Table 10

Risk Factors and Characteristics for
2003 North Carolina Resident Live Births

		TOTAL			WHITE			OTHER RACES
		NUMBER	%		NUMBER	%		NUMBER	%
TOTAL		118,292			86,260			32,032
Birthweight
	Under 500 grams	264	0.2		108	0.1		156	0.5
	500 - 1,499 grams	1,854	1.6		1,007	1.2		847	2.6
	1,500 - 2,499 grams	8,529	7.2		5,229	6.1		3,300	10.3
	2,500+ grams	107,600	91.0		79,880	92.6		27,720	86.5
	Unknown	45	0.0		36	0.0		9	0.0
Mother's Age
	Under 18 Years	4,636	3.9		2,532	2.9		2,104	6.6
	18 - 34 Years	99,488	84.1		72,649	84.2		26,839	83.8
	35+ Years	14,166	12.0		11,078	12.8		3,088	9.6
	Unknown	2	0.0		1	0.0		1	0.0
Mother's Education
	Under 9 Years	8,083	6.8		7,251	8.4		832	2.6
	9 - 11 Years	18,377	15.5		11,973	13.9		6,404	20.0
	12+ Years	91,499	77.4		66,773	77.4		24,726	77.2
	Unknown	333	0.3		263	0.3		70	0.2
Out-of-Wedlock
	Yes	41,776	35.3		22,425	26.0		19,351	60.4
	No	76,477	64.7		63,803	74.0		12,674	39.6
	Unknown	39	0.0		32	0.0		7	0.0
Parity
	1	39,437	33.3		29,533	34.2		9,904	30.9
	2 - 3	58,027	49.1		42,994	49.8		15,033	46.9
	4+	20,649	17.5		13,608	15.8		7,041	22.0
	Unknown	179	0.2		125	0.1		54	0.2
Trimester Care Began
	First	99,039	83.7		74,368	86.2		24,671	77.0
	Second	14,759	12.5		9,167	10.6		5,592	17.5
	Third	2,470	2.1		1,499	1.7		971	3.0
	No Care	985	0.8		507	0.6		478	1.5
	Unknown	1,039	0.9		719	0.8		320	1.0
Mother smoked?
	Yes	14,995	12.7		11,596	13.4		3,399	10.6
	No	103,160	87.2		74,563	86.4		28,597	89.3
	Unknown	137	0.1		101	0.1		36	0.1
Method of Delivery
	Vaginal	85,425	72.2		62,690	72.7		22,735	71.0
	C-Section	32,847	27.8		23,550	27.3		9,297	29.0
	Unknown	20	0.0		20	0.0		0	-
Infants of 500 - 1,499 grams only
Level of Care**
	Level III	1,450	80.2		771	79.2		679	81.4
	Other	358	19.8		203	20.8		155	18.6

** 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