| NORTH CAROLINA PRECONCEPTION HEALTH INDICATORS: INTERPREGNANCY INTERVAL/BIRTH SPACING (D4) |
| 2004 N.C. RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS: WOMEN AGED 18-44 |
| NUMBER WITH INTERVAL FROM LAST DELIVERY (LIVE BIRTH OR FETAL DEATH/ABORTION) TO CONCEPTION OF LESS |
| THAN 18 MONTHS AND PERCENT OF ALL BIRTHS EXCLUDING 1ST PREGNANCIES |
| TOTAL | INTERVAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 18 MONTH INTERVAL | >=18 MONTH INTERVAL | |||||
| BIRTHS | BIRTHS | BIRTHS | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 78,944 | 100.0 | 31,885 | 40.4 | 47,059 | 59.6 |
| AGE | 3,163 | 4.0 | 2,145 | 67.8 | 1,018 | 32.2 |
| < 20 years | ||||||
| 20-24 years | 20,016 | 25.4 | 9,873 | 49.3 | 10,143 | 50.7 |
| 25-34 years | 43,804 | 55.5 | 15,911 | 36.3 | 27,893 | 63.7 |
| 35+ years | 11,961 | 15.2 | 3,956 | 33.1 | 8,005 | 66.9 |
| RACE | 2,127 | 2.7 | 828 | 38.9 | 1,299 | 61.1 |
| Other | ||||||
| White | 56,946 | 72.1 | 22,809 | 40.1 | 34,137 | 59.9 |
| Black | 18,859 | 23.9 | 7,842 | 41.6 | 11,017 | 58.4 |
| American Indian | 1,012 | 1.3 | 406 | 40.1 | 606 | 59.9 |
| ETHNICITY | 12,025 | 15.2 | 4,173 | 34.7 | 7,852 | 65.3 |
| Hispanic | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic/Unknown | 66,919 | 84.8 | 27,712 | 41.4 | 39,207 | 58.6 |
| EDUCATION | 17,677 | 22.4 | 7,182 | 40.6 | 10,495 | 59.4 |
| < High School | ||||||
| High School | 23,420 | 29.7 | 9,308 | 39.7 | 14,112 | 60.3 |
| > High School | 37,665 | 47.7 | 15,308 | 40.6 | 22,357 | 59.4 |
| Unknown | 182 | 0.2 | 87 | 47.8 | 95 | 52.2 |
| MARITAL STATUS | 52,841 | 66.9 | 20,888 | 39.5 | 31,953 | 60.5 |
| Married | ||||||
| Unmarried | 26,093 | 33.1 | 10,991 | 42.1 | 15,102 | 57.9 |
| Missing/Unknown | 10 | 0.0 | 6 | 60.0 | 4 | 40.0 |
| INFANT'S BIRTHWEIGHT | 7,078 | 9.0 | 3,605 | 50.9 | 3,473 | 49.1 |
| Under 2500 grams | ||||||
| 2500+ grams | 71,851 | 91.0 | 28,271 | 39.3 | 43,580 | 60.7 |
| Unknown | 15 | 0.0 | 9 | 60.0 | 6 | 40.0 |
| Note: Numerator and Denominator Only Include Women who have had a Previous Delivery |
| PREPARED BY NC-DHHS STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (https://schs.dph.ncdhhs.gov/) |