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TABLE B-28
1998 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 1172 17.9 YES 62 0.9 BOTH 23 0.4
NO 5364 82.1 NO 6476 99.1 NEITHER 5324 81.0
UNKNOWN 33 UNKNOWN 31 OTHER 1222 18.6
TOTAL 6569 100.0 TOTAL 6569 100.0 TOTAL 6569 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 127 29.3 YES 2 0.5 BOTH 2 0.5
NO 306 70.7 NO 431 99.5 NEITHER 306 70.7
UNKNOWN 0 UNKNOWN 0 OTHER 125 28.9
TOTAL 433 100.0 TOTAL 433 100.0 TOTAL 433 100.0
* 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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