RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2002 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS:

TO MOTHERS RECEIVING WIC DURING THE PRENATAL OR POSTPARTUM PERIOD

	TOTAL		RACE/ETHNICITY
			White, Non-Hispanic		Black, Non-Hispanic		Other, Non-Hispanic		Hispanic
	Births		Births		Births		Births		Births
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
TOTAL	45,820	100.0	19,609	100.0	16,620	100.0	1,681	100.0	7,910	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	115	0.3	36	0.2	72	0.4	2	0.1	5	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	758	1.7	246	1.3	423	2.5	22	1.3	67	0.8
1500-2499 grams	3,760	8.2	1,453	7.4	1,793	10.8	123	7.3	391	4.9
2500+ grams	41,181	89.9	17,872	91.1	14,330	86.2	1,533	91.2	7,446	94.1
Unknown	6	0.0	2	0.0	2	0.0	1	0.1	1	0.0
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	343	0.7	102	0.5	215	1.3	13	0.8	13	0.2
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	583	1.3	209	1.1	305	1.8	8	0.5	61	0.8
32-36 weeks	4,192	9.1	1,763	9.0	1,787	10.8	129	7.7	513	6.5
37+ weeks	40,695	88.8	17,532	89.4	14,311	86.1	1,531	91.1	7,321	92.6
Unknown	7	0.0	3	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	2	0.0
MOTHER'S AGE:	3,711	8.1	1,453	7.4	1,655	10.0	128	7.6	475	6.0
< 18 years
18-34 years	39,757	86.8	17,230	87.9	14,037	84.5	1,472	87.6	7,018	88.7
35+ years	2,352	5.1	926	4.7	928	5.6	81	4.8	417	5.3
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	4,556	9.9	881	4.5	456	2.7	107	6.4	3,112	39.3
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	12,739	27.8	5,556	28.3	4,469	26.9	476	28.3	2,238	28.3
12 years	18,124	39.6	8,570	43.7	7,162	43.1	677	40.3	1,715	21.7
> 12 years	10,308	22.5	4,574	23.3	4,518	27.2	416	24.7	800	10.1
Unknown	93	0.2	28	0.1	15	0.1	5	0.3	45	0.6
MARRIED:	17,753	38.7	10,022	51.1	3,272	19.7	779	46.3	3,680	46.5
Yes
No	28,059	61.2	9,583	48.9	13,348	80.3	900	53.5	4,228	53.5
Unknown	8	0.0	4	0.0	0	0	2	0.1	2	0.0
PARITY:	15,998	34.9	7,064	36.0	5,596	33.7	616	36.6	2,722	34.4
1
2-3	21,238	46.4	9,192	46.9	7,473	45.0	752	44.7	3,821	48.3
4+	8,527	18.6	3,329	17.0	3,532	21.3	310	18.4	1,356	17.1
Unknown	57	0.1	24	0.1	19	0.1	3	0.2	11	0.1
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	35,251	76.9	16,280	83.0	12,301	74.0	1,272	75.7	5,398	68.2
First
Second	8,804	19.2	2,832	14.4	3,610	21.7	352	20.9	2,010	25.4
Third	1,215	2.7	317	1.6	492	3.0	38	2.3	368	4.7
No care	171	0.4	38	0.2	81	0.5	10	0.6	42	0.5
Unknown	379	0.8	142	0.7	136	0.8	9	0.5	92	1.2
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	507	1.1	183	0.9	176	1.1	10	0.6	138	1.7
Missing
Inadequate	6,162	13.4	1,734	8.8	2,564	15.4	225	13.4	1,639	20.7
Intermediate	3,928	8.6	1,407	7.2	1,412	8.5	139	8.3	970	12.3
Adequate	16,990	37.1	7,718	39.4	5,623	33.8	729	43.4	2,920	36.9
Adequate Plus	18,233	39.8	8,567	43.7	6,845	41.2	578	34.4	2,243	28.4
MOTHER SMOKED?	8,933	19.5	6,482	33.1	2,030	12.2	290	17.3	131	1.7
Yes
No	36,808	80.3	13,078	66.7	14,574	87.7	1,387	82.5	7,769	98.2
Unknown	79	0.2	49	0.2	16	0.1	4	0.2	10	0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	34,271	74.8	14,722	75.1	12,014	72.3	1,266	75.3	6,269	79.3
Vaginal
C-Section	11,544	25.2	4,885	24.9	4,604	27.7	415	24.7	1,640	20.7
Unknown	5	0.0	2	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	1	0.0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	31,071	67.8	15,053	76.8	13,749	82.7	1,230	73.2	1,039	13.1
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	5,487	12.0	198	1.0	134	0.8	98	5.8	5,057	63.9
Non-Medicaid	9,262	20.2	4,358	22.2	2,737	16.5	353	21.0	1,814	22.9
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMs - Level of Care***:
Level III	584	77.9	173	72.1	344	81.7	16	72.7	51	76.1
Other	166	22.1	67	27.9	77	18.3	6	27.3	16	23.9
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	2,511	54.5	834	48.4	1,323	58.2	64	43.8	290	62.8
Other	2,094	45.5	888	51.6	952	41.8	82	56.2	172	37.2

* 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

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