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Mr. McTaggart
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a percentage breakdown of birth weights for (a) Glasgow and (b) Scotland by social class for each of the past three years in the following categories: (i) less than 2·5 kilograms and (ii) greater than 3 kilograms.
Mr. John MacKay
The information is as follows:
| Social Class | Birth weight less than 2,500 grams* | Birth weight more than 3,000 grams* | ||
| Glasgow | Scotland | Glasgow | Scotland | |
| Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| 1978 | ||||
| I | 3·6 | 4·8 | 82·4 | 81·3 |
| II | 5·1 | 4·9 | 76·3 | 79·4 |
| III | 6·8 | 6·3 | 74·4 | 75·0 |
| IV | 8·6 | 6·9 | 70·5 | 73·4 |
| V | 9·9 | 8·9 | 66·0 | 67·8 |
| Not known | 10·5 | 9·1 | 65·0 | 67·9 |
| 1979 | ||||
| I | 4·0 | 4·0 | 79·7 | 80·5 |
| II | 4·8 | 4·9 | 78·9 | 80·0 |
| III | 5·9 | 6·2 | 73·8 | 75·1 |
| IV | 8·9 | 7·1 | 70·4 | 73·5 |
| V | 9·1 | 8·8 | 66·9 | 67·5 |
| Not known | 9·6 | 9·1 | 65·3 | 68·5 |
Social Class
| Birth weight less than 2,500 grams*
| Birth weight more than 3,000 grams*
| ||
Glasgow
| Scotland
| Glasgow
| Scotland
| |
Per cent.
| Per cent.
| Per cent.
| Per cent.
| |
1980†
| ||||
| I | 2·6 | 4·0 | 81·5 | 81·7 |
| II | 4·8 | 4·5 | 76·0 | 79·4 |
| III | 6·9 | 6·5 | 72·7 | 74·7 |
| IV | 9·0 | 7·0 | 68·4 | 72·8 |
| V | 8·6 | 8·0 | 67·6 | 68·1 |
| Not known | 9·5 | 8·4 | 65·4 | 69·5 |
Notes:
* The percentages are based upon total births in each social class grouping.
† 1980 figures are provisional.