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Indiana Natality Report - 2013
Table 32. Outcome Indicator Percentages by County of Residence and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Counties, 2013

All Races Total Live Births % LBW§ % VLBW % Preterm† % PNC 1st Trimester‡ % Mother on Medicaid % Smoked % Unmarried % Breastfeeding
INDIANA
83,115
7.9
  
1.4
  
9.6
  
67.4
  
44.1
  
15.7
  
43.3
  
77.3
  
Adams
673
7.9
  
0.7
 U
8.8
  
39.8
 L
22.0
 L
8.6
 L
20.4
 L
89.2
 H
Allen
5,080
8.9
  
1.7
  
10.2
  
49.4
 L
43.8
  
8.8
 L
41.5
  
80.4
 H
Bartholomew
1,069
6.8
  
1.6
 U
7.5
  
68.1
  
33.1
 L
17.6
  
40.4
  
78.0
  
Benton
119
**
 *
**
 *
**
 *
63.0
  
42.9
  
17.6
  
47.9
  
75.6
  
Blackford
146
6.8
 U
**
 *
12.3
 U
72.6
  
65.8
 H
31.5
 H
52.1
  
69.2
  
Boone
726
7.6
  
1.0
 U
9.8
  
83.7
 H
22.5
 L
10.5
 L
22.6
 L
85.0
 H
Brown
126
4.0
 U
**
 *
**
 *
64.3
  
43.7
  
21.4
  
48.4
  
81.7
  
Carroll
200
9.5
 U
**
 *
13.0
  
71.0
  
38.5
  
23.5
  
40.0
  
73.5
  
Cass
471
8.9
  
1.3
 U
10.6
  
63.7
  
44.6
  
19.7
  
46.7
  
69.2
 L
Clark
1,538
7.6
  
1.4
  
9.9
  
70.8
  
14.4
 L
15.3
  
43.1
  
73.9
  
Clay
310
6.8
  
**
 *
8.1
  
62.9
  
55.8
 H
23.9
 H
41.0
  
67.4
 L
Clinton
432
8.3
  
1.2
 U
10.2
  
64.6
  
52.1
  
18.8
  
48.8
  
69.0
 L
Crawford
108
8.3
 U
**
 *
10.2
 U
65.7
  
41.7
  
32.4
 H
50.0
  
71.3
  
Daviess
527
8.3
  
1.9
 U
9.1
  
62.8
  
29.2
 L
13.3
  
24.9
 L
79.1
  
Dearborn
483
6.6
  
2.1
 U
7.5
  
76.8
 H
34.4
 L
21.9
 H
42.9
  
65.8
 L
Decatur
366
6.0
  
**
 *
7.4
  
66.4
  
43.2
  
28.4
 H
42.3
  
63.9
 L
DeKalb
535
6.7
  
**
 *
8.6
  
61.7
  
46.2
  
22.4
 H
46.7
  
74.2
  
Delaware
1,277
8.6
  
1.2
 U
10.7
  
76.0
 H
53.7
 H
24.5
 H
53.8
 H
70.6
 L
Dubois
540
6.7
  
1.5
 U
10.4
  
78.0
 H
10.6
 L
13.1
  
29.4
 L
78.9
  
Elkhart
2,961
7.2
  
1.0
  
8.7
  
59.8
 L
52.9
 H
12.8
 L
44.0
  
86.3
 H
Fayette
254
6.7
 U
**
 *
9.1
  
79.9
 H
56.3
 H
28.7
 H
44.1
  
61.4
 L
Floyd
873
9.6
  
1.9
 U
12.0
  
70.4
  
32.3
 L
13.5
  
45.8
  
77.1
  
Fountain
219
5.9
 U
**
 *
7.3
 U
65.8
  
45.7
  
28.8
 H
47.0
  
68.9
  
Franklin
243
4.9
 U
**
 *
8.2
  
73.3
  
28.4
 L
21.4
  
32.1
 L
66.3
 L
Fulton
257
8.9
  
**
 *
8.2
  
58.8
  
43.6
  
24.9
 H
41.6
  
68.9
  
Gibson
424
7.8
  
1.7
 U
9.2
  
81.1
 H
30.4
 L
24.1
 H
40.8
  
77.1
  
Grant
832
10.3
  
1.4
 U
11.4
  
67.2
  
57.9
 H
26.1
 H
54.8
 H
67.2
 L
Greene
329
7.9
  
**
 *
10.0
  
72.3
  
51.4
  
22.5
  
38.9
  
73.3
  
Hamilton
3,917
6.8
  
1.1
  
9.0
  
85.1
 H
13.0
 L
3.0
 L
14.3
 L
93.2
 H
Hancock
759
7.5
  
1.4
 U
10.0
  
80.1
 H
29.5
 L
11.5
  
32.0
 L
88.0
 H
Harrison
414
10.9
  
2.2
 U
12.6
  
72.5
  
36.2
  
20.5
  
38.4
  
73.4
  
Hendricks
1,723
5.6
 L
1.2
  
8.6
  
78.6
 H
22.5
 L
8.4
 L
23.3
 L
83.6
 H
Henry
502
9.2
  
2.2
 U
12.4
  
78.3
 H
55.6
 H
26.1
 H
47.8
  
71.1
  
Howard
980
7.8
  
1.1
 U
7.4
  
70.8
  
55.6
 H
22.6
 H
48.7
  
68.1
 L
Huntington
424
8.3
  
1.2
 U
8.5
  
68.2
  
41.0
  
24.3
 H
40.1
  
78.5
  
Jackson
591
6.9
  
1.2
 U
8.6
  
73.6
  
44.5
  
21.8
 H
45.7
  
69.7
 L
Jasper
358
8.4
  
1.7
 U
10.1
  
71.2
  
37.7
  
24.0
 H
38.3
  
79.6
  
Jay
296
6.4
 U
**
 *
8.1
  
61.1
  
43.2
  
21.3
  
36.8
  
79.1
  
Jefferson
335
5.7
 U
2.1
 U
8.4
  
78.5
 H
39.7
  
25.4
 H
50.4
  
71.0
  
Jennings
347
10.4
  
**
 *
9.2
  
69.5
  
48.1
  
28.2
 H
52.4
  
71.8
  
Johnson
1,831
6.1
  
0.8
 U
7.4
  
72.5
 H
34.1
 L
16.4
  
31.2
 L
79.6
  
Knox
461
5.2
  
1.3
 U
6.5
  
78.1
 H
51.4
  
27.3
 H
47.9
  
64.0
 L
Kosciusko
1,038
7.9
  
0.9
 U
9.4
  
35.6
 L
40.8
  
15.7
  
36.4
 L
81.6
  
LaGrange
788
5.6
  
1.1
 U
5.6
 L
44.5
 L
14.7
 L
5.5
 L
12.6
 L
89.3
 H
Lake
6,023
8.5
  
1.7
  
10.6
  
67.8
  
52.6
 H
10.9
 L
53.5
 H
67.5
 L
LaPorte
1,319
8.1
  
0.8
 U
9.9
  
61.7
 L
54.1
 H
25.4
 H
54.8
 H
71.6
 L
Lawrence
461
8.0
  
**
 *
10.6
  
74.8
  
51.6
  
27.5
 H
39.5
  
74.4
  
Madison
1,545
8.5
  
1.6
  
9.3
  
74.8
 H
56.3
 H
22.3
 H
51.7
 H
71.7
 L
Marion
14,287
9.2
 H
1.8
 H
10.8
 H
64.1
 L
57.9
 H
12.6
 L
54.3
 H
76.5
  
Marshall
559
6.1
  
1.8
 U
7.9
  
60.5
 L
45.3
  
18.4
  
39.5
  
79.8
  
Martin
148
11.5
 U
**
 *
14.2
  
66.2
  
25.7
 L
15.5
  
34.5
  
73.6
  
Miami
367
5.7
  
**
 *
8.7
  
73.0
  
50.7
  
24.8
 H
45.0
  
62.4
 L
Monroe
1,265
7.0
  
1.3
 U
9.3
  
77.7
 H
34.9
 L
16.8
  
30.5
 L
87.4
 H
Montgomery
463
6.9
  
1.9
 U
8.4
  
69.3
  
43.2
  
23.8
 H
44.7
  
73.4
  
Morgan
722
7.1
  
1.8
 U
8.4
  
68.4
  
50.6
 H
28.7
 H
44.6
  
73.1
  
Newton
125
7.2
 U
**
 *
12.0
 U
65.6
  
40.0
  
25.6
  
44.0
  
74.4
  
Noble
578
6.7
  
2.1
 U
8.3
  
61.4
  
39.3
  
19.7
  
40.0
  
78.4
  
Ohio
51
11.8
 U
**
 *
**
 *
80.4
  
43.1
  
17.6
 U
39.2
  
60.8
  
Orange
268
9.7
  
**
 *
10.1
  
72.0
  
50.7
  
28.4
 H
39.6
  
77.2
  
Owen
243
7.4
 U
**
 *
10.3
  
71.6
  
49.8
  
31.7
 H
42.0
  
77.8
  
Parke
196
5.1
 U
**
 *
6.1
 U
53.6
 L
44.9
  
14.8
  
37.8
  
81.1
  
Perry
182
6.0
 U
**
 *
11.5
  
69.2
  
30.8
 L
28.0
 H
39.0
  
56.0
 L
Pike
154
7.8
 U
**
 *
12.3
 U
76.0
  
25.3
 L
21.4
  
37.7
  
71.4
  
Porter
1,770
7.5
  
1.0
 U
10.8
  
76.4
 H
32.0
 L
9.7
 L
35.0
 L
82.8
 H
Posey
275
6.9
 U
1.8
 U
10.2
  
80.4
 H
30.9
 L
16.7
  
37.1
  
76.7
  
Pulaski
143
4.2
 U
**
 *
6.3
 U
65.0
  
42.7
  
23.8
  
45.5
  
74.1
  
Putnam
375
8.0
  
**
 *
11.7
  
74.4
  
47.7
  
22.7
 H
43.2
  
74.4
  
Randolph
298
12.1
  
1.7
 U
16.4
 H
68.1
  
57.0
 H
22.1
  
51.7
  
72.5
  
Ripley
328
8.5
  
1.8
 U
8.8
  
70.1
  
35.7
  
24.1
 H
44.8
  
64.0
 L
Rush
160
8.8
 U
**
 *
9.4
 U
69.4
  
52.5
  
22.5
  
42.5
  
71.3
  
St.Joseph
3,557
7.5
  
1.7
  
8.3
  
64.8
  
51.8
 H
14.1
  
48.7
 H
86.4
 H
Scott
286
14.3
 H
3.8
 U
11.5
  
60.8
  
43.0
  
32.5
 H
52.1
  
51.0
 L
Shelby
495
4.8
  
**
 *
8.1
  
74.1
  
48.1
  
23.4
 H
45.5
  
69.3
 L
Spencer
236
5.5
 U
**
 *
9.3
  
75.8
  
25.4
 L
22.9
  
34.7
  
74.2
  
Starke
252
5.2
 U
**
 *
5.6
 U
65.1
  
52.0
  
27.4
 H
48.8
  
75.0
  
Steuben
410
6.6
  
**
 *
8.5
  
59.3
 L
47.8
  
24.9
 H
47.6
  
75.1
  
Sullivan
245
10.6
  
**
 *
9.0
  
72.7
  
54.3
  
19.2
  
45.3
  
66.1
 L
Switzerland
142
7.7
 U
**
 *
9.9
 U
66.2
  
43.0
  
27.5
 H
40.1
  
69.7
  
Tippecanoe
2,221
7.0
  
1.4
  
8.1
  
71.8
 H
39.7
 L
14.5
  
37.6
 L
80.8
 H
Tipton
137
6.6
 U
**
 *
10.2
 U
77.4
  
35.8
  
15.3
  
32.8
  
75.2
  
Union
67
**
 *
**
 *
13.4
 U
64.2
  
41.8
  
29.9
  
37.3
  
73.1
  
Vanderburgh
2,263
8.2
  
1.9
  
10.1
  
74.0
 H
41.1
  
20.7
 H
48.8
 H
80.1
  
Vermillion
175
9.7
 U
**
 *
8.6
 U
71.4
  
58.9
 H
24.0
  
46.9
  
67.4
  
Vigo
1,280
8.4
  
1.3
 U
10.8
  
66.1
  
58.7
 H
17.6
  
50.5
 H
69.6
 L
Wabash
360
5.3
 U
**
 *
6.7
  
59.7
  
48.3
  
24.4
 H
43.6
  
72.8
  
Warren
80
**
 *
**
 *
**
 *
65.0
  
43.8
  
20.0
 U
42.5
  
75.0
  
Warrick
633
8.4
  
1.1
 U
9.6
  
80.4
 H
29.4
 L
15.8
  
33.2
 L
82.0
  
Washington
331
5.1
 U
**
 *
7.9
  
66.5
  
36.3
  
21.8
  
39.9
  
75.5
  
Wayne
767
7.8
  
1.2
 U
8.7
  
63.2
  
56.1
 H
21.0
 H
50.3
 H
72.0
 L
Wells
322
6.8
  
**
 *
8.4
  
57.5
 L
34.5
 L
16.5
  
32.9
 L
84.5
  
White
297
9.1
  
**
 *
10.1
  
65.0
  
44.8
  
20.2
  
41.1
  
74.7
  
Whitley
372
7.8
  
**
 *
8.9
  
58.9
 L
34.1
 L
19.4
  
35.2
  
83.3
  

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.
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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