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1996 >
Risk Factors and Characteristics For
1996 North Carolina Resident Live Births
|
TOTAL |
WHITE |
% |
%CHG* |
NONWHITE |
% |
%CHG* |
|
104428 |
73745 |
|
|
30683 |
|
|
BIRTHWEIGHT |
|
< 500 |
227 |
96 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
131 |
0.4 |
-20.0 |
|
500-1499 |
1654 |
816 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
838 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
|
1500-2499 |
7247 |
4110 |
5.6 |
0.0 |
3137 |
10.2 |
3.0 |
|
2500+ |
95265 |
68700 |
93.2 |
0.0 |
26565 |
86.6 |
-0.2 |
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MOTHER’S AGE |
|
< 18 |
6293 |
3061 |
4.2 |
0.0 |
3232 |
10.5 |
-4.5 |
|
18-34 |
88170 |
62965 |
85.4 |
-0.1 |
25205 |
82.2 |
0.1 |
|
35+ |
9961 |
7716 |
10.5 |
1.9 |
2245 |
7.3 |
5.8 |
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MOTHER’S EDUCATION |
|
< 9 |
4271 |
3703 |
5.0 |
16.3 |
1018 |
3.3 |
-8.3 |
|
9-11 |
17738 |
10561 |
14.3 |
0.0 |
7177 |
23.4 |
0.4 |
|
12+ |
81762 |
59339 |
80.5 |
-1.0 |
22423 |
73.1 |
0.3 |
|
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|
OUT-OF-WEDLOCK |
|
YES |
33396 |
14042 |
19.0 |
5.0 |
19354 |
63.1 |
0.2 |
|
NO |
71007 |
59686 |
80.9 |
-1.2 |
11321 |
36.9 |
-0.3 |
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|
PARITY |
|
1 |
36874 |
26979 |
36.6 |
-1.9 |
9895 |
32.2 |
-6.4 |
|
2-3 |
51069 |
36630 |
49.7 |
0.2 |
14439 |
47.1 |
2.6 |
|
4+ |
16350 |
10037 |
13.6 |
4.6 |
6313 |
20.6 |
5.1 |
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|
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN |
|
FIRST |
86708 |
64653 |
87.7 |
-0.3 |
22055 |
71.9 |
0.6 |
|
SECOND |
13686 |
7216 |
9.8 |
2.1 |
6470 |
21.1 |
-3.2 |
|
THIRD |
2342 |
1107 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1235 |
4.0 |
2.6 |
|
NO CARE |
1123 |
425 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
698 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
|
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|
SMOKED |
|
YES |
16451 |
12846 |
17.4 |
-1.7 |
3605 |
11.8 |
0.9 |
|
NO |
87849 |
60812 |
82.5 |
0.4 |
27037 |
88.1 |
-0.1 |
DELIVERY |
|
VAGINAL |
82168 |
57990 |
78.6 |
0.9 |
24178 |
78.8 |
0.4 |
|
C-SECTION |
22228 |
15728 |
21.3 |
-3.6 |
6500 |
21.2 |
-1.4 |
**500-1499g INFANTS DELIVERED, BY LEVEL OF
CARE |
|
LEVEL III |
1325 |
656 |
82.0 |
-0.8 |
669 |
81.4 |
-0.6 |
|
OTHER |
297 |
144 |
18.0 |
4.0 |
153 |
18.6 |
2.8 |
Note: Births with missing data are omitted from the various categories,
and all percentages except those for level of care are calculated based on
total births (at top of page).
* %CHG is the percent change in the percentage from 1995 to 1996.
** Numbers are resident births occurring in North Carolina hospitals.