2024 North Carolina Infant Mortality Report, Table 10

Risk Factors and Characteristics for North Carolina Resident Live Births: 2024

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  TOTAL RACE/ETHNICITY:
RESIDENT BIRTHS NH White
NH Black
NH Am. Ind.
NH Asian/P.I.
NH Multi-Race
Hispanic
Missing/Unknown/Not Classifiable
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 122,847 100.0 61,603 100.0 24,563 100.0 1,349 100.0 5,485 100.0 3,697 100.0 25,475 100.0 675 100.0
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                                
... < 2500 grams (Low Birthweight) 11,372 9.3 4,466 7.2 3,806 15.5 172 12.8 521 9.5 400 10.8 1,941 7.6 66 9.8
...2500+ grams 111,441 90.7 57,128 92.7 20,750 84.5 1,177 87.2 4,964 90.5 3,297 89.2 23,530 92.4 595 88.1
...Unknown 34 0.0 9 0.0 7 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.0 14 2.1
VERY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                                
... < 1500 grams (Very Low Birthweight) 1,831 1.5 663 1.1 696 2.8 29 2.1 70 1.3 67 1.8 292 1.1 14 2.1
...1500+ grams 120,982 98.5 60,931 98.9 23,860 97.1 1,320 97.9 5,415 98.7 3,630 98.2 25,179 98.8 647 95.9
...Unknown 34 0.0 9 0.0 7 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.0 14 2.1
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION:                                
...< 37 weeks (Premature) 13,113 10.7 5,987 9.7 3,575 14.6 171 12.7 471 8.6 425 11.5 2,421 9.5 63 9.3
...37+ weeks 109,673 89.3 55,593 90.2 20,981 85.4 1,175 87.1 5,013 91.4 3,271 88.5 23,041 90.4 599 88.7
...Unknown 61 0.0 23 0.0 7 0.0 3 0.2 1 0.0 1 0.0 13 0.1 13 1.9
MOTHER'S AGE:                                
...< 18 years 1,327 1.1 322 0.5 412 1.7 25 1.9 8 0.1 71 1.9 484 1.9 5 0.7
...18-34 years 97,957 79.7 48,966 79.5 19,630 79.9 1,171 86.8 3,886 70.8 3,129 84.6 20,693 81.2 482 71.4
...35+ years 23,558 19.2 12,313 20.0 4,521 18.4 153 11.3 1,591 29.0 497 13.4 4,298 16.9 185 27.4
...Unknown 5 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.4
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:                                
...Less than High School 14,341 11.7 3,056 5.0 2,396 9.8 164 12.2 293 5.3 342 9.3 7,977 31.3 113 16.7
...High School Graduate or GED 31,133 25.3 11,506 18.7 9,012 36.7 496 36.8 613 11.2 1,109 30.0 8,250 32.4 147 21.8
...Some College 32,550 26.5 17,243 28.0 7,637 31.1 482 35.7 623 11.4 1,257 34.0 5,195 20.4 113 16.7
...Bachelors Degree 28,087 22.9 18,928 30.7 3,483 14.2 159 11.8 1,919 35.0 657 17.8 2,792 11.0 149 22.1
...Masters or PhD 16,181 13.2 10,773 17.5 1,947 7.9 48 3.6 2,011 36.7 322 8.7 1,006 3.9 74 11.0
...Unknown 555 0.5 97 0.2 88 0.4 0 0.0 26 0.5 10 0.3 255 1.0 79 11.7
MARITAL STATUS:                                
...Unknown 122,847 100.0 61,603 100.0 24,563 100.0 1,349 100.0 5,485 100.0 3,697 100.0 25,475 100.0 675 100.0
GRAVIDITY:                                
...1 39,161 31.9 21,126 34.3 6,661 27.1 376 27.9 1,996 36.4 1,260 34.1 7,557 29.7 185 27.4
...2-3 54,162 44.1 28,080 45.6 9,755 39.7 560 41.5 2,634 48.0 1,466 39.7 11,392 44.7 275 40.7
...4+ 26,723 21.8 11,291 18.3 7,354 29.9 402 29.8 676 12.3 884 23.9 5,957 23.4 159 23.6
...Unknown 2,801 2.3 1,106 1.8 793 3.2 11 0.8 179 3.3 87 2.4 569 2.2 56 8.3
PLURALITY:                                
...Singleton 118,902 96.8 59,601 96.8 23,539 95.8 1,316 97.6 5,360 97.7 3,570 96.6 24,880 97.7 636 94.2
...Twin 3,838 3.1 1,959 3.2 995 4.1 33 2.4 122 2.2 127 3.4 577 2.3 25 3.7
...Other Multiples 92 0.1 42 0.1 29 0.1 0 0.0 3 0.1 0 0.0 18 0.1 0 0.0
...Missing Information 15 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 2.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:                                
...Vaginal 85,031 69.2 42,880 69.6 16,068 65.4 917 68.0 3,658 66.7 2,561 69.3 18,482 72.5 465 68.9
...C-Section 37,794 30.8 18,716 30.4 8,495 34.6 432 32.0 1,826 33.3 1,136 30.7 6,993 27.5 196 29.0
...Unknown 22 0.0 7 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 2.1
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:                                
...First 88,387 71.9 49,552 80.4 16,075 65.4 893 66.2 4,123 75.2 2,606 70.5 14,763 58.0 375 55.6
...Second 22,466 18.3 7,541 12.2 5,714 23.3 307 22.8 902 16.4 716 19.4 7,129 28.0 157 23.3
...Third 5,982 4.9 2,010 3.3 1,424 5.8 72 5.3 279 5.1 170 4.6 1,949 7.7 78 11.6
...No care 5,455 4.4 2,256 3.7 1,228 5.0 68 5.0 167 3.0 184 5.0 1,503 5.9 49 7.3
...Unknown 557 0.5 244 0.4 122 0.5 9 0.7 14 0.3 21 0.6 131 0.5 16 2.4
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:                                
...Missing 674 0.5 281 0.5 135 0.5 13 1.0 16 0.3 22 0.6 190 0.7 17 2.5
...Inadequate 22,677 18.5 7,774 12.6 5,584 22.7 285 21.1 848 15.5 732 19.8 7,242 28.4 212 31.4
...Intermediate 5,636 4.6 2,304 3.7 1,334 5.4 67 5.0 136 2.5 212 5.7 1,531 6.0 52 7.7
...Adequate 39,278 32.0 21,449 34.8 6,483 26.4 418 31.0 1,833 33.4 1,097 29.7 7,818 30.7 180 26.7
...Adequate Plus 54,582 44.4 29,795 48.4 11,027 44.9 566 42.0 2,652 48.4 1,634 44.2 8,694 34.1 214 31.7
PLACE OF DELIVERY:                                
...Hospital 120,784 98.3 60,056 97.5 24,344 99.1 1,338 99.2 5,457 99.5 3,652 98.8 25,294 99.3 643 95.3
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 1,358 1.1 999 1.6 156 0.6 7 0.5 18 0.3 32 0.9 123 0.5 23 3.4
...Other 705 0.6 548 0.9 63 0.3 4 0.3 10 0.2 13 0.4 58 0.2 9 1.3
MOTHER SMOKED?                                
...Yes 3,555 2.9 2,217 3.6 857 3.5 165 12.2 12 0.2 150 4.1 147 0.6 7 1.0
...No 118,883 96.8 59,232 96.2 23,608 96.1 1,177 87.2 5,463 99.6 3,534 95.6 25,241 99.1 628 93.0
...Unknown 409 0.3 154 0.2 98 0.4 7 0.5 10 0.2 13 0.4 87 0.3 40 5.9
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI:                                
...Underweight (<18.5) 3,219 2.6 1,643 2.7 676 2.8 62 4.6 223 4.1 129 3.5 476 1.9 10 1.5
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 44,106 35.9 25,336 41.1 6,384 26.0 396 29.4 2,804 51.1 1,299 35.1 7,651 30.0 236 35.0
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 33,175 27.0 16,164 26.2 5,896 24.0 336 24.9 1,552 28.3 926 25.0 8,093 31.8 208 30.8
...Obese (30.0+) 41,093 33.5 18,093 29.4 11,268 45.9 549 40.7 848 15.5 1,320 35.7 8,844 34.7 171 25.3
...Unknown 1,254 1.0 367 0.6 339 1.4 6 0.4 58 1.1 23 0.6 411 1.6 50 7.4
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE:                                
...Yes 101,617 82.7 52,611 85.4 17,723 72.2 722 53.5 4,851 88.4 2,914 78.8 22,226 87.2 570 84.4
...No 19,648 16.0 8,335 13.5 6,409 26.1 610 45.2 546 10.0 725 19.6 2,952 11.6 71 10.5
...Unknown 1,582 1.3 657 1.1 431 1.8 17 1.3 88 1.6 58 1.6 297 1.2 34 5.0