2017 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 10
Risk Factors and Characteristics for North Carolina Resident Live Births: 2017

  TOTAL RACE
White Non-Hispanic Af. Am. Non-Hispanic Am. Ind. Non-Hispanic Other Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Births Births Births Births Births Births
# % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 120,099 100.0 65,314 100.0 28,950 100.0 1,592 100.0 5,782 100.0 18,461 100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP: 278 0.2 83 0.1 138 0.5 7 0.4 15 0.3 35 0.2
500 or less grams
501-1,500 grams 1,793 1.5 713 1.1 804 2.8 36 2.3 39 0.7 201 1.1
1,501-2,500 grams 9,240 7.7 4,224 6.5 3,246 11.2 134 8.4 470 8.1 1,166 6.3
2,501+ grams 108,761 90.6 60,287 92.3 24,753 85.5 1,415 88.9 5,255 90.9 17,051 92.4
Unknown 27 0.0 7 0.0 9 0.0 0 0 3 0.1 8 0.0
OBSTETRIC ESTIMATE OF GESTATION: 834 0.7 281 0.4 394 1.4 24 1.5 33 0.6 102 0.6
Under 27 Weeks
27-31 Weeks 1,510 1.3 669 1.0 590 2.0 25 1.6 34 0.6 192 1.0
32-36 Weeks 10,236 8.5 5,283 8.1 2,993 10.3 127 8.0 433 7.5 1,400 7.6
37+ Weeks 107,464 89.5 59,052 90.4 24,954 86.2 1,416 88.9 5,281 91.3 16,761 90.8
Unknown 55 0.0 29 0.0 19 0.1 0 0 1 0.0 6 0.0
MOTHERS AGE: 1,829 1.5 558 0.9 671 2.3 45 2.8 27 0.5 528 2.9
Under 18 Years
18-34 Years 99,189 82.6 54,049 82.8 24,642 85.1 1,384 86.9 4,448 76.9 14,666 79.4
35+ Years 19,077 15.9 10,703 16.4 3,637 12.6 163 10.2 1,307 22.6 3,267 17.7
Unknown 4 0.0 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MOTHERS EDUCATION: 16,813 14.0 4,707 7.2 3,741 12.9 270 17.0 626 10.8 7,469 40.5
Less than High School
High School Graduate or GED 28,245 23.5 12,432 19.0 9,194 31.8 531 33.4 798 13.8 5,290 28.7
Some College 38,001 31.6 21,820 33.4 10,874 37.6 603 37.9 911 15.8 3,793 20.5
Bachelors Degree 23,500 19.6 16,936 25.9 3,368 11.6 119 7.5 1,751 30.3 1,326 7.2
Masters or PhD 13,269 11.0 9,303 14.2 1,719 5.9 69 4.3 1,671 28.9 507 2.7
Unknown 271 0.2 116 0.2 54 0.2 0 0 25 0.4 76 0.4
MARITAL STATUS: 70,927 59.1 47,769 73.1 8,389 29.0 588 36.9 4,939 85.4 9,242 50.1
Married
Unmarried 49,118 40.9 17,509 26.8 20,549 71.0 1,004 63.1 841 14.5 9,215 49.9
Unknown 54 0.0 36 0.1 12 0.0 0 0 2 0.0 4 0.0
PARITY: 38,677 32.2 22,532 34.5 8,410 29.1 526 33.0 2,222 38.4 4,987 27.0
1
2 - 3 55,565 46.3 31,270 47.9 12,492 43.2 732 46.0 2,735 47.3 8,336 45.2
4+ 25,768 21.5 11,475 17.6 8,012 27.7 334 21.0 822 14.2 5,125 27.8
Unknown 89 0.1 37 0.1 36 0.1 0 0 3 0.1 13 0.1
KOTELCHUCK ADEQUACY OF PRENATAL CARE INDEX 1,558 1.3 778 1.2 388 1.3 28 1.8 53 0.9 311 1.7
Missing Information
Inadequate 22,253 18.5 8,862 13.6 7,191 24.8 410 25.8 1,092 18.9 4,698 25.4
Intermediate 6,698 5.6 3,031 4.6 1,774 6.1 147 9.2 261 4.5 1,485 8.0
Adequate 31,215 26.0 17,678 27.1 6,468 22.3 466 29.3 1,561 27.0 5,042 27.3
Adequate Plus 58,375 48.6 34,965 53.5 13,129 45.4 541 34.0 2,815 48.7 6,925 37.5
PLURALITY: 115,738 96.4 62,824 96.2 27,728 95.8 1,540 96.7 5,617 97.1 18,029 97.7
Singleton
Twin 4,239 3.5 2,404 3.7 1,195 4.1 52 3.3 165 2.9 423 2.3
Other Multiples 122 0.1 86 0.1 27 0.1 0 0 0 0 9 0.0
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN: 82,428 68.6 49,361 75.6 17,601 60.8 938 58.9 3,787 65.5 10,741 58.2
First
Second 27,537 22.9 11,672 17.9 8,131 28.1 459 28.8 1,516 26.2 5,759 31.2
Third 6,872 5.7 2,823 4.3 2,195 7.6 105 6.6 390 6.7 1,359 7.4
No Care 2,163 1.8 903 1.4 740 2.6 65 4.1 53 0.9 402 2.2
Unknown 1,099 0.9 555 0.8 283 1.0 25 1.6 36 0.6 200 1.1
MOTHER SMOKED? 10,399 8.7 7,389 11.3 2,284 7.9 373 23.4 74 1.3 279 1.5
Yes
No 109,675 91.3 57,910 88.7 26,658 92.1 1,219 76.6 5,707 98.7 18,181 98.5
Unknown 25 0.0 15 0.0 8 0.0 0 0 1 0.0 1 0.0
MATERNAL PRE-PREGNANCY BMI 4,126 3.4 2,415 3.7 852 2.9 74 4.6 373 6.5 412 2.2
Underweight (<18.5)
Normal (18.5-24.9) 49,574 41.3 30,182 46.2 8,974 31.0 533 33.5 3,255 56.3 6,630 35.9
Overweight (25.0-29.9) 29,972 25.0 15,446 23.6 6,953 24.0 376 23.6 1,318 22.8 5,879 31.8
Obese (30.0+) 33,867 28.2 16,248 24.9 11,405 39.4 568 35.7 664 11.5 4,982 27.0
Unknown 2,560 2.1 1,023 1.6 766 2.6 41 2.6 172 3.0 558 3.0
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE 96,887 80.7 54,583 83.6 20,097 69.4 901 56.6 5,128 88.7 16,178 87.6
Yes
No 22,842 19.0 10,503 16.1 8,767 30.3 678 42.6 637 11.0 2,257 12.2
Unknown 370 0.3 228 0.3 86 0.3 13 0.8 17 0.3 26 0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY: 84,816 70.6 46,001 70.4 19,704 68.1 1,109 69.7 4,035 69.8 13,967 75.7
Vaginal
C-Section 35,256 29.4 19,295 29.5 9,243 31.9 482 30.3 1,744 30.2 4,492 24.3
Unknown 27 0.0 18 0.0 3 0.0 1 0.1 3 0.1 2 0.0

Note: Some percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 04OCT2018