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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

White Total Live Births % LBW§ % VLBW % Preterm† % PNC 1st Trimester‡ % Mother on Medicaid % Smoked % Unmarried % Breastfeeding
INDIANA
68,840
7.4
  
1.3
  
9.2
  
71.5
  
37.8
  
15.6
  
38.8
  
81.9
  
Anderson
731
8.1
  
1.5
 U
7.8
  
75.1
  
64.6
 H
25.6
 H
54.6
 H
75.2
 L
Bloomington
752
6.5
  
1.1
 U
8.4
  
78.9
 H
34.2
  
19.1
  
37.9
  
85.9
  
Carmel
789
6.1
  
1.3
 U
9.1
  
87.1
 H
7.6
 L
1.3
 U
8.7
 L
95.6
 H
Columbus
611
8.0
  
2.0
 U
9.0
  
67.4
  
37.6
  
19.8
  
40.3
  
82.3
  
Crown Point
509
5.1
  
**
 U
7.9
  
83.3
 H
17.7
 L
6.1
 L
24.2
 L
90.2
 H
East Chicago
184
11.4
  
3.8
 U
14.7
  
56.5
 L
76.1
 H
7.6
 U
67.4
 H
63.0
 L
Elkhart
691
8.7
  
1.2
 U
11.4
  
49.9
 L
67.3
 H
16.6
  
54.7
 H
86.0
  
Evansville
1,514
8.0
  
1.6
  
10.2
  
76.6
 H
36.9
  
21.3
 H
48.2
 H
87.3
 H
Fishers
998
5.7
  
0.9
 U
8.7
  
89.1
 H
6.6
 L
0.9
 U
9.9
 L
96.5
 H
Fort Wayne
3,120
8.6
  
1.4
  
9.5
  
60.6
 L
37.9
  
11.5
 L
39.4
  
86.1
 H
Gary
151
6.0
 U
**
 U
4.6
 U
54.3
 L
74.2
 H
22.5
  
78.8
 H
51.0
 L
Goshen
524
7.4
  
1.7
 U
8.4
  
63.0
 L
51.5
 H
12.2
  
46.2
 H
87.6
  
Greenwood
934
6.6
  
1.1
 U
7.8
  
79.1
 H
30.3
 L
12.1
  
31.2
 L
84.9
  
Hammond
513
7.0
  
**
 U
7.6
  
56.7
 L
57.5
 H
10.5
  
51.3
 H
72.7
 L
Hobart
307
5.9
 U
**
 U
6.8
  
73.3
  
41.4
  
12.1
  
49.2
 H
82.7
  
Indianapolis
8,450
7.6
  
1.4
  
9.9
  
71.6
  
50.0
 H
12.9
 L
46.1
 H
80.9
  
Jeffersonville
434
8.1
  
1.8
 U
8.1
  
74.2
  
15.2
 L
16.4
  
42.4
  
77.6
  
Kokomo
683
9.4
  
1.6
 U
9.2
  
69.7
  
56.5
 H
26.5
 H
53.6
 H
65.3
 L
Lafayette
1,122
7.4
  
1.2
 U
9.8
  
75.8
  
38.8
  
16.3
  
41.9
  
79.6
  
Marion
386
11.4
  
1.3
 U
11.7
  
72.8
  
67.1
 H
42.0
 H
60.4
 H
65.3
 L
Merrillville
184
5.4
 U
**
 U
9.2
 U
64.1
  
42.4
  
6.5
 U
37.5
  
85.3
  
Michigan City
325
7.4
  
1.8
 U
8.3
  
39.1
 L
66.5
 H
31.1
 H
58.8
 H
70.2
 L
Mishawaka
556
8.6
  
2.2
 U
8.3
  
69.1
  
46.8
 H
14.7
  
50.7
 H
90.1
 H
Muncie
713
11.6
 H
2.1
 U
12.8
  
76.0
  
60.3
 H
26.8
 H
55.8
 H
72.7
 L
New Albany
455
7.5
  
**
 U
9.0
  
75.8
  
31.2
  
19.8
  
50.3
 H
76.7
  
Noblesville
877
7.5
  
1.0
 U
8.1
  
83.9
 H
15.8
 L
2.7
 L
20.2
 L
92.6
 H
Plainfield
308
8.4
  
**
 U
9.7
  
79.9
  
22.7
 L
12.3
  
27.6
 L
86.0
  
Portage
254
7.9
  
**
 U
9.1
  
69.3
  
36.2
  
11.4
  
42.5
  
79.1
  
Richmond
446
8.3
  
1.8
 U
10.5
  
64.8
  
63.5
 H
28.0
 H
64.8
 H
72.2
 L
Schererville
167
3.0
 U
**
 U
6.6
 U
71.3
  
22.2
 L
4.2
 U
20.4
 L
88.0
  
South Bend
1,091
7.7
  
1.6
 U
9.5
  
65.7
 L
53.9
 H
13.2
  
49.2
 H
89.3
 H
Terre Haute
887
9.1
  
1.7
 U
10.9
  
66.2
 L
59.8
 H
21.4
 H
51.1
 H
74.6
 L
Valparaiso
521
5.0
  
1.3
 U
6.9
  
70.6
  
20.0
 L
8.1
 L
26.9
 L
90.8
 H
West Lafayette
337
1.8
 U
**
 U
3.6
 U
82.5
 H
26.1
 L
9.5
  
24.3
 L
88.7
  
Westfield
398
4.5
 U
1.8
 U
8.3
  
86.9
 H
11.8
 L
1.8
 U
13.6
 L
94.5
 H
Balance of State
37,918
7.2
  
1.2
  
9.1
  
71.6
  
34.1
 L
16.6
 H
36.0
 L
81.3
  

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 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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