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NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL
STATISTICS
1966
population
births
deaths
marriages
divorces
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NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
DIVISION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
PUBLIC HEALTH STATISTICS SECTION
NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL STATISTICS 1966
population
births
deaths
marriages
divorces
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
JACOB KOOMEN, M.D., M.P.H.
STATE HEALTH DIRECTOR
AND SECRETARY-TREASURER
RELEASED AUGUST 1967
BY THE
PUBLIC HEALTH STATISTICS SECTION
POST OFFICE BOX 2091 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27602
CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Page
ANNUAL SUMMARY 1 966 1
Births 1
Fetal deaths 2
Deaths 2
Infant and maternal mortality 2
Mar r i ages 2
Divorces and annul merits 2
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Source and completeness of data 5
Data collection system 5
Classification of data °
Method of estimating population 7
Rates and rat ios '
TEXT TABLES
I. Selected Vital Rates Per 1,000 Population of the United States and
North Carolina, I962-I966 1
II. Number and Per Cent of Marriages of Brides and Grooms under 20 Years
of Age: North Carolina, I962-1966 2
FIGURES
1. Annual Number of Reported Births and Deaths with Natural Increase:
North Carolina, 1920-1966 3
2. Annual Birth and Death Rates and Rate of Natural Increase:
North Carolina, 1920-1966 3
3. Annual Birth and Death Rates and Rate of Natural Increase by Color:
North Carolina, 19'<0-1966 ^
k. Annual Infant, Neonatal and Postneonatal Mortality Rates by Color:
North Carolina, 19'*0-1966 ''
CONTENTS CONTINUED
Table Page
SECTION A
Population, Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces and Annulments
A-t Population, Live Births, Total Deaths, Infant, Neonatal, Fetal and Maternal Deaths with
Rates: North Carolina, 1920-1966 12
A-2 Population, Live Births, Total Deaths, Infant, Neonatal, Fetal and Maternal Deaths with
Rates, by Color: North Carolina, 19')0-1966 I3
A-3 Estimated Population, Resident Live Births and Deaths, by Color and Sex with Natural
Increase and Estimated Rates Per 1,000 Population by Color: North Carolina Counties
and Selected Cities, 1 966 1 ij
A-4 Resident Live Births, Premature Live Births, Total Deaths, Infant, Neonatal and Fetal
Deaths, by Color: North Carolina, Each County, Urban and Rural, 1 966 22
A-5 Marriages, Divorces and Annulments, by County of Occurrence: North Carolina, I966 27
A-6 Marriages by Age of Bride and Groom: North Carolina, I966 28
A-7 Marriages by Previous Marital Status of Bride and Groom: North Carolina, 1966 28
A-8 Marriages by Number of Times Previously Married (Bride and Groom): North Carolina, 1966.... 28
A-9 Marriages, Divorces and Annulments, by Month of Occurrence: North Carolina, 1966 29
A-10 Divorces and Annulments by Color and Grounds: North Carolina, I966 29
A-11 Divorces by Color and Number of Children: North Carolina, I966 29
A-12 Leading Causes of Death (Excluding Fetal Deaths) by Age Group, Color and Sex:
North Carolina, Five-Year Average, I962-I966 30
SECTION B
Live Births, Fetal Deaths, Infant Deaths, Neonatal Deaths
B-1 Live Births by Area of Occurrence and by Residence, Also Resident Fetal Deaths, with
Resident Events Showing Number Born out of Wedlock, Attendant, and Deliveries in
Hospitals, by Color: North Carolina Counties and Selected Cities, I966 36
B-2 Resident Live Births, Infant, Neonatal, Fetal and Perinatal Deaths with' Rates and Number of
Infant and Neonatal Deaths Occurring in Hospitals, by Color; North Carolina Counties and
Selected Cities, 1 966 1)2
B-3 Resident Live Births Showing Total-Birth Order by Color and Age of Mother: North Carolina,
1966 50
B-4 Resident Live Births Showing Birth Weight by Color and Age of Mother: North Carolina, I966. 50
B-5 Resident Fetal Deaths Showing Total-Birth Order by Color and Age of Mother: North Carolina,
1966 51
B-6 Resident Fetal Deaths Showing Birth Weight by Color and Age of Mother: North Carolina, 1 966 51
B-7 Matched Neonatal Deaths Showing Total-Birth Order by Color and Age of Mother:
North Carol ina, I966 52
B-8 Matched Neonatal Deaths Showing Birth Weight by Color and Age of Mother:
North Carol ina, 1 966 52
B-9 Resident Infant Deaths by Cause, Age and Color: North Carolina, I966 53
B-IO Resident Sets of Plural Births by Color and Sex with Number Live Born and Stillborn:
North Carol ina, 1 966 53
SECTION C
Deaths (Excluding Fetal Deaths)
C-1 Resident Deaths (Excluding Fetal Deaths) from Each Cause by Age Group, Color and Sex:
North Carol ina, 1 966 58
C-2 Deaths by Area of Occurrence and by Residence, with Resident Events Showing Deaths in
Hospitals and Other Institutions and Deaths from I6 Selected Causes, by Color:
North Carolina Counties and Selected Cities, 1 966 76
C-3 Accidental Deaths Occurring in the State from Each Cause with Rates Per 100,000 Total
Population, and Number by Color and Sex: North Carolina, 1 966 82
C-4 Accidental Deaths Showing Vehicle Involved in Transportation Accidents, and Place of Other
Accidents , by County and City Where Death Occurred: North Carol ina, 1 966 83
GUIDE TO
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Fetal Deaths
This state defines a fetal death as a fetus
showing no evidence of life after complete birth
when the 20th week of gestation has been reached.
There were 1,704 resident fetal deaths reported in
1966 resulting in a ratio of 18.4 fetal deaths per
1,000 live births. The reporting of these events
has declined in recent years in approximately the
same proportion as the live births.
Deaths
Marriages of previously single grooms to
previously single brides accounted for 77.8 per cent
of all 1966 weddings. 16.6 per cent of the brides
and 15.9 per cent of the grooms had been previously
married one or more times.
The percentage of teen-age marriages has been
increasing gradually each year since 1962, the year
in which central registration of marriages was begun
in this state. Table 2 shows the number and per
cent of brides and grooms under age twenty from
1962-1966.
Resident deaths for North Carolina totaled
42,218 in 1966, an increase of 557 over the previous
year. Heart disease, the leading cause, accounted
for more than one-third of all deaths. Cancer and
other malignant neoplasms was the second leading
cause followed by intracranial vascular lesions.
Motor vehicle accidents ranl<ed fourth although
influenza and pneumonia still holds this position in
the 1962-1966 five-year average. The growing
significance of motor vehicle accidents is indicated
by the fact that it is the leading cause of death in
the 5-14 and 15-24 year age groups.
Infant and Maternal Mortality
Resident infant deaths (under one year of age)
totaled 2,685 in 1966 yielding a rate of 29.0 per
1,000 live births. Of this number, 1,726 were
neonatal deaths (under 28 days). Figure 4 shows
annual infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality
rates by color since 1940. The infant death rate
has traditionally been higher among the nonwhite
population but is now declining more rapidly than is
the white rate.
Deaths from maternal causes totaled 36 in 1966,
the lowest number ever recorded in this state.
Deaths from these causes have declined proportion-ately
with the increase in the number of deliveries
by physicians in hospitals.
Marriages
There were 43,482 marriages recorded for 1966,
an increase of 2,815 over the previous year.
Resident totals for marriages are not available
since there is no interstate reciprocal exchange of
these events. There were 10,241 marriages in which
the residence of both bride and groom was outside
the state.
TABLE 2
NUMBER AND PER CENT OF MARRIAGES OF BRIDES
AND GROOMS UNDER 20 YEARS OF AGE:
NORTH CAROLINA, 1962-1966
FIGURE I. ANNUAL NUMBER OF REPORTED BIRTHS AND DEATHS WITH NATURAL INCREASE: NORTH CAROLINA. 1920-1966
120
FIGURE 2. ANNUAL BIRTH AND DEATH RATES AND RATE OF NATURAL INCREASE: NORTH CAROLINA, 1920-1966
n
FIGURE 3. ANNUAL BIRTH AND DEATH RATES AND RATE OF NATURAL INCREASE BY COLOR: NORTH CAROLINA, 1940-1966
Figure 3a
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EXPLANATORY NOTES
Source and Completeness of Data
Tables published in this report are based on
records filed with the Office of Vital Statistics
of the North Carolina State Board of Health. These
records include birth, death, fetal death, and
marriage certificates and listings of divorces and
annulments granted in North Carolina.
Tables contain all 1966 events received by the
Office of Vital Statistics prior to April I, 1967.
In addition to the vital events which occurred in
the state, births and deaths which occurred to
North Carolina residents in other states are also
included in this report. These certificates are
reallocated through an interstate exchange provided
by the National Center for Health Statistics. It
is estimated that less than one per cent of the 1966
events will be reported too late to be included in
this report.
The completeness of birth registration was
tested in I9H0 and 1950 by the United States Bureau
of the Census. These tests revealed that North
Carolina's birth registration completeness rose
from 86.1 per cent in 1910 to 96.1 per cent in 1950.
Completeness of reporting has continued to rise
since these tests.
Death registration is estimated to be almost
100 per cent complete. This is due not only to the
legal requirements but also to the almost universal
demand for death certificates in settling estates,
collecting insurance benefits, etc. Some under-registration,
however, may occur for deaths under
one year of age, particularly among those dying in
the f i rst day of 1 ife.
Fetal death registration is less complete than
either births or deaths. North Carolina law
requires that a fetal death certificate be filed
forastillbom child of 20 weeks or more gestation;
therefore, over two-thirds of the estimated total
fetal losses are not required to be reported. In
addition, there is assumed to be significant
underregi strati on of reportable fetal deaths,
particularly in the 20-27 weeks gestational ages.
Marriage registration was tested in 1963 by
the National Center for Health Statistics. This
test indicated that "over 99 per cent of issued
licenses terminated in a properly recorded marriage".
Divorces and annulments are not registered on
official certificates in North Carolina. These
events are reported on lists completed by clerks of
courts. The completeness of these lists is not
known.
Data Collection System
Each month vital records are forwarded to the
Office of Vital Statistics from each registration
area in North Carolina. Records are received from
local registrars, registers of deeds, and clerks of
courts.
With a few exceptions, each county is a
registration area. The register of deeds is the
local custodian of birth and death records, and the
local health director serves as registrar in most
counties.
The North Carolina Vital Statistics laws
require that birth certificates be filed with the
local registrar within 5 days by the attending
physician, midwife or other person attending the
birth. Statutes also require the funeral director
or any other person disposing of a body to file a
certificate of death or fetal death with the local
registrar within 72 hours after death or before
burial. The local registrar forwards these records
to the Office of Vital Statistics on the fifth day
of each month.
Since 1962, certificates of marriage have been
required to be filed with the Office of Vital
Statistics. The county register of deeds is
responsible for fi 1 ing these records by the f i fteenth
of the month following the event.
The law directs the clerk of court in which a
divorce (or annulment) is granted to report the
divorce (or annulment) to the Office of Vital
Statistics by the fifteenth of each month.
Classification of Data
The major classifications of birth and death
data in this report are: geographic area, color
and sex. Certain data are classified by the
institution of occurrence and attendant. Births
are grouped by age of mother, total-birth order,
and birth weight. Fetal deaths are classified by
age of mother and attendant. Deaths (excluding
fetal deaths) are classified by age group, sex and
the "underlying cause of death".
Marriages and divorces are classified by county
and month of occurrence. Marriages are further
grouped by age of bride and groom, previous marital
status and number of previous marriages. Divorces
are classified by grounds and number of children.
The 100 counties of North Carolina are the
major geographic subdivisions tabulated in this
report. Some data are given for cities with a
population of 10,000 or more in the I960 census.
Table A-iJ gives data for each county by urban and
rural areas. Urban is defined as inside the
corporate limits of any incorporated place with a
population of 2,500 or more in the I960 census, and
rural includes the balance of the county.
Events are assigned to an area on the basis of
two criteria, residence and occurrence. Residence
is defined as the place where a person lives or
maintains his legal residence, and events are
assigned to that place regardless of where they
occurred. Residence of the mother is used for
assigning births and infant deaths. For deaths in
hospitals and other institutions, the usual
residence prior to admission to the institution is
used. Occurrence is defined as the place where the
event occurred regardless of the residence of the
person. Births and deaths are given by both residence
and occurrence. Fetal, infant and maternal deaths
are shown by residence only. Marriages, divorces
and annulments, and accidental death tables are given
by occurrence only. In the accidental death tables
it should be noted that the area listed is the place
of death. This is not necessarily the same as the
place of the accident.
Some events are classified according to the
institution of occurrence. The term" hospi tal" refers
to a general and allied hospital which is defined
by the North Carolina Medical Care Commission as a
place where two or more non-related individuals
reside 24 hours or more on the premises and receive
medical care over and above any domiciliary care.
Included inall other institutions are the following:
tuberculosis and veterans hospitals; physician's
offices; mental, chronic, and penal institutions;
and domiciliary institutions such as orphanages,
rest homes, colleges, etc.
The major racial divisions used in this report
are white and nonwhite. With few exceptions the
nonwhite class is characteristic of Negroes. North
Carolina's population is about 74 per cent white,
25 per cent Negro andabout I per cent other nonwhi te
groups. Indians make up the majority of the
remaining I per cent. There are two concentrations
of Indians in North Carolina. One is in and around
Swain County in the western mountains and one in
Robeson County and nearby southeastern counties.
Age reporting on vital statistics records is
subject to some error. There is a tendency for
individuals to round ages and consequently there is
over reporting of ages ending in the digits and 5.
There is a tendency to overstate the ages of very
young children, those nearing their 21st and 65th
birthdays and those overage 85. From age 22 through
middle age there is a tencency to understate age.
These errors are partially offset by using age
groups in most tabulations.
Cause of death is classified from information
in the medical certification section of the death
certificate. This portion of the certificate is
completed by the attending physician. In the case
of an unattended death, the local health director,
coroner, or medical examiner is responsible for
investigation and certification. The cause selected
is the "underlying cause" which is classified
according to the 7th revision of the MANUAL OF THE
INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF
DISEASES, INJURIES, AND CAUSES OF DEATH. Due to
prior changes and revision of the rules for
classifying the cause of death, data preceding 1949
cannot be accurately compared with that of later
years. Comparability ratios for specific causes of
death may be obtained upon request.
Method of Estimating Population Rates and Ratios
Estimates are prepared by the Office of Vital
Statistics for the white and nonwhite population of
the state, each county and for selected cities with
10,000 population or more in the I960 census.
Population is estimated as of July I by the
arithmetic or straight line method. This method
assumes that each population subdivision (county,
city or color group) had an annual numerical
increase (or decrease) equal to one tenth the
numerical increase (or decrease) recorded between
the census years 1950-1960. Past estimates made by
this method have proved to be as accurate as any
other in reflecting the changes in North Carolina's
population. A recent test again confirmed this.
The United States Bureau of the Census
conducted a special census in 21 North Carolina
counties in November 1965 and January 1966. The
total census count in these 21 counties (adjusted
to July I, 1965) was 1,170,266 compared with a
straight line estimate of 1,171,105. The difference
between the two totals was only 839. Only four of
the 21 counties showed a difference of more than 5
per cent between the census count and the estimate.
The largest deviation was 7.17 per cent. The
average deviation for the 21 counties was 3.16 per
cent.
Rates are calculated for births and deaths by
dividing the number of events by the estimated
midyear population and multiplying the quotient by
1,000. Such rates have not been adjusted for
differences in the age, sex, race, rural or urban
distribution of the population, or for under-registration
or late reporting. These factors plus
the limitation of population estimates should be
kept in mind when comparing two different areas or
time periods.
When reviewing the tables the reader should
also keep in mind the limitations of small numbers.
There are fluctuations in all statistics which are
due to chance. This factor is especially important
in categories with small frequencies. Where small
frequences occur slight variations are proportion-ately
large in relation to the base number. For
example, small changes in the number of births or
deaths in small population groups may make large
changes in these rates. For this reason, and
because population estimates for small areas are
less reliable, rates for cities and counties should
be used with caution.
NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL STATISTICS
1966 ^'''
Section A
Population
Births
Deaths
Marriages
Divorces
SECTION A
POPULATION, BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS
Table Page
A-1 Population, Live Births, Total Deaths, Infant, Neonatal, Fetal and Maternal
Deaths with Rates: North Carolina, 1920-1966 12
A-2 Population, Live Births, Total Deaths, Infant, Neonatal, Fetal and Maternal
Deaths with Rates, by Color: North Carolina, 19'40-1966 13
A-3 Estimated Population, Resident Live Births and Deaths, by Color and Sex with
Natural Increase and Estimated Rates Per 1,000 Population by Color:
North Carolina Counties and Selected Cities, 1966 ]k
A-k Resident Live Births, Premature Live Births, Total Deaths, Infant, Neonatal
and Fetal Deaths, by Color: North Carolina, Each County, Urban and Rural,
1 966 22
A-5 Marriages, Divorces and Annulments, by County of Occurrence: North Carolina,
1966 27
A-6 Marriages by Age of Bride and Groom: North Carolina, 1966 28
A-7 Marriages by Previous Marital Status of Bride and Groom: North Carolina,
1 966 28
A-8 Marriages by Number of Times Previously Married (Bride and Groom):
North Carol ina, 1966 28
A-9 Marriages, Divorces and Annulments, by Month of Occurrence: North Carolina,
1 966 29
A-10 Divorces and Annulments by Color and Grounds: North Carolina, I966 29
A-11 Divorces by Color and Number of Children: North Carolina, I966 29
A-12 Leading Causes of Death (Excluding Fetal Deaths) by Age Group, Color and Sex:
North Carolina, Five-Year Average, I962-1966 30
Marriages, divorces and annulments by place of occurrence.
All other data by place of residence.
Fetal deaths shown are those of 20 weeks or more gestation
reported to the State Board of Health.
TABLE A-1 POPULATION^ LIVE BIRTHS, TOTAL DEATHS, INFANT, NEONATAL, FETAL AND MATERNAL DEATHS^
WITH RATES^: NORTH CAROLINA, I92O-I966
TABLE A-2 POPULATION^, LIVE BIRTHS, TOTAL DEATHS, INFANT, NEONATAL, FETAL AND MATERNAL DEATHS2
WITH RATES^, BY COLOR: NORTH CAROLINA, 19'40-1966
TABLE A-3 ESTIMATED POPULATION^, RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS, BY COLOR AND SEX
WITH NATURAL INCREASE AND ESTIMATED RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION BY COLOR:
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES AND SELECTED CITIES, 1966
Area
Table A-3 continued
Area
Table A-3 continued
Table A-3 continued
Area
Table A-3 continue
Table A-3 continued
Area
Table A-3 continued
Table A-3 continued
City
TABLE A-4 RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS, PREMATURE LIVE BIRTHS^, TOTAL DEATHS, INFANT, NEONATAL AND
FETAL DEATHS, BY COLOR:. NORTH CAROLINA, EACH COUNTY, URBAN^ AND RURAL, I966
White
Non-whi
te
Total Deaths
Excluding
Fetal Deaths
White
Non-whi
te
Non-wh
i te
Infant Deaths
(Under 1 Yr.)
Non-whi
te
Neonatal Deaths
(Under 28 Days)
White
Non-whi
te
NORTH CAROLINA
URBAN
RURAL
ALAMANCE
GRAHAM
BURLINGTON
RURAL
ALEXANDER
ALLEGHANY
ANSON
WADESBORO
RURAL
ASHE
AVERY
BEAUFORT
WASHINGTON
RURAL
BERTIE
BLADEN
BRUNSWICK
BUNCOMBE
ASHEVILLE
RURAL
BURKE
VALDESE
M0R6ANT0N
RURAL
CABARRUS
CONCORD
RURAL
CALDWELL
GRANITE FALLS
LENOIR
RURAL
CAMDEN
CARTERET
BEAUFORT
MOREHEAD CITY
RURAL
CASWELL
CATAWBA
LONGVIEW
NEWTON
HICKORY
RURAL
CHATHAM
SILER CITY
RURAL
CHEROKEE
64107
23586
40521
1328
128
570
630
300
133
182
32
150
351
223
393
104
289
114
286
251
2204
889
1315
971
50
159
762
1008
244
764
1156
58
165
933
47
429
33
72
324
129
1420
1
131
397
891
275
68
207
28620
11755
16865
449
23
161
265
29
3
299
36
263
3
1
253
77
176
301
243
172
305
2 54
51
52
42
285
107
178
116
1
61
54
29
115
28
31
56
168
233
26
90
117
188
17
171
4916 3867
1799 1719
3117 2148
80
41
30
10
2
28
25
28
9
19
8
22
20
195
88
107
75
3
16
56
80
19
61
113
10
14
89
26
2
6
18
11
111
12
35
64
17
7
10
65
1
29
35
35
1
33
17
16
48
30
26
54
44
10
8
5
3
46
17
29
11
7
12
2
4
6
24
35
6
II
18
29
4
25
1
30296 11922
11807 5585
18489 6337
1413 1272
515 484
577
61
239
277
133
78
121
29
92
196
133
236
65
171
139
159
146
1202
593
609
415
27
94
294
509
154
355
421
25
100
296
40
264
40
52
172
89
553
2
44
199
308
168
24
144
151
152
15
52
85
15
2
147
24
123
3
2
129
41
88
128
137
67
204
174
30
25
18
122
48
74
39
1
21
17
10
42
15
13
14
73
70
8
35
27
69
2
67
24
1
12
11
10
3
3
1
2
9
8
59
20
39
21
2
20
5
15
35
1
7
27
7
2
29
4
5
20
1
1
10
1055
384
671
15
1
6
8
5
3
1
1
1
7
7
49
18
31
14
1
4
9
16
4
12
26
1
6
19
5
1
18
3
15
1
1
5
671
285
386
11
1
5
5
Premature is defined as an infant weighing 2500 grams (5i pounds) or less at birth.
Urban is defined as
with a population of
inside
2500 o
the corporate limits of any incorporated place
r more in the i960 census.
Table A-** continued
Live Bi rths
Non-whi
te
Non-whi
te
Total Deaths
Excluding
Fetal Deaths
Non-wh
i te
Infant Deaths
(Under 1 Yr.)
Non-wh
i te
Neonatal Deaths
(Under 28 Days)
Non-whi
te
Fetal Deaths
CHOWAN
EDENTON
RURAL
CLAY
CLEVELAND
ICINGS MOUNTAIN
SHELBY
RURAL
COLUMBUS
WHITEVILLE
RURAL
CRAVEN
NEW BERN
RURAL
CUMBERLAND
SPRING LAKE
FAYETTEVILLE
RURAL
CURRITUCK
DARE
DAVIDSON
LEXINGTON
THOMASVILLE
RURAL
DAVIE
DURHAM
DURHAM
RURAL
EDGECOMBE
TARBORO
ROCKY MOUNT
RURAL
FORSYTH
KERNERSVILLE
WINSTON SALEM
RURAL
FRANKLIN
LOUISBURG
RURAL
GASTON
BESSEMER CITY
CHERRYVILLE
DALLAS
LOWELL
MOUNT HOLLY
BELMONT
GASTON I
A
RURAL
GATES
GRAHAM
GRANVILLE
OXFORD
RURAL
GREENE
76 105
33 33
43 72
64
1002
145
230
627
533
62
471
937
153
784
3037
232
811
1994
73
107
1506
275
235
996
262
1263
898
365
407
111
116
180
2491
66
1276
1149
196
24
172
2484
86
61
88
62
75
89
844
1179
53
452
32
121
299
414
30
384
409
107
302
538
615
265
70
122
73
49
839
715
124
668
62
155
451
1114
7
1047
60
283
12
271
503
15
14
30
13
25
25
235
146
98
232
Table A-'i continued
Table A-'i continued
Table A-*) continued
TABLE A-5 MARRIAGES, OIVORCESl AND ANNULMENTS, BY COUNTY OF OCCURRENCE: NORTH CAROLINA, 1 966
Area
TABLE A-6 MARRIAGES BY AGE OF BRIDE AND GROOM: NORTH CAROLINA, I966
Age of
TABLE A-9 MARRIAGES, DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS, BY MONTH OF OCCURRENCE: NORTH CAROLINA, 1966
TABLE A- 12 LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH (EXCLUDING FETAL DEATHS) BY AGE GROUP, COLOR AND SEX:
NORTH CAROLINA, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE, I962-I966
Cause of Death
(International code number follows
ank N^uJm^ble'r^^
Rank *^^:;^9^
Number
Rank ^\^^9^ Rank ^^[^9^
ALL AGES - TOTAL ALL CAUSES
TEN LEADING CAUSES
Diseases of the heart ('(I0-'(')3)
Maiignant neoplasms, including lymphatic and
hematopoietic tissues (r'iO-205)
Vascular lesions affecting central nervous
system (iiO-lilt)
Influenza and pneumonia, including pneumonia of
newborn (l(80-'(83 ,'490-'493 , 763)
Motor vehicle accidents (810-835)
All accidents (except motor vehicle) (800-802,
8'(0,962)
Arteriosclerosis CiSO)
Diabetes mel 1 i tus (260)
Congenital malformations (750-759)
Immaturity (77't,776)
Postnatal asphyxia and atelectasis (762)
Hypertension without mention of heart ('i'4'4-'i'i7) .
Homicide (980-98'i ,96l()
Infections of kidney (600)
Suicide (970-979,963)
'•0,778 16,959
111, 730
5,21)5
1 ,605
l,5'i7
l,'i56
665
633
532
50i(
'•39
366
'•55
316
'l8'4
6,782
506
SiiS
665
233
202
203
II16
158
110
111
109
356
'<32
278
292
22l|
192
108
96
91
3'<
1,985
627
367
3'<2
361
70
76
75
139
101)
92
2l<5
1(0
1(0
UNDER 1 YEAR - TOTAL ALL CAUSES
SIX LEADING CAUSES
Immaturity C77'(,776)
Influenza and pneumonia, including pneumonia of
newborn (1(80-1(83 ,'(90-'(93 ,763)
Postnatal asphyxia and atelectasis (762)
Congenital malformations (750-759)
Birth injuries (760, 761)
All accidents (except motor vehicle) (800-802,
81(0-962)
Dysentery, gastritis, duodenitis, enteritis,
colitis, and diarrhea of newborn (01(5-01(8,
51(3, 571, 572, 76'()
873
1(69
1(39
376
231
76
158
li(l(
9i(
57
96
1l(0
50
185
10l(
52
50
1-1( YEARS - TOTAL ALL CAUSES
FIVE LEADING CAUSES
All accidents (except motor vehicle) (800-802,
81(0-962)
Influenza and pneumonia (1(80-1(83 , 1(90-1(93)
Motor vehicle accidents (810-835)
Congenital malformations (750-759)
Malignant neoplasms, including lymphatic and
hematopoietic tissues (11(0-205)
Dysentery, gastritis, duodenitis, enteritis,
and colitis (01(5-01(8,51)3,571,572)
136
1
Table A-12 continued
Cause of Death
(International code number follows
each cause)
15-2^ YEARS - TOTAL ALL CAUSES
FIVE LEADING CAUSES
Motor vehicle accidents (810-835)
All accidents (except motor vehicle) (800-802,
eiio-gez)
Homicide iSSO-SS'i .SM)
Malignant neoplasms, including lymphatic and
hematopoietic tissues (1^10-205)
Diseases of the heart {'tlO-')'i3)
Suicide (970-979.963)
Rank ;NJu^m^b[;e^r9^
536
Average
Number Ranl<
'Average
Number
167
99
63
ko
39
25-'t't YEARS - TOTAL ALL CAUSES
TEN LEADING CAUSES
Diseases of the heart {'4l0-')'(3)
Malignant neoplasms, including lymphatic and
hematopoietic tissues (l')0-2a5)
Motor vehicle accidents (810-835)
All accidents (except motor vehicle) (800-802,
8'i0-962)
Homicide (980-984, 96'))
Vascular lesions affecting central nervous
system (330-33't)
Suicide (970-979,963)
Cirrhosis of liver (581)
Influenza and pneumonia ('(80-1(83 ,')90-')93)
Nephritis and nephrosis (590-59'()
Hypertension without mention of heart (kU't-'t'ty)
Alcoholism (322)
Deliveries and complications of pregnancy,
childbirth and the puerperium (61(0-689)
1,365
2
NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL STATISTICS
1966 ^''^
Section B
Live Births
SECTION B
LIVE BIRTHS, FETAL DEATHS, INFANT DEATHS, NEONATAL DEATHS
Table Page
B-1 Live Births by Area of Occurrence and by Residence, Also Resident Fetal
Deaths, with Resident Events Showing Number Born out of Wedlock,
Attendant, and Deliveries in Hospitals, by Color: North Carolina
Counties and Selected Cities, 1966 36
B-2 Resident Live Births, Infant, Neonatal, Fetal and Perinatal Deaths with
Rates and Number of Infant and Neonatal Deaths Occurring in Hospitals,
by Color: North Carolina Counties and Selected Cities, 1 966 42
B-3 Resident Live Births Showing Total-Birth Order by Color and Age of Mother:
North Carol ina, 1 966 50
B-A Resident Live Births Showing Birth Weight by Color and Age of Mother:
North Carolina, 1 966 50
B-5 Resident Fetal Deaths Showing Total-Birth Order by Color and Age of Mother:
North Carol ina, I966 51
B-6 Resident Fetal Deaths Showing Birth Weight by Color and Age of Mother:
North Carol ina, I966 51
B-7 Matched Neonatal Deaths Showing Total -Birth Order by Color and Age of
Mother: North Carol i na , I966 52
B-8 Matched Neonatal Deaths Showing Birth Weight by Color and Age of Mother:
North Carol ina, 1 966 52
B-9 Resident Infant Deaths by Cause, Age and Color: North Carolina, I966 53
B-10 Resident Sets of Plural Births by Color and Sex with Number Live Born and
Stillborn: North Carol i na , 1 966 53
Explanation of Rates
Live birth rates are per 1,000 population. Infant and neonatal death
rates and fetal death ratios are per 1,000 live births.
Perinatal mortality rate is the sum of fetal and neonatal deaths per
1 ,000 del iveries.
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TABLE B-1 LiVE BIRTHS BY AREA OF OCCURRENCE AND BY RESIDENCE, ALSO RESIDENT FETAL DEATHS^,
WITH RESIDENT EVENTS SHOWING NUMBER BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK, ATTENDANT, AND DELIVERIES
IN HOSPITALS, BY COLOR: NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES AND SELECTED CjTIES, 1 966
Table B-1 conti
UNION
WHITE
NONWHITE
VANCE
WHITE
NONWHITE
WAKE
WHITE
NONWHITE
WARREN
WHITE
NONWHITE
WASHINGTON
WHITE
NONWHITE
WATAUGA
WHITE
NONWHITE
WAYNE
WHITE
NONWHITE
WILKES
WHITE
NONWHITE
WILSON
WHITE
NONWHITE
YADKIN
WHITE
NONWHITE
YANCEY
WHITE
NONWHITE
1026
750
276
829
395
43A
3810
2672
1138
1032
735
297
663
282
381
3770
2617
1153
217
TABLE B-2 RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT, NEONATAL, FETAL AND PERINATAL^ DEATHS WITH RATES^
AND NUMBER OF INFANT AND NEONATAL DEATHS OCCURRING IN HOSPITALS, BY COLOR:
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES AND SELECTED CITIES, I966
Area
Table B-2 continued
Area
Table B-2 continued
Area
Table B-2 continued
Area
Table B-2 continued
Area
Table B-2 continued
Area
Table B-2 continued
k8
City
Table B-2 continued
City
TABLE B-3 RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS SHOWING TOTAL-BIRTH ORDER BY COLOR AND AGE OF MOTHER:
NORTH CAROLINA, 1 966
TABLE B-5 RESIDENT FETAL DEATHS SHOWING TOTAL-BIRTH ORDER BY COLOR AND AGE OF MOTHER:
NORTH CAROLINA, I966
Color and
Age of Mother
TABLE B-7 MATCHED NEONATAL DEATHS^ SHOWING TOTAL-BIRTH ORDER BY COLOR AND AGE OF MOTHER:
NORTH CAROLINA, 1 966
TABLE B-9 RESIDENT INFANT DEATHS BY CAUSE, AGE AND COLOR: NORTH CAROLINA, 1966
Cause of Death
(International Code Number Follows Each Cause
Under 1 Day
Total W NW
Under 7 Days
Total W NW
Under 28 Days
Total W NW
Under 1 Year
NORTH CAROLINA
Syph ills (020-029)
Septicemia and pyemia (053)
Meningococcal infections (057)
Acute infectious encephalitis (082)
Rubel la (German measles) (086)
Leukemia and aleukemia (20A)
Diseases of thymus gland (273)
Anemias (290-293)
Hemorrhagic conditions (295,296)
Meningitis, except meningococcal and tuberculous (3^0)
Otitis media and mastoiditis (391-393)
Acute upper respiratory infections ('(70-')75)
Influenza and pneumonia, except pneumonia of newborn (^80-^83
'i90-'i93)
Hernia and intestinal obstruction (560,561,570)
Dysentery, gastritis, enteritis, and colitis, except diarrhea
of newborn (O45-0li8,5't3 ,571 ,572)
Nephritis and nephrosis (590-59'i)
Congenital malformations (750-759)
Spina bifida and meningocele (751)
Congenital malformations of circulatory system (75^)
All other congenital malformations (750,752,753,755-759)...
Birth injuries (760,761)
Postnatal asphyxia and atelectasis (762)
Pneumonia of newborn (763)
Diarrhea of newborn (76*1)
Other infections of newborn (765-768)
Hemolytic disease of newborn (770)
All other defined diseases of early infancy (769,771,772)
Immaturity (77't,776)
Symptoms and ill-defined conditions (773,780-793,795)
All other diseases (residual)
Al 1 accidents (800-962)
Accidental poisonings (870-888,890-895)
Accident caused by fire and explosion of combustible
material (916)
Inhalation and ingestion of food or other object causing
obstruction or suffocation (921,922)..'
Accidental mechanical suffocation in bed and cradle (92'i) . .
All other causes of accidental death (residual)
Homicide (964 ,980-98'l)
938 568 370
15
15
299
135
It
1539 962 577 1726 1055 671
76 19
121 77 't't
230 133 97
7 5 2
166 133
79 56
170 138 32
13 11 2
63 ^18 15
S'l 79 15
183 119 61)
355 216 139
30 16 }h
3 1 2
16 511
20 19 I
27 15 12
393 217 176
305 196 109
11 h 7
92
116
360
57
17
28
6 - 6
13 9 it
20
67
1'42
32
33 17 16
'^0'^ 220 18^1
327 208 119
18 10 8
14 2 12
2685 1413 1272
19
322
5
348
38
145
165
362
57
17
31
47
412
454
120
265
33
109
123
220
25
3
251
54
232
7
3
83
5
36
42
67
142
32
14
29
192
203
66
TABLE B-lO RESIDENT SETS OF PLURAL BIRTHS BY COLOR AND SEX, WITH NUMBER LIVE BORN
AND STILLBORN: NORTH CAROLINA, 1966
Sex and Status at Birth
NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL STATISTICS
1966 ^~'''
Section C
Death
(excluding fetal deaths)
SECTION C
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETAL DEATHS)
Table Page
C-1 Resident Deaths (Excluding Fetal Deaths) from Each Cause by Age Group, Color
and Sex: North Carolina, I966 58
C-2 Deaths by Area of Occurrence and by Residence, with Resident Events Showing
Deaths in Hospitals and Other Institutions and Deaths from 16 Selected
Causes, by Color: North Carolina Counties and Selected Cities, 1 966 76
C-3 Accidental Deaths Occurring in the State from Each Cause with Rates Per
100,000 Total Population, and Number by Color and Sex: North Carolina,
1 966 82
C-'* Accidental Deaths Showing Vehicle Involved in Transportation Accidents, and
Place of Other Accidents, by County and City Where Death Occurred:
North Carolina, I966 83
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TABLE C-2 DEATHS BY AREA OF OCCURRENCE AND BY RESIDENCE, WITH RESIDENT EVENTS SHOWING DEATHS
IN HOSPITALS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND DEATHS FROM 16 SELECTED CAUSES, BY COLOR:
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES AND SELECTED CITIES, 1966
Table C-2 continu
Table C-2 continu
TABLE C-3 ACCIDENTAL DEATHS OCCURRING IN THE STATE FROM EACH CAUSE WITH RATES PER 100,000
TOTAL POPULATION, AND NUMBER BY COLOR AND SEX: NORTH CAROLINA, I966
Type of Accident
(International Code Number Follows Each Cause)
Total
Number Rate
White
Male Female
Nonwhi te
Male Female
All Accidents
Railway accidents (800-802)
Motor vehicle traffic accidents (810-825)
Accident involving collision with railway train (8IO).
Accident to pedestrian (812)
Other accidents involving collision (811,813-819)
Noncollision traffic accidents (820-82'4)
Accident of unspecified nature (825)
Motor vehicle nontraffic accidents (830-835)
Other road vehicle accidents (840-8')5)
Water transport accidents (85O-858)
Drownings involving small boat (850,851)
Other water transport accidents (852-858)
Aircraft accidents (860-866)
Accidental poisoning (870-895)
By solid and liquid substances (87O-888)
By gases and vapours (890-895)
Accidental falls (900-904)
From one level to another (900-902)
On same level (903)
Unspecified falls (90't) ,
Blow from falling object (910)
Accident caused by machinery (912)
Accident caused by electric current (91^)
Accident caused by burns (916,917,918)
By fire and explosion (except conflagration) (916)...
Conf lagrat ion (916)
By hot substance, corrosive liquid, steam, and
radiation (917,918)
Accident caused by firearm (919)
Inhalation and ingestion of food or other object
causing obstruction or suffocation (921,922)
Accidental mechanical suffocation in bed and cradle
(92^4)
Accidents caused by venomous animals and insects (927)-
Accidental drowning and submersion (not involving boat)
(929)
Excessive heat and insolation (931)
L i ghtn i ng (935)
Complications due to nontherapeut ic medical and
surgical procedures, therapeutic misadventure, and
late complications of therapeutic procedures
(9^*0-959)
All other accidents (911,913,915,920,923,925,926,928,
930, 932-93'*, 936, 960-962)
3,289
28
1,737
hi
Ilk
679
660
27
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38
5
37
70
52
18
297
82
8'4
131
51
5k
31
270
86
170
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120
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0.8
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0.8
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1.1
0.4
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1.8
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0.3
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ACCIDENTAL DEATHS SHOWING VEHICLE INVOLVED IN TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENTS, AND PLACE OF
OTHER ACCIDENTS, BY COUNTY AND CITY WHERE DEATH OCCURRED: NORTH CAROLINA, 1 966
Motor
Vehicle
Deaths
Non -Transportation
Accidental Deaths
By Place of Accident
(870-936. 9A0-962) AREA
Where Death
Occurred
Not necessari ly
the same as area
where accident
Motor
Vehicle
Deaths
Non-Transportation
Accidental Deaths
By Place of Accident
(870-936j^ 9^0-962)
NORTH CAROLINA
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OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
In addition to this report on North Carolina Vital Statistics, the Public
Health Statistics Section prepares many special reports and publ i shes several
other statistical reports. Among those regularly published are:
PROVISIONAL VITAL This quarterly report and its annual summary contains current data
STATISTICS REPORT: on births, deaths, marriages and divorces registered in North
Carolina, each county, and 35 selected cities.
PERINATAL MORTALITY This report contains numbers and rates of live births, reportable
STATISTICS: fetal deaths (of 20 weeks or more gestation) neonatal deaths, and
perinatal deaths in North Carolina by coded hospitals.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE This annual report contains yearly totals of reportable communica-
MORBIDITY STATISTICS: ble disease cases, including tuberculosis and venereal disease,
reported in North Carol ina and each county.
CANCER ACTIVITY REPORT: This monthly report and its annual summary shows the results of
screening activities of North Carolina's 19 Cancer Detection
Centers and 5 Diagnostic Centers.
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