RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2003 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	118,292	100.0	70,482	100.0	26,949	100.0	4,784	100.0	16,077	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	264	0.2	84	0.1	148	0.5	7	0.1	25	0.2
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	1,854	1.6	845	1.2	784	2.9	61	1.3	164	1.0
1500-2499 grams	8,529	7.2	4,443	6.3	2,911	10.8	370	7.7	805	5.0
2500+ grams	107,600	91.0	65,081	92.3	23,098	85.7	4,345	90.8	15,076	93.8
Unknown	45	0.0	29	0.0	8	0.0	1	0.0	7	0.0
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	890	0.8	334	0.5	453	1.7	24	0.5	79	0.5
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	1,548	1.3	798	1.1	559	2.1	60	1.3	131	0.8
32-36 weeks	10,911	9.2	6,398	9.1	3,066	11.4	373	7.8	1,074	6.7
37+ weeks	104,907	88.7	62,926	89.3	22,867	84.9	4,325	90.4	14,789	92.0
Unknown	36	0.0	26	0.0	4	0.0	2	0.0	4	0.0
MOTHER'S AGE:	4,636	3.9	1,738	2.5	1,930	7.2	155	3.2	813	5.1
< 18 years
18-34 years	99,488	84.1	58,764	83.4	22,538	83.6	4,044	84.5	14,142	88.0
35+ years	14,166	12.0	9,979	14.2	2,480	9.2	585	12.2	1,122	7.0
Unknown	2	0.0	1	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	8,083	6.8	1,252	1.8	583	2.2	190	4.0	6,058	37.7
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	18,377	15.5	7,816	11.1	5,691	21.1	670	14.0	4,200	26.1
12 years	34,377	29.1	19,229	27.3	10,212	37.9	1,384	28.9	3,552	22.1
> 12 years	57,122	48.3	42,103	59.7	10,414	38.6	2,519	52.7	2,086	13.0
Unknown	333	0.3	82	0.1	49	0.2	21	0.4	181	1.1
MARRIED:	76,477	64.7	55,875	79.3	9,064	33.6	3,455	72.2	8,083	50.3
Yes
No	41,776	35.3	14,578	20.7	17,879	66.3	1,328	27.8	7,991	49.7
Unknown	39	0.0	29	0.0	6	0.0	1	0.0	3	0.0
PARITY:	39,437	33.3	24,556	34.8	8,076	30.0	1,737	36.3	5,068	31.5
1
2-3	58,027	49.1	35,160	49.9	12,548	46.6	2,344	49.0	7,975	49.6
4+	20,649	17.5	10,675	15.1	6,280	23.3	695	14.5	2,999	18.7
Unknown	179	0.2	91	0.1	45	0.2	8	0.2	35	0.2
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	99,039	83.7	63,610	90.2	20,487	76.0	3,957	82.7	10,985	68.3
First
Second	14,759	12.5	5,372	7.6	4,892	18.2	647	13.5	3,848	23.9
Third	2,470	2.1	731	1.0	857	3.2	105	2.2	777	4.8
No care	985	0.8	340	0.5	440	1.6	31	0.6	174	1.1
Unknown	1,039	0.9	429	0.6	273	1.0	44	0.9	293	1.8
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	1,499	1.3	635	0.9	387	1.4	62	1.3	415	2.6
Missing
Inadequate	11,481	9.7	3,738	5.3	4,035	15.0	476	9.9	3,232	20.1
Intermediate	8,962	7.6	4,462	6.3	2,007	7.4	400	8.4	2,093	13.0
Adequate	46,226	39.1	29,505	41.9	9,114	33.8	2,041	42.7	5,566	34.6
Adequate Plus	50,124	42.4	32,142	45.6	11,406	42.3	1,805	37.7	4,771	29.7
MOTHER SMOKED?	14,996	12.7	11,400	16.2	2,922	10.8	463	9.7	211	1.3
Yes
No	103,159	87.2	58,993	83.7	23,995	89.0	4,318	90.3	15,853	98.6
Unknown	137	0.1	89	0.1	32	0.1	3	0.1	13	0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	85,425	72.2	50,429	71.5	18,977	70.4	3,532	73.8	12,487	77.7
Vaginal
C-Section	32,847	27.8	20,034	28.4	7,972	29.6	1,252	26.2	3,589	22.3
Unknown	20	0.0	19	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	42,080	35.6	21,363	30.3	17,366	64.4	1,697	35.5	1,654	10.3
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	8,771	7.4	342	0.5	207	0.8	201	4.2	8,021	49.9
Non-Medicaid	67,441	57.0	48,777	69.2	9,376	34.8	2,886	60.3	6,402	39.8
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	1,450	80.2	640	78.8	628	81.5	49	80.3	133	81.1
Other	358	19.8	172	21.2	143	18.5	12	19.7	31	18.9
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	5,929	56.7	2,781	53.1	2,325	61.2	205	47.2	618	62.3
Other	4,537	43.3	2,458	46.9	1,476	38.8	229	52.8	374	37.7

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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