RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2003 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	50,851	100.0	21,705	100.0	17,573	100.0	1,898	100.0	9,675	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	128	0.3	35	0.2	78	0.4	4	0.2	11	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	941	1.9	320	1.5	501	2.9	32	1.7	88	0.9
1500-2499 grams	4,403	8.7	1,742	8.0	2,019	11.5	161	8.5	481	5.0
2500+ grams	45,363	89.2	19,601	90.3	14,971	85.2	1,700	89.6	9,091	94.0
Unknown	16	0.0	7	0.0	4	0.0	1	0.1	4	0.0
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	440	0.9	135	0.6	253	1.4	11	0.6	41	0.4
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	771	1.5	292	1.3	372	2.1	31	1.6	76	0.8
32-36 weeks	4,971	9.8	2,143	9.9	2,049	11.7	160	8.4	619	6.4
37+ weeks	44,665	87.8	19,132	88.1	14,899	84.8	1,696	89.4	8,938	92.4
Unknown	4	0.0	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
MOTHER'S AGE:	3,822	7.5	1,393	6.4	1,707	9.7	131	6.9	591	6.1
< 18 years
18-34 years	44,167	86.9	19,064	87.8	14,940	85.0	1,632	86.0	8,531	88.2
35+ years	2,862	5.6	1,248	5.7	926	5.3	135	7.1	553	5.7
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	5,553	10.9	1,020	4.7	518	2.9	109	5.7	3,906	40.4
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	14,314	28.1	5,970	27.5	4,989	28.4	513	27.0	2,842	29.4
12 years	19,463	38.3	9,205	42.4	7,471	42.5	771	40.6	2,016	20.8
> 12 years	11,348	22.3	5,492	25.3	4,569	26.0	495	26.1	792	8.2
Unknown	173	0.3	18	0.1	26	0.1	10	0.5	119	1.2
MARRIED:	18,137	35.7	10,393	47.9	2,829	16.1	803	42.3	4,112	42.5
Yes
No	32,713	64.3	11,312	52.1	14,743	83.9	1,095	57.7	5,563	57.5
Unknown	1	0.0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
PARITY:	16,575	32.6	7,335	33.8	5,471	31.1	650	34.2	3,119	32.2
1
2-3	23,951	47.1	10,336	47.6	7,953	45.3	907	47.8	4,755	49.1
4+	10,283	20.2	4,027	18.6	4,130	23.5	341	18.0	1,785	18.4
Unknown	42	0.1	7	0.0	19	0.1	0	0	16	0.2
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	37,545	73.8	17,455	80.4	12,408	70.6	1,386	73.0	6,296	65.1
First
Second	10,363	20.4	3,442	15.9	3,948	22.5	406	21.4	2,567	26.5
Third	1,788	3.5	487	2.2	712	4.1	73	3.8	516	5.3
No care	609	1.2	167	0.8	324	1.8	15	0.8	103	1.1
Unknown	546	1.1	154	0.7	181	1.0	18	0.9	193	2.0
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	759	1.5	212	1.0	257	1.5	24	1.3	266	2.7
Missing
Inadequate	8,163	16.1	2,416	11.1	3,277	18.6	308	16.2	2,162	22.3
Intermediate	4,360	8.6	1,487	6.9	1,375	7.8	152	8.0	1,346	13.9
Adequate	17,732	34.9	8,083	37.2	5,659	32.2	801	42.2	3,189	33.0
Adequate Plus	19,837	39.0	9,507	43.8	7,005	39.9	613	32.3	2,712	28.0
MOTHER SMOKED?	10,498	20.6	7,520	34.6	2,474	14.1	357	18.8	147	1.5
Yes
No	40,335	79.3	14,175	65.3	15,093	85.9	1,541	81.2	9,526	98.5
Unknown	18	0.0	10	0.0	6	0.0	0	0	2	0.0
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	37,790	74.3	16,036	73.9	12,748	72.5	1,417	74.7	7,589	78.4
Vaginal
C-Section	13,061	25.7	5,669	26.1	4,825	27.5	481	25.3	2,086	21.6
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	42,080	82.8	21,363	98.4	17,366	98.8	1,697	89.4	1,654	17.1
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	8,771	17.2	342	1.6	207	1.2	201	10.6	8,021	82.9
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	745	79.9	239	76.1	405	81.3	27	84.4	74	84.1
Other	187	20.1	75	23.9	93	18.7	5	15.6	14	15.9
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	3,120	57.3	1,022	49.1	1,618	62.5	89	45.4	391	67.4
Other	2,326	42.7	1,058	50.9	972	37.5	107	54.6	189	32.6

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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