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  Child & | Parish
  Health Profiles |  | 
 
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  Health | Concordia |  | 
 
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  | POPULATION, 2000 |  |  |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Total | 281,421,906 | 4,468,976 | 20,247 | 
 
  | % White | 75.1 | 63.9 | 60.7 | 
 
  | % Black | 12.3 | 32.5 | 37.7 | 
 
  | % Other | 12.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 
 
  | Children and Adolescents
  by Age, Both Sexes |  |  |  | 
 
  | 0-3 years | 15,143,217 | 251,413 | 1,173 | 
 
  | 4-5 Years | 7,882,947 | 129,132 | 613 | 
 
  | 6-11 Years | 25,041,785 | 410,027 | 1,866 | 
 
  | 12-14 Years | 12,205,286 | 212,024 | 972 | 
 
  | 15-19 Years | 19,911,052 | 360,945 | 1,567 | 
 
  | Females by Age |  |  |  | 
 
  | Under 15 | 52,222 | 490,877 | 2,305 | 
 
  | 15 - 19 | 19,601 | 178,932 | 772 | 
 
  | 20 - 24 | 20,482 | 167,174 | 573 | 
 
  | 25 - 29 | 19,206 | 148,590 | 532 | 
 
  | 30 - 34 | 17,394 | 154,058 | 595 | 
 
  | 35 - 39 | 19,141 | 181,627 | 677 | 
 
  | 40 and over | 108,947 | 987,866 | 4,953 | 
 
  | Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census  2000, Sample File 3 (SF3), Tables: P6. Race
  and P8. Sex by Age, |  | 
 
  | http://factfinder.census.gov | <keyword: data
  sets>. |  |  | 
 
  | BIRTHS |  |  |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | 2002 | 4,021,726 | 64,755 | 285 | 
 
  | 2001 | 4,025,933 | 65,193 | 268 | 
 
  | 2000 | 4,058,814 | 67,843 | 287 | 
 
  | 1999 | 3,959,417 | 67,034 | 302 | 
 
  | 1998 | 3,941,553 | 66,773 | 298 | 
 
  | 2002 Birth Rates by Race
  (rate/1,000 population) |  |  |  | 
 
  | All Races | 13.9 | 14.5 | 14.1 | 
 
  | White | 13.5 | 12.8 | 11.1 | 
 
  | Black | 15.7 | 18.3 | 19.1 | 
 
  | Other | 13.4 | 9.6 | 6.5 | 
 
  | 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 |  | 
 
  | http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/nvsr/nvsr.htm |  |  | 
 
  | BIRTHS TO TEENAGERS |  |  |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Percent of
  Total Births Born to Mothers 15 - 19 Years of Age |  |  | 
 
  | 2002 | 10.6 | 15.5 | 18.2 | 
 
  | 2001 | 11.1 | 15.8 | 16.8 | 
 
  | 2000 | 11.6 | 16.6 | 25.8 | 
 
  | 1999 | 12.2 | 17.1 | 31.8 | 
 
  | 1998 | 12.3 | 18.0 | 25.8 | 
 
  | 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. |  | 
 
  | http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/nvsr/nvsr.htm |  |  | 
 
  | INFANT
  MORTALITY (rates per 1,000 live births) |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Infant Mortality Rates |  |  |  | 
 
  | 2002 | 7.0 | 10.2 | 17.5 | 
 
  | 2001 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 14.9 | 
 
  | 2000 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 
 
  | 1999 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 
 
  | 1998 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 
 
  | Infant Mortality Rates
  by Race,  1998 — 20021 |  |  |  | 
 
  | All races | 7.0 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 
 
  | White | 5.8 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 
 
  | Black | 14.4 | 14.1 | 11.9 | 
 
  | Other | not available | 5.9 | 83.3 | 
 
  | 1U.S. rates by race are for the year 2002 only. |  |  |  | 
 
  | 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 |  |  |  | 
 
  | ADEQUATE
  PRENATAL CARE (modified Kessner Index) |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Percent of all
  Mothers Receiving Adequate Prenatal Care |  |  | 
 
  | 2002 | 76.2 | 78.9 | 58.5 | 
 
  | 2001 | 76.0 | 77.8 | 54.5 | 
 
  | 2000 | 76.0 | 78.0 | 65.0 | 
 
  | 1999 | 76.3 | 77.5 | 69.7 | 
 
  | 1998 | 76.0 | 76.9 | 64.1 | 
 
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  | Percent
  Receiving Adequate Prenatal Care by Race, 2002 |  |  | 
 
  | % White | 78.3 | 86.3 | 71.5 | 
 
  | % Black | 66.4 | 68.7 | 46.2 | 
 
  | % Other | not available | 79.8 | 50.0 | 
 
  | 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 |  |  | 
 
  | http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org |  |  |  | 
 
  | BIRTH WEIGHT, 2000 – 2002 |  |  |  | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Low Birth
  Weight by Race, (less than 2,500 grams or 5 lbs., 8 oz.) |  |  | 
 
  | % All races | 7.7 | 10.5 | 18.1 | 
 
  | % White | 6.7 | 7.6 | 16.7 | 
 
  | % Black | 13.1 | 14.6 | 19.5 | 
 
  | % Other | 7.7 | 8.2 | 12.5 | 
 
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  | Very Low Birth
  Weight by Race, (less than 1,500 grams or 3 lbs., 4 oz.) |  |  | 
 
  | % All races | 1.4 | 2.2 | 8.9 | 
 
  | % White | 1.2 | 1.3 | 9.6 | 
 
  | % Black | 3.1 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 
 
  | % Other | 0.8 | 1.4 | 12.5 | 
 
  | 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 |  |  | 
 
  | Pediatric
  & Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS), 2001-20032,3 | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Ever Breastfed |  |  |  | 
 
  | # Children Included in
  Analysis | 1,745,538 | 577,904 | 4,130 | 
 
  | % 
  Ever Breastfed | 53.2 | 19.7 | 15.4 | 
 
  |  |  |  |  | 
 
  | Breastfed for at LeaSt6
  Months |  |  |  | 
 
  | # Children Included in
  Analysis | 2,283,535 | 5,956,455 | 60,500 | 
 
  | % 
  breastfed at leaSt6 months | 21.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 
 
  |  |  |  |  | 
 
  | Breastfed for at Least
  12 Months |  |  |  | 
 
  | # Children Included in
  Analysis | 3,708,978 | 12,442,000 | 120,250 | 
 
  | % breastfed at leaSt12 months | 13.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 
 
  |  |  |  |  | 
 
  | Weight, Children 2 to
  under 5 Years4 |  |  |  | 
 
  | % At Risk for Overweight | 15.7 | 14.9 | 16.5 | 
 
  | % Overweight | 14.7 | 13 | 15 | 
 
  | % Underweight | 5.2 | 12.8 | 4 | 
 
  |  |  |  |  | 
 
  | Anemia, Children 2 to
  under 5 Years5 |  |  |  | 
 
  | %
  With Iron-deficiency Anemia | 12.8 | 14.7 | 12.3 | 
 
  | *Percentages
  are not calculated if <100 records included in analysis |  |  | 
 
  | 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. |  | 
 
  | 3U.S. data for 2003 only |  |  |  | 
 
  | 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. |  |  |  | 
 
  | 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 |  |  | 
 
  | ALCOHOL,
  TOBACCO & OTHER DRUG USE (ATOD) |  | 
 
  | Communities
  that Care Survey (CTC) — grades 6, 8, 10 & 12 combined6 | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Percent of
  Students Reporting ATOD Used in Lifetime |  |  | 
 
  | 1998 |  |  |  | 
 
  | Alcohol | Survey not
  conducted throughout United States | 56 | 52 | 
 
  | Cigarettes | 49 | 51 | 
 
  | Chewing
  Tobacco | 19 | 24 | 
 
  | Marijuana | 22 | 20 | 
 
  | Inhalants | 14 | 13 | 
 
  | Hallucinogens | 5 | 3 | 
 
  | Cocaine | 3 | 1 | 
 
  | Methamphetamines | 4 | 3 | 
 
  | 2001 |  |  | 
 
  | Alcohol | 59 | 59 | 
 
  | Cigarettes | 47 | 51 | 
 
  | Chewing
  Tobacco | 18 | 20 | 
 
  | Marijuana | 22 | 24 | 
 
  | Inhalants | 14 | 11 | 
 
  | Hallucinogens | 6 | 3 | 
 
  | Cocaine | 4 | 4 | 
 
  | Methamphetamines | 5 | 4 | 
 
  | 2002 |  |  | 
 
  | Alcohol | 54 | 62 | 
 
  | Cigarettes | 40 | 51 | 
 
  | Chewing
  Tobacco | 16 | 19 | 
 
  | Marijuana | 19 | 25 | 
 
  | Inhalants | 12 | 13 | 
 
  | Hallucinogens | 4 | 3 | 
 
  | Cocaine | 3 | 4 | 
 
  | Methamphetamines | 3 | 4 | 
 
  | 6Unweight aggregate |  |  |  | 
 
  | Source:
  DHH, Office for Addictive Disorders, Louisiana Communities That Care Survey,
  State and Parish Reports, | 
 
  | http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov |  |  |  | 
 
  | PEER/INDIVIDUAL
  RISK & PROTECTIVE FACTORS, 2002 |  | 
 
  | Communities
  that Care Survey (CTC) — grades 6, 8, 10 & 12 combined7 | 
 
  |  | United States | Louisiana | Concordia | 
 
  | Percent of Students
  Reporting Risk Factors |  |  |  | 
 
  | Rebelliousness | Survey not
  conducted throughout United States | 44 | 38 | 
 
  | Early Initiation of Anti-Social Behavior
  (ASB) | 38 | 41 | 
 
  | Early Initiation of Drug Use | 38 | 43 | 
 
  | Attitudes Favorable to ASB | 39 | 36 | 
 
  | Attitudes Favorable to Drug Use | 35 | 39 | 
 
  | Perceived Risk of Drug Use | 38 | 43 | 
 
  | Interaction with Antisocial Peers | 51 | 50 | 
 
  | Friend's Use of Drugs | 34 | 40 | 
 
  | Sensation
  Seeking | 40 | 38 | 
 
  | Rewards for
  ASB | 36 | 47 | 
 
  | Gang
  Involvement | 14 | 24 | 
 
  | Percent of Students
  Reporting Protective Factors |  |  | 
 
  | Social Skills | 63 | 57 | 
 
  | Belief in the Moral Order | 54 | 51 | 
 
  | 7Unweight aggregate |  |  |  | 
 
  | Source:
  DHH, Office for Addictive Disorders, Louisiana Communities That Care Survey,
  State and  Parish Reports, | 
 
 
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