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Indiana Natality Report - 2016
Table 35. Outcome Indicator Percentages by City of Residence and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Cities (over 25,000 population in 2010), 2016

All Races Total Live Births % LBW§ % VLBW % Preterm† % PNC 1st Trimester‡ % Mother on Medicaid % Smoked % Unmarried % Breastfeeding
INDIANA
83,063
8.2
  
1.5
  
10.0
  
69.3
  
41.7
  
13.5
  
42.7
  
80.9
  
Anderson
866
10.2
  
2.3
  
11.2
  
71.8
  
67.3
 H
21.0
 H
58.8
 H
71.2
 L
Bloomington
882
7.3
  
0.9
 U
8.7
  
77.1
 H
23.0
 L
15.3
  
33.4
 L
90.6
 H
Carmel
856
5.0
  
0.6
 U
7.0
  
83.9
 H
7.4
 L
**
 U
9.5
 L
97.8
 H
Columbus
825
9.1
  
2.1
 U
9.1
  
68.7
  
32.7
 L
12.1
  
38.8
  
85.1
  
Crown Point
556
7.0
  
1.1
 U
9.0
  
77.3
 H
18.9
 L
7.7
 L
24.8
 L
89.7
 H
East Chicago
437
8.7
  
2.1
 U
11.4
  
57.0
 L
84.9
 H
7.1
 L
82.4
 H
61.1
 L
Elkhart
967
9.7
  
2.7
  
12.3
  
58.9
 L
70.3
 H
14.5
  
66.2
 H
87.1
 H
Evansville
1,829
11.7
 H
2.1
  
12.5
 H
74.9
 H
41.9
  
18.6
 H
53.0
 H
84.3
 H
Fishers
1,123
7.2
  
1.5
 U
9.1
  
86.6
 H
7.4
 L
0.6
 U
9.9
 L
95.0
 H
Fort Wayne
4,211
8.7
  
1.5
  
9.3
  
61.0
 L
46.9
 H
10.3
 L
43.9
  
80.0
  
Gary
942
12.2
 H
3.1
 H
12.2
  
68.8
  
87.8
 H
14.5
  
86.0
 H
59.8
 L
Goshen
554
8.1
  
1.8
 U
11.7
  
63.4
  
52.9
 H
12.1
  
50.7
 H
89.7
 H
Greenwood
1,030
6.1
  
1.2
 U
8.9
  
77.2
 H
31.6
 L
9.2
 L
30.8
 L
85.6
 H
Hammond
734
9.7
  
1.6
 U
11.2
  
60.8
 L
66.2
 H
9.0
 L
65.4
 H
73.0
 L
Hobart
298
5.7
 U
1.7
 U
8.1
  
77.9
  
42.3
  
9.7
  
44.0
  
83.6
  
Indianapolis
13,810
9.3
 H
1.9
 H
11.5
 H
64.1
 L
57.2
 H
9.8
 L
53.8
 H
78.2
 L
Jeffersonville
509
11.2
  
2.4
 U
12.0
  
66.0
  
27.9
 L
14.7
  
44.8
  
74.5
 L
Kokomo
795
8.6
  
0.8
 U
7.0
  
73.3
  
52.3
 H
23.0
 H
54.8
 H
66.4
 L
Lafayette
1,418
7.1
  
1.1
 U
8.5
  
66.4
  
46.5
 H
16.1
  
50.6
 H
78.1
  
Marion
429
11.7
  
2.3
 U
11.2
  
73.7
  
72.7
 H
35.0
 H
62.0
 H
67.8
 L
Merrillville
358
7.8
  
**
 U
10.1
  
69.0
  
53.4
 H
8.4
  
59.8
 H
81.3
  
Michigan City
518
8.5
  
**
 U
9.8
  
44.0
 L
70.1
 H
24.3
 H
71.4
 H
67.0
 L
Mishawaka
662
6.9
  
1.1
 U
8.5
  
67.2
  
45.3
  
12.2
  
52.1
 H
88.5
 H
Muncie
832
8.2
  
1.4
 U
9.6
  
72.4
  
59.5
 H
25.0
 H
57.7
 H
69.4
 L
New Albany
500
7.8
  
1.6
 U
10.6
  
70.6
  
34.2
  
15.0
  
49.0
  
76.0
  
Noblesville
1,034
8.4
  
2.5
  
11.5
  
82.6
 H
17.8
 L
4.7
 L
21.8
 L
91.6
 H
Plainfield
330
7.6
  
2.1
 U
10.3
  
77.3
  
21.5
 L
8.8
  
28.5
 L
82.7
  
Portage
345
12.2
  
4.1
 U
12.2
  
70.7
  
44.3
  
13.0
  
49.6
  
82.6
  
Richmond
477
8.0
  
2.1
 U
9.0
  
54.9
 L
60.6
 H
12.2
  
62.7
 H
76.5
  
Schererville
180
6.1
 U
**
 U
8.3
 U
78.3
  
16.1
 L
4.4
 U
20.6
 L
88.9
  
South Bend
1,798
9.3
  
2.3
  
11.6
  
61.4
 L
64.0
 H
12.8
  
60.4
 H
86.0
 H
Terre Haute
950
8.3
  
1.9
 U
10.5
  
64.2
  
59.1
 H
17.4
 H
55.1
 H
73.7
 L
Valparaiso
474
7.4
  
**
 U
8.0
  
67.7
  
24.7
 L
8.4
  
26.8
 L
89.0
 H
West Lafayette
497
5.4
  
**
 U
7.8
  
77.3
 H
30.0
 L
4.4
 L
20.3
 L
91.1
 H
Westfield
450
6.9
  
2.0
 U
11.8
  
84.7
 H
10.0
 L
1.8
 U
14.0
 L
94.2
 H
Balance of State
40,587
7.6
 L
1.2
 L
9.4
 L
71.2
 H
33.9
 L
15.4
 H
36.2
 L
81.5
  

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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