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| TOTAL | WHITE | OTHER RACES | ||||||||
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| NUMBER | % | % CHG | NUMBER | % | % CHG | NUMBER | % | % CHG | ||
| Total | 118,112 | -1.8 | 85,204 | -1.3 | 32,908 | -2.9 | ||||
| Birthweight | ||||||||||
| Under 500 grams | 291 | 0.2 | -4.7 | 127 | 0.1 | -1.8 | 164 | 0.5 | -6.1 | |
| 500 - 1,499 grams | 2,002 | 1.7 | +2.0 | 1,087 | 1.3 | +5.1 | 915 | 2.8 | -0.8 | |
| 1,500 - 2,499 grams | 8,286 | 7.0 | +2.1 | 5,040 | 5.9 | +2.7 | 3,246 | 9.9 | +1.6 | |
| 2,500+ grams | 107,492 | 91.0 | -0.2 | 78,921 | 92.6 | -0.2 | 28,571 | 86.8 | -0.1 | |
| Unknown | 41 | 0.0 | 29 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | ||||
| Mother's Age | ||||||||||
| Under 18 Years | 4,995 | 4.2 | -6.1 | 2,705 | 3.2 | -5.3 | 2,290 | 7.0 | -6.3 | |
| 18 - 34 Years | 99,959 | 84.6 | -0.0 | 72,251 | 84.8 | -0.1 | 27,708 | 84.2 | +0.2 | |
| 35+ Years | 13,154 | 11.1 | +2.8 | 10,245 | 12.0 | +2.4 | 2,909 | 8.8 | +3.5 | |
| Unknown | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Mother's Education | ||||||||||
| Under 9 Years | 7,868 | 6.7 | +12.4 | 7,107 | 8.3 | +15.2 | 761 | 2.3 | -10.6 | |
| 9 - 11 Years | 19,363 | 16.4 | +0.6 | 12,302 | 14.4 | +1.5 | 7,061 | 21.5 | -0.4 | |
| 12+ Years | 90,670 | 76.8 | -0.9 | 65,638 | 77.0 | -1.5 | 25,032 | 76.1 | +0.6 | |
| Unknown | 211 | 0.2 | 157 | 0.2 | 54 | 0.2 | ||||
| Out-of-Wedlock | ||||||||||
| Yes | 40,487 | 34.3 | +2.8 | 20,472 | 24.0 | +6.8 | 20,015 | 60.8 | -0.2 | |
| No | 77,585 | 65.7 | -1.4 | 64,701 | 75.9 | -2.0 | 12,884 | 39.2 | +0.3 | |
| Unknown | 40 | 0.0 | 31 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | ||||
| Parity | ||||||||||
| 1 | 39,701 | 33.6 | -1.4 | 29,569 | 34.7 | -2.6 | 10,132 | 30.8 | +2.0 | |
| 2 - 3 | 58,487 | 49.5 | +0.2 | 42,924 | 50.4 | +1.1 | 15,563 | 47.3 | -2.2 | |
| 4+ | 19,776 | 16.7 | +2.7 | 12,619 | 14.8 | +3.1 | 7,157 | 21.7 | +2.3 | |
| Unknown | 148 | 0.1 | 92 | 0.1 | 56 | 0.2 | ||||
| Trimester Care Began | ||||||||||
| First | 99,092 | 83.9 | -0.1 | 73,997 | 86.8 | -0.4 | 25,095 | 76.3 | +0.6 | |
| Second | 14,748 | 12.5 | +3.3 | 8,724 | 10.2 | +5.2 | 6,024 | 18.3 | +1.3 | |
| Third | 2,533 | 2.1 | -2.3 | 1,478 | 1.7 | +0.2 | 1,055 | 3.2 | -5.0 | |
| No Care | 1,048 | 0.9 | -15.0 | 533 | 0.6 | -12.0 | 515 | 1.6 | -17.2 | |
| Unknown | 691 | 0.6 | 472 | 0.6 | 219 | 0.7 | ||||
| Mother smoked? | ||||||||||
| Yes | 16,479 | 14.0 | -0.1 | 12,806 | 15.0 | -0.4 | 3,673 | 11.2 | +0.9 | |
| No | 101,397 | 85.8 | +0.0 | 72,228 | 84.8 | +0.1 | 29,169 | 88.6 | -0.1 | |
| Unknown | 236 | 0.2 | 170 | 0.2 | 66 | 0.2 | ||||
| Method of Delivery | ||||||||||
| Vaginal | 88,250 | 74.7 | -2.4 | 64,042 | 75.2 | -2.3 | 24,208 | 73.6 | -2.6 | |
| C-Section | 29,829 | 25.3 | +7.7 | 21,145 | 24.8 | +7.7 | 8,684 | 26.4 | +7.8 | |
| Unknown | 33 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 | ||||
| Infants of 500 - 1,499 grams only | ||||||||||
| Level of Care** | ||||||||||
| Level III | 1,562 | 79.6 | -2.7 | 857 | 80.5 | -1.9 | 705 | 78.4 | -3.8 | |
| Other | 401 | 20.4 | +12.2 | 207 | 19.5 | +8.6 | 194 | 21.6 | +16.6 | |
* % 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
Source: State Center for Health Statistics
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Page Last Updated July 16, 2018
