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Risk Factors and Characteristics for 2024 North Carolina Resident Live Births: Overall, All Mothers
  TOTAL RACE/ETHNICITY:
RESIDENT BIRTHS White Non-Hispanic
African American Non-Hispanic American Indian Non-Hispanic Asian Non-Hispanic
Native Hawaiian Non-Hispanic Multiracial Non-Hispanic
 Other Race Non-Hispanic
 Hispanic
Unknown Race
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 122,847 100.0 61,603 50.1 24,563 20.0 1,349 1.1 5,340 4.3 145 0.1 3,697 3.0 479 0.4 25,475 20.7 196 0.2
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP: 209 0.2 52 0.1 96 0.4 6 0.4 9 0.2 0 0.0 7 0.2 2 0.4 36 0.1 1 0.5
...Less than 500 grams
...500-1499 grams 1,622 1.3 611 1.0 600 2.4 23 1.7 57 1.1 4 2.8 60 1.6 8 1.7 256 1.0 3 1.5
...1500-2499 grams 9,541 7.8 3,803 6.2 3,110 12.7 143 10.6 433 8.1 18 12.4 333 9.0 41 8.6 1,649 6.5 11 5.6
...2500+ grams 111,441 90.7 57,128 92.7 20,750 84.5 1,177 87.2 4,841 90.7 123 84.8 3,297 89.2 428 89.4 23,530 92.4 167 85.2
...Unknown 34 0.0 9 0.0 7 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.0 14 7.1
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION: 701 0.6 212 0.3 291 1.2 12 0.9 22 0.4 3 2.1 27 0.7 4 0.8 127 0.5 3 1.5
...< 27 weeks
...27-31 weeks 1,307 1.1 558 0.9 442 1.8 15 1.1 37 0.7 0 0.0 39 1.1 6 1.3 207 0.8 3 1.5
...32-36 weeks 11,105 9.0 5,217 8.5 2,842 11.6 144 10.7 390 7.3 19 13.1 359 9.7 36 7.5 2,087 8.2 11 5.6
...37+ weeks 109,673 89.3 55,593 90.2 20,981 85.4 1,175 87.1 4,890 91.6 123 84.8 3,271 88.5 433 90.4 23,041 90.4 166 84.7
...Unknown 61 0.0 23 0.0 7 0.0 3 0.2 1 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 13 0.1 13 6.6
MOTHER'S AGE: 1,327 1.1 322 0.5 412 1.7 25 1.9 7 0.1 1 0.7 71 1.9 4 0.8 484 1.9 1 0.5
...< 18 years
...18-34 years 97,957 79.7 48,966 79.5 19,630 79.9 1,171 86.8 3,767 70.5 119 82.1 3,129 84.6 358 74.7 20,693 81.2 124 63.3
...35+ years 23,558 19.2 12,313 20.0 4,521 18.4 153 11.3 1,566 29.3 25 17.2 497 13.4 117 24.4 4,298 16.9 68 34.7
...Unknown 5 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 1.5
MOTHER'S EDUCATION: 14,341 11.7 3,056 5.0 2,396 9.8 164 12.2 269 5.0 24 16.6 342 9.3 89 18.6 7,977 31.3 24 12.2
...Less than High School
...High School Graduate or GED 31,133 25.3 11,506 18.7 9,012 36.7 496 36.8 550 10.3 63 43.4 1,109 30.0 130 27.1 8,250 32.4 17 8.7
...Some College 32,550 26.5 17,243 28.0 7,637 31.1 482 35.7 585 11.0 38 26.2 1,257 34.0 79 16.5 5,195 20.4 34 17.3
...Bachelors Degree 28,087 22.9 18,928 30.7 3,483 14.2 159 11.8 1,906 35.7 13 9.0 657 17.8 116 24.2 2,792 11.0 33 16.8
...Masters or PhD 16,181 13.2 10,773 17.5 1,947 7.9 48 3.6 2,006 37.6 5 3.4 322 8.7 54 11.3 1,006 3.9 20 10.2
...Unknown 555 0.5 97 0.2 88 0.4 0 0.0 24 0.4 2 1.4 10 0.3 11 2.3 255 1.0 68 34.7
MARITAL STATUS: 49,495 40.3 14,646 23.8 17,379 70.8 860 63.8 484 9.1 74 51.0 2,101 56.8 166 34.7 13,722 53.9 63 32.1
...Unmarried
...Unknown 692 0.6 307 0.5 163 0.7 12 0.9 3 0.1 2 1.4 27 0.7 1 0.2 156 0.6 21 10.7
...Married 72,660 59.1 46,650 75.7 7,021 28.6 477 35.4 4,853 90.9 69 47.6 1,569 42.4 312 65.1 11,597 45.5 112 57.1
PARITY: 39,161 31.9 21,126 34.3 6,661 27.1 376 27.9 1,961 36.7 35 24.1 1,260 34.1 138 28.8 7,557 29.7 47 24.0
...1
...2-3 54,162 44.1 28,080 45.6 9,755 39.7 560 41.5 2,571 48.1 63 43.4 1,466 39.7 203 42.4 11,392 44.7 72 36.7
...4+ 26,723 21.8 11,291 18.3 7,354 29.9 402 29.8 630 11.8 46 31.7 884 23.9 111 23.2 5,957 23.4 48 24.5
...Unknown 2,801 2.3 1,106 1.8 793 3.2 11 0.8 178 3.3 1 0.7 87 2.4 27 5.6 569 2.2 29 14.8
PLURALITY: 118,902 96.8 59,601 96.8 23,539 95.8 1,316 97.6 5,224 97.8 136 93.8 3,570 96.6 459 95.8 24,880 97.7 177 90.3
...Singleton
...Twin 3,838 3.1 1,959 3.2 995 4.1 33 2.4 113 2.1 9 6.2 127 3.4 20 4.2 577 2.3 5 2.6
...Other Multiples 92 0.1 42 0.1 29 0.1 0 0.0 3 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 18 0.1 0 0.0
...Missing Information 15 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 7.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY: 85,031 69.2 42,880 69.6 16,068 65.4 917 68.0 3,559 66.6 99 68.3 2,561 69.3 330 68.9 18,482 72.5 135 68.9
...Vaginal
...C-Section 37,794 30.8 18,716 30.4 8,495 34.6 432 32.0 1,780 33.3 46 31.7 1,136 30.7 149 31.1 6,993 27.5 47 24.0
...Unknown 22 0.0 7 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 7.1
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN: 88,387 71.9 49,552 80.4 16,075 65.4 893 66.2 4,036 75.6 87 60.0 2,606 70.5 266 55.5 14,763 58.0 109 55.6
...First
...Second 22,466 18.3 7,541 12.2 5,714 23.3 307 22.8 864 16.2 38 26.2 716 19.4 124 25.9 7,129 28.0 33 16.8
...Third 5,982 4.9 2,010 3.3 1,424 5.8 72 5.3 269 5.0 10 6.9 170 4.6 66 13.8 1,949 7.7 12 6.1
...No care 5,455 4.4 2,256 3.7 1,228 5.0 68 5.0 157 2.9 10 6.9 184 5.0 23 4.8 1,503 5.9 26 13.3
...Unknown 557 0.5 244 0.4 122 0.5 9 0.7 14 0.3 0 0.0 21 0.6 0 0.0 131 0.5 16 8.2
KOTELCHUCK INDEX: 674 0.5 281 0.5 135 0.5 13 1.0 16 0.3 0 0.0 22 0.6 1 0.2 190 0.7 16 8.2
...Missing
...Inadequate 22,677 18.5 7,774 12.6 5,584 22.7 285 21.1 803 15.0 45 31.0 732 19.8 161 33.6 7,242 28.4 51 26.0
...Intermediate 5,636 4.6 2,304 3.7 1,334 5.4 67 5.0 127 2.4 9 6.2 212 5.7 30 6.3 1,531 6.0 22 11.2
...Adequate 39,278 32.0 21,449 34.8 6,483 26.4 418 31.0 1,796 33.6 37 25.5 1,097 29.7 120 25.1 7,818 30.7 60 30.6
...Adequate Plus 54,582 44.4 29,795 48.4 11,027 44.9 566 42.0 2,598 48.7 54 37.2 1,634 44.2 167 34.9 8,694 34.1 47 24.0
PLACE OF DELIVERY: 120,784 98.3 60,056 97.5 24,344 99.1 1,338 99.2 5,314 99.5 143 98.6 3,652 98.8 475 99.2 25,294 99.3 168 85.7
...Hospital
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 1,358 1.1 999 1.6 156 0.6 7 0.5 16 0.3 2 1.4 32 0.9 3 0.6 123 0.5 20 10.2
...Other 705 0.6 548 0.9 63 0.3 4 0.3 10 0.2 0 0.0 13 0.4 1 0.2 58 0.2 8 4.1
MOTHER SMOKED? 3,555 2.9 2,217 3.6 857 3.5 165 12.2 8 0.1 4 2.8 150 4.1 4 0.8 147 0.6 3 1.5
...Yes
...No 118,883 96.8 59,232 96.2 23,608 96.1 1,177 87.2 5,322 99.7 141 97.2 3,534 95.6 471 98.3 25,241 99.1 157 80.1
...Unknown 409 0.3 154 0.2 98 0.4 7 0.5 10 0.2 0 0.0 13 0.4 4 0.8 87 0.3 36 18.4
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI: 3,219 2.6 1,643 2.7 676 2.8 62 4.6 222 4.2 1 0.7 129 3.5 5 1.0 476 1.9 5 2.6
...Underweight (<18.5)
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 44,106 35.9 25,336 41.1 6,384 26.0 396 29.4 2,755 51.6 49 33.8 1,299 35.1 172 35.9 7,651 30.0 64 32.7
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 33,175 27.0 16,164 26.2 5,896 24.0 336 24.9 1,516 28.4 36 24.8 926 25.0 157 32.8 8,093 31.8 51 26.0
...Obese (30.0+) 41,093 33.5 18,093 29.4 11,268 45.9 549 40.7 791 14.8 57 39.3 1,320 35.7 125 26.1 8,844 34.7 46 23.5
...Unknown 1,254 1.0 367 0.6 339 1.4 6 0.4 56 1.0 2 1.4 23 0.6 20 4.2 411 1.6 30 15.3
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE: 101,617 82.7 52,611 85.4 17,723 72.2 722 53.5 4,740 88.8 111 76.6 2,914 78.8 418 87.3 22,226 87.2 152 77.6
...Yes
...No 19,648 16.0 8,335 13.5 6,409 26.1 610 45.2 512 9.6 34 23.4 725 19.6 53 11.1 2,952 11.6 18 9.2
...Unknown 1,582 1.3 657 1.1 431 1.8 17 1.3 88 1.6 0 0.0 58 1.6 8 1.7 297 1.2 26 13.3
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS: 52,072 42.4 19,971 32.4 17,934 73.0 1,042 77.2 1,215 22.8 89 61.4 2,201 59.5 215 44.9 9,346 36.7 59 30.1
...Prenatal Medicaid1
...Emergency Medicaid2 8,631 7.0 65 0.1 95 0.4 1 0.1 38 0.7 3 2.1 6 0.2 79 16.5 8,330 32.7 14 7.1
...Non-Medicaid 62,144 50.6 41,567 67.5 6,534 26.6 306 22.7 4,087 76.5 53 36.6 1,490 40.3 185 38.6 7,799 30.6 123 62.8
MOTHER'S WIC STATUS: 42,451 34.6 12,502 20.3 12,579 51.2 647 48.0 786 14.7 64 44.1 1,476 39.9 178 37.2 14,178 55.7 41 20.9
...Prenatal WIC
...No Prenatal WIC 80,396 65.4 49,101 79.7 11,984 48.8 702 52.0 4,554 85.3 81 55.9 2,221 60.1 301 62.8 11,297 44.3 155 79.1