RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2004 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	53,800	100.0	22,622	100.0	18,385	100.0	1,956	100.0	10,837	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	143	0.3	21	0.1	107	0.6	5	0.3	10	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	1,066	2.0	344	1.5	562	3.1	37	1.9	123	1.1
1500-2499 grams	4,525	8.4	1,785	7.9	2,052	11.2	161	8.2	527	4.9
2500+ grams	48,056	89.3	20,470	90.5	15,660	85.2	1,753	89.6	10,173	93.9
Unknown	10	0.0	2	0.0	4	0.0	0	0	4	0.0
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	504	0.9	119	0.5	306	1.7	17	0.9	62	0.6
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	831	1.5	302	1.3	410	2.2	30	1.5	89	0.8
32-36 weeks	5,255	9.8	2,280	10.1	2,069	11.3	167	8.5	739	6.8
37+ weeks	47,204	87.7	19,920	88.1	15,596	84.8	1,742	89.1	9,946	91.8
Unknown	6	0.0	1	0.0	4	0.0	0	0	1	0.0
MOTHER'S AGE:	3,985	7.4	1,452	6.4	1,729	9.4	154	7.9	650	6.0
< 18 years
18-34 years	46,859	87.1	19,942	88.2	15,728	85.5	1,667	85.2	9,522	87.9
35+ years	2,956	5.5	1,228	5.4	928	5.0	135	6.9	665	6.1
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	5,816	10.8	945	4.2	522	2.8	119	6.1	4,230	39.0
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	15,192	28.2	6,035	26.7	5,225	28.4	539	27.6	3,393	31.3
12 years	20,422	38.0	9,609	42.5	7,695	41.9	784	40.1	2,334	21.5
> 12 years	12,226	22.7	5,989	26.5	4,898	26.6	502	25.7	837	7.7
Unknown	144	0.3	44	0.2	45	0.2	12	0.6	43	0.4
MARRIED:	18,779	34.9	10,541	46.6	2,873	15.6	839	42.9	4,526	41.8
Yes
No	35,016	65.1	12,078	53.4	15,512	84.4	1,116	57.1	6,310	58.2
Unknown	5	0.0	3	0.0	0	0	1	0.1	1	0.0
PARITY:	17,767	33.0	7,906	34.9	5,811	31.6	710	36.3	3,340	30.8
1
2-3	25,068	46.6	10,582	46.8	8,176	44.5	889	45.4	5,421	50.0
4+	10,927	20.3	4,120	18.2	4,383	23.8	357	18.3	2,067	19.1
Unknown	38	0.1	14	0.1	15	0.1	0	0	9	0.1
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	39,730	73.8	18,121	80.1	12,966	70.5	1,448	74.0	7,195	66.4
First
Second	11,108	20.6	3,644	16.1	4,194	22.8	412	21.1	2,858	26.4
Third	1,836	3.4	532	2.4	684	3.7	62	3.2	558	5.1
No care	620	1.2	170	0.8	341	1.9	19	1.0	90	0.8
Unknown	506	0.9	155	0.7	200	1.1	15	0.8	136	1.3
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	782	1.5	248	1.1	291	1.6	22	1.1	221	2.0
Missing
Inadequate	8,458	15.7	2,540	11.2	3,329	18.1	295	15.1	2,294	21.2
Intermediate	4,407	8.2	1,487	6.6	1,388	7.5	116	5.9	1,416	13.1
Adequate	17,837	33.2	8,058	35.6	5,381	29.3	801	41.0	3,597	33.2
Adequate Plus	22,316	41.5	10,289	45.5	7,996	43.5	722	36.9	3,309	30.5
MOTHER SMOKED?	10,631	19.8	7,523	33.3	2,592	14.1	340	17.4	176	1.6
Yes
No	43,139	80.2	15,089	66.7	15,778	85.8	1,615	82.6	10,657	98.3
Unknown	30	0.1	10	0.0	15	0.1	1	0.1	4	0.0
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	39,590	73.6	16,582	73.3	13,137	71.5	1,441	73.7	8,430	77.8
Vaginal
C-Section	14,203	26.4	6,036	26.7	5,245	28.5	515	26.3	2,407	22.2
Unknown	7	0.0	4	0.0	3	0.0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	43,894	81.6	22,294	98.6	18,117	98.5	1,727	88.3	1,756	16.2
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	9,906	18.4	328	1.4	268	1.5	229	11.7	9,081	83.8
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	824	77.7	250	73.1	450	80.5	26	70.3	98	79.7
Other	237	22.3	92	26.9	109	19.5	11	29.7	25	20.3
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	3,233	56.6	1,031	48.2	1,671	61.6	95	47.3	436	66.2
Other	2,479	43.4	1,110	51.8	1,040	38.4	106	52.7	223	33.8

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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