RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2002 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS:

TO CHILDREN RECEIVING CHILD SERVICE COORDINATION

WITHIN THE FIRST 18 MONTHS OF LIFE

	TOTAL		RACE/ETHNICITY
			White, Non-Hispanic		Black, Non-Hispanic		Other, Non-Hispanic		Hispanic
	Births		Births		Births		Births		Births
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
TOTAL	13,381	100.0	6,476	100.0	4,854	100.0	503	100.0	1,548	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	19	0.1	11	0.2	8	0.2	0	0	0	0
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	1,216	9.1	544	8.4	550	11.3	38	7.6	84	5.4
1500-2499 grams	2,423	18.1	1,216	18.8	908	18.7	91	18.1	208	13.4
2500+ grams	9,717	72.6	4,700	72.6	3,387	69.8	374	74.4	1,256	81.1
Unknown	6	0.0	5	0.1	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	316	2.4	120	1.9	165	3.4	11	2.2	20	1.3
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	1,065	8.0	536	8.3	419	8.6	30	6.0	80	5.2
32-36 weeks	2,546	19.0	1,340	20.7	901	18.6	80	15.9	225	14.5
37+ weeks	9,448	70.6	4,478	69.1	3,365	69.3	382	75.9	1,223	79.0
Unknown	6	0.0	2	0.0	4	0.1	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S AGE:	1,718	12.8	646	10.0	813	16.7	42	8.3	217	14.0
< 18 years
18-34 years	10,576	79.0	5,223	80.7	3,699	76.2	416	82.7	1,238	80.0
35+ years	1,087	8.1	607	9.4	342	7.0	45	8.9	93	6.0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	1,421	10.6	395	6.1	292	6.0	34	6.8	700	45.2
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	4,334	32.4	1,923	29.7	1,807	37.2	174	34.6	430	27.8
12 years	4,413	33.0	2,185	33.7	1,774	36.5	171	34.0	283	18.3
> 12 years	3,184	23.8	1,968	30.4	969	20.0	124	24.7	123	7.9
Unknown	29	0.2	5	0.1	12	0.2	0	0	12	0.8
MARRIED:	5,401	40.4	3,654	56.4	904	18.6	210	41.7	633	40.9
Yes
No	7,977	59.6	2,819	43.5	3,950	81.4	293	58.3	915	59.1
Unknown	3	0.0	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PARITY:	4,772	35.7	2,343	36.2	1,658	34.2	179	35.6	592	38.2
1
2-3	5,752	43.0	2,889	44.6	1,959	40.4	225	44.7	679	43.9
4+	2,847	21.3	1,238	19.1	1,235	25.4	99	19.7	275	17.8
Unknown	10	0.1	6	0.1	2	0.0	0	0	2	0.1
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	9,704	72.5	5,237	80.9	3,136	64.6	362	72.0	969	62.6
First
Second	2,580	19.3	898	13.9	1,177	24.2	106	21.1	399	25.8
Third	562	4.2	177	2.7	265	5.5	19	3.8	101	6.5
No care	364	2.7	101	1.6	202	4.2	14	2.8	47	3.0
Unknown	171	1.3	63	1.0	74	1.5	2	0.4	32	2.1
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	240	1.8	94	1.5	100	2.1	4	0.8	42	2.7
Missing
Inadequate	2,436	18.2	754	11.6	1,176	24.2	92	18.3	414	26.7
Intermediate	963	7.2	392	6.1	376	7.7	28	5.6	167	10.8
Adequate	3,581	26.8	1,797	27.7	1,175	24.2	174	34.6	435	28.1
Adequate Plus	6,161	46.0	3,439	53.1	2,027	41.8	205	40.8	490	31.7
MOTHER SMOKED?	3,381	25.3	2,253	34.8	965	19.9	124	24.7	39	2.5
Yes
No	9,955	74.4	4,194	64.8	3,880	79.9	378	75.1	1,503	97.1
Unknown	45	0.3	29	0.4	9	0.2	1	0.2	6	0.4
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	8,987	67.2	4,240	65.5	3,284	67.7	345	68.6	1,118	72.2
Vaginal
C-Section	4,393	32.8	2,235	34.5	1,570	32.3	158	31.4	430	27.8
Unknown	1	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	8,584	64.2	4,081	63.0	3,973	81.9	334	66.4	196	12.7
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	917	6.9	28	0.4	28	0.6	23	4.6	838	54.1
Non-Medicaid	3,880	29.0	2,367	36.6	853	17.6	146	29.0	514	33.2
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	962	80.1	412	77.3	459	84.1	24	63.2	67	79.8
Other	239	19.9	121	22.7	87	15.9	14	36.8	17	20.2
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	2,309	63.7	1,086	62.0	969	66.7	54	42.5	200	68.7
Other	1,313	36.3	666	38.0	483	33.3	73	57.5	91	31.3

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* Medicaid paid for prenatal care and delivery. ** Medicaid paid for delivery only, not prenatal care.

*** Level of Care is only for North Carolina resident births occurring in North Carolina hospitals.

% Columns may not sum to 100.0% due to rounding

Source: State Center for Health Statistics NC Department of Health and Human Services