TABLE 38 |
Indiana Births and Outcome Indicators by Race and Ethnicity of Mother; |
Indiana, 2000 |
All Races / Ethnicities | Race | Ethnicity | |||||
Total Births | Total | White | Black | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | ||
Total Indiana Births | 87,697 | 76,753 | 9,421 | 81,947 | 5,427 |
All Races / Ethnicities | Race | Ethnicity | |||||
Outcomes | Total | White | Black | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | ||
Low Birth Weight | 6,444 | 5,145 | 1,192 | 6,147 | 287 | ||
Very Low Birth Weight | 1,214 | 932 | 274 | 1,158 | 56 | ||
Preterm* | 7,854 | 6,541 | 1,199 | 7,484 | 355 | ||
PNC** First Trimester | 69,642 | 62,152 | 6,318 | 66,148 | 3,268 | ||
Used Alcohol During Pregnancy | 590 | 466 | 112 | 561 | 24 | ||
Smoked During Pregnancy | 17,722 | 16,167 | 1,435 | 17,365 | 278 | ||
Unmarried Parents | 30,319 | 22,839 | 7,148 | 27,612 | 2,576 | ||
Mothers Under 20 Years Old | 10,968 | 8,793 | 2,068 | 10,065 | 853 |
All Races / Ethnicities | Race | Ethnicity | |||||
Outcomes as a Percent of Births | Total | White | Black | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | ||
% Low Birth Weight | 7.3 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 7.5 | 5.3 | ||
% Very Low Birth Weight | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | ||
% Preterm* | 9.0 | 8.5 | 12.7 | 9.1 | 6.5 | ||
% PNC** First Trimester | 79.4 | 81.0 | 67.1 | 80.7 | 60.2 | ||
% Used Alcohol During Pregnancy | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | ||
% Smoked During Pregnancy | 20.2 | 21.1 | 15.2 | 21.2 | 5.1 | ||
% Unmarried Parents | 34.6 | 29.8 | 75.9 | 33.7 | 47.5 | ||
% Mothers Under 20 Years Old | 12.5 | 11.5 | 22.0 | 12.3 | 15.7 |
* Preterm: less than 37 weeks gestation. |
** PNC: Prenatal Care. |
SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, February 2002 |