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Risk Factors and Characteristics for 2020 NC Resident Live Births: Mothers Enrolled in Prenatal WIC by Race/Ethnicity
  TOTAL RACE/ETHNICITY:
...White, Non-Hispanic ...Black, Non-Hispanic ...Am. Ind., Non-Hispanic ...Other, Non-Hispanic ...Hispanic
Births Births Births Births Births Births
# % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL RESIDENT BIRTHS 43,009 100.0 15,005 34.9 16,213 37.7 694 1.6 1,061 2.5 10,036 23.3
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP: 35 0.1 10 0.1 19 0.1 0 0 1 0.1 5 0.0
...Less than 500 grams
...500-1499 grams 645 1.5 160 1.1 381 2.3 7 1.0 5 0.5 92 0.9
...1500-2499 grams 4,067 9.5 1,278 8.5 2,012 12.4 68 9.8 78 7.4 631 6.3
...2500+ grams 38,256 88.9 13,556 90.3 13,799 85.1 619 89.2 977 92.1 9,305 92.7
...Unknown 6 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION: 196 0.5 41 0.3 111 0.7 3 0.4 3 0.3 38 0.4
...< 27 weeks
...27-31 weeks 526 1.2 151 1.0 281 1.7 2 0.3 10 0.9 82 0.8
...32-36 weeks 4,208 9.8 1,478 9.9 1,797 11.1 64 9.2 81 7.6 788 7.9
...37+ weeks 38,076 88.5 13,334 88.9 14,024 86.5 625 90.1 967 91.1 9,126 90.9
...Unknown 3 0.0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
MOTHER'S AGE: 1,033 2.4 290 1.9 410 2.5 16 2.3 9 0.8 308 3.1
...< 18 years
...18-34 years 36,845 85.7 13,253 88.3 14,209 87.6 632 91.1 873 82.3 7,878 78.5
...35+ years 5,130 11.9 1,461 9.7 1,594 9.8 46 6.6 179 16.9 1,850 18.4
...Unknown 1 0.0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION: 9,272 21.6 2,445 16.3 2,093 12.9 116 16.7 270 25.4 4,348 43.3
...Less than High School
...High School Graduate or GED 16,313 37.9 5,729 38.2 6,709 41.4 294 42.4 330 31.1 3,251 32.4
...Some College 14,051 32.7 5,785 38.6 5,871 36.2 244 35.2 287 27.0 1,864 18.6
...Bachelors Degree 2,655 6.2 860 5.7 1,224 7.5 34 4.9 128 12.1 409 4.1
...Masters or PhD 552 1.3 154 1.0 279 1.7 5 0.7 38 3.6 76 0.8
...Unknown 166 0.4 32 0.2 37 0.2 1 0.1 8 0.8 88 0.9
MARITAL STATUS: 13,613 31.7 5,952 39.7 2,812 17.3 161 23.2 670 63.1 4,018 40.0
...Married
...Unmarried 29,385 68.3 9,047 60.3 13,396 82.6 533 76.8 391 36.9 6,018 60.0
...Unknown 11 0.0 6 0.0 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PARITY: 13,392 31.1 5,087 33.9 5,125 31.6 249 35.9 290 27.3 2,641 26.3
...1
...2-3 18,191 42.3 6,407 42.7 6,659 41.1 293 42.2 492 46.4 4,340 43.2
...4+ 11,395 26.5 3,500 23.3 4,417 27.2 152 21.9 277 26.1 3,049 30.4
...Unknown 31 0.1 11 0.1 12 0.1 0 0 2 0.2 6 0.1
PLURALITY: 41,534 96.6 14,507 96.7 15,485 95.5 684 98.6 1,040 98.0 9,818 97.8
...Singleton
...Twin 1,436 3.3 482 3.2 714 4.4 10 1.4 18 1.7 212 2.1
...Other Multiples 39 0.1 16 0.1 14 0.1 0 0 3 0.3 6 0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY: 30,023 69.8 10,315 68.7 10,900 67.2 487 70.2 785 74.0 7,536 75.1
...Vaginal
...C-Section 12,970 30.2 4,686 31.2 5,306 32.7 207 29.8 274 25.8 2,497 24.9
...Unknown 16 0.0 4 0.0 7 0.0 0 0 2 0.2 3 0.0
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN: 29,329 68.2 11,048 73.6 10,970 67.7 490 70.6 655 61.7 6,166 61.4
...First
...Second 10,085 23.4 2,835 18.9 3,937 24.3 152 21.9 323 30.4 2,838 28.3
...Third 2,117 4.9 638 4.3 815 5.0 33 4.8 52 4.9 579 5.8
...No care 876 2.0 260 1.7 332 2.0 12 1.7 19 1.8 253 2.5
...Unknown 602 1.4 224 1.5 159 1.0 7 1.0 12 1.1 200 2.0
KOTELCHUCK INDEX: 794 1.8 275 1.8 212 1.3 9 1.3 15 1.4 283 2.8
...Missing
...Inadequate 8,165 19.0 2,297 15.3 3,194 19.7 129 18.6 237 22.3 2,308 23.0
...Intermediate 3,038 7.1 975 6.5 1,081 6.7 46 6.6 60 5.7 876 8.7
...Adequate 12,363 28.7 4,473 29.8 4,348 26.8 226 32.6 320 30.2 2,996 29.9
...Adequate Plus 18,649 43.4 6,985 46.6 7,378 45.5 284 40.9 429 40.4 3,573 35.6
PLACE OF DELIVERY: 42,738 99.4 14,865 99.1 16,126 99.5 693 99.9 1,057 99.6 9,997 99.6
...Hospital
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 130 0.3 61 0.4 53 0.3 1 0.1 2 0.2 13 0.1
...Other 141 0.3 79 0.5 34 0.2 0 0 2 0.2 26 0.3
MOTHER SMOKED? 4,683 10.9 3,162 21.1 1,197 7.4 137 19.7 24 2.3 163 1.6
...Yes
...No 38,310 89.1 11,834 78.9 15,012 92.6 555 80.0 1,036 97.6 9,873 98.4
...Unknown 16 0.0 9 0.1 4 0.0 2 0.3 1 0.1 0 0
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI: 1,445 3.4 658 4.4 521 3.2 25 3.6 66 6.2 175 1.7
...Underweight (<18.5)
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 13,397 31.1 5,125 34.2 4,616 28.5 198 28.5 487 45.9 2,971 29.6
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 10,777 25.1 3,451 23.0 3,773 23.3 156 22.5 283 26.7 3,114 31.0
...Obese (30.0+) 16,497 38.4 5,562 37.1 7,010 43.2 246 35.4 199 18.8 3,480 34.7
...Unknown 893 2.1 209 1.4 293 1.8 69 9.9 26 2.5 296 2.9
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE: 30,917 71.9 10,600 70.6 10,562 65.1 342 49.3 830 78.2 8,583 85.5
...Yes
...No 11,988 27.9 4,357 29.0 5,603 34.6 349 50.3 230 21.7 1,449 14.4
...Unknown 104 0.2 48 0.3 48 0.3 3 0.4 1 0.1 4 0.0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS: 34,488 80.2 13,486 89.9 14,828 91.5 647 93.2 903 85.1 4,624 46.1
...Prenatal Medicaid1
...Emergency Medicaid2 4,533 10.5 19 0.1 24 0.1 0 0 38 3.6 4,452 44.4
...Non-Medicaid 3,988 9.3 1,500 10.0 1,361 8.4 47 6.8 120 11.3 960 9.6