RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2002 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS:

MEDICAID MOTHERS

	TOTAL		RACE/ETHNICITY
			White, Non-Hispanic		Black, Non-Hispanic		Other, Non-Hispanic		Hispanic
	Births		Births		Births		Births		Births
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
TOTAL	49,910	100.0	21,386	100.0	17,663	100.0	1,857	100.0	9,004	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	138	0.3	33	0.2	91	0.5	4	0.2	10	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	956	1.9	312	1.5	524	3.0	30	1.6	90	1.0
1500-2499 grams	4,322	8.7	1,691	7.9	2,027	11.5	146	7.9	458	5.1
2500+ grams	44,487	89.1	19,349	90.5	15,018	85.0	1,676	90.3	8,444	93.8
Unknown	7	0.0	1	0.0	3	0.0	1	0.1	2	0.0
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	430	0.9	117	0.5	260	1.5	17	0.9	36	0.4
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	773	1.5	270	1.3	408	2.3	19	1.0	76	0.8
32-36 weeks	4,927	9.9	2,067	9.7	2,088	11.8	165	8.9	607	6.7
37+ weeks	43,774	87.7	18,931	88.5	14,903	84.4	1,656	89.2	8,284	92.0
Unknown	6	0.0	1	0.0	4	0.0	0	0	1	0.0
MOTHER'S AGE:	4,068	8.2	1,568	7.3	1,791	10.1	140	7.5	569	6.3
< 18 years
18-34 years	43,306	86.8	18,704	87.5	15,001	84.9	1,611	86.8	7,990	88.7
35+ years	2,536	5.1	1,114	5.2	871	4.9	106	5.7	445	4.9
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	5,515	11.0	1,003	4.7	550	3.1	141	7.6	3,821	42.4
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	14,572	29.2	6,243	29.2	5,220	29.6	537	28.9	2,572	28.6
12 years	19,231	38.5	9,133	42.7	7,535	42.7	746	40.2	1,817	20.2
> 12 years	10,490	21.0	4,978	23.3	4,339	24.6	428	23.0	745	8.3
Unknown	102	0.2	29	0.1	19	0.1	5	0.3	49	0.5
MARRIED:	18,282	36.6	10,565	49.4	2,897	16.4	805	43.3	4,015	44.6
Yes
No	31,624	63.4	10,819	50.6	14,765	83.6	1,051	56.6	4,989	55.4
Unknown	4	0.0	2	0.0	1	0.0	1	0.1	0	0
PARITY:	16,709	33.5	7,441	34.8	5,536	31.3	641	34.5	3,091	34.3
1
2-3	23,286	46.7	10,069	47.1	8,008	45.3	834	44.9	4,375	48.6
4+	9,883	19.8	3,868	18.1	4,109	23.3	382	20.6	1,524	16.9
Unknown	32	0.1	8	0.0	10	0.1	0	0	14	0.2
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	36,609	73.4	17,179	80.3	12,144	68.8	1,325	71.4	5,961	66.2
First
Second	10,389	20.8	3,420	16.0	4,242	24.0	426	22.9	2,301	25.6
Third	1,748	3.5	461	2.2	731	4.1	70	3.8	486	5.4
No care	679	1.4	163	0.8	358	2.0	23	1.2	135	1.5
Unknown	485	1.0	163	0.8	188	1.1	13	0.7	121	1.3
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	644	1.3	219	1.0	236	1.3	15	0.8	174	1.9
Missing
Inadequate	8,222	16.5	2,333	10.9	3,530	20.0	305	16.4	2,054	22.8
Intermediate	4,408	8.8	1,597	7.5	1,500	8.5	154	8.3	1,157	12.8
Adequate	17,448	35.0	7,984	37.3	5,546	31.4	752	40.5	3,166	35.2
Adequate Plus	19,188	38.4	9,253	43.3	6,851	38.8	631	34.0	2,453	27.2
MOTHER SMOKED?	10,545	21.1	7,484	35.0	2,556	14.5	355	19.1	150	1.7
Yes
No	39,304	78.7	13,861	64.8	15,094	85.5	1,500	80.8	8,849	98.3
Unknown	61	0.1	41	0.2	13	0.1	2	0.1	5	0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	37,560	75.3	16,009	74.9	12,955	73.3	1,413	76.1	7,183	79.8
Vaginal
C-Section	12,350	24.7	5,377	25.1	4,708	26.7	444	23.9	1,821	20.2
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	41,641	83.4	21,075	98.5	17,449	98.8	1,675	90.2	1,442	16.0
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	8,269	16.6	311	1.5	214	1.2	182	9.8	7,562	84.0
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	728	76.7	215	70.3	423	80.9	22	73.3	68	75.6
Other	221	23.3	91	29.7	100	19.1	8	26.7	22	24.4
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	3,059	56.7	1,014	50.1	1,593	60.5	84	46.9	368	65.9
Other	2,334	43.3	1,009	49.9	1,040	39.5	95	53.1	190	34.1

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* 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