| NORTH CAROLINA PRECONCEPTION HEALTH INDICATORS: INTERPREGNANCY INTERVAL/BIRTH SPACING (D4) |
| 2006 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 | 84,113 | 100.0 | 34,188 | 40.6 | 49,925 | 59.4 |
| AGE | 3,351 | 4.0 | 2,369 | 70.7 | 982 | 29.3 |
| < 20 years | ||||||
| 20-24 years | 20,800 | 24.7 | 10,578 | 50.9 | 10,222 | 49.1 |
| 25-34 years | 46,443 | 55.2 | 16,700 | 36.0 | 29,743 | 64.0 |
| 35+ years | 13,519 | 16.1 | 4,541 | 33.6 | 8,978 | 66.4 |
| RACE | 2,501 | 3.0 | 965 | 38.6 | 1,536 | 61.4 |
| Other | ||||||
| White | 60,188 | 71.6 | 24,054 | 40.0 | 36,134 | 60.0 |
| Black | 20,280 | 24.1 | 8,666 | 42.7 | 11,614 | 57.3 |
| American Indian | 1,144 | 1.4 | 503 | 44.0 | 641 | 56.0 |
| ETHNICITY | 14,968 | 17.8 | 5,148 | 34.4 | 9,820 | 65.6 |
| Hispanic | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic/Unknown | 69,145 | 82.2 | 29,040 | 42.0 | 40,105 | 58.0 |
| EDUCATION | 19,621 | 23.3 | 7,971 | 40.6 | 11,650 | 59.4 |
| < High School | ||||||
| High School | 24,166 | 28.7 | 9,887 | 40.9 | 14,279 | 59.1 |
| > High School | 40,095 | 47.7 | 16,235 | 40.5 | 23,860 | 59.5 |
| Unknown | 231 | 0.3 | 95 | 41.1 | 136 | 58.9 |
| MARITAL STATUS | 53,606 | 63.7 | 21,278 | 39.7 | 32,328 | 60.3 |
| Married | ||||||
| Unmarried | 30,493 | 36.3 | 12,900 | 42.3 | 17,593 | 57.7 |
| Missing/Unknown | 14 | 0.0 | 10 | 71.4 | 4 | 28.6 |
| INFANT'S BIRTHWEIGHT | 7,667 | 9.1 | 3,887 | 50.7 | 3,780 | 49.3 |
| Under 2500 grams | ||||||
| 2500+ grams | 76,431 | 90.9 | 30,292 | 39.6 | 46,139 | 60.4 |
| 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/) |