| NORTH CAROLINA PRECONCEPTION HEALTH INDICATORS: INTERPREGNANCY INTERVAL/BIRTH SPACING (D4) |
| 2015 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 | 80,505 | 100.0 | 37,706 | 46.8 | 42,799 | 53.2 |
| AGE | 1,498 | 1.9 | 1,057 | 70.6 | 441 | 29.4 |
| < 20 years | ||||||
| 20-24 years | 16,066 | 20.0 | 8,927 | 55.6 | 7,139 | 44.4 |
| 25-34 years | 48,166 | 59.8 | 21,510 | 44.7 | 26,656 | 55.3 |
| 35+ years | 14,775 | 18.4 | 6,212 | 42.0 | 8,563 | 58.0 |
| RACE | 45,495 | 56.5 | 21,810 | 47.9 | 23,685 | 52.1 |
| White | ||||||
| Black | 20,424 | 25.4 | 10,329 | 50.6 | 10,095 | 49.4 |
| American Indian | 1,195 | 1.5 | 559 | 46.8 | 636 | 53.2 |
| Other | 13,391 | 16.6 | 5,008 | 37.4 | 8,383 | 62.6 |
| HISPANIC ORIGIN | 67,256 | 83.5 | 32,693 | 48.6 | 34,563 | 51.4 |
| Non-Hispanic/Unknown | ||||||
| Hispanic | 13,249 | 16.5 | 5,013 | 37.8 | 8,236 | 62.2 |
| MATERNAL EDUCATION | 13,197 | 16.4 | 5,618 | 42.6 | 7,579 | 57.4 |
| Less Than High School | ||||||
| High School Graduate or GED | 18,434 | 22.9 | 8,550 | 46.4 | 9,884 | 53.6 |
| Some College | 26,535 | 33.0 | 12,223 | 46.1 | 14,312 | 53.9 |
| Bachelors Degree | 14,212 | 17.7 | 7,081 | 49.8 | 7,131 | 50.2 |
| Masters or PhD | 7,904 | 9.8 | 4,127 | 52.2 | 3,777 | 47.8 |
| Unknown | 223 | 0.3 | 107 | 48.0 | 116 | 52.0 |
| MARITAL STATUS | 49,111 | 61.0 | 22,932 | 46.7 | 26,179 | 53.3 |
| Married | ||||||
| Unmarried | 31,372 | 39.0 | 14,768 | 47.1 | 16,604 | 52.9 |
| Missing/Unknown | 22 | 0.0 | 6 | 27.3 | 16 | 72.7 |
| INFANT'S BIRTHWEIGHT THIS DELIVERY | 7,240 | 9.0 | 3,863 | 53.4 | 3,377 | 46.6 |
| Under 2500 grams | ||||||
| 2500+ grams | 73,251 | 91.0 | 33,830 | 46.2 | 39,421 | 53.8 |
| Unknown | 14 | 0.0 | 13 | 92.9 | 1 | 7.1 |
| 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/) |