| NORTH CAROLINA PRECONCEPTION HEALTH INDICATORS: INTERPREGNANCY INTERVAL/BIRTH SPACING (D4) |
| 2013 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 | 78,156 | 100.0 | 36,376 | 46.5 | 41,780 | 53.5 |
| AGE | 1,844 | 2.4 | 1,311 | 71.1 | 533 | 28.9 |
| < 20 years | ||||||
| 20-24 years | 17,127 | 21.9 | 9,491 | 55.4 | 7,636 | 44.6 |
| 25-34 years | 45,554 | 58.3 | 20,008 | 43.9 | 25,546 | 56.1 |
| 35+ years | 13,631 | 17.4 | 5,566 | 40.8 | 8,065 | 59.2 |
| RACE | 43,444 | 55.6 | 20,511 | 47.2 | 22,933 | 52.8 |
| White | ||||||
| Black | 20,086 | 25.7 | 10,086 | 50.2 | 10,000 | 49.8 |
| American Indian | 1,178 | 1.5 | 546 | 46.3 | 632 | 53.7 |
| Other | 13,448 | 17.2 | 5,233 | 38.9 | 8,215 | 61.1 |
| HISPANIC ORIGIN | 65,172 | 83.4 | 31,348 | 48.1 | 33,824 | 51.9 |
| Non-Hispanic/Unknown | ||||||
| Hispanic | 12,984 | 16.6 | 5,028 | 38.7 | 7,956 | 61.3 |
| MATERNAL EDUCATION | 14,576 | 18.6 | 6,433 | 44.1 | 8,143 | 55.9 |
| Less Than High School | ||||||
| High School Graduate or GED | 17,478 | 22.4 | 8,025 | 45.9 | 9,453 | 54.1 |
| Some College | 25,058 | 32.1 | 11,435 | 45.6 | 13,623 | 54.4 |
| Bachelors Degree | 13,685 | 17.5 | 6,778 | 49.5 | 6,907 | 50.5 |
| Masters or PhD | 7,037 | 9.0 | 3,568 | 50.7 | 3,469 | 49.3 |
| Unknown | 322 | 0.4 | 137 | 42.5 | 185 | 57.5 |
| MARITAL STATUS | 47,861 | 61.2 | 22,050 | 46.1 | 25,811 | 53.9 |
| Married | ||||||
| Unmarried | 30,262 | 38.7 | 14,311 | 47.3 | 15,951 | 52.7 |
| Missing/Unknown | 33 | 0.0 | 15 | 45.5 | 18 | 54.5 |
| INFANT'S BIRTHWEIGHT THIS DELIVERY | 6,855 | 8.8 | 3,761 | 54.9 | 3,094 | 45.1 |
| Under 2500 grams | ||||||
| 2500+ grams | 71,280 | 91.2 | 32,598 | 45.7 | 38,682 | 54.3 |
| Unknown | 21 | 0.0 | 17 | 81.0 | 4 | 19.0 |
| 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/) |