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TABLE B-28
1996 VERMONT RESIDENT BIRTHS
SUBSTANCE USE DURING PREGNANCY(1)
NUMBER OF EVENTS AND COLUMN PERCENTS
ALL BIRTHS
TOBACCO NUMBER COLUMN ALCOHOL NUMBER COLUMN TOBACCO AND NUMBER COLUMN
USE OF EVENTS PERCENTS USE OF EVENTS PERCENTS ALCOHOL USE OF EVENTS PERCENTS
------- --------- -------- ------- --------- -------- ----------- --------- --------
YES 1276 18.9 YES 138 2.0 BOTH 42 0.6
NO 5444 80.6 NO 6582 97.5 NEITHER 5344 79.1
UNKNOWN 32 0.5 UNKNOWN 32 0.5 OTHER 1366 20.2
TOTAL 6752 100.0 TOTAL 6752 100.0 TOTAL 6752 100.0
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BIRTHS(2)
TOBACCO NUMBER COLUMN ALCOHOL NUMBER COLUMN TOBACCO AND NUMBER COLUMN
USE OF EVENTS PERCENTS USE OF EVENTS PERCENTS ALCOHOL USE OF EVENTS PERCENTS
------- --------- -------- ------- --------- -------- ----------- --------- --------
YES 138 33.0 YES 7 1.7 BOTH 2 0.5
NO 276 66.0 NO 409 97.8 NEITHER 271 64.8
UNKNOWN 4 1.0 UNKNOWN 2 0.5 OTHER 145 34.7
TOTAL 418 100.0 TOTAL 418 100.0 TOTAL 418 100.0
(1) THERE MAY BE INCONSISTENCIES AMONG HOSPITALS IN REPORTING SMOKING AND ALCOHOL USE.
(2) LOW BIRTH WEIGHT REFERS TO A LIVE BORN INFANT WEIGHING LESS THAN 2500 GRAMS.
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