| NORTH CAROLINA PRECONCEPTION HEALTH INDICATORS: INTERPREGNANCY INTERVAL/BIRTH SPACING (D4) |
| 2014 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 | 80,152 | 100.0 | 35,860 | 44.7 | 44,292 | 55.3 |
| AGE | 1,562 | 1.9 | 1,104 | 70.7 | 458 | 29.3 |
| < 20 years | ||||||
| 20-24 years | 16,686 | 20.8 | 9,030 | 54.1 | 7,656 | 45.9 |
| 25-34 years | 47,458 | 59.2 | 20,010 | 42.2 | 27,448 | 57.8 |
| 35+ years | 14,446 | 18.0 | 5,716 | 39.6 | 8,730 | 60.4 |
| RACE | 44,997 | 56.1 | 20,317 | 45.2 | 24,680 | 54.8 |
| White | ||||||
| Black | 20,474 | 25.5 | 9,983 | 48.8 | 10,491 | 51.2 |
| American Indian | 1,146 | 1.4 | 522 | 45.5 | 624 | 54.5 |
| Other | 13,535 | 16.9 | 5,038 | 37.2 | 8,497 | 62.8 |
| HISPANIC ORIGIN | 67,058 | 83.7 | 30,986 | 46.2 | 36,072 | 53.8 |
| Non-Hispanic/Unknown | ||||||
| Hispanic | 13,094 | 16.3 | 4,874 | 37.2 | 8,220 | 62.8 |
| MATERNAL EDUCATION | 13,826 | 17.2 | 5,789 | 41.9 | 8,037 | 58.1 |
| Less Than High School | ||||||
| High School Graduate or GED | 18,256 | 22.8 | 8,341 | 45.7 | 9,915 | 54.3 |
| Some College | 26,187 | 32.7 | 11,327 | 43.3 | 14,860 | 56.7 |
| Bachelors Degree | 14,206 | 17.7 | 6,594 | 46.4 | 7,612 | 53.6 |
| Masters or PhD | 7,501 | 9.4 | 3,732 | 49.8 | 3,769 | 50.2 |
| Unknown | 176 | 0.2 | 77 | 43.8 | 99 | 56.3 |
| MARITAL STATUS | 49,036 | 61.2 | 21,756 | 44.4 | 27,280 | 55.6 |
| Married | ||||||
| Unmarried | 31,084 | 38.8 | 14,093 | 45.3 | 16,991 | 54.7 |
| Missing/Unknown | 32 | 0.0 | 11 | 34.4 | 21 | 65.6 |
| INFANT'S BIRTHWEIGHT THIS DELIVERY | 7,065 | 8.8 | 3,783 | 53.5 | 3,282 | 46.5 |
| Under 2500 grams | ||||||
| 2500+ grams | 73,066 | 91.2 | 32,061 | 43.9 | 41,005 | 56.1 |
| Unknown | 21 | 0.0 | 16 | 76.2 | 5 | 23.8 |
| 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/) |