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Indiana Natality Report - 2015
Table 35. Outcome Indicator Percentages by City of Residence and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Cities (over 25,000 population in 2010), 2015

Black Total Live Births % LBW§ % VLBW % Preterm† % PNC 1st Trimester‡ % Mother on Medicaid % Smoked % Unmarried % Breastfeeding
INDIANA
10,411
12.4
  
2.7
  
12.8
  
59.4
  
72.9
  
11.1
  
78.2
  
68.5
  
Anderson
136
11.8
 U
**
 U
12.5
 U
66.2
  
81.6
  
26.5
 H
89.0
  
53.7
 L
Bloomington
62
9.7
 U
**
 U
8.1
 U
69.4
  
50.0
 L
21.0
 U
59.7
 L
88.7
  
Carmel
27
**
 U
**
 U
**
 U
74.1
  
25.9
 U
**
 U
29.6
 U
100.0
 H
Columbus
29
17.2
 U
**
 U
**
 U
58.6
 U
37.9
 U
20.7
 U
51.7
 U
79.3
  
Crown Point
27
22.2
 U
**
 U
22.2
 U
70.4
 U
63.0
 U
**
 U
74.1
  
74.1
  
East Chicago
203
11.8
  
**
 U
11.8
  
57.6
  
89.7
 H
13.8
  
93.6
 H
47.3
 L
Elkhart
226
14.2
  
2.7
 U
13.3
  
44.7
 L
90.7
 H
12.8
  
89.4
 H
68.6
  
Evansville
281
13.2
  
2.1
 U
12.5
  
68.3
  
63.7
 L
14.9
  
84.0
  
74.0
  
Fishers
67
**
 U
**
 U
16.4
 U
77.6
  
25.4
 U
**
 U
35.8
 L
92.5
 H
Fort Wayne
801
13.4
  
3.5
  
12.6
  
47.9
 L
76.0
  
10.9
  
82.6
  
66.8
  
Gary
850
12.8
  
3.6
  
11.4
  
66.0
 H
87.2
 H
14.2
  
89.3
 H
55.5
 L
Goshen
15
**
 U
**
 U
**
 U
60.0
 U
46.7
 U
**
 U
66.7
 U
93.3
 U
Greenwood
45
**
 U
**
 U
**
 U
66.7
  
46.7
 L
**
 U
48.9
 L
80.0
  
Hammond
199
13.1
  
3.5
 U
14.1
  
52.8
  
76.4
  
5.5
 U
84.9
  
62.3
  
Hobart
28
**
 U
**
 U
**
 U
60.7
 U
42.9
 U
**
 U
50.0
 U
64.3
 U
Indianapolis
4,531
12.7
  
2.6
  
13.8
  
60.5
  
73.4
  
9.1
 L
77.8
  
69.9
  
Jeffersonville
80
10.0
 U
**
 U
13.8
 U
61.3
  
17.5
 U
8.8
 U
65.0
  
76.3
  
Kokomo
91
7.7
 U
**
 U
7.7
 U
63.7
  
73.6
  
22.0
  
84.6
  
46.2
 L
Lafayette
190
15.3
  
3.2
 U
17.4
  
53.7
  
78.4
  
10.0
 U
82.1
  
58.9
  
Marion
72
12.5
 U
**
 U
11.1
 U
62.5
  
79.2
  
29.2
 H
87.5
  
55.6
  
Merrillville
176
17.6
  
4.0
 U
15.9
  
65.3
  
57.4
 L
4.5
 U
67.6
  
75.6
  
Michigan City
180
11.1
  
3.3
 U
11.7
  
29.4
 L
79.4
  
18.9
  
88.9
 H
50.6
 L
Mishawaka
80
13.8
 U
**
 U
15.0
 U
53.8
  
71.3
  
8.8
 U
73.8
  
83.8
  
Muncie
104
13.5
 U
**
 U
9.6
 U
65.4
  
88.5
 H
23.1
 H
80.8
  
66.3
  
New Albany
65
12.3
 U
**
 U
15.4
 U
70.8
  
55.4
  
18.5
 U
83.1
  
63.1
  
Noblesville
48
14.6
 U
**
 U
14.6
 U
70.8
  
37.5
 U
**
 U
41.7
 L
81.3
  
Plainfield
12
**
 U
**
 U
**
 U
58.3
 U
58.3
 U
**
 U
50.0
 U
100.0
 U
Portage
44
13.6
 U
**
 U
**
 U
59.1
  
59.1
  
**
 U
75.0
  
72.7
  
Richmond
42
21.4
 U
**
 U
19.0
 U
61.9
  
85.7
  
14.3
 U
81.0
  
76.2
  
Schererville
15
**
 U
**
 U
**
 U
66.7
 U
53.3
 U
**
 U
53.3
 U
80.0
 U
South Bend
587
11.6
  
3.6
  
11.6
  
54.9
  
87.1
 H
10.6
  
83.5
  
77.3
 H
Terre Haute
76
9.2
 U
**
 U
6.6
 U
55.3
  
78.9
  
26.3
 H
81.6
  
63.2
  
Valparaiso
24
**
 U
**
 U
**
 U
45.8
 U
33.3
 U
**
 U
58.3
 U
95.8
  
West Lafayette
31
**
 U
**
 U
**
 U
64.5
  
58.1
 U
**
 U
51.6
 U
67.7
  
Westfield
11
**
 U
**
 U
**
 U
81.8
 U
**
 U
**
 U
**
 U
100.0
 U
Balance of State
956
9.8
  
1.9
 U
11.0
  
63.0
  
57.7
 L
11.4
  
64.3
 L
73.6
  

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 November 17, 2016.

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