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Indiana Natality Report - 2014
Table 35. Outcome Indicator Percentages by City of Residence and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Cities (over 25,000 population in 2010), 2014

White Total Live Births % LBW§ % VLBW % Preterm† % PNC 1st Trimester‡ % Mother on Medicaid % Smoked % Unmarried % Breastfeeding
INDIANA
68,822
7.3
  
1.2
  
9.2
  
70.1
  
38.4
  
16.4
  
38.5
  
80.9
  
Anderson
695
7.3
  
1.3
 U
9.1
  
76.7
 H
63.6
 H
26.6
 H
55.4
 H
70.2
 L
Bloomington
726
8.7
  
1.5
 U
9.9
  
80.9
 H
40.5
  
19.7
  
33.9
  
86.8
 H
Carmel
738
6.2
  
1.2
 U
10.2
  
84.4
 H
7.2
 L
0.9
 U
9.5
 L
95.5
 H
Columbus
591
7.1
  
0.8
 U
9.6
  
68.0
  
36.7
  
18.6
  
40.1
  
81.7
  
Crown Point
524
4.8
  
**
 U
7.8
  
79.6
 H
18.1
 L
8.6
 L
23.5
 L
91.4
 H
East Chicago
170
14.1
  
3.5
 U
12.4
  
58.8
  
78.8
 H
9.4
 U
71.8
 H
60.6
 L
Elkhart
713
7.3
  
1.0
 U
9.0
  
55.5
 L
68.7
 H
13.5
  
54.0
 H
87.5
 H
Evansville
1,480
9.0
  
2.0
  
10.1
  
67.2
  
44.3
 H
23.9
 H
49.6
 H
83.2
  
Fishers
1,030
6.7
  
0.5
 U
9.5
  
90.6
 H
6.2
 L
0.7
 U
7.4
 L
97.4
 H
Fort Wayne
3,078
8.2
  
1.4
  
9.3
  
61.1
 L
38.1
  
11.1
 L
38.1
  
86.8
 H
Gary
152
9.2
 U
3.9
 U
12.5
 U
61.8
  
75.7
 H
30.9
 H
71.1
 H
56.6
 L
Goshen
459
7.2
  
1.1
 U
8.5
  
67.8
  
53.6
 H
12.9
  
48.8
 H
90.4
 H
Greenwood
904
6.5
  
0.6
 U
7.9
  
76.0
 H
31.4
 L
14.0
  
31.5
 L
84.2
  
Hammond
461
7.6
  
1.1
 U
9.8
  
59.2
 L
59.2
 H
12.4
  
57.3
 H
76.1
  
Hobart
330
4.8
 U
**
 U
10.6
  
80.0
 H
36.1
  
11.8
  
41.5
  
79.1
  
Indianapolis
8,558
6.9
  
1.4
  
9.6
  
68.6
  
48.8
 H
14.6
 L
46.1
 H
81.0
  
Jeffersonville
399
9.3
  
1.8
 U
9.5
  
69.4
  
14.8
 L
17.8
  
44.4
  
77.9
  
Kokomo
671
7.0
  
1.3
 U
7.9
  
74.1
  
54.7
 H
23.7
 H
51.6
 H
66.5
 L
Lafayette
1,169
8.1
  
1.1
 U
9.9
  
68.8
  
41.1
  
18.0
  
42.5
  
78.5
  
Marion
370
11.1
  
2.7
 U
11.4
  
75.1
  
67.6
 H
35.7
 H
56.8
 H
66.5
 L
Merrillville
188
6.4
 U
**
 U
4.8
 U
70.2
  
47.9
  
12.2
  
45.7
  
83.5
  
Michigan City
327
10.1
  
1.8
 U
9.8
  
52.0
 L
56.6
 H
32.4
 H
56.3
 H
73.7
  
Mishawaka
536
7.8
  
1.1
 U
9.1
  
66.6
  
48.7
 H
17.7
  
46.3
 H
91.8
 H
Muncie
735
10.7
 H
1.4
 U
13.1
 H
75.1
  
59.3
 H
27.1
 H
57.3
 H
72.8
 L
New Albany
439
10.3
  
1.1
 U
12.5
  
74.0
  
28.2
 L
20.7
  
49.7
 H
74.7
  
Noblesville
927
7.8
  
1.3
 U
10.6
  
83.7
 H
17.4
 L
5.3
 L
19.5
 L
91.4
 H
Plainfield
292
8.2
  
**
 U
10.6
  
75.7
  
28.1
 L
12.7
  
32.2
  
79.5
  
Portage
327
6.4
  
2.4
 U
8.9
  
74.9
  
44.3
  
12.2
  
48.6
 H
78.9
  
Richmond
411
7.5
  
**
 U
8.3
  
68.4
  
63.3
 H
25.8
 H
61.1
 H
70.6
 L
Schererville
179
7.3
 U
**
 U
9.5
 U
75.4
  
21.8
 L
6.7
 U
26.3
  
89.4
  
South Bend
1,088
7.1
  
1.7
 U
7.0
  
66.9
  
55.1
 H
14.9
  
45.6
 H
91.9
 H
Terre Haute
925
6.9
  
1.6
 U
9.9
  
67.0
  
59.9
 H
20.1
  
53.6
 H
72.1
 L
Valparaiso
630
7.3
  
1.1
 U
9.0
  
78.9
 H
25.7
 L
7.9
 L
29.4
 L
85.9
  
West Lafayette
326
5.2
 U
**
 U
7.1
  
73.3
  
27.9
 L
10.1
  
25.5
 L
86.5
  
Westfield
386
8.3
  
**
 U
12.4
  
82.1
 H
10.4
 L
2.1
 U
12.7
 L
94.0
 H
Balance of State
37,888
7.0
  
1.1
  
8.9
  
69.7
  
34.8
 L
17.4
 H
35.9
 L
79.6
 L

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 December 29, 2015.

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