RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2003 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS:

TO CHILDREN RECEIVING CHILD SERVICE COORDINATION

WITHIN THE FIRST 18 MONTHS OF LIFE

	TOTAL		RACE/ETHNICITY
			White, Non-Hispanic		Black, Non-Hispanic		Other, Non-Hispanic		Hispanic
	Births		Births		Births		Births		Births
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
TOTAL	12,111	100.0	5,829	100.0	4,276	100.0	458	100.0	1,548	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	17	0.1	6	0.1	9	0.2	0	0	2	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	1,053	8.7	467	8.0	447	10.5	43	9.4	96	6.2
1500-2499 grams	2,264	18.7	1,091	18.7	897	21.0	84	18.3	192	12.4
2500+ grams	8,770	72.4	4,261	73.1	2,922	68.3	331	72.3	1,256	81.1
Unknown	7	0.1	4	0.1	1	0.0	0	0	2	0.1
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	310	2.6	121	2.1	154	3.6	8	1.7	27	1.7
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	943	7.8	467	8.0	352	8.2	39	8.5	85	5.5
32-36 weeks	2,321	19.2	1,189	20.4	845	19.8	74	16.2	213	13.8
37+ weeks	8,533	70.5	4,051	69.5	2,923	68.4	337	73.6	1,222	78.9
Unknown	4	0.0	1	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	1	0.1
MOTHER'S AGE:	1,537	12.7	576	9.9	696	16.3	59	12.9	206	13.3
< 18 years
18-34 years	9,604	79.3	4,748	81.5	3,266	76.4	358	78.2	1,232	79.6
35+ years	970	8.0	505	8.7	314	7.3	41	9.0	110	7.1
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	1,319	10.9	355	6.1	250	5.8	35	7.6	679	43.9
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	3,875	32.0	1,711	29.4	1,547	36.2	162	35.4	455	29.4
12 years	3,945	32.6	1,979	34.0	1,541	36.0	144	31.4	281	18.2
> 12 years	2,945	24.3	1,782	30.6	932	21.8	115	25.1	116	7.5
Unknown	27	0.2	2	0.0	6	0.1	2	0.4	17	1.1
MARRIED:	4,708	38.9	3,128	53.7	770	18.0	217	47.4	593	38.3
Yes
No	7,403	61.1	2,701	46.3	3,506	82.0	241	52.6	955	61.7
PARITY:	4,286	35.4	2,093	35.9	1,429	33.4	184	40.2	580	37.5
1
2-3	5,235	43.2	2,575	44.2	1,787	41.8	181	39.5	692	44.7
4+	2,579	21.3	1,157	19.8	1,056	24.7	93	20.3	273	17.6
Unknown	11	0.1	4	0.1	4	0.1	0	0	3	0.2
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	8,853	73.1	4,728	81.1	2,843	66.5	331	72.3	951	61.4
First
Second	2,295	18.9	812	13.9	994	23.2	92	20.1	397	25.6
Third	476	3.9	132	2.3	210	4.9	22	4.8	112	7.2
No care	315	2.6	90	1.5	170	4.0	8	1.7	47	3.0
Unknown	172	1.4	67	1.1	59	1.4	5	1.1	41	2.6
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	255	2.1	98	1.7	94	2.2	7	1.5	56	3.6
Missing
Inadequate	2,153	17.8	683	11.7	996	23.3	81	17.7	393	25.4
Intermediate	870	7.2	355	6.1	311	7.3	34	7.4	170	11.0
Adequate	3,349	27.7	1,676	28.8	1,060	24.8	151	33.0	462	29.8
Adequate Plus	5,484	45.3	3,017	51.8	1,815	42.4	185	40.4	467	30.2
MOTHER SMOKED?	2,951	24.4	2,038	35.0	776	18.1	96	21.0	41	2.6
Yes
No	9,152	75.6	3,787	65.0	3,498	81.8	362	79.0	1,505	97.2
Unknown	8	0.1	4	0.1	2	0.0	0	0	2	0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	8,033	66.3	3,802	65.2	2,839	66.4	293	64.0	1,099	71.0
Vaginal
C-Section	4,078	33.7	2,027	34.8	1,437	33.6	165	36.0	449	29.0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	7,861	64.9	3,799	65.2	3,535	82.7	301	65.7	226	14.6
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	881	7.3	30	0.5	22	0.5	16	3.5	813	52.5
Non-Medicaid	3,369	27.8	2,000	34.3	719	16.8	141	30.8	509	32.9
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	869	83.5	379	82.2	374	84.8	36	83.7	80	83.3
Other	172	16.5	82	17.8	67	15.2	7	16.3	16	16.7
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	2,151	65.2	965	62.7	910	67.6	75	59.1	201	69.3
Other	1,150	34.8	573	37.3	436	32.4	52	40.9	89	30.7

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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