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TOTAL NUMBER |
TOTAL | WHITE Number |
WHITE | OTHER RACES NUMBER |
OTHER RACES | |||||||||
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NUMBER | % | % CHG | NUMBER | % | % CHG | NUMBER | % | % CHG | ||||||
Total | 113,755 | 120,247 | +5.7 | 81,152 | 86,341 | +6.4 | 32,603 | 33,906 | +4.0 | |||||
Birthweight | ||||||||||||||
Under 500 grams | 266 | 311 | 0.3 | +10.6 | 99 | 131 | 0.2 | +24.4 | 167 | 180 | 0.5 | +3.6 | ||
500 - 1,499 grams | 1,920 | 1,998 | 1.7 | -1.6 | 1,027 | 1,048 | 1.2 | -4.1 | 893 | 950 | 2.8 | +2.3 | ||
1,500 - 2 | 499 grams | 7,922 | 8,263 | 6.9 | -1.3 | 4,705 | 4,971 | 5.8 | -0.7 | 3,217 | 3,292 | 9.7 | -1.6 | |
2,500+ grams | 103,588 | 109,600 | 91.1 | 0.1 | 75,277 | 80,140 | 92.8 | +0.1 | 28,311 | 29,460 | 86.9 | +0.1 | ||
Unknown | 59 | 75 | 0.1 | 44 | 51 | 0.1 | 15 | 24 | 0.1 | |||||
Mother's Age | ||||||||||||||
Under 18 Years | 5,628 | 5,415 | 4.5 | -9.0 | 2,944 | 2,896 | 3.4 | -7.5 | 2,684 | 2,519 | 7.4 | -9.8 | ||
18 - 34 Years | 95,945 | 101,797 | 84.7 | +0.4 | 68,696 | 73,307 | 84.9 | 0.3 | 27,249 | 28,490 | 84.0 | +0.5 | ||
35+ Years | 12,176 | 13,031 | 10.8 | +1.2 | 9,508 | 10,136 | 11.7 | +0.2 | 2,668 | 2,895 | 8.5 | +4.3 | ||
Unknown | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | |||||
Mother's Education | ||||||||||||||
Under 9 Years | 6,386 | 7,129 | 5.9 | +5.6 | 5,436 | 6,252 | 7.2 | +8.1 | 950 | 877 | 2.6 | -11.2 | ||
9 - 11 Years | 18,858 | 19,591 | 16.3 | -1.7 | 11,692 | 12,284 | 14.2 | -1.3 | 7,166 | 7,307 | 21.6 | -2.0 | ||
12+ Years | 88,224 | 93,173 | 77.5 | -0.1 | 63,817 | 67,541 | 78.2 | -0.5 | 24,407 | 25,632 | 75.6 | +1.0 | ||
Unknown | 287 | 354 | 0.3 | 207 | 264 | 0.3 | 80 | 90 | 0.3 | |||||
Out-of-Wedlock | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 37,756 | 40,090 | 33.3 | +0.4 | 17,649 | 19,430 | 22.5 | +3.5 | 20,107 | 20,660 | 60.9 | -1.2 | ||
No | 75,927 | 80,135 | 66.6 | -0.2 | 63,453 | 66,898 | 77.5 | -0.9 | 12,474 | 13,237 | 39.0 | +2.0 | ||
Unknown | 72 | 22 | 0.0 | 50 | 13 | 0.0 | 22 | 9 | 0.0 | |||||
Parity | ||||||||||||||
1 | 39,500 | 40,982 | 34.1 | -1.8 | 29,396 | 30,751 | 35.6 | -1.7 | 10,104 | 10,231 | 30.2 | -2.6 | ||
2 - 3 | 56,015 | 59,434 | 49.4 | +0.4 | 40,240 | 43,031 | 49.8 | +0.5 | 15,775 | 16,403 | 48.4 | -0.0 | ||
4+ | 18,035 | 19,608 | 16.3 | +2.9 | 11,378 | 12,397 | 14.4 | +2.4 | 6,657 | 7,211 | 21.3 | +4.2 | ||
Unknown | 205 | 223 | 0.2 | 138 | 162 | 0.2 | 67 | 61 | 0.2 | |||||
Trimester Care Began | ||||||||||||||
First | 96,079 | 100,988 | 84.0 | -0.6 | 71,349 | 75,278 | 87.2 | -0.8 | 24,730 | 25,710 | 75.8 | -0.0 | ||
Second | 13,520 | 14,535 | 12.1 | +1.7 | 7,554 | 8,406 | 9.7 | +4.6 | 5,966 | 6,129 | 18.1 | -1.2 | ||
Third | 2,345 | 2,639 | 2.2 | +6.5 | 1,303 | 1,495 | 1.7 | +7.8 | 1,042 | 1,144 | 3.4 | +5.6 | ||
No Care | 1,038 | 1,255 | 1.0 | +14.4 | 457 | 614 | 0.7 | +26.3 | 581 | 641 | 1.9 | +6.1 | ||
Unknown | 773 | 830 | 0.7 | 489 | 548 | 0.6 | 284 | 282 | 0.8 | |||||
Mother smoked? | ||||||||||||||
Yes | 16,225 | 16,786 | 14.0 | -2.1 | 12,661 | 13,035 | 15.1 | -3.2 | 3,564 | 3,751 | 11.1 | +1.2 | ||
No | 97,006 | 103,183 | 85.8 | +0.6 | 68,063 | 73,101 | 84.7 | +0.9 | 28,943 | 30,082 | 88.7 | -0.1 | ||
Unknown | 524 | 278 | 0.2 | 428 | 205 | 0.2 | 96 | 73 | 0.2 | |||||
Method of Delivery | ||||||||||||||
Vaginal | 87,611 | 92,031 | 76.5 | -0.6 | 62,753 | 66,433 | 76.9 | -0.5 | 24,858 | 25,598 | 75.5 | -1.0 | ||
C-Section | 26,125 | 28,198 | 23.5 | +2.1 | 18,385 | 19,895 | 23.0 | +1.7 | 7,740 | 8,303 | 24.5 | +3.2 | ||
Unknown | 19 | 18 | 0.0 | 14 | 13 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||
Infants of 500 - 1,499 grams only | ||||||||||||||
Level of Care** | ||||||||||||||
Level III | 1,532 | 1,600 | 81.8 | +0.8 | 824 | 843 | 82.1 | +0.1 | 708 | 757 | 81.5 | +1.6 | ||
Other | 356 | 356 | 18.2 | -3.5 | 181 | 184 | 17.9 | -0.5 | 175 | 172 | 18.5 | -6.6 |
* % CHG is percentage change from last year to this year
** Level of Care is only for North Carolina resident births occurring in
North Carolina Hospitals
% Columns may not sum to 100.0% due to rounding
Page Last Updated July 16, 2018