RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2004 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	11,143	100.0	5,135	100.0	4,028	100.0	378	100.0	1,602	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	5	0.0	2	0.0	3	0.1	0	0	0	0
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	652	5.9	280	5.5	294	7.3	12	3.2	66	4.1
1500-2499 grams	2,002	18.0	931	18.1	807	20.0	81	21.4	183	11.4
2500+ grams	8,478	76.1	3,919	76.3	2,922	72.5	285	75.4	1,352	84.4
Unknown	6	0.1	3	0.1	2	0.0	0	0	1	0.1
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	116	1.0	38	0.7	63	1.6	3	0.8	12	0.7
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	641	5.8	297	5.8	260	6.5	16	4.2	68	4.2
32-36 weeks	2,131	19.1	1,060	20.6	777	19.3	65	17.2	229	14.3
37+ weeks	8,247	74.0	3,737	72.8	2,925	72.6	294	77.8	1,291	80.6
Unknown	8	0.1	3	0.1	3	0.1	0	0	2	0.1
MOTHER'S AGE:	1,448	13.0	512	10.0	642	15.9	62	16.4	232	14.5
< 18 years
18-34 years	8,883	79.7	4,210	82.0	3,104	77.1	286	75.7	1,283	80.1
35+ years	812	7.3	413	8.0	282	7.0	30	7.9	87	5.4
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	1,246	11.2	301	5.9	240	6.0	35	9.3	670	41.8
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	3,714	33.3	1,551	30.2	1,512	37.5	129	34.1	522	32.6
12 years	3,733	33.5	1,826	35.6	1,492	37.0	118	31.2	297	18.5
> 12 years	2,423	21.7	1,447	28.2	778	19.3	94	24.9	104	6.5
Unknown	27	0.2	10	0.2	6	0.1	2	0.5	9	0.6
MARRIED:	4,029	36.2	2,605	50.7	666	16.5	140	37.0	618	38.6
Yes
No	7,110	63.8	2,527	49.2	3,362	83.5	238	63.0	983	61.4
Unknown	4	0.0	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0.1
PARITY:	4,132	37.1	1,996	38.9	1,398	34.7	148	39.2	590	36.8
1
2-3	4,688	42.1	2,172	42.3	1,612	40.0	174	46.0	730	45.6
4+	2,310	20.7	961	18.7	1,014	25.2	56	14.8	279	17.4
Unknown	13	0.1	6	0.1	4	0.1	0	0	3	0.2
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	8,105	72.7	4,121	80.3	2,671	66.3	281	74.3	1,032	64.4
First
Second	2,185	19.6	751	14.6	945	23.5	80	21.2	409	25.5
Third	458	4.1	142	2.8	195	4.8	10	2.6	111	6.9
No care	269	2.4	78	1.5	151	3.7	6	1.6	34	2.1
Unknown	126	1.1	43	0.8	66	1.6	1	0.3	16	1.0
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	196	1.8	77	1.5	84	2.1	2	0.5	33	2.1
Missing
Inadequate	1,985	17.8	631	12.3	902	22.4	66	17.5	386	24.1
Intermediate	844	7.6	303	5.9	309	7.7	35	9.3	197	12.3
Adequate	2,962	26.6	1,377	26.8	976	24.2	119	31.5	490	30.6
Adequate Plus	5,156	46.3	2,747	53.5	1,757	43.6	156	41.3	496	31.0
MOTHER SMOKED?	2,732	24.5	1,814	35.3	761	18.9	108	28.6	49	3.1
Yes
No	8,401	75.4	3,315	64.6	3,264	81.0	270	71.4	1,552	96.9
Unknown	10	0.1	6	0.1	3	0.1	0	0	1	0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	7,488	67.2	3,350	65.2	2,705	67.2	268	70.9	1,165	72.7
Vaginal
C-Section	3,652	32.8	1,783	34.7	1,322	32.8	110	29.1	437	27.3
Unknown	3	0.0	2	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	7,341	65.9	3,447	67.1	3,364	83.5	267	70.6	263	16.4
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	926	8.3	33	0.6	25	0.6	8	2.1	860	53.7
Non-Medicaid	2,876	25.8	1,655	32.2	639	15.9	103	27.2	479	29.9
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	531	82.2	220	79.1	249	85.9	8	66.7	54	81.8
Other	115	17.8	58	20.9	41	14.1	4	33.3	12	18.2
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	1,697	64.3	748	62.3	729	66.5	44	47.3	176	70.7
Other	942	35.7	453	37.7	367	33.5	49	52.7	73	29.3

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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