| NORTH CAROLINA PRECONCEPTION HEALTH INDICATORS: INTERPREGNANCY INTERVAL/BIRTH SPACING (D4) |
| 2007 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 | 86,142 | 100.0 | 35,943 | 41.7 | 50,199 | 58.3 |
| AGE | 3,447 | 4.0 | 2,488 | 72.2 | 959 | 27.8 |
| < 20 years | ||||||
| 20-24 years | 20,950 | 24.3 | 11,270 | 53.8 | 9,680 | 46.2 |
| 25-34 years | 47,770 | 55.5 | 17,556 | 36.8 | 30,214 | 63.2 |
| 35+ years | 13,975 | 16.2 | 4,629 | 33.1 | 9,346 | 66.9 |
| RACE | 2,648 | 3.1 | 1,011 | 38.2 | 1,637 | 61.8 |
| Other | ||||||
| White | 61,615 | 71.5 | 25,145 | 40.8 | 36,470 | 59.2 |
| Black | 20,750 | 24.1 | 9,287 | 44.8 | 11,463 | 55.2 |
| American Indian | 1,129 | 1.3 | 500 | 44.3 | 629 | 55.7 |
| ETHNICITY | 15,690 | 18.2 | 5,486 | 35.0 | 10,204 | 65.0 |
| Hispanic | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic/Unknown | 70,452 | 81.8 | 30,457 | 43.2 | 39,995 | 56.8 |
| EDUCATION | 19,794 | 23.0 | 8,322 | 42.0 | 11,472 | 58.0 |
| < High School | ||||||
| High School | 24,595 | 28.6 | 10,436 | 42.4 | 14,159 | 57.6 |
| > High School | 41,455 | 48.1 | 17,052 | 41.1 | 24,403 | 58.9 |
| Unknown | 298 | 0.3 | 133 | 44.6 | 165 | 55.4 |
| MARITAL STATUS | 54,044 | 62.7 | 21,743 | 40.2 | 32,301 | 59.8 |
| Married | ||||||
| Unmarried | 32,087 | 37.2 | 14,195 | 44.2 | 17,892 | 55.8 |
| Missing/Unknown | 11 | 0.0 | 5 | 45.5 | 6 | 54.5 |
| INFANT'S BIRTHWEIGHT | 7,854 | 9.1 | 4,255 | 54.2 | 3,599 | 45.8 |
| Under 2500 grams | ||||||
| 2500+ grams | 78,267 | 90.9 | 31,678 | 40.5 | 46,589 | 59.5 |
| Unknown | 21 | 0.0 | 10 | 47.6 | 11 | 52.4 |
| 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/) |