| NORTH CAROLINA PRECONCEPTION HEALTH INDICATORS: INTERPREGNANCY INTERVAL/BIRTH SPACING (D4) |
| 2005 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 | 81,039 | 100.0 | 32,560 | 40.2 | 48,479 | 59.8 |
| AGE | 3,126 | 3.9 | 2,161 | 69.1 | 965 | 30.9 |
| < 20 years | ||||||
| 20-24 years | 20,130 | 24.8 | 9,943 | 49.4 | 10,187 | 50.6 |
| 25-34 years | 45,039 | 55.6 | 16,287 | 36.2 | 28,752 | 63.8 |
| 35+ years | 12,744 | 15.7 | 4,169 | 32.7 | 8,575 | 67.3 |
| RACE | 2,221 | 2.7 | 849 | 38.2 | 1,372 | 61.8 |
| Other | ||||||
| White | 58,564 | 72.3 | 23,244 | 39.7 | 35,320 | 60.3 |
| Black | 19,161 | 23.6 | 8,008 | 41.8 | 11,153 | 58.2 |
| American Indian | 1,093 | 1.3 | 459 | 42.0 | 634 | 58.0 |
| ETHNICITY | 13,647 | 16.8 | 4,588 | 33.6 | 9,059 | 66.4 |
| Hispanic | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic/Unknown | 67,392 | 83.2 | 27,972 | 41.5 | 39,420 | 58.5 |
| EDUCATION | 18,555 | 22.9 | 7,403 | 39.9 | 11,152 | 60.1 |
| < High School | ||||||
| High School | 23,595 | 29.1 | 9,382 | 39.8 | 14,213 | 60.2 |
| > High School | 38,672 | 47.7 | 15,679 | 40.5 | 22,993 | 59.5 |
| Unknown | 217 | 0.3 | 96 | 44.2 | 121 | 55.8 |
| MARITAL STATUS | 53,055 | 65.5 | 20,913 | 39.4 | 32,142 | 60.6 |
| Married | ||||||
| Unmarried | 27,966 | 34.5 | 11,634 | 41.6 | 16,332 | 58.4 |
| Missing/Unknown | 18 | 0.0 | 13 | 72.2 | 5 | 27.8 |
| INFANT'S BIRTHWEIGHT | 7,389 | 9.1 | 3,788 | 51.3 | 3,601 | 48.7 |
| Under 2500 grams | ||||||
| 2500+ grams | 73,632 | 90.9 | 28,762 | 39.1 | 44,870 | 60.9 |
| Unknown | 18 | 0.0 | 10 | 55.6 | 8 | 44.4 |
| 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/) |