| When the ages of mothers are not differentiated,
the Atlantic provinces have fewer geographical units with LBW of
6.00% or greater than most other areas of Canada. The proportions
rise sharply in Quebec and Ontario. As one moves west through the
Prairies, then to British Columbia, and finally to the territories,
the LBW rates by census division (CD) decrease more frequently to
values of 5.99% and less. Of the 288 CDs in 1996, seven had LBW
rates of 8.00% or higher. Six of these were in Quebec (La Riviére-du-Nord,
Montmagny, La Nouvelle-Beauce, Manicouagan, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent,
Denis-Riverin) and one in Ontario (Sudbury District). At the other
end of the scale, however, Quebec also had the single CD with 0.00%
LBW (L' Île d'Orléans). Only one CD is not reported
here (Stikine in northern British Columbia) due to insufficient
numbers.
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