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TABLE B-28
1997 VERMONT RESIDENT BIRTHS
SUBSTANCE USE DURING PREGNANCY**
NUMBER OF EVENTS AND COLUMN PERCENTS
ALL BIRTHS
TOBACCO NUMBER OF COLUMN ALCOHOL NUMBER OF COLUMN TOBACCO AND NUMBER OF COLUMN
USE EVENTS PERCENTS USE EVENTS PERCENTS ALCOHOL USE EVENTS PERCENTS
------- --------- -------- ------- --------- -------- ----------- --------- --------
YES 1157 17.5 YES 101 1.5 BOTH 24 0.4
NO 5395 81.7 NO 6472 98.0 NEITHER 5318 80.6
UNKNOWN 50 0.8 UNKNOWN 29 0.4 OTHER 1260 19.1
TOTAL 6602 100.0 TOTAL 6602 100.0 TOTAL 6602 100.0
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BIRTHS*
TOBACCO NUMBER OF COLUMN ALCOHOL NUMBER OF COLUMN TOBACCO AND NUMBER OF COLUMN
USE EVENTS PERCENTS USE EVENTS PERCENTS ALCOHOL USE EVENTS PERCENTS
------- --------- -------- ------- --------- -------- ----------- --------- --------
YES 133 32.3 YES 14 3.4 BOTH 7 1.7
NO 270 65.5 NO 394 95.6 NEITHER 263 63.8
UNKNOWN 9 2.2 UNKNOWN 4 1.0 OTHER 142 34.5
TOTAL 412 100.0 TOTAL 412 100.0 TOTAL 412 100.0
* LOW BIRTH WEIGHT REFERS TO A LIVE BORN INFANT WEIGHING LESS THAN 2500 GRAMS.
* THERE MAY BE INCONSISTENCIES AMONG HOSPITALS IN REPORTING SMOKING AND ALCOHOL USE.
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