| NORTH CAROLINA PRECONCEPTION HEALTH INDICATORS: INTERPREGNANCY INTERVAL/BIRTH SPACING (D4) |
| 2009 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 | 83,016 | 100.0 | 34,956 | 42.1 | 48,060 | 57.9 |
| AGE | 3,236 | 3.9 | 2,309 | 71.4 | 927 | 28.6 |
| < 20 years | ||||||
| 20-24 years | 20,120 | 24.2 | 10,821 | 53.8 | 9,299 | 46.2 |
| 25-34 years | 46,033 | 55.5 | 17,346 | 37.7 | 28,687 | 62.3 |
| 35+ years | 13,627 | 16.4 | 4,480 | 32.9 | 9,147 | 67.1 |
| RACE | 2,810 | 3.4 | 1,082 | 38.5 | 1,728 | 61.5 |
| Other | ||||||
| White | 58,726 | 70.7 | 24,222 | 41.2 | 34,504 | 58.8 |
| Black | 20,331 | 24.5 | 9,159 | 45.0 | 11,172 | 55.0 |
| American Indian | 1,149 | 1.4 | 493 | 42.9 | 656 | 57.1 |
| ETHNICITY | 14,847 | 17.9 | 5,203 | 35.0 | 9,644 | 65.0 |
| Hispanic | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic/Unknown | 68,169 | 82.1 | 29,753 | 43.6 | 38,416 | 56.4 |
| EDUCATION | 18,155 | 21.9 | 7,494 | 41.3 | 10,661 | 58.7 |
| < High School | ||||||
| High School | 23,961 | 28.9 | 10,310 | 43.0 | 13,651 | 57.0 |
| > High School | 40,563 | 48.9 | 16,983 | 41.9 | 23,580 | 58.1 |
| Unknown | 337 | 0.4 | 169 | 50.1 | 168 | 49.9 |
| MARITAL STATUS | 50,891 | 61.3 | 20,723 | 40.7 | 30,168 | 59.3 |
| Married | ||||||
| Unmarried | 32,105 | 38.7 | 14,221 | 44.3 | 17,884 | 55.7 |
| Missing/Unknown | 20 | 0.0 | 12 | 60.0 | 8 | 40.0 |
| INFANT'S BIRTHWEIGHT | 7,579 | 9.1 | 4,082 | 53.9 | 3,497 | 46.1 |
| Under 2500 grams | ||||||
| 2500+ grams | 75,421 | 90.9 | 30,866 | 40.9 | 44,555 | 59.1 |
| Unknown | 16 | 0.0 | 8 | 50.0 | 8 | 50.0 |
| 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/) |