Low-Birth-Weight Babies (5-Year Average) - Alaska

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Low-Birth-Weight Babies (5-Year Average) (Percent) – 2005 - 2009

Data Provided by: Kids Count Alaska

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Scale: 5.0% - 6.6%


Alaska	5.9%
Anchorage	6.4%
Gulf Coast Region	5.0%
Interior Region	5.6%
Matanuska-Susitna	6.2%
Northern Region	6.6%
Southeast Region	5.2%
Southwest Region	5.1%

Definitions: Percent of babies weighing less than 5.5 lbs. (or 2,500 grams) at birth.

Data Source: 1991-U.S. Bureau of the Census; Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics. 1993 & 1994-Alaska Department of Labor; Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics. 1995, 1997, and on-Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics.

Footnotes: Five years of data were combined to minimize the unreliability of measurement due to the small number of actual events. The reported values are a rolling average across five years. For example, we report the average value across the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.

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Kids Count Alaska University of Alaska Anchorage Institute of Social and Economic Research
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Virgene Hanna, Project Director

Kids Count Alaska operates out of the Institute of Social & Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Alaska's climate, size and vast roadless expanses make for a unique state. It is because of these conditions we strive to develop indicators most relevant to Alaska.

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