| NORTH CAROLINA PRECONCEPTION HEALTH INDICATORS: INTERPREGNANCY INTERVAL/BIRTH SPACING (D4) |
| 2008 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 | 85,820 | 100.0 | 35,955 | 41.9 | 49,865 | 58.1 |
| AGE | 3,380 | 3.9 | 2,481 | 73.4 | 899 | 26.6 |
| < 20 years | ||||||
| 20-24 years | 20,753 | 24.2 | 11,224 | 54.1 | 9,529 | 45.9 |
| 25-34 years | 47,757 | 55.6 | 17,641 | 36.9 | 30,116 | 63.1 |
| 35+ years | 13,930 | 16.2 | 4,609 | 33.1 | 9,321 | 66.9 |
| RACE | 2,757 | 3.2 | 1,065 | 38.6 | 1,692 | 61.4 |
| Other | ||||||
| White | 61,073 | 71.2 | 25,047 | 41.0 | 36,026 | 59.0 |
| Black | 20,849 | 24.3 | 9,357 | 44.9 | 11,492 | 55.1 |
| American Indian | 1,141 | 1.3 | 486 | 42.6 | 655 | 57.4 |
| ETHNICITY | 15,726 | 18.3 | 5,591 | 35.6 | 10,135 | 64.4 |
| Hispanic | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic/Unknown | 70,094 | 81.7 | 30,364 | 43.3 | 39,730 | 56.7 |
| EDUCATION | 19,451 | 22.7 | 8,211 | 42.2 | 11,240 | 57.8 |
| < High School | ||||||
| High School | 24,511 | 28.6 | 10,608 | 43.3 | 13,903 | 56.7 |
| > High School | 41,529 | 48.4 | 16,993 | 40.9 | 24,536 | 59.1 |
| Unknown | 329 | 0.4 | 143 | 43.5 | 186 | 56.5 |
| MARITAL STATUS | 53,160 | 61.9 | 21,450 | 40.3 | 31,710 | 59.7 |
| Married | ||||||
| Unmarried | 32,645 | 38.0 | 14,497 | 44.4 | 18,148 | 55.6 |
| Missing/Unknown | 15 | 0.0 | 8 | 53.3 | 7 | 46.7 |
| INFANT'S BIRTHWEIGHT | 7,814 | 9.1 | 4,157 | 53.2 | 3,657 | 46.8 |
| Under 2500 grams | ||||||
| 2500+ grams | 77,989 | 90.9 | 31,788 | 40.8 | 46,201 | 59.2 |
| Unknown | 17 | 0.0 | 10 | 58.8 | 7 | 41.2 |
| 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/) |