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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

All Races Total Live Births % LBW§ % VLBW % Preterm† % PNC 1st Trimester‡ % Mother on Medicaid % Smoked % Unmarried % Breastfeeding
INDIANA
84,008
8.0
  
1.5
  
9.6
  
69.3
  
43.0
  
14.3
  
43.3
  
80.5
  
Anderson
877
8.7
  
1.7
 U
8.6
  
73.5
  
67.4
 H
25.5
 H
60.2
 H
71.6
 L
Bloomington
893
6.5
  
0.9
 U
8.0
  
77.9
 H
33.8
 L
17.6
  
36.8
 L
87.0
 H
Carmel
930
5.7
  
1.3
 U
8.9
  
85.9
 H
7.3
 L
1.1
 U
9.0
 L
95.7
 H
Columbus
850
8.0
  
1.8
 U
8.0
  
67.2
  
33.5
 L
15.4
  
35.2
 L
85.5
 H
Crown Point
566
6.2
  
0.9
 U
9.0
  
82.3
 H
20.5
 L
6.0
 L
26.9
 L
88.9
 H
East Chicago
457
10.9
  
2.4
 U
12.3
  
58.2
 L
84.0
 H
9.8
  
79.6
 H
55.4
 L
Elkhart
1,075
9.3
  
1.3
 U
11.2
  
47.8
 L
74.4
 H
13.7
  
64.3
 H
83.3
  
Evansville
1,862
8.6
  
1.6
  
10.3
  
75.0
 H
40.7
  
19.7
 H
53.1
 H
85.7
 H
Fishers
1,180
6.3
  
0.8
 U
9.0
  
87.4
 H
8.5
 L
0.9
 U
10.8
 L
96.5
 H
Fort Wayne
4,383
9.2
  
1.6
  
9.7
  
56.3
 L
48.9
 H
10.4
 L
47.2
 H
81.5
  
Gary
1,032
11.6
 H
3.1
 H
10.4
  
64.3
 L
85.6
 H
16.0
  
87.6
 H
55.3
 L
Goshen
563
7.3
  
1.6
 U
8.7
  
62.3
 L
52.0
 H
12.3
  
47.8
  
87.7
 H
Greenwood
1,045
7.0
  
1.2
 U
8.1
  
78.0
 H
30.9
 L
11.0
  
30.2
 L
85.3
 H
Hammond
768
8.5
  
1.4
 U
9.4
  
56.4
 L
63.5
 H
8.5
 L
59.9
 H
70.7
 L
Hobart
350
6.6
  
**
 U
6.9
  
71.4
  
42.3
  
10.9
  
50.0
  
81.4
  
Indianapolis
13,985
9.3
 H
1.8
  
11.0
 H
66.8
 L
58.3
 H
10.9
 L
54.4
 H
77.8
 L
Jeffersonville
558
8.2
  
2.0
 U
9.0
  
71.0
  
16.7
 L
14.7
  
45.2
  
77.4
  
Kokomo
805
9.2
  
1.9
 U
9.1
  
68.9
  
58.4
 H
25.5
 H
56.1
 H
63.4
 L
Lafayette
1,448
8.3
  
1.3
 U
10.6
  
72.0
  
45.4
  
14.1
  
47.6
  
77.6
  
Marion
482
11.4
  
1.5
 U
12.2
  
71.2
  
69.9
 H
38.4
 H
64.3
 H
64.3
 L
Merrillville
389
11.1
  
3.1
 U
11.8
  
65.0
  
50.9
  
5.1
 L
51.7
  
80.7
  
Michigan City
522
8.8
  
2.3
 U
9.4
  
35.2
 L
71.3
 H
26.4
 H
68.8
 H
64.0
 L
Mishawaka
660
9.2
  
1.8
 U
8.9
  
67.1
  
48.9
  
13.5
  
51.8
 H
89.7
 H
Muncie
831
11.8
 H
1.9
 U
12.2
  
74.7
  
63.5
 H
25.9
 H
58.5
 H
72.3
 L
New Albany
552
8.2
  
**
 U
10.0
  
74.1
  
35.1
 L
19.0
  
54.5
 H
75.2
  
Noblesville
972
8.1
  
1.1
 U
8.6
  
82.3
 H
18.6
 L
2.7
 L
21.3
 L
91.9
 H
Plainfield
346
7.8
  
**
 U
9.2
  
76.3
  
25.1
 L
11.8
  
29.5
 L
85.8
  
Portage
320
8.1
  
**
 U
8.1
  
67.5
  
38.8
  
10.0
  
46.9
  
79.1
  
Richmond
512
9.2
  
1.8
 U
10.9
  
64.1
  
64.8
 H
25.6
 H
64.1
 H
73.8
 L
Schererville
196
4.1
 U
**
 U
7.1
 U
71.4
  
26.0
 L
4.6
 U
24.0
 L
87.2
  
South Bend
1,747
9.0
  
2.2
  
10.2
  
61.9
 L
65.1
 H
12.0
  
60.3
 H
85.4
 H
Terre Haute
992
9.0
  
1.6
 U
10.5
  
65.0
  
60.7
 H
21.3
 H
52.6
 H
74.3
 L
Valparaiso
580
5.5
  
1.2
 U
6.6
  
68.6
  
21.9
 L
7.4
 L
28.6
 L
91.0
 H
West Lafayette
502
3.0
 U
**
 U
4.4
 L
78.1
 H
29.3
 L
6.6
 L
21.5
 L
89.8
 H
Westfield
438
4.8
  
1.6
 U
8.2
  
86.5
 H
13.2
 L
1.8
 U
14.2
 L
94.7
 H
Balance of State
40,340
7.3
 L
1.3
  
9.1
  
70.9
 H
35.3
 L
16.1
 H
36.8
 L
81.2
 H

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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