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Low birth-weight babies in Illinois

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Definitions: Low birth-weight is defined as live births weighing less than 2,500 grams (about 5.5 pounds). Data represent two-year proportions.

Data Source: Illinois Department of Public Health, Birth Statistics, available here.

Footnotes: S: Data Suppressed. This indicates that standards of reliability were not met. In this case, IDPH suppresses estimates for which the numerator is less than 10.

Data represent two-year proportions.

"*" indicates that standards of reliability were not met.  In this case, IDPH suppresses estimates for which the numerator is less than 10.
Data represent two-year proportions.

"*" indicates that standards of reliability were not met.  In this case, IDPH suppresses estimates for which the numerator is less than 10.