Epidemiology and Health Systems Development


Table 1: Frequency of Infants Born with a Positive Toxicity for Controlled Substances by Substance

1st Qtr
1998		 2nd Qtr
1998		 3rd Qtr
1998		 4th Qtr
1998		 Annual
Total
No. %1 No. %1 No. %1 No. %1 No. %1
Opioid 52 12.0 29 7.4 31 7.1 26 7.4 138 8.6
Barbiturate 3 0.7 7 1.8 6 1.4 6 1.7 22 1.4
Cocaine 249 57.4 217 55.6 260 59.4 188 53.7 914 56.7
Cannabis 34 7.8 28 7.2 40 9.1 29 8.3 131 8.1
Other 16 3.7 19 4.9 13 3.0 12 3.4 60 3.7
Mixed 76 17.5 74 19.0 74 16.9 77 22.0 301 18.7
Unknown 4 0.9 16 4.1 14 3.2 12 3.4 46 2.9
TOTAL 434 100.0 390 100.0 438 100.0 350 100.0 1,612 100.0

Source: Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Reporting System as of August 24, 1999
1Percentages may not add to total due to rounding.

 

Table 2: Frequency of Infants Born with a Positive Toxicity for Controlled Substances
by Sex, Race, Ethnicity, Location and Birth Weight

  1st Qtr 1998 2nd Qtr 1998 3rd Qtr 1998 4th Qtr 1998 Annual Total
No. %1 No. %1 No. %1 No. %1 No. %1
SEX                    
Male 213 49.1 199 51.0 240 54.8 187 53.4 839 52.0
Female 221 50.9 191 49.0 198 45.2 163 46.6 773 48.0
Unknown 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
TOTAL 434 100.0 390 100.0 438 100.0 350 100.0 1,612 100.0
RACE
Black 339 78.1 304 77.9 324 74.0 260 74.3 1,227 76.1
White 78 18.0 73 18.7 94 21.5 72 20.6 317 19.7
Other 17 3.9 13 3.3 20 4.6 18 5.1 68 4.2
TOTAL 434 100.0 390 100.0 438 100.0 350 100.0 1,612 100.0
HISPANIC
No 389 89.6 348 89.2 377 86.1 283 80.9 1,397 86.7
Yes 21 4.8 24 6.2 37 8.4 18 5.1 100 6.2
Unknown 24 5.5 18 4.6 24 5.5 49 14.0 115 7.1
TOTAL 434 100.0 390 100.0 438 100.0 350 100.0 1,612 100.0
LOCATION
Chicago 286 65.9 266 68.2 288 65.8 223 63.7 1,063 65.9
Other Cook 51 11.8 27 6.9 56 12.8 41 11.7 175 10.9
Other Illinois 97 22.4 97 24.9 94 21.5 86 24.6 374 23.2
Unknown 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
TOTAL 434 100.0 390 100.0 438 100.0 350 100.0 1,612 100.0
BIRTH WEIGHT
(in grams)
<1501 23 5.3 38 9.7 29 6.6 35 10.0 125 7.8
1501-2500 132 30.4 109 27.9 149 34.0 96 27.4 486 30.1
>2500 279 64.3 243 62.3 255 58.2 216 61.7 993 61.6
Unknown 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 1.1 3 0.9 8 0.5
TOTAL 434 100.0 390 100.0 438 100.0 350 100.0 1,612 100.0

Source: Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Reporting System as of August 24, 1999
1Percentages may not add to total due to rounding.

 

Table 3: Frequency of Infants Born with a Positive Toxicity for Cocaine
by Sex, Race, Ethnicity, Location and Birth Weight

1st Qtr 1998 2nd Qtr 1998 3rd Qtr 1998 4th Qtr 1998 Annual Total
No. %1 No. %1 No. %1 No. %1 No. %1
SEX
Male 124 49.8 112 51.6 139 53.5 102 54.3 477 52.2
Female 125 50.2 105 48.4 121 46.5 86 45.7 437 47.8
Unknown 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
TOTAL 249 100.0 217 100.0 260 100.0 188 100.0 914 100.0
RACE
Black 198 79.5 187 86.2 199 76.5 158 84.0 742 81.2
White 42 16.9 25 11.5 49 18.8 23 12.2 139 15.2
Other 9 3.6 5 2.3 12 4.6 7 3.7 33 3.6
TOTAL 249 100.0 217 100.0 260 100.0 188 100.0 914 100.0
HISPANIC
No 227 91.2 198 91.2 228 87.7 146 77.7 799 87.4
Yes 12 4.8 7 3.2 19 7.3 6 3.2 44 4.8
Unknown 10 4.0 12 5.5 13 5.0 36 19.1 71 7.8
TOTAL 249 100.0 217 100.0 260 100.0 188 100.0 914 100.0
LOCATION
Chicago 153 61.4 152 70.0 168 64.6 121 64.4 594 65.0
Other Cook 33 13.3 16 7.4 39 15.0 24 12.8 112 12.3
Other Illinois 63 25.3 49 22.6 53 20.4 43 22.9 208 22.8
Unknown 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
TOTAL 249 100.0 217 100.0 260 100.0 188 100.0 914 100.0
BIRTH WEIGHT
(in grams)
<1501 13 5.2 22 10.1 14 5.4 13 6.9 62 6.8
1501-2500 92 36.9 65 30.0 88 33.8 53 28.2 298 32.6
>2500 144 57.8 130 59.9 154 59.2 121 64.4 549 60.1
Unknown 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 1.5 1 0.5 5 0.5
TOTAL 249 100.0 217 100.0 260 100.0 188 100.0 914 100.0

Source: Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Reporting System as of August 24, 1999
1Percentages may not add to total due to rounding.

 

Table 4: Infants Born with a Positive Toxicity for Controlled Substances
Frequency by Illinois Counties
January 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998

County Number
of Cases		 County

Number
of Cases

 County Number
of Cases
Adams 6 Hardin 1 Morgan 0
Alexander 0 Henderson 0 Moultrie 0
Bond 0 Henry 0 Ogle 0
Boone 1 Iroquois 0 Peoria 27
Brown 0 Jackson 1 Perry 0
Bureau 0 Jasper 0 Piatt 0
Calhoun 0 Jefferson 0 Pike 0
Carroll 0 Jersey 1 Pope 0
Cass 0 Jo Daviess 0 Pulaski 1
Champaign 16 Johnson 0 Putnam 0
Christian 0 Kane 26 Randolph 0
Clark 0 Kankakee 5 Richland 0
Clay 0 Kendall 1 Rock Island 17
Clinton 0 Knox 3 St Clair 40
Coles 2 Lake 29 Saline 1
Cook 1,238 La Salle 6 Sangamon 14
Crawford 0 Lawrence 0 Schuyler 1
Cumberland 0 Lee 0 Scott 0
De Kalb 1 Livingston 1 Shelby 0
De Witt 0 Logan 0 Stark 0
Douglas 2 McDonough 0 Stephenson 4
Du Page 16 McHenry 3 Tazewell 4
Edgar 0 McLean 2 Union 0
Edwards 0 Macon 19 Vermilion 18
Effingham 2 Macoupin 2 Wabash 0
Fayette 1 Madison 12 Warren 0
Ford 3 Marion 2 Washington 0
Franklin 2 Marshall 0 Wayne 0
Fulton 1 Mason 0 White 0
Gallatin 0 Massac 0 Whiteside 14
Greene 0 Menard 0 Will 22
Grundy 1 Mercer 1 Williamson 0
Hamilton 0 Monroe 0 Winnebago 40
Hancock 0 Montgomery 0 Woodford 0
Unknown 2

Source: Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Reporting System as of August 24, 1999

 

Table 5: Infants Born with a Positive Toxicity for Cocaine
Frequency by Illinois Counties
January 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998

County Number
of Cases		 County Number
of Cases		 County Number
of Cases
Adams 2 Hardin 0 Morgan 0
Alexander 0 Henderson 0 Moultrie 0
Bond 0 Henry 0 Ogle 0
Boone 1 Iroquois 0 Peoria 16
Brown 0 Jackson 1 Perry 0
Bureau 0 Jasper 0 Piatt 0
Calhoun 0 Jefferson 0 Pike 0
Carroll 0 Jersey 1 Pope 0
Cass 0 Jo Daviess 0 Pulaski 1
Champaign 10 Johnson 0 Putnam 0
Christian 0 Kane 17 Randolph 0
Clark 0 Kankakee 2 Richland 0
Clay 0 Kendall 0 Rock Island 9
Clinton 0 Knox 1 St Clair 26
Coles 0 Lake 18 Saline 1
Cook 706 La Salle 2 Sangamon 9
Crawford 0 Lawrence 0 Schuyler 1
Cumberland 0 Lee 0 Scott 0
De Kalb 0 Livingston 0 Shelby 0
De Witt 0 Logan 0 Stark 0
Douglas 1 McDonough 0 Stephenson 1
Du Page 9 McHenry 3 Tazewell 2
Edgar 0 McLean 0 Union 0
Edwards 0 Macon 9 Vermilion 10
Effingham 0 Macoupin 2 Wabash 0
Fayette 0 Madison 4 Warren 0
Ford 0 Marion 2 Washington 0
Franklin 0 Marshall 0 Wayne 0
Fulton 0 Mason 0 White 0
Gallatin 0 Massac 0 Whiteside 0
Greene 0 Menard 0 Will 14
Grundy 1 Mercer 0 Williamson 0
Hamilton 0 Monroe 0 Winnebago 31
Hancock 0 Montgomery 0 Woodford 0
Unknown 1

Source: Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Reporting System as of August 24, 1999