RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2002 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS:

ALL MOTHERS

	TOTAL		RACE/ETHNICITY
			White, Non-Hispanic		Black, Non-Hispanic		Other, Non-Hispanic		Hispanic
	Births		Births		Births		Births		Births
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
TOTAL	117,307	100.0	70,289	100.0	27,416	100.0	4,539	100.0	15,063	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	283	0.2	102	0.1	158	0.6	9	0.2	14	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	1,892	1.6	844	1.2	840	3.1	60	1.3	148	1.0
1500-2499 grams	8,375	7.1	4,407	6.3	2,875	10.5	329	7.2	764	5.1
2500+ grams	106,725	91.0	64,920	92.4	23,533	85.8	4,138	91.2	14,134	93.8
Unknown	32	0.0	16	0.0	10	0.0	3	0.1	3	0.0
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	880	0.8	343	0.5	449	1.6	30	0.7	58	0.4
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	1,579	1.3	786	1.1	618	2.3	51	1.1	124	0.8
32-36 weeks	10,617	9.1	6,198	8.8	3,038	11.1	327	7.2	1,054	7.0
37+ weeks	104,187	88.8	62,938	89.5	23,298	85.0	4,129	91.0	13,822	91.8
Unknown	44	0.0	24	0.0	13	0.0	2	0.0	5	0.0
MOTHER'S AGE:	4,890	4.2	1,927	2.7	1,987	7.2	168	3.7	808	5.4
< 18 years
18-34 years	99,103	84.5	58,869	83.8	23,053	84.1	3,904	86.0	13,277	88.1
35+ years	13,311	11.3	9,490	13.5	2,376	8.7	467	10.3	978	6.5
Unknown	3	0.0	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	7,859	6.7	1,246	1.8	600	2.2	202	4.5	5,811	38.6
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	18,793	16.0	8,285	11.8	5,908	21.5	735	16.2	3,865	25.7
12 years	35,133	29.9	20,008	28.5	10,543	38.5	1,325	29.2	3,257	21.6
> 12 years	55,322	47.2	40,686	57.9	10,324	37.7	2,265	49.9	2,047	13.6
Unknown	200	0.2	64	0.1	41	0.1	12	0.3	83	0.6
MARRIED:	76,620	65.3	56,151	79.9	9,357	34.1	3,240	71.4	7,872	52.3
Yes
No	40,646	34.6	14,114	20.1	18,052	65.8	1,295	28.5	7,185	47.7
Unknown	41	0.0	24	0.0	7	0.0	4	0.1	6	0.0
PARITY:	39,259	33.5	24,431	34.8	8,215	30.0	1,650	36.4	4,963	32.9
1
2-3	57,818	49.3	35,251	50.2	12,901	47.1	2,181	48.1	7,485	49.7
4+	20,037	17.1	10,501	14.9	6,252	22.8	701	15.4	2,583	17.1
Unknown	193	0.2	106	0.2	48	0.2	7	0.2	32	0.2
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	98,226	83.7	63,577	90.5	20,513	74.8	3,708	81.7	10,428	69.2
First
Second	14,824	12.6	5,379	7.7	5,258	19.2	670	14.8	3,517	23.3
Third	2,329	2.0	651	0.9	878	3.2	95	2.1	705	4.7
No care	1,083	0.9	328	0.5	510	1.9	39	0.9	206	1.4
Unknown	845	0.7	354	0.5	257	0.9	27	0.6	207	1.4
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	1,163	1.0	499	0.7	333	1.2	35	0.8	296	2.0
Missing
Inadequate	11,459	9.8	3,573	5.1	4,371	15.9	472	10.4	3,043	20.2
Intermediate	8,698	7.4	4,398	6.3	2,074	7.6	345	7.6	1,881	12.5
Adequate	46,519	39.7	29,839	42.5	9,157	33.4	2,006	44.2	5,517	36.6
Adequate Plus	49,468	42.2	31,980	45.5	11,481	41.9	1,681	37.0	4,326	28.7
MOTHER SMOKED?	15,440	13.2	11,701	16.6	3,039	11.1	470	10.4	230	1.5
Yes
No	101,629	86.6	58,432	83.1	24,327	88.7	4,059	89.4	14,811	98.3
Unknown	238	0.2	156	0.2	50	0.2	10	0.2	22	0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	85,807	73.1	50,984	72.5	19,573	71.4	3,400	74.9	11,850	78.7
Vaginal
C-Section	31,478	26.8	19,294	27.4	7,835	28.6	1,137	25.0	3,212	21.3
Unknown	22	0.0	11	0.0	8	0.0	2	0.0	1	0.0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	41,641	35.5	21,075	30.0	17,449	63.6	1,675	36.9	1,442	9.6
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	8,269	7.0	311	0.4	214	0.8	182	4.0	7,562	50.2
Non-Medicaid	67,397	57.5	48,903	69.6	9,753	35.6	2,682	59.1	6,059	40.2
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	1,447	78.1	616	75.6	678	81.8	39	65.0	114	77.0
Other	405	21.9	199	24.4	151	18.2	21	35.0	34	23.0
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	5,899	56.8	2,848	54.2	2,293	59.9	187	47.3	571	62.0
Other	4,494	43.2	2,403	45.8	1,533	40.1	208	52.7	350	38.0

* Medicaid paid for prenatal care and delivery. ** Medicaid paid for delivery only, not prenatal care.

*** 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

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