RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2004 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	119,773	100.0	70,228	100.0	27,372	100.0	4,882	100.0	17,291	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	299	0.2	94	0.1	168	0.6	15	0.3	22	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	1,992	1.7	896	1.3	831	3.0	71	1.5	194	1.1
1500-2499 grams	8,555	7.1	4,430	6.3	2,895	10.6	345	7.1	885	5.1
2500+ grams	108,890	90.9	64,788	92.3	23,468	85.7	4,451	91.2	16,183	93.6
Unknown	37	0.0	20	0.0	10	0.0	0	0	7	0.0
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	946	0.8	325	0.5	481	1.8	41	0.8	99	0.6
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	1,593	1.3	803	1.1	588	2.1	53	1.1	149	0.9
32-36 weeks	11,251	9.4	6,613	9.4	3,042	11.1	387	7.9	1,209	7.0
37+ weeks	105,945	88.5	62,459	88.9	23,254	85.0	4,400	90.1	15,832	91.6
Unknown	38	0.0	28	0.0	7	0.0	1	0.0	2	0.0
MOTHER'S AGE:	4,711	3.9	1,757	2.5	1,920	7.0	176	3.6	858	5.0
< 18 years
18-34 years	100,637	84.0	58,341	83.1	23,080	84.3	4,089	83.8	15,127	87.5
35+ years	14,422	12.0	10,128	14.4	2,372	8.7	617	12.6	1,305	7.5
Unknown	3	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	8,300	6.9	1,195	1.7	612	2.2	197	4.0	6,296	36.4
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	19,082	15.9	7,724	11.0	5,861	21.4	685	14.0	4,812	27.8
12 years	34,660	28.9	19,168	27.3	10,276	37.5	1,362	27.9	3,854	22.3
> 12 years	57,408	47.9	41,987	59.8	10,550	38.5	2,619	53.6	2,252	13.0
Unknown	323	0.3	154	0.2	73	0.3	19	0.4	77	0.4
MARRIED:	75,619	63.1	54,764	78.0	8,743	31.9	3,490	71.5	8,622	49.9
Yes
No	44,124	36.8	15,442	22.0	18,625	68.0	1,390	28.5	8,667	50.1
Unknown	30	0.0	22	0.0	4	0.0	2	0.0	2	0.0
PARITY:	39,882	33.3	24,729	35.2	8,259	30.2	1,807	37.0	5,087	29.4
1
2-3	58,603	48.9	34,924	49.7	12,604	46.0	2,320	47.5	8,755	50.6
4+	21,138	17.6	10,487	14.9	6,473	23.6	749	15.3	3,429	19.8
Unknown	150	0.1	88	0.1	36	0.1	6	0.1	20	0.1
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	99,822	83.3	63,100	89.9	20,691	75.6	4,088	83.7	11,943	69.1
First
Second	15,590	13.0	5,679	8.1	5,097	18.6	636	13.0	4,178	24.2
Third	2,496	2.1	761	1.1	839	3.1	94	1.9	802	4.6
No care	966	0.8	327	0.5	447	1.6	32	0.7	160	0.9
Unknown	899	0.8	361	0.5	298	1.1	32	0.7	208	1.2
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	1,435	1.2	612	0.9	436	1.6	51	1.0	336	1.9
Missing
Inadequate	11,677	9.7	3,780	5.4	4,076	14.9	456	9.3	3,365	19.5
Intermediate	8,943	7.5	4,403	6.3	2,030	7.4	366	7.5	2,144	12.4
Adequate	44,097	36.8	27,581	39.3	8,454	30.9	2,056	42.1	6,006	34.7
Adequate Plus	53,621	44.8	33,852	48.2	12,376	45.2	1,953	40.0	5,440	31.5
MOTHER SMOKED?	14,960	12.5	11,259	16.0	3,007	11.0	457	9.4	237	1.4
Yes
No	104,685	87.4	58,891	83.9	24,332	88.9	4,420	90.5	17,042	98.6
Unknown	128	0.1	78	0.1	33	0.1	5	0.1	12	0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	85,259	71.2	49,353	70.3	19,009	69.4	3,552	72.8	13,345	77.2
Vaginal
C-Section	34,490	28.8	20,858	29.7	8,358	30.5	1,329	27.2	3,945	22.8
Unknown	24	0.0	17	0.0	5	0.0	1	0.0	1	0.0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	43,894	36.6	22,294	31.7	18,117	66.2	1,727	35.4	1,756	10.2
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	9,906	8.3	328	0.5	268	1.0	229	4.7	9,081	52.5
Non-Medicaid	65,973	55.1	47,606	67.8	8,987	32.8	2,926	59.9	6,454	37.3
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	1,542	79.2	675	77.5	666	81.8	51	72.9	150	78.5
Other	404	20.8	196	22.5	148	18.2	19	27.1	41	21.5
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	6,049	56.8	2,783	52.5	2,371	61.7	198	46.5	697	63.9
Other	4,606	43.2	2,515	47.5	1,469	38.3	228	53.5	394	36.1

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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