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Catahoula Parish |
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| POPULATION, 2000 |
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United States |
Louisiana |
Catahoula |
| Total |
281,421,906 |
4,468,976 |
10,920 |
| % White |
75.1 |
63.9 |
71.8 |
| % Black |
12.3 |
32.5 |
27.1 |
| % Other |
12.5 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
| Children and Adolescents
by Age, Both Sexes |
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| 0-3 years |
15,143,217 |
251,413 |
551 |
| 4-5 Years |
7,882,947 |
129,132 |
271 |
| 6-11 Years |
25,041,785 |
410,027 |
990 |
| 12-14 Years |
12,205,286 |
212,024 |
446 |
| 15-19 Years |
19,911,052 |
360,945 |
1,008 |
| Females by Age |
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| Under 15 |
52,222 |
490,877 |
1,036 |
| 15 - 19 |
19,601 |
178,932 |
460 |
| 20 - 24 |
20,482 |
167,174 |
371 |
| 25 - 29 |
19,206 |
148,590 |
253 |
| 30 - 34 |
17,394 |
154,058 |
301 |
| 35 - 39 |
19,141 |
181,627 |
405 |
| 40 and over |
108,947 |
987,866 |
2,603 |
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000, Sample File 3 (SF3), Tables: P6. Race
and P8. Sex by Age, |
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| http://factfinder.census.gov |
<keyword: data
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| BIRTHS |
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United States |
Louisiana |
Catahoula |
| 2002 |
4,021,726 |
64,755 |
130 |
| 2001 |
4,025,933 |
65,193 |
125 |
| 2000 |
4,058,814 |
67,843 |
147 |
| 1999 |
3,959,417 |
67,034 |
142 |
| 1998 |
3,941,553 |
66,773 |
169 |
| 2002 Birth Rates by Race
(rate/1,000 population) |
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| All Races |
13.9 |
14.5 |
11.9 |
| White |
13.5 |
12.8 |
11.4 |
| Black |
15.7 |
18.3 |
13.8 |
| Other |
13.4 |
9.6 |
0.0 |
| Source:
DHH/OPH, Louisiana Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics Data
Tables, Table 1-A |
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| National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol 52,
No. 10, Dec 17, 2003. Births Final Data for 2002, Table 1 |
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| http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/nvsr/nvsr.htm |
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| BIRTHS TO TEENAGERS |
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United States |
Louisiana |
Catahoula |
| Percent of
Total Births Born to Mothers 15 - 19 Years of Age |
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| 2002 |
10.6 |
15.5 |
17.7 |
| 2001 |
11.1 |
15.8 |
17.6 |
| 2000 |
11.6 |
16.6 |
17.0 |
| 1999 |
12.2 |
17.1 |
31.0 |
| 1998 |
12.3 |
18.0 |
27.2 |
| Source: DHH/OPH, Louisiana Center for Health
Statistics, Vital Statistics Data Tables, Table 1-A |
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| National Vital Statistics
Reports, Vol 52, No. 10, Dec 17, 2003. Births Final Data for 2002, Table
2. |
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| http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/nvsr/nvsr.htm |
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| INFANT
MORTALITY (rates per 1,000 live births) |
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United States |
Louisiana |
Catahoula |
| Infant Mortality Rates |
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| 2002 |
7.0 |
10.2 |
0.0 |
| 2001 |
6.8 |
9.8 |
8.0 |
| 2000 |
6.9 |
8.9 |
20.4 |
| 1999 |
7.1 |
9.2 |
* |
| 1998 |
7.2 |
9.1 |
5.9 |
| Infant Mortality Rates
by Race, 1998 — 20021 |
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| All races |
7.0 |
9.4 |
7.0 |
| White |
5.8 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
| Black |
14.4 |
14.1 |
7.7 |
| Other |
not available |
5.9 |
0.0 |
| *Rate not calculated |
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| 1U.S. rates by race are for the year 2002 only. |
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| Source:
DHH/OPH, Louisiana Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics Data
Tables, Tables: 30-A & 31-A |
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| National Center for Health Statistics,
Health, United States, 2004 With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of
Americans, |
| Hyattsville, Maryland, 2004,
Table 32 |
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| ADEQUATE
PRENATAL CARE (modified Kessner Index) |
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United States |
Louisiana |
Catahoula |
| Percent of all
Mothers Receiving Adequate Prenatal Care |
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| 2002 |
76.2 |
78.9 |
72.7 |
| 2001 |
76.0 |
77.8 |
56.5 |
| 2000 |
76.0 |
78.0 |
72.4 |
| 1999 |
76.3 |
77.5 |
68.1 |
| 1998 |
76.0 |
76.9 |
68.3 |
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| Percent
Receiving Adequate Prenatal Care by Race, 2002 |
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| % White |
78.3 |
86.3 |
85.1 |
| % Black |
66.4 |
68.7 |
46.3 |
| % Other |
not available |
79.8 |
0.0 |
| Source:
DHH/OPH, Louisiana Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics Data
Tables, Table 10-A |
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| United Health Foundation America's Health:
State Health Rankings, 2004 |
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| http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org |
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| BIRTH WEIGHT, 2000 – 2002 |
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United States |
Louisiana |
Catahoula |
| Low Birth
Weight by Race, (less than 2,500 grams or 5 lbs., 8 oz.) |
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| % All races |
7.7 |
10.5 |
14.2 |
| % White |
6.7 |
7.6 |
10.9 |
| % Black |
13.1 |
14.6 |
20.1 |
| % Other |
7.7 |
8.2 |
0.0 |
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| Very Low Birth
Weight by Race, (less than 1,500 grams or 3 lbs., 4 oz.) |
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| % All races |
1.4 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
| % White |
1.2 |
1.3 |
4.7 |
| % Black |
3.1 |
3.6 |
7.6 |
| % Other |
0.8 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
| Source:
DHH/OPH, Louisiana Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics Data
Tables, Table 10-A |
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| National Vital Statistics
Reports, Vol. 52, No. 19, May 10, 2004: Trends in Characteristics of Births
by State: 2002, Table 2 |
| NUTRITION &
GROWTH INDICATORS |
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| Pediatric
& Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS), 2001-20032,3 |
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United States |
Louisiana |
Catahoula |
| Ever Breastfed |
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| # Children Included in
Analysis |
1,745,538 |
577,904 |
1,493 |
| %
Ever Breastfed |
53.2 |
19.7 |
22.7 |
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| Breastfed for at LeaSt6
Months |
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| # Children Included in
Analysis |
2,283,535 |
5,956,455 |
<100 |
| %
breastfed at leaSt6 months |
21.5 |
1.1 |
* |
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| Breastfed for at Least
12 Months |
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| # Children Included in
Analysis |
3,708,978 |
12,442,000 |
<100 |
| % breastfed at leaSt12 months |
13.6 |
0.5 |
* |
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| Weight, Children 2 to
under 5 Years4 |
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| % At Risk for Overweight |
15.7 |
14.9 |
13.2 |
| % Overweight |
14.7 |
13 |
10.8 |
| % Underweight |
5.2 |
12.8 |
4.8 |
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| Anemia, Children 2 to
under 5 Years5 |
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| %
With Iron-deficiency Anemia |
12.8 |
14.7 |
13.9 |
| *Percentages
are not calculated if <100 records included in analysis |
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| 2PedNSS is a program-based surveillance system that
monitors the nutritional status of low-income infants, |
| children, and women in federally funded
maternal and child health programs. |
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| 3U.S. data for 2003 only |
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| 4Based on the CDC growth chart percentiles for weight
-for-length for children under 2 years of age and |
| BMI-for-age for children 2 years to under
5. |
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| 5Based on the 1998 CDC MMWR "Recommendations to
Prevent and Control Iron Deficiency in the
United States" |
| Source: PedNSS, Table 7B 2001-2003 http://www.cdc.gov/pednss |
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| ALCOHOL,
TOBACCO & OTHER DRUG USE (ATOD) |
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| Communities
that Care Survey (CTC) — grades 6, 8, 10 & 12 combined6 |
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United States |
Louisiana |
Catahoula |
| Percent of
Students Reporting ATOD Used in Lifetime |
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| 1998 |
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| Alcohol |
Survey not
conducted throughout United States |
56 |
78 |
| Cigarettes |
49 |
72 |
| Chewing
Tobacco |
19 |
44 |
| Marijuana |
22 |
23 |
| Inhalants |
14 |
22 |
| Hallucinogens |
5 |
3 |
| Cocaine |
3 |
4 |
| Methamphetamines |
4 |
5 |
| 2001 |
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| Alcohol |
59 |
70 |
| Cigarettes |
47 |
63 |
| Chewing
Tobacco |
18 |
29 |
| Marijuana |
22 |
23 |
| Inhalants |
14 |
24 |
| Hallucinogens |
6 |
7 |
| Cocaine |
4 |
3 |
| Methamphetamines |
5 |
6 |
| 2002 |
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| Alcohol |
54 |
70 |
| Cigarettes |
40 |
52 |
| Chewing
Tobacco |
16 |
28 |
| Marijuana |
19 |
20 |
| Inhalants |
12 |
20 |
| Hallucinogens |
4 |
5 |
| Cocaine |
3 |
3 |
| Methamphetamines |
3 |
3 |
| 6Unweight aggregate |
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| Source:
DHH, Office for Addictive Disorders, Louisiana Communities That Care Survey,
State and Parish Reports, |
| http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov |
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| PEER/INDIVIDUAL
RISK & PROTECTIVE FACTORS, 2002 |
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| Communities
that Care Survey (CTC) — grades 6, 8, 10 & 12 combined7 |
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United States |
Louisiana |
Catahoula |
| Percent of Students
Reporting Risk Factors |
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| Rebelliousness |
Survey not
conducted throughout United States |
44 |
42 |
| Early Initiation of Anti-Social Behavior
(ASB) |
38 |
43 |
| Early Initiation of Drug Use |
38 |
49 |
| Attitudes Favorable to ASB |
39 |
41 |
| Attitudes Favorable to Drug Use |
35 |
44 |
| Perceived Risk of Drug Use |
38 |
37 |
| Interaction with Antisocial Peers |
51 |
47 |
| Friend's Use of Drugs |
34 |
46 |
| Sensation
Seeking |
40 |
43 |
| Rewards for
ASB |
36 |
48 |
| Gang
Involvement |
14 |
14 |
| Percent of Students
Reporting Protective Factors |
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| Social Skills |
63 |
59 |
| Belief in the Moral Order |
54 |
45 |
| 7Unweight aggregate |
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| Source:
DHH, Office for Addictive Disorders, Louisiana Communities That Care Survey,
State and Parish Reports, |
| http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/ |
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