Kids Count 2002: South Carolina Indicators

Total Low Birth Weight by Age of Mother: African-American and Other

Year of Birth	Total	% Total	<15	% <15	15-19	% 15-19	20-24	% 20-24	25-29	% 25-29	30-34	% 30-34	35-39	% 35-39	40-44	% 40-44	45+	% 45+	UNK	% UNK
1990	2,930	12.8	27	12.3	751	14.7	915	11.7	635	11.5	419	13.8	165	14.7	61	12	0	0	1	10
1991	3,086	13.4	49	21.6	779	15.2	1,008	13	688	12.5	361	12.1	165	14.8	17	15.6	0	0	6	46.2
1992	2,928	13.2	42	18.8	755	15.1	980	12.9	585	11.6	370	12.5	162	13.6	30	18.7	1	12.5	1	14.3
1993	2,835	13.4	33	16.6	643	14.2	965	13.4	586	12	398	13.3	183	16.2	32	13.7	2	40	0	0
1994	2,617	13.1	39	18.8	665	14.2	782	11.9	524	12.1	373	13.2	188	16.2	25	20.8	2	22.2	2	20
1995	2,570	13.5	43	19.7	649	14.5	762	12.4	503	12.3	380	14.1	186	15.4	42	22.5	1	11.1	3	37.5
1996	2,442	13	27	16.3	631	14.1	748	12.5	485	11.9	322	12	190	15.8	43	17.9	0	0	1	10
1997	2,568	13.4	30	20.3	633	14.4	782	12.6	516	12.1	345	12.9	221	17.5	38	16.8	2	20	2	33.3
1998	2,725	13.8	34	20	658	15.1	827	12.6	561	12.7	384	14	216	17	37	16.8	4	28.6	2	28.6
1999	2,887	14.4	26	17.2	652	15.1	995	14.6	620	13.3	351	13.3	201	15.8	39	21.8	1	25	0	0
2000	2,872	13.8	16	11.1	652	15.2	1,028	14.2	556	11.6	360	13.1	192	14.6	61	22.9	7	38.9	0	0

Prepared by:
Division of Biostatistics
SCDHEC
Columbia, SC 29201