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Table 35
Outcome Indicators: Indiana Cities, 1999
CITY Total Births Birth Weight % Preterm* % PNC**
Trimester 1
During Pregnancy % Unmarried
Parents
   % Low    % Very Low % Alcohol % Smoked
Anderson 967 10.2   1.4   9.5   80.1   0.5   28.2 s 49.3 s
Bloomington 767 7.4   1.0   8.5   71.8 s 0.3   20.5   31.0  
Carmel 807 7.3   1.5   11.0   89.0 s 0.7   3.3 s 7.2 s
Columbus 705 7.9   1.7   7.4   80.7   0.4   20.3   31.3  
East Chicago 599 9.8   1.7   7.8   65.9 s 1.5   11.2 s 66.4 s
Elkhart 1,128 8.4   1.9   7.5   59.7 s 0.5   23.7   53.8 s
Evansville 1,935 7.3   2.2   8.0   85.8 s 1.2   27.6 s 46.0 s
Fort Wayne 3,698 8.5   1.7   9.3   76.4 s 0.6   19.7   43.5 s
Gary 1,929 12.2 s 2.4 s 8.6   65.1 s 0.8   15.8 s 78.3 s
Greenwood 658 9.0   1.4   11.9   89.7 s 0.9   15.0 s 24.6 s
Hammond 1,333 10.3 s 2.3   9.0   73.1 s 0.4   20.3   49.3 s
Indianapolis 13,743 9.4 s 2.0 s 10.8 s 76.7 s 1.3 s 20.9   45.2 s
Kokomo 954 6.7   1.0   6.5   75.2 s 0.4   20.6   39.8 s
Lafayette 1,037 6.9   1.4   7.5   82.1   0.5   16.7 s 39.0  
Lawrence 55 25.5 s 9.1 s 21.8 s 74.5   0.0   21.8   38.2  
Marion 462 13.2 s 3.0   10.8   74.9   1.5   30.5 s 48.9 s
Merrillville 411 7.1   1.5   8.3   82.7   0.5   13.9 s 33.3  
Michigan City 608 10.9   2.5   10.7   68.6 s 0.7   25.3   58.7 s
Mishawaka 683 7.0   1.5   7.6   82.1   1.2   20.6   42.2 s
Muncie 959 9.6   0.8   6.9   83.5   0.7   28.4 s 46.8 s
New Albany 605 9.4   1.7   9.3   78.8   1.0   26.1 s 44.8 s
Portage 476 7.6   1.9   9.2   76.7   0.2   23.1   36.1  
Richmond 618 8.7   1.3   9.7   72.5 s 1.0   31.7 s 51.3 s
South Bend 2,141 8.0   1.6   8.8   74.6 s 1.3   18.4   48.8 s
Terre Haute 854 8.1   2.0   10.3   82.7   0.7   30.1 s 44.4 s
West Lafayette 298 4.4   0.7   4.7   88.6 s 0.3   6.7 s 16.8 s
                               
Total, Large Cities 38,430 9.0 s 1.8 s 9.5 s 76.6 s 1.0 s 20.9   45.6 s
                               
INDIANA 85,489 7.8   1.5   8.7   79.5   0.8   20.9   34.6  
* Preterm: less than 37 weeks gestation.
** PNC: Prenatal Care.
"s" Significantly different from the state percent.
SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team

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