Maternal, Child & Parish Health Profiles
 
Adolescent Health StLandry  
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POPULATION, 2000      
United States Louisiana StLandry
Total  281,421,906 4,468,976 87,700
% White 75.1 63.9 56.5
% Black 12.3 32.5 42.1
% Other 12.5 3.6 1.4
Children and Adolescents by Age, Both Sexes
0-3 years 15,143,217 251,413 5,408
4-5 Years 7,882,947 129,132 2,680
6-11 Years 25,041,785 410,027 8,485
12-14 Years 12,205,286 212,024 4,629
15-19 Years 19,911,052 360,945 7,372
Females by Age
Under 15 52,222 490,877 10,305
15 - 19 19,601 178,932 3,642
20 - 24 20,482 167,174 2,901
25 - 29 19,206 148,590 2,481
30 - 34 17,394 154,058 2,781
35 - 39 19,141 181,627 3,548
40 and over 108,947 987,866 20,040
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 StLandry
2002 4,021,726 64,755 1,361
2001 4,025,933 65,193 1,363
2000 4,058,814 67,843 1,393
1999 3,959,417 67,034 1,394
1998 3,941,553 66,773 1,457
2002 Birth Rates by Race (rate/1,000 population)
 All Races  13.9 14.5 15.5
 White  13.5 12.8 14.1
 Black  15.7 18.3 17.5
 Other  13.4 9.6 12.6
Source: DHH/OPH, Louisiana Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics Data Tables, Table 1-A
 
   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 StLandry
Percent of Total Births Born to Mothers 15 - 19 Years of Age
2002 10.6 15.5 19.1
2001 11.1 15.8 19.1
2000 11.6 16.6 19.9
1999 12.2 17.1 20.7
1998 12.3 18.0 21.6
Source:  DHH/OPH, Louisiana Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics Data Tables, Table 1-A
 
               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 StLandry
Infant Mortality Rates
2002 7.0 10.2 9.6
2001 6.8 9.8 8.1
2000 6.9 8.9 12.2
1999 7.1 9.2 13.6
1998 7.2 9.1 8.2
Infant Mortality Rates by Race,  1998 — 20021 
All races 7.0 9.4 10.3
White 5.8 6.2 6.3
Black 14.4 14.1 14.4
Other not available 5.9 0.0
*Rate not calculated
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 
 
 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 StLandry
Percent of all Mothers Receiving Adequate Prenatal Care
2002 76.2 78.9 69.9
2001 76.0 77.8 68.0
2000 76.0 78.0 70.9
1999 76.3 77.5 67.6
1998 76.0 76.9 66
Percent Receiving Adequate Prenatal Care by Race, 2002
% White 78.3 86.3 78.2
% Black 66.4 68.7 61.1
% Other not available 79.8 60.0
Source: DHH/OPH, Louisiana Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics Data Tables, Table 10-A
         
 United Health Foundation America's Health: State Health Rankings, 2004
             http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org
BIRTH WEIGHT, 2000 – 2002       
United States Louisiana StLandry
Low Birth Weight by Race, (less than 2,500 grams or 5 lbs., 8 oz.)
% All races 7.7 10.5 10.5
% White 6.7 7.6 6.6
% Black 13.1 14.6 14.5
% Other 7.7 8.2 0.0
Very Low Birth Weight by Race, (less than 1,500 grams or 3 lbs., 4 oz.)
% All races 1.4 2.2 2.1
% White 1.2 1.3 1.2
% Black 3.1 3.6 3.0
% Other 0.8 1.4 0.0
Source: DHH/OPH, Louisiana Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics Data Tables, Table 10-A
            
             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 StLandry
Ever Breastfed
# Children Included in Analysis 1,745,538 577,904 24,441
 %  Ever Breastfed 53.2 19.7 11.1
Breastfed for at LeaSt6 Months
# Children Included in Analysis 2,283,535 5,956,455 217,125
 %  breastfed at leaSt6 months 21.5 1.1 0.8
Breastfed for at LeaSt12 Months
# Children Included in Analysis 3,708,978 12,442,000 269,833
% breastfed at leaSt12 months   13.6 0.5 0.6
Weight, Children 2 to under 5 Years4
% At Risk for Overweight  15.7 14.9 11
% Overweight  14.7 13 9
% Underweight  5.2 12.8 8
Anemia, Children 2 to under 5 Years5 
% With Iron-deficiency Anemia 12.8 14.7 10.3
*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 StLandry
Percent of Students Reporting ATOD Used in Lifetime 
1998
Alcohol  Survey not conducted throughout United States 56 58
Cigarettes  49 51
Chewing Tobacco  19 16
Marijuana  22 23
Inhalants  14 13
Hallucinogens  5 5
Cocaine  3 3
Methamphetamines  4 3
2001
Alcohol  59 73
Cigarettes  47 55
Chewing Tobacco  18 20
Marijuana  22 30
Inhalants  14 16
Hallucinogens  6 8
Cocaine  4 4
Methamphetamines  5 6
2002
Alcohol  54 65
Cigarettes  40 49
Chewing Tobacco  16 16
Marijuana  19 25
Inhalants  12 13
Hallucinogens  4 4
Cocaine  3 3
Methamphetamines  3 2
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 StLandry
Percent of Students Reporting Risk Factors
 Rebelliousness   Survey not conducted throughout United States 44 43
 Early Initiation of Anti-Social Behavior (ASB) 38 36
 Early Initiation of Drug Use   38 46
 Attitudes Favorable to ASB   39 38
 Attitudes Favorable to Drug Use   35 39
 Perceived Risk of Drug Use   38 36
 Interaction with Antisocial Peers   51 52
 Friend's Use of Drugs   34 41
 Sensation Seeking   40 39
 Rewards for ASB   36 40
 Gang Involvement   14 13
Percent of Students Reporting Protective Factors
 Social Skills   63 61
 Belief in the Moral Order 54 53
7Unweight aggregate 
Source: DHH, Office for Addictive Disorders, Louisiana Communities That Care Survey, State and  Parish Reports, 
              http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/