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TABLE B-28
1999 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 1078 16.5 YES 64 1.0 BOTH 20 0.3
NO 5455 83.5 NO 6468 99.0 NEITHER 5410 82.5
UNKNOWN 27 UNKNOWN 28 OTHER 1130 17.2
TOTAL 6560 100.0 TOTAL 6560 100.0 TOTAL 6560 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 98 26.3 YES 4 1.1 BOTH 1 0.3
NO 275 73.7 NO 369 98.9 NEITHER 272 72.9
UNKNOWN 0 UNKNOWN 0 OTHER 100 26.8
TOTAL 373 100.0 TOTAL 373 100.0 TOTAL 373 100.0
* 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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