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TOTAL | WHITE | OTHER RACES | ||||||||
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NUMBER | % | % CHG | NUMBER | % | % CHG | NUMBER | % | % CHG | ||
Total | 117,307 | -0.7 | 85,117 | -0.1 | 32,190 | -2.2 | ||||
Birthweight | ||||||||||
Under 500 grams | 283 | 0.2 | -2.1 | 115 | 0.1 | -9.4 | 168 | 0.5 | +4.7 | |
500 - 1,499 grams | 1,892 | 1.6 | -4.8 | 981 | 1.2 | -9.7 | 911 | 2.8 | +1.8 | |
1,500 - 2,499 grams | 8,375 | 7.1 | +1.8 | 5,155 | 6.1 | +2.4 | 3,220 | 10.0 | +1.4 | |
2,500+ grams | 106,725 | 91.0 | 0.0 | 78,847 | 92.6 | +0.0 | 27,878 | 86.6 | -0.2 | |
Unknown | 32 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.0 | ||||
Mother's Age | ||||||||||
Under 18 Years | 4,890 | 4.2 | -1.4 | 2,717 | 3.2 | +0.5 | 2,173 | 6.8 | -3.0 | |
18 - 34 Years | 99,103 | 84.5 | -0.2 | 71,946 | 84.5 | -0.3 | 27,157 | 84.4 | +0.2 | |
35+ Years | 13,311 | 11.3 | +1.9 | 10,451 | 12.3 | +2.1 | 2,860 | 8.9 | +0.5 | |
Unknown | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
Mother's Education | ||||||||||
Under 9 Years | 7,859 | 6.7 | +0.6 | 7,027 | 8.3 | -1.0 | 832 | 2.6 | +11.8 | |
9 - 11 Years | 18,793 | 16.0 | -2.3 | 12,105 | 14.2 | -1.5 | 6,688 | 20.8 | -3.2 | |
12+ Years | 90,455 | 77.1 | +0.4 | 65,839 | 77.4 | +0.4 | 24,616 | 76.5 | +0.5 | |
Unknown | 200 | 0.2 | 146 | 0.2 | 54 | 0.2 | ||||
Out-of-Wedlock | ||||||||||
Yes | 40,646 | 34.6 | +1.1 | 21,180 | 24.9 | +3.6 | 19,466 | 60.5 | -0.6 | |
No | 76,620 | 65.3 | -0.6 | 63,909 | 75.1 | -1.1 | 12,711 | 39.5 | +0.9 | |
Unknown | 41 | 0.0 | 28 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.0 | ||||
Parity | ||||||||||
1 | 39,259 | 33.5 | -0.4 | 29,327 | 34.5 | -0.7 | 9,932 | 30.9 | +0.2 | |
2 - 3 | 57,818 | 49.3 | -0.5 | 42,622 | 50.1 | -0.6 | 15,196 | 47.2 | -0.2 | |
4+ | 20,037 | 17.1 | +2.0 | 13,030 | 15.3 | +3.4 | 7,007 | 21.8 | +0.1 | |
Unknown | 193 | 0.2 | 138 | 0.2 | 55 | 0.2 | ||||
Trimester Care Began | ||||||||||
First | 98,226 | 83.7 | -0.2 | 73,832 | 86.7 | -0.1 | 24,394 | 75.8 | -0.6 | |
Second | 14,824 | 12.6 | +1.2 | 8,847 | 10.4 | +1.5 | 5,977 | 18.6 | +1.4 | |
Third | 2,329 | 2.0 | -7.4 | 1,352 | 1.6 | -8.4 | 977 | 3.0 | -5.3 | |
No Care | 1,083 | 0.9 | +4.0 | 531 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 552 | 1.7 | +9.6 | |
Unknown | 845 | 0.7 | 555 | 0.7 | 290 | 0.9 | ||||
Mother smoked? | ||||||||||
Yes | 15,440 | 13.2 | -5.7 | 11,916 | 14.0 | -6.9 | 3,524 | 10.9 | -1.9 | |
No | 101,629 | 86.6 | +0.9 | 73,024 | 85.8 | +1.2 | 28,605 | 88.9 | +0.3 | |
Unknown | 238 | 0.2 | 177 | 0.2 | 61 | 0.2 | ||||
Method of Delivery | ||||||||||
Vaginal | 85,807 | 73.1 | -2.1 | 62,665 | 73.6 | -2.1 | 23,142 | 71.9 | -2.3 | |
C-Section | 31,478 | 26.8 | +6.3 | 22,440 | 26.4 | +6.2 | 9,038 | 28.1 | +6.4 | |
Unknown | 22 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | ||||
Infants of 500 - 1,499 grams only | ||||||||||
Level of Care** | ||||||||||
Level III | 1,447 | 78.1 | -1.8 | 721 | 75.7 | -6.0 | 726 | 80.7 | +2.9 | |
Other | 405 | 21.9 | +7.1 | 231 | 24.3 | +24.7 | 174 | 19.3 | -10.4 |
* % 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 March 09, 2012