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NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL
STATISTICS
1973
volume 1
Population
Births
Deaths
Marriages
Divorces
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
DIVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL STATISTICS 1973
Volume 1
Population
Births
Deaths
Marriages
Divorces
NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
DIVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SECTION
PUBLIC HEALTH STATISTICS BRANCH
David T. Flaherty, B.S. , Secretary Department of Human Resources
Jacob Koomen, M.D., M.P.H., Director Division of Health Services
Ben Eaton, LL.B Special Assistant to the Director
Ronald H. Levine, M.D., M.P.H. '.
. Assistant Director for State Services
Isa C. Grant, M.D., M.P.H Assistant Director for Local Services
Rodney Hobbs, B.S., M.P.H., Chief Administrative Services Section
James J. Palmersheim, Ph.D., Head Public Health Statistics Branch
Kathryn B. Surles, M.Ed., Biostatistician Biostatistics
Paul Johnson, M.S.P.H., Statistical Analyst Analysis Unit
Cecile Alston, B.S. , Statistical Analyst Analysis Unit
Clara K. Tessenear, B.S., Statistical Analyst Publications Unit
David Liles, B.S., Statistical Analyst Publications Unit
Phyllis D. Flowers, Statistical Aide Publications Unit
John E. Allen, B.S., Computer Systems Analyst Special Projects
Keiko Holloman, B.A. , Computer Systems Analyst Systems Development
Joseph Bouchard, B.Mus., Data Processing Manager Data Processing
James Holmes, Data Processing Manager Operations Unit
Doris Southall, Keypunch Supervisor Keypunch Unit
Don Perry, A.B., Head Supportive Services
Margie Kelly, Duplicating Unit Supervisor Duplicating Unit
Betty Alexander, Mailing Room Supervisor Mailing Unit
Martin P. Hines, D.V.M., M.P.H., Chief Epidemiology Section
Thomas L. Johnson, B.S., Head Vital Records Branch
Wilma Barbour, Supervisor Registration Unit
Jean Wood, Supervisor Nosology Unit
Carolyn McCoy, Supervisor Marriage and Divorce Unit
July, 1974
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. INTRODUCTION • l ~ l
II. TRENDS IN VITAL STATISTICS ... 1-2
III. REGISTRATION OF VITAL EVENTS 1-7
Birth and Death 1- 7
Fetal Death 1- 9
Marriage and Divorce 1-9
IV. TECHNICAL NOTES 1-H
Completeness of Registration of Vital Events 1-11
Accuracy of Items on Certificates 1-12
Treatment of Missing Values 1-12
Residence Allocation 1-13
Occurrence Allocation 1-13
Race or Color Allocation 1-14
V. POPULATION BASES 1-15
VI. RATES 1-17
Computation 1-17
Interpretation 1-18
VII. DEFINITIONS AND FORMULAS 1-20
SYMBOLS 1-30
REFERENCES 1-31
TABLES
State 2-1
Counties 3-1
Cities 4-1
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Population : NET MIGRATION "IN" FOR WHITES, "OUT" FOR NONWHITES
Between 1960 and 1970, the North Carolina population increased
by 526,000 persons, an 11.5% increase over the 1960 Census. The nation-wide
increase was slightly higher, 13.3%. North Carolina whites increased
by 14% and nonwhites by 3%. The urban population increased by 27% while
the rural population increased by 1.5%. (2)
Both whites and nonwhites experienced net outmigration during
the nineteen-fifties, but whites netted an in-migration of 97,950 persons
(+2.9%) between 1960 and 1970. Outmigration of nonwhites remained high.
The net was 170,752 persons (-14.8%).
In-migration of whites and outmigration of nonwhites lowered the
percentage of nonwhites in the population from 25.4 in 1960 (1) to 23.2 in
1970 (2). The reduction has been delimited by a higher rate of natural
increase among nonwhites. In 1973, natural increase per 1,000 population
was 5.9 for whites compared to 11.9 for nonwhites.
Live Births : CRUDE BIRTH RATE LOWEST EVER; ILLEGITIMACY CONTINUES UPWARD
The North Carolina birth rate was 16.4 resident births per 1,000
population in 1973. This was the lowest birth rate ever recorded in North
Carolina. A downward trend has been observed since 1970 when the rate was
19.3. The birth rate was 24.0 in 1960, 18.6 in 1971 and 17.1 in 1972.
The white birth rate was 22.0 in 1960 compared to 17.8 in 1970 and 14.6 in
1973. For nonwhites the rate was 29.9 in 1960 compared to 24.4 in 1970 and
22.5 in 1973.
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The percentage of resident live births attended by a physician in
a hospital was 99.0 in 1973. The trend for hospital births has been upward.
The percentage of births delivered in hospitals was 91.0 in 1960 and 98.5
in 1970. Midwives and other non -physicians attended less than 1% of the
1973 live births.
The percentage of births classified as premature, 5 pounds 8
ounces or less, was 8.7 in 1973, compared to 8.8 in 1972. The percentages
were 8.8 in 1960 and 9.2 in 1970. The nonwhite premature rate is nearly
two times the white premature rate.
The percentage of births classified as illegitimate was 14.7 in
1973 compared to 14.1 in 1972. A rising trend has been observed in recent
years. In 1960 the percentage illegitimate was 9.3 compared to 12.6 in
1970. The nonwhite illegitimacy rate is nearly ten times the white ille-gitimacy
rate.
Fetal and Infant Mortality : INFANT MORTALITY REDUCED BY 31% SINCE 1960;
NONWHITE P0STNE0NATAL MORTALITY DOWN BY 59%
In 1973 the North Carolina perinatal mortality rate was 30.6
resident deaths per 1,000 deliveries. The rate continued a declining
trend in perinatal mortality. The perinatal mortality rate was 38.2 in
1960 and 33.8 in 1970. Reductions in perinatal mortality have occurred
primarily in the nonwhite segment of the population.
The North Carolina fetal mortality rate in 1973 was 15.2 deaths
per 1,000 deliveries. In 1960 the fetal mortality rate was 18.4. The
white fetal mortality rate dropped from 13.7 in 1960 to 12.6 in 1973. The
nonwhite fetal mortality rate declined from 28.3 in 1960 to 20.9 in 1973.
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The North Carolina neonatal mortality rate was 15.6 deaths per
1,000 live births in 1973. In 1960 the neonatal mortality rate was 20.2.
The white neonatal mortality rate was 16.5 in 1960 and 13.6 in 1973. The
nonwhite neonatal mortality rate was 28.2 in 1960 compared to 20.1 in 1973.
The North Carolina postneonatal mortality rate was 6.2 deaths
per 1,000 neonatal survivors in 1973, approximately the same as the 1972 rate
of 6.3. A downward trend in postneonatal mortality gained impetus in 1967.
In 1960 and 1970 the postneonatal mortality rates were 11.7 and 6.3 respec-tively.
The white postneonatal mortality rate dropped from 5.8 in 1960 to
3.9 in 1971, rising to 4.5 in 1973. The nonwhite postneonatal mortality
rate declined from 24.4 in 1960 to 11.0 in 1971, increased to 11.5 in 1972
and dropped to 10.0 in 1973.
The North Carolina infant mortality rate in 1973 was 21.7 deaths
per 1,000 live births compared to 22.6 in 1972. The infant mortality rate
was 31.6 in 1960 and 24.1 in 1970. The white infant mortality rate was
22.2 in 1960, 19.2 in 1970 and 18.1 in 1973. The nonwhite infant mortality
rate was 52.0 in 1960 compared to 35.8 in 1970 and 29.8 in 1973. The
United States has experienced similar trends in infant mortality in recent
years (3).
Deaths : CRUDE DEATH RATE STABLE; MALE DEATHS OUTNUMBER FEMALE;
NONWHITE DEATH RATE HIGHER AT ALL AGE LEVELS
The North Carolina death rate was 9.1 resident deaths per 1,000
population in 1973, the same as for 1972. Male deaths outnumbered female
deaths by 34 percent. The death rate was 22 percent higher for nonwhites
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than for whites. The white and nonwhite death rates were 8.7 and 10.6
respectively.
For all age categories, the nonwhite rate was higher than the
white rate. A nonwhite child 0-4 years of age was nearly twice as likely
to die as a white child of the same age. A nonwhite adult 25-44 years of
age was more than twice as likely to die as the white adult in the age
group.
Approximately three out of five resident deaths occurred in a
hospital in 1973. Less than four percent of the deaths which occurred in
North Carolina were to nonresidents of the State.
Other Events : MARRIAGE RATE DECLINES SLIGHTLY; DIVORCE RATE CONTINUES UPWARD
The North Carolina marriage rate was 9.0 marriages per 1,000 popu-lation
in 1973 compared to 9.4 in 1972. In 1962, when marriage registration
began, the rate was 7.3.
The North Carolina divorce rate was 3.5 divorces per 1,000 popula-tion
in 1973. The divorce rate was 1.3 in 1960 and 2.7 in 1970. The divorce
rate for the United States was estimated at 3.5 in 1970 (3).
The North Carolina divorce rate accelerated after 1964 when one-year
separations replaced two-year separations as grounds for divorce. In
the United States, the divorce rate began rising in 1963 and accelerated
after 1967 (3).
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III. REGISTRATION OF VITAL EVENTS
The origin, flow and disposition of North Carolina vital records are
illustrated in the flow diagram on page 1-8. A brief history of vital records
processing in North Carolina and current registration practice are discussed
below. The user of this report may note in particular the section regarding
registration of fetal deaths. Legislation enacted by the 1971 North Carolina
General Assembly has altered fetal death registration practice.
Birth and Death
The Bureau of Vital Statistics, with the State Health Director as
State Registrar of Vital Statistics, was created by an act of the General
Assembly of 1913. The 1973 General Assembly changed the name of the office
to the Department of Human Resources and made the Secretary of Human Resources
the State Registrar of Vital Statistics. The authority of this department
and the laws which it administers are contained in Chapter 130, Article 7,
of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Within the organizational struc-ture
of the Department of Human Resources, the duties of the State Registrar
of Vital Statistics are accomplished primarily by the Vital Records Branch
with support from the Public Health Statistics Branch.
The collection of birth and death records began on October 1, 1913.
The Department of Human Resources is the custodian of these records. Statutes
enacted by the General Assembly of 1913 require that physicians, midwives, or
other persons attending a birth file a birth certificate within five days
after birth. The funeral director or person burying a body is responsible
for filing a death certificate or fetal death certificate with the local
registrar prior to final disposition and within 72 hours after death.
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THE ORIGIN. FLOW, AND DISPOSITION OF VITAL RECORDS
NORTH CAROLINA
HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR
G.S. 130-50 determines
responsibility.
Completes birth cer-tificate
for births in
hospital
.
Obtain's physician's
signature.
Sends birth certifi-cate
to county regis-trar
(county health
department).
Responds to queries
for missing or inade-quate
information
PHYSICIAN
G.S. 130-50 determines
responsibility.
Completes birth cer-tificate
for births
outside hospital
.
Certifies births and
cause of death for all
vital events in hos-pital
.
Sends birth certifi-cate
for births out-side
hospital to coun-ty
registrar (county
health department).
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
CLERK OF COURT
Sends monthly report
of divorces, court
orders for change of
name, and paternity
determinations.
G.S. 130-46 determines
responsibility.
Completes death cer-tificate
for all
deaths.
Obtains cause of death
and signature of phy-sician.
Obtains burial transit
permit in exchange for
death certificate from
the county registrar
(county health depart-ment).
MEDICAL EXAMINER
G.S. 130-202.1 deter-mines
responsibility.
Initiates death cer-tificate
for all
deaths resulting from
accident, suicide, or
homicide and for un-attended
deaths.
Investigates the cir-cumstances
surrounding
the aforementioned
categories and certi-fies
cause and manner
of death.
COUNTY REGISTRAR (COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT)
Checks each record received.
Requests further information when necessary.
Prepares copy of birth and death certificates for
register of deeds.
Sends original birth and death certificates to the
Department of Human Resources.
Issues burial transit permits.
REGISTER OF DEEDS
G.S. 130-49 determines
responsibility.
Completes marriage
certificate for all
marriages.
Sends marriage certif-icate
to the DHR.
Prepares delayed cer-tificates
and sends to
the DHR for approval
.
Initiates amendment
applications.
PARENTS
File birth record
correction forms
and legitimation
papers.
SOCIAL SERVICES
Sends adoption
reports to the
Division of
Health Services.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES (DHR) - DIVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
REGISTRATION (Epidemiology Section)
- Receives and processes current reports
of births and deaths, as well as all
corrections, delayed birth certificates,
adoptions, legitimations and court or-ders.
- Furnishes medical examiners, hospital
administrators, physicians, funeral di-rectors,
registers of deeds and clerks
of court with supplies and manual of
instructions.
- Consults with local officials on special
problems.
CERTIFICATION (Epidemiology Section)
- Provides for certification and veri-fication
of vital events.
- Microfilms certificates.
RECORDS UNIT (Local Administration)
- Provides field consultation to hospital
administrators, local health depart-ments,
registers of deeds, clerks of
court, funeral directors, and other
organizations concerned with vital rec-ord
registration.
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE REGISTRATION
(Epidemiology Section)
- Provides clerks of court with handbook
on record procedures.
- Issues certified copies of marriage
certificate.
NOSOLOGY (Epidemiology Section)
- Codes cause of death using current re-vision
of the ICDA.
STATISTICS (Administrative Services Sec-tion)
- Services requests for general vital
statistics data.
- Publishes reports quarterly, semi-annual-ly
and annually.
DATA PROCESSING (Administrative Services
Section)
- Punches cards from vital records--births,
deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and di-vorces.
- Performs selective edit of variables for
published data.
- Summarizes data by county and city for
verification of computer output.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS
Receives microfilm copies from states.
Codes cause of death by current revision
of ICDA.
Publishes United States reports.
Provides technical assistance.
Provides classes in registration (ASTI)
.
OTHER STATES
Exchange vital records.
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The local registrar is the health director in 97 of 100 counties.
A clerk of the county health department, designated by the local registrar
as deputy registrar, carries out registration procedures locally. The
deputy registrar forwards the original birth and death certificate to the
Department of Human Resources on the fifth day of the month following the
event, where they are processed and permanently preserved. Periodically,
birth and death certificates are microfilmed and sent to the National Cen-ter
for Health Statistics.
North Carolina was admitted into the National Death Registration
Area in 1916 and into the National Birth Registration Area in 1917.
Fetal Death
Prior to May 19, 1971, North Carolina law required the filing of
a fetal death certificate for fetal deaths (stillbirths) of 20 or more
weeks gestation. Legislation enacted by the 1971 General Assembly (G.S.
14-45.1) requires that a therapeutic abortion be reported on a separate
form. For fetal deaths falling within the purview of the referenced stat-ute,
the therapeutic abortion report form now serves in lieu of a fetal
death certificate. For this reason, counts of fetal deaths and perinatal
deaths in 1971 through 1973 are not strictly comparable to counts in pre-vious
years. In 1973, approximately 400 fetal deaths of 20 or more weeks
gestation were preferentially reported as therapeutic abortions.
Marriage and Divorce
In 1957, the General Assembly enacted legislation requiring that
the duties of the clerk of court include the registration of divorces and
annulments of marriage effective January 1, 1958. Lists of divorces and
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annulments are required to be sent to the Department of Human Resources on
or before the 15th day of the month following the event.
By virtue of legislation enacted in 1961, the duties of the county
register of deeds include the registration of marriages occurring on or
after January 1, 1962. Copies of the certificates of marriage are required
to be forwarded to the Department of Human Resources on or before the 15th
day of the month following the marriage. The original certificates are
filed with the county registers of deeds.
In January 1964, North Carolina was admitted to the National Mar-riage
Registration Area. North Carolina is not a member of the National
Divorce Registration Area but the Department of Human Resources is in the
process of implementing new reporting practices such that membership may
be effected in the future.
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IV. TECHNICAL NOTES
Completeness of Registration of Vital Events
Completeness of registration is defined as the degree to which
reported vital event enumerations agree with the true counts in a given
time frame. Birth registration, tested for completeness in 1940 and 1950,
was found to be 86 and 96 percent complete respectively (4). Death regis-tration
is believed to be even more complete than birth registration.
Marriage registration was tested for completeness in 1963. Over
99 percent of performed marriages terminated in properly recorded certifi-cates
of marriage (5).
Delayed registration results in underenumeration of vital events
for a specific time period. Frequency counts in this report are based on
1973 events filed with the local registrar prior to March 1, 1974 and
processed in the State office before the end of March 1974. Based on
examinations of lagtimes in prior years, the number of calendar year events
filed after March 1 of the subsequent year is considered negligible. As
this publication goes to press, 58 birth, 52 death, and 4 fetal death rec-ords
for 1973 were processed during April - June and not added to the
statistical file. These residuals are considered amongst the 0.2 - 0.5%
which will accrue during 1974.
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Accuracy of Items on Certificates
The Vital Records Branch maintains continuous surveillance of
certificates to detect inconsistencies in related items (e.g., newborn's
name vs. sex). However, the true extent of bias and unreliability due to
incorrect answers is not known.
Treatment of Missing Values
As a result of a query program to reconcile inconsistencies in
the data and to complete unanswered items, missing values are rare for the
characteristics included in this report. These "not stated" cases are
treated in one of two ways:
(1) not allocated because they are believed to have
an unknown distribution which is different from
the distribution for "stated" cases;
(2) randomly distributed in the same proportion as
the "stated" cases for the State.
The following table shows the number and treatment of missing
values for the statistics found in the detailed tables.
NUMBER OF MISSING VALUES BY ITEM AND TREATMENT
NORTH CAROLINA, 1973
Item
Residence Allocation
Except as otherwise indicated, vital events in this report are
allocated to the place of residence (county or city) regardless of the
place of occurrence. In the case of a birth or fetal death, residence is
the usual residence of the mother. Deaths are allocated to the residence
of the deceased.
Prior to July 1972, North Carolina participated in an interchange
program whereby photocopies of non-resident birth and death certificates
were sent to the National Center for Health Statistics which acted as a
broker service. In July 1972, as a result of a resolution passed by the
American Association of Vital Records and Public Health Statistics (AAVRPHS),
North Carolina joined with other states in a direct interchange of non-resident
records. The records are sent to the state of residence within
two months of the date of occurrence. The National Center for Health
Statistics acts as a control for this interchange through a report from
each state which lists the number of each type of vital record sent to
every other state.
Occurrence Allocation
Items 7 and 16 of the tables allocate live births and deaths
respectively to place of occurrence regardless of place of residence.
Marriage and divorce data are compiled by place of occurrence—county of
license for marriages and county of decree for divorces and annulments.
Marriage and divorce statistics are not available for cities.
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Race or Color Allocation
Two broad categories, "white" and "nonwhite," are used in this
report. Nonwhite is predominantly Negro (95%) in North Carolina (2).
For births and fetal deaths, where one parent is classified as white and
the other nonwhite, the child is classified as nonwhite.
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V. POPULATION BASES
Population bases for the rates published in this report represent
different methodologies in different years but are believed to be the best
estimates available in each case. Bases for the five-year rates are averages
of population bases applicable to July 1 of each of the years 1969-1973.
Methodologies for the several annual bases are as follows:
1969: Straight-line interpolations of the 1960
and 1970 Censuses specific for race, sex
and 10-year age categories (1, 2);
1970: Straight-line extrapolations of the 1960
and 1970 Censuses specific for race, sex
and 10-year age categories (1, 2), i.e.,
the April 1, 1970 Census counts advanced
to July 1, 1970;
1971, 1972: Modified ratio-projections (6) based on the
1960 and 1970 Censuses specific for race,
sex and 5-year age categories (1,2) with
county projections subsequently adjusted to
sum to independent county estimates (7);
1973: Modified ratio-projections (6) based on
the 1960 and 1970 Censuses specific for
race, sex and 5-year age categories.
The 1971-1973 population bases were provided by the Office of
State Planning of the North Carolina Department of Administration. They
are derived from a ratio-projection procedure developed by Hamilton and
Perry and modified by the Research Triangle Institute. Details concerning
the projection program, its operation and options are given by Benrud (6).
Persons interested in trend analyses of vital statistics rates
should note that the population bases described above are not the arith-metic
straight-line series used in North Carolina vital statistics reports
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in prior years. While it is felt that availability of more accurate methods
precludes our continuing use of the straight-line procedure, the change in
series may result in some hardship in terms of trend analysis, verily as the
different methodologies produce widely disparate population bases in some
cases. Some population bases and the corresponding rates are minimally
affected by the change; for example, the 1971 and 1972 total and race-spe-cific
rates discussed in Section II are based on straight-line projections
of population but are altered by no more than one-tenth per 1,000 when the
new population bases are applied. For some smaller population sectors,
however, rates based on the two different population series vary to a much
larger extent. Thus, in order to achieve comparability in rates throughout
the decade of the seventies, persons involved in trend analysis should
re-compute rates for 1971 and 1972. The age-race-sex-specific population
bases required for these computations are available in published form for
the State and for each county (8); population projections for the thirty-eight
cities included in this report can also be provided (9, 10).
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VI. RATES
Computation
The relative frequency with which a vital event occurs is
expressed in the rates computed in this report. Rates are simple ratios
of two numbers which represent population enumerations for a given time
period. For annual rates, the numerators in these ratios are vital event
enumerations and the denominators represent related vital event enumera-tions
or population projections for the calendar year. For the five-year
rates, the numerators in the ratios are the average numbers of vital event
enumerations and the denominators are the average numbers of related vital
event enumerations or the average population bases for the five-year period.
In some cases, the numerators are proper subsets of the denominator; usually
these rates are expressed as percentages. Other rates are expressed in
terms of 1,000 related events of population. For example, the crude birth
rate is expressed as "the number of live births per 1,000 population."
Careful examination of the definitions of the rates computed in
this report will reveal that many are true proportions whose decimal has
been moved two or three places to the right for convenience of expression.
For example, the "premature rate" and "illegitimate rate" are true propor-tions
expressed as percentages. Other rates may not represent true pro-portions.
For example, the crude death rate and the age-specific death
rates may not, although these rates may be satisfactory estimates of
empirical or a posteriori probabilities when the decimal is moved three
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places to the left. The reason the death rates may not represent true
proportions is that the denominators are population bases applicable to
July 1 of each year and hence do not represent the true population exposed
to the risk of dying during the entire year. On the other hand, the rate
of natural increase (when divided by 1,000) is neither a true proportion
nor does it represent an estimate of either a true proportion or an empir-ical
probability.
Rates are rounded to one decimal place for publication. Except
for marriage and divorce events for which race-specific rates are not cal-culated,
a blank in the rate column indicates that both the numerator and
the denominator are zero. A rate of 0.0 is shown for rates less than 0.05.
Interpretation
Inaccurate reporting, underregistration and missing values have
been discussed (Section IV). These factors affect the validity of items
of information involved in rate computation. The user of vital statistics
measures should be aware of these possible limitations.
One should interpret with caution rates which are based on small
frequencies since sampling error may be large. In this regard, Grove and
Hetzel (11) point out:
Whether or not a rate is statistically reliable
in terms of its sampling error depends upon the pur-pose
for which it is to be used. A large sampling
error may not be serious where the rates to be com-pared
differ greatly. However, if the differences
among the rates are small, only small sampling errors
can be permitted.
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Due to the fact that small numbers of events may be associated
with relatively large chance fluctuations in rates, five-year rates are
included this year to add stability to those annual rates which involve
small numbers. Based on an increased number of events, these average
annual rates are associated with reductions in possible error.
In comparing rates, one must carefully examine the various fac-tors
to which a difference in rates might be attributed. Unless the
populations are equivalent in all factors except the one for which the
comparison is made, conclusions about differences in rates may not be
clearly drawn. Age-adjusted rates or other further analyses may be nec-essary
in order to make valid comparisons.
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VII. DEFINITIONS AND FORMULAS
Formulas given in this section represent computing procedures for
the rates of this report. Formulas for the annual rates are of the form
p- X 1000
where E represents vital event enumerations for the calendar year and P
represents related vital events or the population base for the calendar
year.
For each corresponding five-year rate, the average number of vital
events for the five-year period is divided by the average number of related
vital events or the average population base for the five-year period. The
computing formula for the five-year rate is:
1/5 (E
x
+ E
2
+ E
3
+ E
4
+ E
5 )
1/5 (P
l
+ P
2
+ P
3
+ P
4
+ P
5 )
X 100°
Definitions and formulas for the rates are described below in the
numerical order of their appearance in the tables.
1. Population
The population of an area is the expected population of that area
as of July 1 of the event year. The population figures shown in the tables
are summations over race-sex-age-specific population bases described in
Section V.
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Computations are the area population as a percentage of the
total North Carolina population and the percentage distribution of the
area population according to sex.
Percentage of N. C. population _ Population of area
x 1QQ
residing in area " Population of North Carolina
Percentage male population _ Male population of area
x 1f)0
in area Total population of area
Percentage female population _ Female population of area „ inn
in area Total population of area
2. Natural Increase
Natural increase is the excess of births over deaths among
residents of an area. The rate is per 1000 population of the area.
Rate of
Number of live births
natural increase = minus number of deaths
x 100Q
Population of area
3. Live Births
A live birth is the complete expulsion or extraction from its
mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of preg-nancy,
which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence
of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or
any definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical
cord has been cut or the placenta is attached. (Definition adopted by
World Health Organization in 1950.)
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Birth rates are computed for total, male and female resident live
births.
Birth rate (crude) = Number of live births
QQ ' Population of area
Male birth rate = Number of male live births QQ Population of area
Female birth rate = Number of female live births
Population of area
4. Attendant
Computations are the percentage distribution of resident live
births according to attendant at birth.
Percentage of live births
Number ° f live b
!
rths attended
attended by physician in hospital = by physician in hospital m y Number of live births
Percentage of live births N "mbe
[
° f
!
1ve births attended
attended by physician not in hospital = by P hy-"cian not in hospital
K Number of live births 1Q0
Percentage of live births
Numbe
!:
of
.l
iv
!
bir
^
hs attended
attended by midwife and other = by mTdwife and other
1Q0 Number of live births
5. Premature Births
In this report, a premature birth is defined as a live born infant
weighing 2500 grams (5 pounds, 8 ounces) or less at birth, regardless of the
period of gestation. (Birth weight index recommended by the Expert Group on
Prematurity of the World Health Organization, 1950.)
The "premature rate" is the percentage of total resident live
births which were premature. Missing values (not stated birth weights) are
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not excluded from the denominator since the number of such events is rela-tively
small (44 cases for the State as a whole).
Premature rate _ Number of premature jive births
x
, Q0
specific for live births ~ Number of live births
6. Births Out of Wedlock
An illegitimate birth is one which occurs to a woman who has
never been legally married or who has been widowed or legally divorced
from her husband in excess of 280 days (12). The "illegitimate rate"
is the percentage of total resident live births which occurred out of
wedlock.
Illegitimate rate
Number of " ve
f
bir^s
.
specific for live births = occurnng out of wedlock
0Q
Number of live births
7. Occurrence Births
Live births occurring in an area are shown as a percentage of
total live births occurring in the State. Live births occurring in the
area to residents of the area are shown as a percentage of the total live
births occurring in the area. Complementary totals (i.e., non-resident
births occurring in area and resident births occurring elsewhere) may be
derived from the table by subtraction.
Number of live births
Percentage of N. C. live occurring in area
y 1f)f) births occurring in area Number of live births
occurring in N. C.
Percentage of area live births _ births occurring in area
„ inn
occurring to residents of area of total live
Number of resident live
n'rths Number births occurring in area
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8. Perinatal Deaths
Perinatal deaths are the sum of registered fetal deaths and neo-natal
deaths (see definitions below). The perinatal mortality rate is the
number of resident perinatal deaths per 1000 resident deliveries (live
births plus fetal deaths).
Perinatal mortality rate = "^ber of neonatal deaths
J Number of live births plus
Number of fetal deaths plus
lumber deat
jmber pi
number of fetal deaths
9. Fetal Deaths
A fetal death is death prior to the complete expulsion or extrac-tion
from its mother of a product of human conception, irrespective of the
duration of pregnancy, as indicated by the fact that after such expulsion
or extraction the fetus does not breathe or show any evidence of life, such
as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite move-ment
of voluntary muscles. (Definition adopted by World Health Organization
in 1950.) Consistent with North Carolina law, this report includes only
fetal deaths which do not qualify as therapeutic abortions and which result
from pregnancies of 20 or more weeks duration (see Section III).
The fetal mortality ratio (not calculated) is the number of fetal
deaths per 1000 live births. The rate computed in the tables is the number
of resident fetal deaths per 1000 resident deliveries (live births plus
fetal deaths).
Fr^e+t,ail mm~o~r4t-a,ili•;t+.y, ^r,a+t^e = Number of fetal deaths v , nnn j-.—
r
^-t~- , • 4. u t— J Number of live births plus X 1000
Number of fetal deaths
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Attendant
Computations are the percentage distribution of resident fetal
deaths according to attendant.
Percentage of fetal Number of fetal deaths
deaths attended by
physician in hospital
_ attended by physician in hospital Y inn
Number of fetal deaths x 1UU
Percentage of fetal Number of fetal deaths attended
deaths attended by _ by physician not in hospital
x inn
physician not in hospital " Number of fetal deaths
Percentage of fetal Number of fetal deaths
deaths attended by _ attended by midwife and other
x 10Q
midwife and other Number of fetal deaths
Out of Wedlock
Resident fetal deaths which occurred out of wedlock are shown as
a percentage of total resident fetal deaths. Five cases of unknown marital
status are included in the denominator of the rate.
,, lBn ,. Hn,5to „ a+a Number of fetal deaths
Illegitimate rate . . , ., .
csrp^enc-ipf-iic,-*f«o»r. .ffe^-tta.,l1 Ad*e*a+thhrs -= —orc.cu rring out of wedlock v 1flft —
r
g j f . -,—3—re— v Number of fetal deaths X 100
10. Neonatal Deaths
A neonatal death is death of a live born child under 28 days of
age. The neonatal mortality rate is resident neonatal deaths per 1000
resident live births.
Neonatal mortality rate = Number of neonatal deaths
J Number of live births x 100Q
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11. Postneonatal Deaths
Postneonatal deaths are deaths of infants 28 days and over but
less than 1 year of age. These resident deaths are related to infants
exposed to the risk of dying during the period, i.e., live births minus
neonatal deaths. The rate is per 1000 resident neonatal survivors.
nPost. neonat.al, mort. al,.i.ty rat. e = Number of postneonatal deaths „ , nnn Number f live births minus
X 100°
number of neonatal deaths
12. Infant Deaths
An infant death is defined as death of a live born infant under
one year of age. The rate is resident infant deaths per 1000 resident live
births.
Infant mortality rate = Number of infant deaths
Number of live births
X 1000
13. Deaths
Death is defined as the permanent disappearance of any evidence
of life at any time after live birth (11). This definition excludes fetal
deaths. The crude death rate and death rates specific for sex are computed
for resident deaths.
Death rate (crude)
Death rate
specific for males
Death rate
specific for females
Number of deaths
Population of area
Number of male deaths
Male population of area
Number of female deaths
Female population of area
X 1000
X 1000
X 1000
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14. Age at Death
Age-specific death rates are based on reported age in completed
years as of the last birthday. Errors in reporting are believed to include
underestimates for ages 22 through middle age and overestimates for persons
nearing their 21st and 55th birthdays and for those over age 65. Prefer-ences
for ages ending in certain digits (e.g., ages ending in and 5) may
also result in undue concentrations of reported ages (13).
In this report, age-specific death rates are calculated for 10-
year age intervals. The age-specific death rates are resident deaths in
the age group per 1000 population in the age group.
Death rate _ Number of deaths in age group
x 10Qq
specific for age Population in age group
15. Place of Death
Computations are the percentage distribution of resident deaths
according to place of death.
Percentage of deaths
occurring in hospitals
Number of deaths
in hospitals
Number of deaths
X 100
Percentage of deaths
occurring in other institutions
Number of deaths
in other institutions
Number of deaths
X 100
Percentage of deaths
occurring in home or non-institutions =
Number of deaths in
home or non-institutions
Number of deaths
X 100
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16. Occurrence Deaths
Deaths occurring in an area are shown as a percentage of deaths
occurring in the State. Deaths occurring in the area to residents of the
area are shown as a percentage of the total deaths occurring in the area.
Complementary totals (i.e., non-resident deaths occurring in the area and
resident deaths occurring elsewhere) may be derived from the table by
subtraction.
Number of deaths
Percentage of N. C. deaths _ occurring in area
y 1f)n occurring in area Number of deaths
occurring in North Carolina
Percentage of area deaths _ occurring in area
occurring to residents of area " Number of total deaths
Number of resident deaths
nber deatf
occurring in area
17. Marriages
North Carolina law defines marriage as the legal union of a male
and a female (G.S. 51-1). The marriage rate of this report is the number
of marriages occurring in an area per 1000 population of the area. Due to
some cases of dissimilar races of the bride and groom ("mixed" marriages)
and to a number of "not stated" race cases, frequencies and rates are shown
only for the total
.
Number of marriages
Marriage rate (crude) = occurring in area
3 v 0Q0
' Population of area
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18. Divorces and Annulments
Legal divorce or annulment can occur only by decree of an
authorized court. Annulments, which void marriage from the beginning,
constitute less than one percent of the sum of these events. A divorce
from bed and board is a judicial separation suspending cohabitation but
not otherwise affecting the marriage bond. Divorces from bed and board
are not included in this report.
Due to dissimilar races of the plaintiff and the defendant and
to a large number of "not stated" cases, frequencies and rates are shown
only for the total. The divorce rate of this report is the number of
divorces occurring in the area per 1000 population of the area.
Number of divorces and annulments
Divorce rate (crude) = occurring in area
10Q0 v Population of area
Other Definitions
URBAN population is the population residing in urbanized areas
and places of 2,500 or more population in 1970.
NET MIGRATION is the difference between the 1970 Census (2) and
the expected population on April 1, 1970. Expected population is obtained
by adding natural increase for the period April 1, 1960 through March 31,
1970 to the 1960 Census (1). The percentage increase or decrease repre-sents
the ratio of net migration to the population enumerated April 1,
1960 (1).
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SYMBOLS
Quantity (frequency) is zero
Rate is less than 0.05 0.0
Rate and rank are not applicable blank space
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U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.
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National Center for Health Statistics (September 21, 1971). Monthly
Vital Statistics Report: Provisional Statistics: Annual Summary
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National Office of Vital Statistics (September 21, 1954). "Birth
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1950," 39:2, p. 55.
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for the State of North Carolina." Prepared for the State Planning
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~~
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Carolina.
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(11) Grove, R. D. and A. M. Hetzel (1968). Vital Statistics Rates in the
United States: 1940-1960 . Public Health Service Publication
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STATE
TABLE
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
NORTH CAROLINA
TOTAL WHITE
1969- 1973
N N H H I T E
TEM
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULAT ION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
5228032 100.0 100.0 4039546 100.0 100.0 118648ft
2552238 48.8 48.9 1983199 49.1 49.2 569039
2675794 51.2 51.1 2056347 50.9 50.8 619447
100. 100.
47.9 48.0
52.1 52.0
11.9 13.0
3.
COUNTY
TABLES
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969
ALAMANCE COUNTY
NUMBER
1973
T A L
RATE*
1973 69-73
WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
19 7 3
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
100250 1.9
48195 48.1
52055 51.9
378 3.8
1.9 82124 2.0 2.0
48.2 39529 48.1 48.2
51.8 42595 51.9 51.8
7.8 236 2.9 6.6
LIVE I R T H S
TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
ATTENDANT
PHYSIC IAN
PHYSICIAN
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
PREMATURE BIRTHS
OUT OF WEDLOCK
OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
IN HOSPITAL
NOT IN HOSPITAL
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL I UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL 128 OAYS-1 YR)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR!
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
18126 1.5 1.5
8666 47.8 48.0
9460 52.2 52.0
142 7.8 12.9
1253
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 ANO 1969
ALEXANDER COUNTY
TOTAL
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
20685
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS
ALLEGHANY
TOTAL
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
FOR 1973 AND
COUNTY
WHITE
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
1969-1973
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
8398 0.2 0.2
4018 47.8 48.0
4380 52.2 52.0
23 2.7 3.7
8143
SELECTEiJ VITA I STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
ANSON COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSIC IAN
PHYSIC IAN
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
">. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
23*71 0.4 0.5
11188 47.7 47.8
12283 52.3 52.2
133 5.7 7.2
IN HOSPITAL
NOT IN HOSPI TAL
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 OAYS-l YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
12644 0.3 0.3
6082 48.1 48.3
6562 51.9 51.7
22 1.7 1.8
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
10827 0.9 0.9
5106 47.2 47.3
5721 52.8 52.7
111 10.3 13.5
398
SELECTED VITAL
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
?. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPI TAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
M IDWtFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969
ASHE COUNTY
19 7 3
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
9327
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
AVERY COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
I. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
?. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
19 6 9-1973
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
13456
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
BEAUFORT COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
35811' 0.7 0.7
17031 47.6 47.7
18780 52.4 52.3
157 4.4 5.1
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
1 9 6 9 - 19 7 3
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
24269
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS F C R 1973 AND 1969
BERTIE
TOTAL
COUNTY
WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
HALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
20872
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
BLADEN COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
19 6 9
ITEM
POPUL ATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER RATE* NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73 1973 1973 69-73
26678 0.5 0.5
13028 48.8 48.
9
13650 51.2 51.1
173 6.5 6.5
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
10.
11.
12.
PERINATAL DEATHS
FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-l YR)
INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
OTHER EVENTS
17.
18.
MARRIAGES
DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS
110
52
4.1
1.9
4.5
1.8
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
16399
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS
BRUNSWICK
TOTAL
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
FOR 1973 AND
COUNTY
WHITE
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
27962
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 ANO 1969-1973
BUNCOMBE COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
146768
SELECTED VCTAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
BURKE COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
NUMBtR
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
1969-1973
N N H H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
62184
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
CABARRUS COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
1 9 6 9 - 19 7 3
N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
76593
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969
CALDWELL COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
NATURAL INCREASE
58744
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969
CAMDEN COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSIC IAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
5569 0.1 0.1
2659 47.7 48.0
2910 52.3 52.0
32 5.7 4.0
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL OEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL < 28 DAYS-1 YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
OTHER EVENTS
17. MARRIAGES
18. OIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS
80 14.4
4 0.7
40.4
1.1
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
3585
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
CARTERET COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N H H I T E
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSIC IAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
32819 0.6 0.6
16182 49.3 49.3
16637 50.7 50.7
285 8.7 8.7
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 OAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
16
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
CASWELL COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
19027 0.4 0.4
9388 49.3 49.5
9639 50.7 50.5
86 4.5 6.5
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS*
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
9865
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
CATAWBA COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
19 6 9
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
94996 1.8 1.8
45875 48.3 48.3
49121 51.7 51.7
768 8.1 10.3
86713
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969
CHATHAM COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
29656 0.6 0.6
14584 49.2 49.3
15072 50.8 50.7
83 2.8 5.9
20717 0.5 0.5
10207 49.3 49.4
10510 50.7 50.6
40 1.9 4.8
8939 0.8 0.8
4377 49.0 49.2
4562 51.0 50.8
43 4.8 8.6
3.
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
CHEROKEE COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H 1 T E
ITEM
POPULATION
NUMBER
SELECTEO VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
ITEM
POPULATION
CHOWAN COUNTY
TOTAL
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENOANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
10871 0.2 0.2
5297 48.7 48.8
5574 51.3 51.2
46 4.2 6.0
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIOWIFE ANO OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
13. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
14. AGE
0-4 YEARS
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 +
15. PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL
OTHER INSTITUTION
HOME OR NON-INSTITUTION
16. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
OTHER EVENTS
17. MARRIAGES
18. DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS
122
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 ANO 1969 19 7 3
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
CLAY COUNTY
TOTAL
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
5295 O.l 0.1
2547 48.1 48.5
2748 51.9 51.5
36 6.8 4.7
WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
5234
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS
CLEVELANO
TOTAL
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
74487 1.4
36123 48.5
38364 51.5
590 7.9
1.4
48.5
51.5
9.2
FOR 1973 AND
COUNTY
WHITE
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
59451 1.5 1.5
28981 48.7 48.8
30470 51.3 51.2
327 5.5 7.2
19 6 9
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE ANO OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
OTHER EVENTS
17. MARRIAGES
18. DIVORCES ANO ANNULMENTS
15036
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
HALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
COLUMBUS
TOTAL
COUNTY
WHITE
NUMBER RATE* NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73 1973 1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
48187
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
CRAVEN COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
64461
10.
1 1
.
12.
1 T.
18.
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 ANO
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
1969-1973
N N W H I T E
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
215571
SELECTED V I T :\ L STATISTICS
CURRI TUCK
TOTAL
ITEM
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
FOR 1973 ANO
COUNTY
WHITE
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
19 6 9-1973
N N U H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENOANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIOWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RES IDENTS
7989 0.2 0.1
3955 49.5 49.7
4034 50.5 50.3
43 5.4 2.6
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNOER I YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
13. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
14. AGE
0-4 YEARS
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 +
15. PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL
OTHER INSTITUTION
HOME OR NON-INSTITUTION
16. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
OTHER EVENTS
17. MARRIAGES
18. DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS
81
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
A R E COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T F
NUMBER
SELECTEO VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1 9 6 9* - 1 9 7 3
DAVIDSON COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
98876 1.9 1.9
48496 49.0 49.1
50380 51.0 50.9
746 7.5 9.4
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
89194 2.2 2.2
43819 49.1 49.2
45375 50.9 50.8
615 6.9 8.8
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
9682 0.8 0.8
4677 48.3 48.6
5005 51.7 51.4
131 13.5 15.2
}.
SELECTED VITAL TATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969
DAVIE COUNTY
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
TOTAL
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
19309 0.4 0.4
9382 48.6 48.7
9927 51.4 51.3
115 6.0 8.4
WHITE
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
17034
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
DUPLIN COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N H H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2.. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
38018
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
DURHAM COUNTY
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
TOTAL
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
135557 2.6 2.6
64036 47.2 47.3
71521 52.8 52.7
803 5.9 7.9
WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
N N M H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
90666
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
EDGECOMBE COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE NONWHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBEP
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
52983 1.0
25193 47.5
27790 52.5
314 5.9
1.0 28512 0.7 0.7
47.7 13782 48.3 48.4
52.3 14730 51.7 51.6
7.2 70 2.5 4.1
24471 2.1 2.1
11411 46.6 46.9
13060 53.4 53.1
244 10.0 10.6
3.
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
FORSYTH COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE NONHHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPIILAT ION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPI TAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
10.
11.
1?.
221385 4.2
10*480 47.2
116905 52.8
1245 5.6
4.2 172675 4.3 4.3
47.3 82431 47.7 47.8
52.7 90244 52.3 52.2
7.9 776 4.5 7.2
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
PERINATAL DEATHS
FETAL DEATHS
ATTENOANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-l YR)
INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
48710 4.1 4.1
22049 45.3 45.4
26661 54.7 54.6
469 9.6 10.7
3185
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-197*
FRANKLIN COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER RATE* NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73 1973 1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE I R T H S
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSIC IAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
FETAL E INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEARI
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS1
OTHER EVENTS
17. MARRIAGES
18. DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS
237
76
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
27683
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 ANO
GASTON COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
NUMBER RATE* NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73 1973 1973 69-73
1969-1973
N N U H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENOANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
151*81 2.9 2.9
72900 48.1 48.2
78581 51.9 51.8
1421 9.4 11.2
2714
1419
1295
2710
2
2
250
332
2365
2100
17.9
9.4
8.5
99. 9
0.1
0.1
9.2
12.2
2.8
88.8
19.7
10.2
9.6
99.8
0.1
0.0
8.8
10.9
2.7
89.4
133169
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
GATES COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER RATE* NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73 1973 1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
83 96
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
GRAHAM COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
6115 O.l 0.1
3048 49.8 49.8
3067 50.2 50.2
33 5.4 7.1
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
5794
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS
GRANVILLE
TOTAL
NUMBER RATE*
ITEM 1973 1973 69-73
FOR 1973 AND
COUNTY
WHITE
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
32693
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
GREENE COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSIC IAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER RATE* NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73 1973 1973 69-73
14941 0.3 0.3
7264 48.6 48.8
7677 51.4 51.2
89 6.0 6.0
14.3 14.8
117
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969 19 7 3
GUILFORD COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDMIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
297462 5.7 5.7
140018 47.1 47.2
157444 52.9 52.8
1597 5.4 8.7
228982
SELECTED VITAL
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE ANO OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
STATISTICS FOR 1973
HALIFAX COUNTY
AND 1969-1973
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER
1973
*ATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
53534
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
HARNETT COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
51389 1.0 1.0
25306 49.2 49.3
26063 50.8 50.7
431 8.4 8.1
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
38857
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
HAYWOOD COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
HALES
FEMALES
?. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
N N H H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
42945 0.8
20809 48.5
22136 51.5
203 4.7
0.8
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
HENDERSON COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE NONWHITE
ITFM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
44200 0.8 0.8
21105 47.7 47.8
23095 52.3 52.2
130 2.9 5.1
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
42217 1.0 1.0
20154 47.7 47.8
22063 52.3 52.2
124 2.9 5.0
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
1983 0.2 0.2
951 48.0 48.2
1032 52.0 51.8
6 3.0 6.2
3.
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969
HERTFORD COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
NATURAL INCREASE
23222
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
HOKE COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE NONMH1TE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPl TAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEOLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBEK
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
17098 0.3 0.3
8598 50.3 50.
A
8500 49.7 49.6
173 10.1 12.6
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
6. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEOLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
13. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
14. AGE
0-4 YEARS
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 +
15. PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL
OTHER INSTITUTION
HOME OR NON-INSTITUTION
16. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
OTHER EVENTS
17. MARRIAGES
18. DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS
4
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
HYDE COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
1969-1973
N N H H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
5321
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969
IREDELL COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASh
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
75964 1.5 1.4
36485 48.0 48.1
39479 52.0 51.9
543 7.1 7.9
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL I UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR
I
12. INFANT OEATHS (UNDER I YEAR!
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
13. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
14. AGE
0-4 YEARS
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 +
15. PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL
OTHER INSTITUTION
HOME OR NON-INSTITUTION
16. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
OTHER EVENTS
17. MARRIAGES
18. DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS
683
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
JACKSON COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
1969-1973
N N U H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
22266 0.* 0.4
11024 49.5 49.7
11242 50.5 50.3
86 3.9 6.7
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNOER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL 128 OAYS-1 YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER I YEAR1
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
19802
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
JOHNSTON COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE NONWHITF
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
NUMBER RATE* NUMBER RATE* NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73 1973 1973 69-73 1973 1973 69-73
628*3 1.2 1.2
30177 46.0 48.2
32666 52.0 51.8
332 5.3 6.1
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
PREMATURE BIRTHS
OUT OF WEDLOCK
OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL 128 DAYS-1 YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS IUNDER I YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
13. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
14. AGE
0-4 YEARS
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65*
15. PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL
OTHER INSTITUTION
HOME OR NON-INSTITUTION
16. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
OTHER EVENTS
17. MARRIAGES
18. DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS
664
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
JONES COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N U H T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
COPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
9608 0.2 0.2
4684 48.8 49.0
4924 51.2 51.0
51 5.3 6.7
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
5348
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
LEE COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE NONWHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPIT'VL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
3?044 0.6
15361 47.9
16683 52.1
194 6.1
0.6
48.2
51.8
8.5
24561 0.6 0.6
11854 48.3 48.5
12707 51.7 51.5
112 4.6 7.2
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL I 28 DAYS-1 YR)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YF AR
)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALSI
6
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969
LENOIR COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
56932 1.1 1.1
26916 47.3 47.4
30016 52.7 52.6
499 8.8 8.7
36403
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973
LINCOLN COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
AND 19 6 9-1973
ITEM
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
N N M H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
34831 0.7 0.7
16996 48.8 48.9
17835 51.2 51.1
251 7.2 9.5
FETAL INFANT MORTAL
8. PERINATAL OEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE ANO OTHER
OUT OF WEOLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS I
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
24.3 28.9
10.4 14.3
6
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969 19 7 3
MCDOWELL COUNTY
TOTAL WHI1E N N W H I T E
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
31015 0.6 0.6
14974 48.3 48.4
16041 51.7 51.6
246 7.9 9.0
NUMBER
1973
R*TE*
1973 69-73
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
.0. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
1. POSTNEONATAL 128 DAYS-1 YR)
2. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER I YEAR)
) E A T H S (EXCLUDING FETALS)
THER EVENTS
17. MARRIAGES
18. DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS
271
110
8.7
3.5
7.5
2.6
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
29346
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
MACON COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
19 7 3
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
17027 0.3 0.3
8282 48.6 48.9
8745 51.4 51.1
50 2.9 3.0
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DA YS- 1 YR
I
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
13. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
14. AGE
0-4 YEARS
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65*
15. PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL
OTHER INSTITUTION
HOME OR NON-INSTITUTION
16. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
OTHER EVENTS
17. MARRIAGES
18. DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS
162
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
MADISON COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
15730 0.3 0.3
7652 48.6 48.8
8078 51.4 51.2
28 1.8 2.7
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-l YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
5605
SELECTEO VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
MARTIN COUNTY
TOTAl WHITE NONHHITC
I Tf-M
POPULAT ION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
NUMBER
197 3
RATE*
1973 69-73
24136 0.5
11570 47.9
12566 52.1
163 6.8
0.5
48.1
51.9
7.1
NUMBER
1971
RATE*
1973 69-73
13679 0.3 0.3
6548 47.9 48.0
7131 52.1 52.0
40 2.9 3.8
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
10457 0.9 0.9
5022 48.0 48.2
5435 52.0 51.8
123 11.8 11.3
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPI TAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
440
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969
MECKLENBURG COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
POPULATION
L. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
365193 7.0 7.0
174006 47.6 47.7
191187 52.4 52.3
2907 8.0 10.8
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE ANO OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL I UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEO^ATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER I YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
277705 6.9 6.9
133099 47.9 48.0
144606 52.1 52.0
1789 6.4 9.2
87488 7.4 7.3
40907 46.8 46.8
46581 53.2 53.2
1118 12.8 15.8
5693
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
MITCHELL COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
ITEM
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
13376 0.3 0.3
6485 48.5 48.6
6891 51.5 51.4
36 2.7 4.2
13337
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 ANO 1969-1973
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
1915* 0.4 0.4
9262 48.4 48.6
9892 51.6 51.4
83 4.3 8.0
14442 0.4 0.4
6993 48.4 48.6
7449 51.6 51.4
20 1.4 5.7
N N M H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
4712 0.4 0.4
2269 48.2 48.4
2443 51.8 51.6
63 13.4 15.1
3.
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
MOORE COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
ITEM
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
41116
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
NASH COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
N N H H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
60601 1.2
28924 47.7
31677 52.3
368 6.1
1.2 39567 1.0 1.0
47.9 18947 47.9 48.0
52.1 20620 52.1 52.0
7.3 126 3.2 4.8
21034 1.8 1.8
9977 47.4 47.6
11C57 52.6 52.4
242 11.5 11.7
3.
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
NEW HANOVER COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
10.
11.
12.
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
89035 1.7 1.7
42625 47.9 47.8
46410 52.1 52.2
619 7.0 8.7
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
PERINATAL DEATHS
FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR)
INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEARI
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
69936 1.7 1.7
33898 48.5 48.4
36038 51.5 51.6
483 6.9 9.0
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
19099 1.6 1.6
8727 45.7 45.8
10372 54.3 54.2
136 7.1 7.4
1535
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
TOTAL W H I I E NONWHITE
ITEM
P P U L A T [ N
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
23191 0.4 0.5
11490 49.5 49.6
11701 50.5 50.4
67 2.9 4.5
NUMBER
1973
R«TE*
1973 69-73
9781
99110
63474
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
PAMLICO COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
N N W H I T E
NUMbER RATE* NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73 1973 1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPI TAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
9353 0.2 0.2
4490 48.0 46.2
4863 52.0 51.8
17 1.8 5.1
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR
)
12. INFANT OEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
13. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
14. AGE
0-4 YEARS
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65*
15. PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL
OTHER INSTITUTION
HOME OR NON-INSTITUTION
16. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIOENTS
OTHER EVENTS
17. MARRIAGES
18. DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS
105
SELECTED VITAL STAT STICS FOR 19T3 AND 1969-1973
PASQUOTANK COUNTV
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
HALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSIC IAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
27361 0.5 0.5
13216 48.3 48.4
14145 51.7 51.6
103 3.8 5.8
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL OEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE ANO OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL 128 DAYS-1 YR
>
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
13. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
14. AGE
0-4 YEARS
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65*-
15. PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL
OTHER INSTITUTION
HOME OR NON-INSTITUTION
16. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
OTHER EVENTS
288
SE I EC IE VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
PENDER COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N H H I T 6
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
18071 0.3
8923 49.4
9148 50.6
131 7.2
0.4 10377 0.3 0.3
49.4 5127 49.4 49.4
50.6 5250 50.6 50.6
5.3 29 2.8 3.0
7694 0.6 0.7
3796 49.3 49.4
3898 50.7 50.6
102 13.3 8.2
310
10.
11.
12.
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS F C R 1973 ANO 1969-1973
PERQUIMANS COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
8391
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969
PERSON COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
19 7 3
N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPI TAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEOLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
26270 0.5
12767 48.6
13503 51.4
141 5.4
0.5 17795 0.4 0.4
48.8 8640 48.6 48.7
51.2 9155 51.4 51.3
8.6 44 2.5 5.3
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL OEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
21
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969
PITT COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENOANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
74954 1.4
35759 47.7
39195 52.3
446 6.0
1.4
47.8
52.2
8.1
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-l YR)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER I YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
36
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1<>69
POLK COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
11939
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
RANDOLPH COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
NATURAL INCREASE
79278
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
RICHMOND COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
N N M H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
40534
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
ROBESON COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
87143 1.7
41960 48.2
45183 51.8
1122 12.9
1.7
48.2
51.8
14.7
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
37567 0.9 0.9
18170 48.4 48.4
19397 51.6 51.6
86 2.3 4.8
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
49576 4.2 4.1
23790 48.0 48.2
25786 52.0 51.8
1036 20.9 22.1
3.
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
74660 1.4
35631 47.7
39029 52.3
425 5.7
1.4
47.9
52.1
7.8
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
59437 1.5 1.5
28441 47.9 48.0
30996 52.1 52.0
248 4.2 6.2
N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
15223 1.3 1.3
7190 47.2 47.3
8033 52.8 52.7
177 11.6 14.3
3.
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
ROWAN COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
90232
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 19 6 9
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSIC IAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
4907* 0.9
23546 48.0
25528 52.0
244 5.0
0.9 43874 1.1 1.1
48.1 21022 47.9 48.0
51.9 22852 52.1 52.0
6.9 159 3.6 5.7
52CC 0.4 0.4
2524 48.5 48.6
2676 51.5 51.4
85 16.3 17.0
745
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
SAMPSON COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
47085 0.9
22663 48.1
24422 51.9
200 4.2
0.9
48.3
51.7
5.6
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
30253 0.7 0.7
14678 48.5 48.7
15575 51.5 51.3
59 2.0 3.3
N N K H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
16832 1.4 1.4
7985 47.4 47.7
8847 52.6 52.3
141 8.4 9.6
3.
SELECTED VITAL STATISTIC F C R 19 7 3 AND 1969
SCOTLAND COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASfc
LIVE BIRTHS
27919 0.5 0.5
13331 47.7 47.8
14588 52.3 52.2
290 10.4 12.1
17936 0.4 0.4
8626 48.1 48.0
9310 51.9 52.0
117 6.5 8.4
99e3 0.8 0.9
4705 47.1 47.4
5278 52.9 52.6
173 17.3 18.5
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
M IDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
611
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
STANLY COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
43787 0.8
21191 48.4
22596 51.6
197 4.5
0.8 38931 1.0 1.0
48.5 18860 48.4 48.5
51.5 20071 51.6 51.5
6.7 131 3.4 5.8
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER I YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
26
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
STOKES COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSP1
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
25550 0.5 0.5
12558 49.2 49.3
12992 50.8 50.7
177 6.9 8.0
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
23251 0.6 C.6
11397 49.0 49.2
11654 51.0 50.8
146 6.3 7.4
1969-1973
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
2299 0.2 0.2
1161 50.5 50.4
1138 49.5 49.6
31 13.5 14.1
407
SELECTEO VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
SURRY COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
53270 1.0 1.0
25652 48.2 48.2
27618 51.8 51.8
303 5.7 7.8
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
50679
SELECTEO VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
SWAIN COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
9*93 0.2 0.2
4730 49.8 49.9
4763 50.2 50.1
59 6.2 7.1
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE ANO OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 OAYS-1 YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
8080
10.
11.
12.
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
NUMBER RATE* NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73 1973 1973 69-73
19832 0.4 0.4
9857 49.7 49.7
9975 50.3 50.3
109 5.5 7.4
V E BIRTHS
TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
PREMATURE BIRTHS
OUT OF WEDLOCK
OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
PERINATAL DEATHS
FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEOLOCK
NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYSI
POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YRI
INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
1969-1973
N N M H 1 T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
8692
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
TYRRELL COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
1969-1973
N N M H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3894
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
UNION COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
58229
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
VANCE COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE NONWHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
31503 0.6
14990 47.6
16513 52.4
237 7.5
0.6
47.7
52.3
9.2
18293 0.5 0.5
8682 47.5 47.6
9611 52.5 52.4
52 2.8 5.6
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL IUNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS IUNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
13210 1.1 1.1
6308 47.8 47.8
6902 52.2 52.2
185 14.0 14.2
607
SELECTEO VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
WAKE COUNTY
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
TOTAL
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
244565 4.7 4.6
120109 49.1 49.1
124456 50.9 50.9
1720 7.0 9.5
WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
191736 4.7 4.6
94520 49.3 49.4
97216 50.7 50.6
1239 6.5 9.1
N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
52829 4.4 4.4
25589 48.4 48.4
27240 51.6 51.6
481 9.1 10.8
TOTAL
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
WARREN COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
6964
SELECTED
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
TAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 ANO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
TOTAL
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
1969-1973
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
13650
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 ANO
WATAUGA COUNTY
TOTAL
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
19 7 3
N N M H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSIC IAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
24'.>58 0.5
11842 48.2
12716 51.8
166 6.8
0.5 24288 0.6 C.6
48.1 11707 48.2 48.1
51.9 12581 51.8 51.9
7.5 158 6.5 7.4
270
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
WAYNE COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE NONWHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
88017
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 ANO
WILKES COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
I TEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
NUMBER RATE* NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73 1973 1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
52226
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
WILSON COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
57238 1.1 1.1
27444 47.9 48.0
29794 52.1 52.0
325 5.7 7.3
36672
S El E C IE VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969 19 7 3
YAOKIN COUNTY
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
TOTAL
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
26037 0.5
12602 48.4
13435 51.6
73 2.8
0.5
48.5
51.5
6.1
WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
2468C 0.6 0.6
11916 48.3 48.4
12764 51.7 51.6
65 2.6 5.9
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
1357 0.1 0.1
686 50.6 50.5
671 49.4 49.5
8 5.9 10.7
3.
SELECTED TAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
HALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
YANCEY COUNTY
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
N N M H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
13152
CITY
TABLES
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
ASHEBORO
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
TOTAL W H I I E N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
11114 0.2 0.2
5210 46.9 46.9
5904 53.1 53.1
55 4.9 8.3
F E T A L INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-l YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR!
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
NUMBER
1973
R<TE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
9927
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR
ASHEVILLE
TOTAL
1973 AND 1969
WHITE
NUMBER RATE* NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73 1973 1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYS IC IAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
55997
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969
BURLINGTON
TOTAL
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
WHITE
NUMBER
1973
KATE*
1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSIC IAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
36396
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
CHAPEL HILL
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
35327 0.7 0.6
18958 53.7 53.8
16369 46.3 46.2
172 4.9 8.1
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS I
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-l YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
13. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
14. AGE
0-4 YEARS
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65*
15. PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL
OTHER INSTITUTION
HOME OR NON-INSTITUTION
16. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
11*
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR
CHARLOTTE
TOTAL
1973 ANO 19 6 9
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
WHITE
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
N N H H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
254592
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
CONCORD
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
NUMBER RATE* NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73 1973 1973 69-73
19 6 9-1973
N N H H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
182 84
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 ANO
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 ANO 1969-1973
NUMBER
1973
EDEN
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 A N 1969-1973
ITEM
POPULATION
1
.
TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
ELIZABETH
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
FAVETTEVILLE
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
NUMBER RATE* NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73 1973 1973 69-73
55007 1.1 l.l
25997 47.3 47.3
29010 52.7 52.7
728 13.2 17.0
19 6 9-1973
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
32914
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 ANO
G A S T N I A
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
49669 1.0 0.9
23330 47.0 47.1
26339 53.0 52.9
2B6 5.8 9.1
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
41197
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
GOLDSBORO
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
25950 0.5 0.5
11825 45.6 45.7
14125 54.4 54.3
205 7.9 8.9
12941
SELECTED VITAL
COPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
STATISTICS FCR
GREENSBORO
TOTAL
1973 AND 1969
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
151593 2.9 2.9
69963 46.2 46.1
81630 53.8 53.9
853 5.6 9.3
WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
106798 2.6 2.6
49168 46.0 45.9
57630 54.0 54.1
363 3.4 7.7
19 7 3
N N U H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
44 795
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 ANO 1969-1973
GREENVILLE
TOTAL WHITE NONWHITE
ITEM
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBEP
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPUL ATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
30376 0.6 0.6
14096 46.4 46.2
16280 53.6 53.8
115 3.8 7.2
23257 0.6 0.6
10929 47.0 46.8
12328 53.0 53.2
46 2.0 6.2
7119 0.6 0.6
3167 44.5 44.4
3952 55.5 55.6
69 9.7 10.5
V E BIRTHS
TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
ATTENOANT
PHYSIC IAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
PREMATURE BIRTHS
OUT OF WEDLOCK
OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
360
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
HENDERSON
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
?. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
4005
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR
HICKORY
TOTAL
1973 AND 1969
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
WHITE
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
HALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
20577 0.4 0.*
9678 47.0 47.1
10899 53.0 52.9
92 4.5 7.7
17101
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969 19 7 3
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 A
JACKSONVILLE
TOTAL 4HITE
19 6 9- 1973
N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE* NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73 1973 1973 69-73
POPULAT ION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
17745 0.3 0.3
8564 48.3 48.3
9181 51.7 51.7
456 25.7 23.9
541
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FCR 1973 AND 1969-1973
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR
LENOIR
TOTAL
1973 ANO 1969-197}
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHFR
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
163*9 0.3 0.3
7750 47. 4 47.4
8599 52.6 52.6
60 3.7 5.8
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK.
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER I YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
13. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
14. AGE
0-4 YEARS
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 +
15. PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL
OTHER INSTITUTION
HOME OR NON-INSTITUTION
16. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIOENTS
152
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
LEXINGTON
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
7271
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR
LUMBERTON
TOTAL
1973 AND 1969-1973
WHITE N N W H I T E
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
7273
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
MONROE
TOTAL WHITE N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
11181
SELECTEO VITAL STATISTICS FOR
MORGANTON
TOTAL
1973 AND 1969-1973
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
V. H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
N N M H
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
15*75
SELECTED VCTAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
POPULATION
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR
RALEIGH
TOTAL
1 9 T 3 AND 1969-1973
WHITE N N H H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
13063* 2.5
6*316 49.2
66318 50.8
559 4.3
2.*
49.1
50.9
7.8
100341 2.5 2.4
49671 49.5 49.5
50670 50.5 50.5
343 3.4 7.5
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
PERINATAL DEATHS
FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR)
INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1972 69-73
30293 2.5 2.5
14645 48.3 48.0
156*8 51.7 52.0
216 7.1 9.0
3.
SELECTEO VITAL STATISTICS F C R 1973 4 N C 1969-1973
REIOSVILLE
TOTAL W H I T € N N H H » T E
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN
PHYSICIAN
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT DF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RAT?*
1973 69-73
13248
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
ROANOKE RAPIOS
TOTAL WHITE N N H H I T E
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE 8IRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
A. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
13368 0.3 0.3
6288 47.0 47.2
7080 53.0 52.8
58 4.3 5.4
12063 0.3 0.3
5706 47.3 47.5
6357 52.7 52.5
34 2.8 4.2
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR>
12. INFANT OEATHS (UNDER 1 YEARI
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
1305 0.1 0.1
582 44.6 44.8
723 55.4 55.2
24 18.4 15.8
212
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
ROCKY MOUNT
TOTAL WHITE
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
19 6 9-1973
N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
33*84 0.6 0.7
14992 44.8 45.4
18492 55.2 54.6
133 4.0 5.0
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
22071
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR
SALISBURY
TOTAL
1973 AND 1969 19 7 3
WHITE N N M H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER RATE* NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73 1973 1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
22351 0.4 0.4
10637 47.6 47.7
11714 52.4 52.3
-54 -2.4 1.9
15674 0.4 C.4
7503 47.9 47.9
8171 52.1 52.1
-97 -6.2 -0.3
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE ANO OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
5
SELECTED VITAL
ITEM
10.
11.
12.
STATISTICS FOR
S A N F R D
TOTAL
1973 AND 1969-1973
WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
11393 0.-? 0.2
5355 47.0 47.2
6038 53.0 52.8
50 4.4 7.3
LIVE B R T H S
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
PERINATAL DEATHS
FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
NEONATAL I UNDER 28 DAYS I
POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR)
INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
13. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
14. AGE
0-4 YEARS
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65*
15. PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL
OTHER INSTITUTION
HOME OR NON-INSTITUTION
16. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
127
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND
SHELBY
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
19 6 9 19 7 3
N N W H
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSIC IAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
15687 0.3 0.3
7209 46.0 46.1
8478 54.0 53.9
78 5.0 5.7
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL I UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL 128 DAYS-1 YR)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER I YEARI
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETALS)
13. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
14. AGE
0-4 YEARS
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65*
15. PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL
OTHER INSTITUTION
HOME OR NON-INSTITUTION
16. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
175
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1949-1973
STATESVILLE
TOTAL WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
19755 0.4 0.4
9226 46.7 46.8
10529 53.3 53.2
127 6.4 7.2
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN HIT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 26 OAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL 128 DAYS-1 YR)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR!
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
14871
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969-1973
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
THOMASV ILLE
TOTAL k. H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 OAYS-l YR
)
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUDING PETALS)
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
14963
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FCR
WILMINGTON
TOTAL
1973 AND 1969-1973
ITEM
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
45939 0.9 0.9
21073 45.9 46.0
24866 54.1 54.0
205 4.5 6.8
WHITE
NUMBER RATE*
1973 1973 69-73
30429
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR
WILSON
TOTAL
1973 AND 1969-1973
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
H H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
N N W H I T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
29013 0.6
13673 47.1
15340 52.9
96 3.3
0.6 19337 0.5 C.5
47.1 9309 48.1 48.1
52.9 10028 51.9 51.9
5.8 24 1.2 3.7
LIVE R T H S
3. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
4. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
5. PREMATURE BIRTHS
6. OUT OF WEDLOCK
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL
TO RESIDENTS
FETAL INFANT MORTALITY
8. PERINATAL DEATHS
9. FETAL DEATHS
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL
MIDWIFE AND OTHER
OUT OF WEDLOCK
10. NEONATAL (UNDER 28 DAYS)
11. POSTNEONATAL (28 DAYS-1 YR
I
12. INFANT DEATHS (UNDER 1 YEAR)
DEATHS (EXCLUOING FETALSI
9676 0.8 0.8
4364 45.1 45.3
5312 54.9 54.
T
72 7.4 9.8
450
SELECTED VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1973 AND 1969
WINSTON SALEM
TOTAL
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
WHITE
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
N N W H 1 T E
NUMBER
1973
RATE*
1973 69-73
POPULATION
1. TOTAL
MALES
FEMALES
2. NATURAL INCREASE
LIVE BIRTHS
138794