
| 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 |
SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team |
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