| NORTH CAROLINA PRECONCEPTION HEALTH INDICATORS: INTERPREGNANCY INTERVAL/BIRTH SPACING (D4) |
| 2012 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 | 78,628 | 100.0 | 37,091 | 47.2 | 41,537 | 52.8 |
| AGE | 2,019 | 2.6 | 1,459 | 72.3 | 560 | 27.7 |
| < 20 years | ||||||
| 20-24 years | 17,900 | 22.8 | 9,987 | 55.8 | 7,913 | 44.2 |
| 25-34 years | 45,204 | 57.5 | 20,050 | 44.4 | 25,154 | 55.6 |
| 35+ years | 13,505 | 17.2 | 5,595 | 41.4 | 7,910 | 58.6 |
| RACE | 44,002 | 56.0 | 20,831 | 47.3 | 23,171 | 52.7 |
| White | ||||||
| Black | 19,534 | 24.8 | 10,145 | 51.9 | 9,389 | 48.1 |
| American Indian | 1,139 | 1.4 | 546 | 47.9 | 593 | 52.1 |
| Other | 13,953 | 17.7 | 5,569 | 39.9 | 8,384 | 60.1 |
| HISPANIC ORIGIN | 65,244 | 83.0 | 31,816 | 48.8 | 33,428 | 51.2 |
| Non-Hispanic/Unknown | ||||||
| Hispanic | 13,384 | 17.0 | 5,275 | 39.4 | 8,109 | 60.6 |
| MATERNAL EDUCATION | 15,526 | 19.7 | 7,051 | 45.4 | 8,475 | 54.6 |
| Less Than High School | ||||||
| High School Graduate or GED | 17,826 | 22.7 | 8,525 | 47.8 | 9,301 | 52.2 |
| Some College | 24,565 | 31.2 | 11,274 | 45.9 | 13,291 | 54.1 |
| Bachelors Degree | 13,468 | 17.1 | 6,503 | 48.3 | 6,965 | 51.7 |
| Masters or PhD | 6,929 | 8.8 | 3,588 | 51.8 | 3,341 | 48.2 |
| Unknown | 314 | 0.4 | 150 | 47.8 | 164 | 52.2 |
| MARITAL STATUS | 48,615 | 61.8 | 22,419 | 46.1 | 26,196 | 53.9 |
| Married | ||||||
| Unmarried | 29,844 | 38.0 | 14,609 | 49.0 | 15,235 | 51.0 |
| Missing/Unknown | 169 | 0.2 | 63 | 37.3 | 106 | 62.7 |
| INFANT'S BIRTHWEIGHT THIS DELIVERY | 6,858 | 8.7 | 3,789 | 55.2 | 3,069 | 44.8 |
| Under 2500 grams | ||||||
| 2500+ grams | 71,739 | 91.2 | 33,278 | 46.4 | 38,461 | 53.6 |
| Unknown | 31 | 0.0 | 24 | 77.4 | 7 | 22.6 |
| 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/) |