2018 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 10 |
Risk Factors and Characteristics for North Carolina Resident Live Births: 2018 |
TOTAL | RACE | |||||||||||
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White Non-Hispanic | Af. Am. Non-Hispanic | Am. Ind. Non-Hispanic | Other Non-Hispanic | Hispanic | ||||||||
Births | Births | Births | Births | Births | Births | |||||||
# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
TOTAL | 118,957 | 100.0 | 64,637 | 100.0 | 28,719 | 100.0 | 1,608 | 100.0 | 5,634 | 100.0 | 18,359 | 100.0 |
RESIDENT BIRTHS | ||||||||||||
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP: | 240 | 0.2 | 73 | 0.1 | 126 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.4 | 8 | 0.1 | 26 | 0.1 |
Less than 500 grams | ||||||||||||
500-1,499 grams | 1,696 | 1.4 | 664 | 1.0 | 748 | 2.6 | 33 | 2.1 | 60 | 1.1 | 191 | 1.0 |
1,500-2,499 grams | 9,083 | 7.6 | 4,126 | 6.4 | 3,220 | 11.2 | 151 | 9.4 | 424 | 7.5 | 1,162 | 6.3 |
2,500+ grams | 107,909 | 90.7 | 59,760 | 92.5 | 24,614 | 85.7 | 1,417 | 88.1 | 5,141 | 91.2 | 16,977 | 92.5 |
Unknown | 29 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
OBSTETRIC ESTIMATE OF GESTATION: | 755 | 0.6 | 268 | 0.4 | 361 | 1.3 | 16 | 1.0 | 28 | 0.5 | 82 | 0.4 |
Under 27 Weeks | ||||||||||||
27-31 Weeks | 1,339 | 1.1 | 570 | 0.9 | 515 | 1.8 | 27 | 1.7 | 46 | 0.8 | 181 | 1.0 |
32-36 Weeks | 10,251 | 8.6 | 5,237 | 8.1 | 3,044 | 10.6 | 150 | 9.3 | 407 | 7.2 | 1,413 | 7.7 |
37+ Weeks | 106,552 | 89.6 | 58,534 | 90.6 | 24,774 | 86.3 | 1,415 | 88.0 | 5,150 | 91.4 | 16,679 | 90.8 |
Unknown | 60 | 0.1 | 28 | 0.0 | 25 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
MOTHERS AGE: | 1,629 | 1.4 | 521 | 0.8 | 577 | 2.0 | 40 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.3 | 474 | 2.6 |
Under 18 Years | ||||||||||||
18-34 Years | 98,050 | 82.4 | 53,319 | 82.5 | 24,407 | 85.0 | 1,407 | 87.5 | 4,349 | 77.2 | 14,568 | 79.4 |
35+ Years | 19,274 | 16.2 | 10,796 | 16.7 | 3,732 | 13.0 | 161 | 10.0 | 1,268 | 22.5 | 3,317 | 18.1 |
Unknown | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MOTHERS EDUCATION: | 15,637 | 13.1 | 4,436 | 6.9 | 3,444 | 12.0 | 284 | 17.7 | 526 | 9.3 | 6,947 | 37.8 |
Less than High School | ||||||||||||
High School Graduate or GED | 28,323 | 23.8 | 12,346 | 19.1 | 9,314 | 32.4 | 558 | 34.7 | 787 | 14.0 | 5,318 | 29.0 |
Some College | 37,033 | 31.1 | 21,071 | 32.6 | 10,572 | 36.8 | 581 | 36.1 | 964 | 17.1 | 3,845 | 20.9 |
Bachelors Degree | 24,112 | 20.3 | 17,148 | 26.5 | 3,549 | 12.4 | 117 | 7.3 | 1,753 | 31.1 | 1,545 | 8.4 |
Masters or PhD | 13,466 | 11.3 | 9,457 | 14.6 | 1,775 | 6.2 | 66 | 4.1 | 1,570 | 27.9 | 598 | 3.3 |
Unknown | 386 | 0.3 | 179 | 0.3 | 65 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 34 | 0.6 | 106 | 0.6 |
MARITAL STATUS: | 70,305 | 59.1 | 47,373 | 73.3 | 8,259 | 28.8 | 555 | 34.5 | 4,777 | 84.8 | 9,341 | 50.9 |
Married | ||||||||||||
Unmarried | 48,599 | 40.9 | 17,243 | 26.7 | 20,445 | 71.2 | 1,053 | 65.5 | 852 | 15.1 | 9,006 | 49.1 |
Unknown | 53 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.1 |
PARITY: | 38,393 | 32.3 | 22,429 | 34.7 | 8,298 | 28.9 | 488 | 30.3 | 2,130 | 37.8 | 5,048 | 27.5 |
1 | ||||||||||||
2 - 3 | 55,027 | 46.3 | 30,855 | 47.7 | 12,454 | 43.4 | 728 | 45.3 | 2,693 | 47.8 | 8,297 | 45.2 |
4+ | 25,448 | 21.4 | 11,309 | 17.5 | 7,941 | 27.7 | 392 | 24.4 | 806 | 14.3 | 5,000 | 27.2 |
Unknown | 89 | 0.1 | 44 | 0.1 | 26 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.1 |
KOTELCHUCK ADEQUACY OF PRENATAL CARE INDEX | 1,624 | 1.4 | 693 | 1.1 | 419 | 1.5 | 78 | 4.9 | 67 | 1.2 | 367 | 2.0 |
Missing Information | ||||||||||||
Inadequate | 22,385 | 18.8 | 9,078 | 14.0 | 7,075 | 24.6 | 460 | 28.6 | 1,119 | 19.9 | 4,653 | 25.3 |
Intermediate | 6,436 | 5.4 | 2,856 | 4.4 | 1,748 | 6.1 | 129 | 8.0 | 271 | 4.8 | 1,432 | 7.8 |
Adequate | 32,287 | 27.1 | 18,387 | 28.4 | 6,783 | 23.6 | 401 | 24.9 | 1,526 | 27.1 | 5,190 | 28.3 |
Adequate Plus | 56,225 | 47.3 | 33,623 | 52.0 | 12,694 | 44.2 | 540 | 33.6 | 2,651 | 47.1 | 6,717 | 36.6 |
PLURALITY: | 114,952 | 96.6 | 62,455 | 96.6 | 27,530 | 95.9 | 1,551 | 96.5 | 5,452 | 96.8 | 17,964 | 97.8 |
Singleton | ||||||||||||
Twin | 3,873 | 3.3 | 2,108 | 3.3 | 1,152 | 4.0 | 54 | 3.4 | 182 | 3.2 | 377 | 2.1 |
Other Multiples | 132 | 0.1 | 74 | 0.1 | 37 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.1 |
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN: | 80,865 | 68.0 | 48,343 | 74.8 | 17,366 | 60.5 | 873 | 54.3 | 3,718 | 66.0 | 10,565 | 57.5 |
First | ||||||||||||
Second | 27,629 | 23.2 | 11,857 | 18.3 | 8,170 | 28.4 | 476 | 29.6 | 1,411 | 25.0 | 5,715 | 31.1 |
Third | 7,007 | 5.9 | 2,942 | 4.6 | 2,144 | 7.5 | 126 | 7.8 | 381 | 6.8 | 1,414 | 7.7 |
No Care | 2,248 | 1.9 | 958 | 1.5 | 747 | 2.6 | 59 | 3.7 | 85 | 1.5 | 399 | 2.2 |
Unknown | 1,208 | 1.0 | 537 | 0.8 | 292 | 1.0 | 74 | 4.6 | 39 | 0.7 | 266 | 1.4 |
MOTHER SMOKED? | 9,938 | 8.4 | 6,980 | 10.8 | 2,248 | 7.8 | 346 | 21.5 | 66 | 1.2 | 298 | 1.6 |
Yes | ||||||||||||
No | 108,985 | 91.6 | 57,642 | 89.2 | 26,456 | 92.1 | 1,262 | 78.5 | 5,564 | 98.8 | 18,061 | 98.4 |
Unknown | 34 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
MATERNAL PRE-PREGNANCY BMI | 3,784 | 3.2 | 2,165 | 3.3 | 892 | 3.1 | 70 | 4.4 | 285 | 5.1 | 372 | 2.0 |
Underweight (<18.5) | ||||||||||||
Normal (18.5-24.9) | 47,946 | 40.3 | 29,234 | 45.2 | 8,637 | 30.1 | 466 | 29.0 | 3,143 | 55.8 | 6,466 | 35.2 |
Overweight (25.0-29.9) | 30,169 | 25.4 | 15,692 | 24.3 | 7,002 | 24.4 | 401 | 24.9 | 1,378 | 24.5 | 5,696 | 31.0 |
Obese (30.0+) | 34,527 | 29.0 | 16,530 | 25.6 | 11,477 | 40.0 | 525 | 32.6 | 696 | 12.4 | 5,299 | 28.9 |
Unknown | 2,531 | 2.1 | 1,016 | 1.6 | 711 | 2.5 | 146 | 9.1 | 132 | 2.3 | 526 | 2.9 |
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE | 96,218 | 80.9 | 54,101 | 83.7 | 20,149 | 70.2 | 862 | 53.6 | 4,993 | 88.6 | 16,113 | 87.8 |
Yes | ||||||||||||
No | 22,386 | 18.8 | 10,311 | 16.0 | 8,488 | 29.6 | 735 | 45.7 | 632 | 11.2 | 2,220 | 12.1 |
Unknown | 353 | 0.3 | 225 | 0.3 | 82 | 0.3 | 11 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.2 | 26 | 0.1 |
METHOD OF DELIVERY: | 83,937 | 70.6 | 45,582 | 70.5 | 19,505 | 67.9 | 1,107 | 68.8 | 3,965 | 70.4 | 13,778 | 75.0 |
Vaginal | ||||||||||||
C-Section | 34,982 | 29.4 | 19,029 | 29.4 | 9,208 | 32.1 | 501 | 31.2 | 1,667 | 29.6 | 4,577 | 24.9 |
Unknown | 38 | 0.0 | 26 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 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, 24SEP2019 |