North Carolina
VITAL STATISTICS
1983 Volume 1
STATE CENTER FOR IJEALTH STAIJSTICS
Ibrtb QIorol ina·"1 ttl .SUIti&iC's -RK-Ilet Q.lide (Bi-e'lf'll~l':
tit. fOr the O.S•• SOd IIfj~£l(' Ne... NOt. aM N.C. NllI'llle!> .re FI".ser.ted it, tabw. " r.arraUve
fo~ with.ore tbIrt 8.000 c.1C"UliitioM dC!PiC'ti~ plt.~rf;S of Yilfioi.1$ r.eeds Indic'!tot. all' __lJ &!1
bif'tha. deaths. abortions. di~alie~. ~i.tlon$. health C'areresolrC"eS .-d other cYW frClli. ~te
arid ro&t1.or.al r.FiOrtinq qist_s oWld StJl'lIe''f.5. 1his C'Qa~l:it" of inforuti::;lor" contein«l m • n:Ia~t.
foldo!£. will .rve the ~s of ..-;y if not 1aOSt Mal ttl data raers.
Ibrth C.rcHI'lIi Vital ~ti*liC's. VoI~ 1: i'b atior., Births. DNths, MBntage£. DlV01C'eS (li'ltl"'lJ
tnI' ftaU and INC"h ~p!lr~t- 0 ~ .!k>urces (miR) rllgioo. ~.alth Sl!rvl~ "'N. (tlS:\)
lPNiI'Iatal Clr. ~ion. fFCRI,('Olr,ty -.d ._jor irK-otflDlated ("ity. 01'"'-1*;1. t.IIbJet: ....,i_ wr.1II1 • .::t
s-yMr data. by r..-e ad _t...ted .,.l"1ables. "","pi. 9,apuo ad hlInati_ dldcr1be 9t09rafbic'4ll
I)Itttel"ftS .-d lItat.evide trerdE.
Ibrth CSToltr.. Vital -9tat-istiC"$.'~l.e 2: teac!1!'Iqc.usu of IIbrulity (........1):
lSi'" & state, IHt nr:Iior.s. EA's and COUlUes. C'SISl!'-~ifl(· ~t.I!Il .., ~ d.-t.li IKe 91Yefl Ir
the fD,..of n...... of deaths. madjusted death ntu -.cI .,....r....e-..-ati~ted deIIth r__s. fb..
IIIk"h C'oiIIUR. aape depiC"t S;tur a:1ju:n.ed arl'.nsdjus"ted C'OLI<.ty rates. Ir.f•.t __tal fty .., BUJ tiFJe
eoh:Iitior:s data are aJ. .. tabu! ated a'Id upped.
IrM'thCtrolin. Vital. Sta't1Stit'E, Provisior-.a] _port (I'Nual):
Sf tile Itate •. t"Otr.t.1es .., _Jor iocorpou,tea cities. data on ••ni.,.~. divOf"~. live births.
fatal dHtits.1r.f.t dUtbs ald-("ause-sptK"ifiC" dUths He t8bUl~ at the etd ef ~ call!fd_ ~ar
to provide prwisiona! vital st4ti.tk~ before ~ra.1iJl p.I:Il k-.ions are preptred.
Bask ~ted Birth YearbooK.·M:lrth CtroJina ~sid«lts (klnUlllII;
!ihO...... as th(; Wv iiCDtC ih!s staw-wHie ..eport l_S C'C*priwd of lWlt.iple CTo~-tabUlat:ior.sof ya-tous
ar:t.erna] ninfant variables sue"h as OlJe .......e.birth order. birth tei9ht S'Id ~r of prer.aul
915it!;. DJta fot DIR "'9.ions. EA.'a: ~ C'OWlties are olWaihble on .krofi~.
r-tail ed .brUl ity SIt<lItistic-s. !'Ibrth· carol ina . ~l!'ideot.s (#r1rlUlll) 1_:
!fils lItateWlde ..eportprovldu arlmel C'O~:t.S of deaths $peC'ific for Ik-tailed \I'Idfl'lyinq ("aNISe of
~th (4 diqiUI .xi ~r...e:--:IIeX 9roUP. Dlita for colrlties .-.d RiA's are ....ailable CIfl .krofid:.e.
M:lrth ClIrol ina ~~t:m ItJor'tions· (.Jrn;1I51);
FOr t& state,'s ....:d ("cnr,Ues, arr.ual estiaaasof Pl'egr..YlC'yrates, *rtior. rates ar.d .corhor
fr-=tiom; by~ .-d r.:-e are folloled by one-~e tables displaying estt-ted CO~t!i -.d Jer-C'«.ta)~
of IIborti:lf"o!O by r~• ..-1ta) status .rid other- C"har".rteristiC's of the a!)l)rtee' and abor-tion p-OC"eStre.
fillips. 9r.:; ardnarrative describe- qeotJrap-akal ptter-ros -.d IlUtewide trends.
Ib..th Qtro)ina o..~kable Disease fbr-bidity 2atistks (IN'i..lh
ror thi! state, COtl'lue!' .a .. AlltUiry bBSII!s. O1le-p!lqe tablK dtsplay dispa2-~ifk COlWlts for' the
C"UrUllt)'Nl' .4 ~ prior years; currer.t comts are rat"e-~ifiC". 1:Ilbles, 9raFbs an! narrative
~tDe .atewide trends and ~T!lC'e-sn: p"t.tern~ in TeJOr-ted C1tSeS .,w;J rate£.
s:t6 StlXlies (Intaraittentl:
!it,ines or. health topi~ of C"UI"rer.t interest. are- preser.ted ill f\eClet.ter fo....
SCIG ft"t.er (It.t.ef1litter.t);
IiOn_ UJCorial~ on statist:iC'4l _thods are pr~ted iT, ~llrtter fo....
It>rth caroliNl OIart::bOM OIl ~.ior, a'ld ile.alth (JWr.U1l!l:
..is bOOk prcvidiS_ .riftiSdW'ts aepiC'tiiij t:bie C'harruorin.lC"S of ~rUl QroUr.a"s ppU:aticr.
~th C*re rnour"CW5. t-lth ~e.-Jd ~t:h H.lrt.us.
ihC')wir~ tied
sea. yearly
appl i{"atior.•
t>y ......
~tiIl s.aar-Iit:;""rt. LC•. lINlth kilitie!i DIIIta Book (InoYllI.
Pity-level. ....e ~Plieafic. tilIi antl.al llC'CR ..~~ -w!ic*Kior.,_incJU:lJng ..t.J$ by type •
....... ic'es _ttl fr~qof.e.bosp:ltel permmel. -.d ut.iH_tior, .utillt.ks by .,. by .et"yic'e..
fill« 500 ~es: COst $25.00.
Ow Ibtier;t (k-0 in .. rt,·-"C•. ~lth ftlc'ilities Diu iIDok ('naa!):
y- C'O~ r- ev are c. ~UllI 1c'ef'''' t'enewl. iIIPPl icati.or., ilrl~1Ilq
t'Dd<t.,. patient. orilJin for bo5pi.tAls and tDspital desttn.tion I'Dr co.-Jty usidents. by a,e .xl
...vk'e, aIbo-.- eo pIgeS: ~st.; 525.00.
"'sijl_a.t- ~y 1!:iDr-t.•••C. ~.ii.ltb ftr::"Uities DIII'Ul !bok iJRJUilll;
Nii tv-lwei - aa....a are _ ~]id ira· the ....ual lk'Slge' rer.ews1
n.p).-r:t .. Uti) r<rltt!or, Kat.isti<'"l!!. fr.'il i t.y per s:.r.r-.el, piltier.t C"a",$IJS
_pisldiwres. and bN1C' ....,tbly chw9e:s; IIIbout 225 PBges: C"QSl. 512.50.
NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL STATISTICS
1983
VOLUME 1: Births
Deaths
Population
Marriages
Divorces
Department of Human ResourCes
Division of Health Services
Office of Management5ervices
Raleigh, North carolina .
STATE OF NORTH: CAROLlS'A
.Jaaes 8.. Hunt, Jr .. , .Governor
DEPARt'MF.N'I' OF HmL\N RESOURCES
Sarah T.. Morrow. M..D•• M..P.H ... Secr@tary
DIVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
Ronald H. Levine, M..D., M.P.H., Scace Health Dir~ctor
OFFICE OF KA.'lACEMENT SERVICES
Hary,aret Woodcock. M.A... M..P..A. Assistant Director
STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS
Charles J. Rothwell, H.B.A., M.S., Director
Deceaber 1984
7$O'copies of this publIc docUGent were
printed at a cost of $1137..20 or $1.52 per copy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ON TRf. COVER .. .. .. .. Iv
II.. TRENDS IN VITAL STATISTICS
I. INTRODUCTION
. .
1- 1
1- 3
III. GEOGRAPIlICAL PATtERNS IN VITAL STATISTICS
tv.. REGISTRATION OF VITAL EVENTS
Birth and beatb
Fetal Death
Marriage_and Divorce
V. TECHNICAL NOTES
Residence Allocation
Occurrence AllOcation
Race Or" 'Color Allocation
Coapleteness of Registration of Vi~.l -Events
Accuracy of Ite.s-oD Certificate
Treat..ent of Ki.ssi1l& Values
Data Processing .. .. .. .. ..
VI. POPULATION BASES AllD BIASES IN PRE-1980 VITAL STATISTICS HATES
VI I. DEFINITIONS A.~ FORHULAS
SYIlllOLS
REFERF.NCES
TABLES
State ........ .. . " .. .. .. .. .. ..
Depact.ent of Hu.an ResoUrces
Health serVice Areas ..
Perinatal Care RegIons
Counties
CiUes
1-13
1-27
1-27
1-29
1-29
1-31
1-31
1-31
1-31
1-32
1-32
1-32
1-33
1-35
1-37
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1-45
2- 1
3- 1
4- 1
5-1
6- 1
7- 1
COVER, A - pen and itdt d.raV1naof the Elizabeth II by Raleigh
Jerry tu11er. See note on tbe next page concerning the
historical significaoce.
art.ist~
ship's
The pen and ink drawing of the V.li~abeth II. replica uf ~ 16Lh century
sailing shiP. is by Raleigh art19t. Jerry Miller. The ve~~el was ca..issioned
an historic site in cerelBOnies held July 13, 1984 on Roanoke Island to
celebrate the 400th anniversary of the.first English settlers in A.erica.
Princess Anne._ only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, attended the cereAlOnLeli,
and the li.. S.. Postal Sel:'Vtce is.sued a staap featuring the ShLp the Salle day.
The' anni ve::-sary celebration wilt end Au&ust \8, lc)S7, which lUrks the 400th
birthday of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the New World.. The
Division of Health servIces is custodian of the child's delayed cert1ficate of
birth, filed AUgust 18, 1937. On that date 00 Roanoke Island, a certtftcatlon
of the birth registration was countersigned by Carl v.. Reynold'i, State Health
Director and Registrar; Clyde R.. I~~y, Governor of North ~rolLn~. and Frankl!n
D. Roosevelt, President of the United States.
The Elizabeth II, 70 fe~t long and displacing 50 tons, was built w~th
$650,000 in private funds ..
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T. INTRJ)OtlCTION
Thfs v,"loll.e I .. th~ ",ixty-pf.qhth annual vital sto'ltistics nOJlIlrtof the St,ttl'
i,r North r.arullna. It I'" intended, to serv..' as 3 basic r,"'sourc~ to thost>
individuals. institutions ond agencies ddivt"rlng and/ur plannlnR health
servict.,s (or the cith:.ens of North Carulina.
The table'" of this report shuw annual frcquen~ies. annual rates and five­year
rates for the state. four Department of Human ResoQr~~s rctions, six
1feoRlth Servicr. Areas. sIx Perinatal Carl!!' Regions and the one hlindriPd counties
of North carolina. tn addition, annual frequpncies and selected rates art."
shown far 43 aajar·incorporated cities.
Trpnd.. -in state data are descl"ibed in section tt while Se~tinn ttl contains
tNps depicting county data. Ce<lRraphlcal p8tttc'rns are discussed In' tenRS of
the HSA~s. SCctlons IV-VII contain description and discussion of the teras'and
procedures ~ndcrlying all tahular and graphical data presented. Users should
note a change in th~ case of birth attendant, 'beginning in tqaO:---J[ffective
July I,~~ amendlllent ot Geiu.'r-al Statute 130--50 allows a certified nurse­~
idwlfe (C~) to attend births,occurrlng in a hospital or other medical
facility. ~urther, a CNH may obtain a pe~it to deliver out~ide a medical
facility. ThU5. effpctive January I. 1980. certified nurse midwive~ and
p~r.itted midwives are coded separately.
Since mart." detailed iIlforDl8tion is available on an annual hasiS ~han 'can be­published
het"e~ othll!!'r puMications available through this' office arl!:'! described
~n the ·back of the frunt cover. Persons desiring copies of these publications
~y contact the State'Center for Health Statistics at (~19) 733-4728. or
address correspondence to:
State r~nter for Health Statistics
Div10:;ion of Hp.<1lth services
P..O. Box 2091
Ralei~h. ~rth r~rolina 276fi2-209J
1-1
It. TRENDS IN VITAL STATISTICS
North Carol1n.·s papulation .nd registered vital e~ent~ reflect. the
following trends:
- The rate of natural inc~ease for the stat~·s population continues to
decline.
- K~C.·s birth and pre.aturity rates drop.
NonWhite neonatal .urtality drops to 1981 level,
postneonatal ~rt.llty rises.
but nonwhite
'Ibe uoadjusted death rate rises as NOrth CaroUna·s ..mite _les, white
fe.ales, and nonwhite feMales all experience higber rates of ~rtality.
n.e aarrtage rate continues upward while the divorce rate r~lftS
stable ..
Expanded analyses of these -and other trends -are desctl~ in this sec.tlo~.
ntese analySes at'e baaed on annual vita.l event registrations aDd population
bases appl1c:able to .July' lof cheevent year.. The population bases and
inherent probl~ are described in Section VI where th;ereader _y a180 11ean
some appreciation fQ~_bia~?~_~n pre-1980 esttaBtes arising fra. population
undercounts. It should be noted -that trend data and correspondIng graphs have
Dot been corrected for errors In pre-1980 population bases.
The graPhs depicting the trends use the 10garit~c scale. On tbis scale.
equal dist.ance's represent. -equal Percentage chaJiges. Dais seale sbouldnot be
confuSed. vtth tbearitt.etlc scale. where equal distances represent equal
nu.eric changes. The loaarithaic scale is used in this report so that the
reader .y c~re relative (percentage) changes as opposed to nu.erteal or
absolute changes ia. the data.
The trends depicted in the graphs are for ~rth Carolina (R.C.). the Daited
States (U.S.). and the South Atlantic Area (S.A.).. The data for the U.S.aGel
S.A. are froa the National Center for Health StatIstics. Furtheraore. tbe u.S.
aDd S.A. data for 1982 aDd 1983 are either provlsloaal or net yet available.
*o.la..re. HarylaDd, Virgioia. Vest Virginia. IIortb Carolina, South Carolina.
Georgia. Florida. and tbe District of Colu.bia.
1-3
The I'Opulatton of_ North Car-OUM tocu.eed by near17J6 perc::t>nt durioa the
19la.... approxtMtely 50 percetu:qe points Ireater than the national growth- rate
(1). rr-. 1980 to 1983-1- the estiaatecl population growth was _ 3.4 pereent.
However. -the rate of natural iQcrease (excess of births ov~r deaths) has gone
down f~ lO.~in-1970 ~o S.S in 1983. Consequently. in~lAratlon has ..de '.
considerable i.pact on the state"s growth rate_ asne~rly half of the 798,000
people gained in the last deeade vete in-aigt'ants 0). The state"s population
Is expected to contfnue to grow. though at a soaewhat slOVPr rate. to a
projected 7 .11Uon by the year 2000 (3).
As of 1980. North Caroltna -was the tenth aiost populous state and bad the
second largest rural population. surpassed only-by Pennsylvani&. Approxt.ately
52 percent of the population resided itl rural North carolina. which is twice
the proportion for tbe- nation as a whole. Furthet'1lOre. In 1980. thirteen
percent of all North Carolinians lived in places Sllaller tba1l 2.~ people;
this c~re5 with 7 percent of u ..s. resident-. (1) ..
The 1980 racial _k.eup of North CaroUnians vas 76 percent white. 22
percent black, 1 percent ~rtcan Indian. and 0.7 perceat other races (3). The
large black population sakes North Carolina one of only seven states in which
blacks constitute ~re than one-fifth of the population. Furthermore.-a large
Indian population ranks- the state fifth In the I1U11ber of Native Mlerieans ..
ApprOid...'tely I percent of North Carolinians a~e Il1spaolc.. but since the
national average is 6 percent I- RispaaicfI are relatively underrepresented in the
state (I).
'nil" _dian age in North Carolina rose frOD 2f•• 5_1n. i,,0 to 2q.6 1n 1980.
just uader-the 1980 U.S• .edian age of 30 (1). one of tbe reaSQDS for this
increase ..s that the" proporUoo of Horth Carolina"s-populat{on under age 18
deCli!1ed fr~ 34.6 perc::ent to 28.2 pEire~nt. Meanwhile. the pr'aportion of
people age 65 and over increased f~oa 8.1 to 10.3 percent. slightly under 11.l
percent-for the ,U.. S... _However, SOlIe projections {mlteatethat between 1976 and
t985 North Carolina"s inc:reaSC!' io the percentage of residents 65 and older will
_be cfoubletbenat101liwideincrease. _ By the year 2000;9' it tsexpected that one
of every eight North Carolinians viII be sixty-fIve or older; that c0.p8r-es to
one of every ten in 1980 (3).
In 1980 fe.ales "-stIll outnuabered ..les in North Carolina. 51.4 percent
versus 48.6 perceftt (3). Thestate"s historically high fe.ale labor force
partlclpatiOQ rat.e, eighth highest" in the U.S... rose fr".47 to >4 percent in
tbe last decade. North CaroUna also bas a larger proport1.on of working
..thets thao an,. other state. Si1ct~f!ve percent of North Carolinl_ .otbers
with chil_dreobelow age 18 are: 1n the labor force; this coapares With 55
percent nationally. FurtheraOt'e, .three-quarters of North Carolina WOQen versus
69 perce~t of u.s. -..en work fuUttae (I).
Despite substantial ga1DS~ In the past~ NOrth Carolina s_tUlcallks a.mg the
poorest s,tar.es in terws of personal l~o.e' aDd faaUy poverty. Furtber.ore,
the North Caroll~ povert.y rate bas l"isen f~ .14.8 percent 'in 1980 to an
estiMted 21 ..6 percellt in 1983. 'The increase tshittint bardest at bouseholds
beaded by'...-eD aDd the e14el:11. nae corresponding O.S. poverty rates ver~
13.0 percent ill ]980 aDd. ]5.2 perceDt ift 1983 (4).
1-4
TRENDS IN IIOR'IR CAIlOLINA POPULATION CIlAItACTERISTICS
1940-1980
1940 ill2 .!2.!Q. 1970
ACE
thider 18 39.3% 37.7% 39.0% 34.6%
18 - f>4 ~6.3 ~6.8 94.2 )7.3
65 and over 4.4 ~.6 6.9 8.1
RACE
White 71.9 73.4 74.6 16.8
NonWhite 28.1 26 ..6 2~.4 23.2
RESID£J<CE
u~...... 27.3 33.7 (a) 39.6 4~.1
Rura.l 72.7 66.3 (a) 60.4 54.9
28.2%
61.6
10.3
75.2 (b)
24.2 (b)
48.0
~2.0
(a> Defin.ition of "urban" changed .in 1950 to include .ore areas as "u.rban."
(b) BeLween 1970 and 1980, differences in race classification occurred wbleh
served to decrease the category white and increase the ~ategory oonvblt.e.
Also in cenSuSes before. 1980. enuiterator judge-ent vas often used to
categorize race.
SOURCE: 0 .. 5.. Departaent of CoIaerce, Bureau of the Cens.!s. N.C. Off!c::e ·of
State Budget and ManagPaent. Research cind Planning Services.
Educatiotial attalQllli!nt also reculns below average in Horth Carolina; in
1980. oiily 3 other states had a lower petcent8.j:e of high school graduates a.ons
persons 2$'-aad older (). Hovever. North Carolinians .ee catc.hing up. In.
]970. 52 petcerat _of U.S. citizens -OVf!'r age 24 bac1 c.o.pleced at least four years
of high schoOl While only 39 percent of NorthC8rolin14u bad:. By 1980, -55
perceft!:. of' the state ~ s residents were bigb schOol graduates, venms 66 percent
of U.S. citizens (1).
Other bealtb-re14ted de.ograpbic -(actors doc~t"ed by the 1980 censUs
. incltlCle- an Inc::rease 10 t:he o.-ber l)f- nonfaaily househOlds (persons lillfiQ& alone
or WithnOnrelat:lfts) .. __ oae-parent oolJSebolds, children' in day care.. and
residents In OUraiD« ~s. A1.together, the_ co.blnatioft of .:)st- of the above
d-.rapblc factors, ,Ius the anticipaied cont.lmsatlon of populatioogroWth,
porteDd aDuAprecedented de.and for health services throughOut the 1980·& (3).
1-5
Except for a teaporary tise in 1977, North Carolina~s birth- ra~ehas shown
a genecal decline since 1910. In 1983, North carolina residents had 83,854
births for a-birth rote oj 13.8 per 1,000 population. Thl~coMpares with r~tes
of 19.4 in 1970, 14.81n 1915, and 14.4 In 1980. Furthermore, the fertility
rate (number of live birth. per 1,000 woaen aged 15-44 years)-has also shown a
general decline; it was 89.1 in 1970, 63.8 in 1975, 60.3 in 1980, and S6.4 in
1983. It should be noted, however, that pre-1980 rates may be artificially
higb due to undercouRts In the 1970 census.
The- United States, aeanwhl1e. h4d 2 percent fewer births in 1983 than in
1982. Its provisional birtb rate dropped from 16.0 in 1982 to IS.5 in 1983.
This represents tbelargest single-year decline since 197~. The provisional
fertility rate also dropped, frO. 67.8 in 1982 to 65.4 in 1983 (5).
Accordina to- the National Center for Healtb Statistics,. the decline in tbe
nUllber of u.s. births in 1983 is ev.idently associated with two factors. The
first factor is that the population in the childbearing ages (15-44) is
beginning to· age. Although the _D.-ber of VOIIen in this group increased by 1
pecceiltfroa 1982 to 1983, the m:m.ber of ~n -at younger ages (lS-24) actually
decliDed~ Births-to ~n under 25 years typically account for nearly half of
all birtbs. The second factor is the decline in the fertility rate itself (5).
..,. I..!Vf 61li1'lHS
:"l-~' -r"'Tj-"";jr--,-,,--,---,
I
I
I,iI I
The overwhelming majority, 97-.9
percent, of babies born to North Carolina
residents: in 1983 were delivered by a
physician in a hospital. This percentage
has reaained fairly constant throughout
the eighties. The percentage of babies
delivered by cecttfied nurse Didwives has
also ~eaained fairly constant. I~ was
1.6 percent in 1983, the saae percentage
as in 1982.
The percentage of North Carolina
live births classified as preaature - 5
pounds, 8 ounces or less -dropped froa
8.0 in 1982,to 7.9 in 1983. Bovever,
this percentage is still above tbe 1981
u.S. percentage of 6.8, 'and 42 other
states had lower percentages of pre.ature
births than North: carolIna in 1981 (7).
In N.C. as veIl as the U~S., the nonwhH:e
pre~ture peicentage 1s about tvice the
whIte premature percentage.
" _ J......... t,."
nt.e percentage of Nort_h Carolina lIve
births that occurred out of wedlock
continued its upward trend to 20.6
percent in 1983." 'Ibis cocapares vich
percentages of 12.6 in 1970, 16.1 in
1975, and 19;.0 in 1980. Thls increase
affect~d both whites and nonvtaltes. tbe
1-(>
perceo.taae of _lte live birtbs that occurred out of wedlock was 3.8 in 1970.
4.5 1n 1'7S. 6.4 In 1~80. «Dd 7.2 in 1983. The ftOftvhlte percentages were 33.9
In 1970. 40.6 In 1915. 45.6 In 1980. and _49.5 In 1983•• Meanwhile. the U.S ••
Which has aleo abovD a steady rise In the-percentage of live births occurring
out of Wedlock. bad 18.9 percent of its births classified as out of wedlock in
[981. The white percentage was 11.6 and the nonwhite percentage was 48.5 (1).
DurlD1 the 1'10~8. the increase- _in births out of 'ltA:!dlock appe~rs 80stly the
result of the -growth in the Q~ber of tinaar_rled woaen of childbearing age. The
rate of childbeari. by uaaarried. -WOIten actually dropped during the decade. by
S.6 pereent-for -whites and by 20.7 per~ent for nonwhites (3). However. In the
la.t five_ years. the: rate of chlldbearlna by UDlUrrled white -.en bas been
steadily rlsioa._ "l1te _rate ()f eb11dbearlDg for UDIIllrried nontlhite woaen •
...nVhlle. has been· declining. The ace groups 25 and above. however. have
shown an lnerease (6).
Live births to teenage aothers. stUl a aajor concern In North Ca.roUna.
bave been going down- iil recent years. The pereentage of live births to
teenagers _s 19.2 in 1980. 18.1 'in 1981, 17.7"1n 1982. and 17.2 in 1983.
~verE North Carolina Is still above the 1981 u.s. percentage of 14.8 (7).
~anwbile. live births
years. The percentage of
3.7io 1981. 4.1- in 1982.
10 1981 was 4.7 (7).
to aothers 35 and older have been going up in recent
live births to .athers 35 and older was 3.6 i~ 1980.
and 4.4 in 1983. The corresponding U.S. pereentage
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Other recent: t:celids in ~he per'centage dlstrlbuUons of North OIroU~
births include re4ueed'percent&aes of ,~tbers with aaternal characteristics
assoeiatedwith high infant.ortality. These trends ,include a decrease in the
percentage of ItOtbers having less than a '~lgh sc:.hooled'!-cation, having fO\1e or
~re pregnancies, and having; a previous liveborn infant who -is now dead.
However, in 1983, 52 percent of North Carolina resident live births involved at
least one of the aaternal characteristics associated with hLgh infant
.ortality. By race, the 'correspondirig 'percen.tages were 43 percent for Whites,
74 percent for ,Blacks, 69 percent for Aaerlcan Indians, and 43 percent for
other races. These percentages have recaiDed fairly constant in the eighties.
PERIMATAL AIID IRFAIIT IIOliTALITY
After a suddenrlse in 1982~ NOrth Carolina's perinatal .art.lity rate
(feta~ and. lieoaatal deaths per 1,000 deliveries) resUaed. its' course of steady
decline over the'past decade as it dropped. £1:'011,19.3 In '1982 to 18.3 in 1983.
Thisca.pares with rates of 33.8 in 1970, 25.5 in 1975, and 20.1 in 1980. The
1981 u.s. perinatal race was 16.9, and 1c bas also shown a steady d~cline ov~r
the ;tast decad.e (17).
The fet,al 'death .-rate has itself' been declining. Expanded analysis reveals
dun:, during tbe last decade, fetal, .-ortality reductions ,were greater foe
whites than fornonWbltes; modest declines In'fetal aorcality for both races
occurred aaong infants Weiglling 1590 grams cir less at birth; and reductions in
fetal ~rtality among infants weighing over 2500 grams at birth were greater
for nonwhites than for whites (3). Despite the declines; the 1983 North
carolina fetal -orta1ity rate of 9.7 was stIll above the 1981 U.S. fetal
.artality rate of 9.0 (11).
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race also dropped in 1983 ,after a sudden
cise in' nonwhite neon.atalaonality in
1982. The state's overall neonatal
mortality rates were 17 ..9 in '1970, 13.2
In 1975. 9.9 in 1980. and 8.1 in 1983.
For both races, notable reduetlonsduring
the last decade in neonatal ~rtality
oCcurred.-aug infants weighing 1501-2500
gtaas:at birth as each race-speclflc_rate
declined by more than one-half. For
infants weighing over 2~ gralU,
nonwhites bad greater reductions than
whi~es. A-ong all lofaocs, though.
reductions In neonatal aortallCy were
greater for ,whites (3).
The United States. lEanWhile, bas
also experienced a'de~rease In neonatal
aortallty ratesdurlng the last decade.
However, the U.S.. oeonacal -.>rtality
rate, unlike North Carolina's" contlnued
to drop In 1982. The 1982 U.S. prOVi­sional
neonatal rate was 7.6-. c()epared
)-8
't.
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with 8.5 in 1980 and 8.0 in 1981 (17). In 1981, only 12 s~ates bad higher
neona.:al .c)rtallty rates than North Carolina"s (5).
Between 1970 'and 1982, nonwhite po6tn~nat41 IIOrtallty represented a -_jQr
i~rove.ent lnNorth carolina~s infant aorta11ty. The nOn~tte postneoaatal
rate decreased by'S4 percent during .the period while the'vhite rate dropped
only 7.5 percent, (3). Ilowever. in -1983, the. postneonatal rate vent up for'the
first tt.e since 1978, rls1ng froa'4.3 in 1982 to 4.5 in 1983. {twas the
nonwhite postneonatal rate that caused the overall inCrease; while the white
postneonatal rate dropped fc_3.1 in 1982 to 3.5 in 1983, tbe nonwhite
postneonatal rate C6se froa 5.5 in 1982 to 6.7 in 1983. This increase Is the
largest nonwhite lncrea:se since 1962.
It shOuld be noted that both races have -experienced increased. postneonatal
-.ortallty a.ong very saall infatits (uild~r 1501 graas) during the last decade
(3). Also.- readers aay not~ that the U.S. 1982 provisioWll postneonatal
mrtality rate of 3.7cc.pares to'N.C.'s 4.3 (11). -
As wftb other ..rtalley rates. infant .,rtality-although it rose' in 1982­shoved
,adOvnward treod during the last decade.. n.e rate vas 24.1 iil 1910,
18~5 in 1915, 14.4 in 1980, and 1~.2 In 1983. DUring this t~peTiod, e-o
d.evelo~lits. -occurred thac aaybave been responsible: for the notable decli-.-.
ODe vas .8 shift of dcel1verles frc. saall. delIvery ,services co larger ODeS.. "l"be
secoad was a doubling of the percentage of very low-welght deliveries occurriQg
in hospitals with Intensive newborn .care'unlt~. Those develop.eeta were with
cbe uslstacce of tbe .ute'. Perinat.al Care Prograa' (3).
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Despite -subst.oUal iapro¥elient.
Infant death continues to be -A "jor
concern for Morth CaToH.n1ans.
-Provisionally. the staterS 1983 infant
~rt.lity rate was exceeded by those of
Only~3 states. The 1983prov181onal U.S.
Infant .ortaHty rate was 10.9 (5)-. auch
beloy NorthCarol1na~s 1983 rate of 13.2.
f'uTtbe:raore. the U.S~ bas _sbowD 4 steady
t.pro~nc In Infant -ortallty durinc
the 'last deeade. North Carolina's rate •
.eanWhlle. went up tn 1972. 1918. aad
1982.
The cotal nuaber of deaths to North 'Carollnatesidentswas 50.181 in 1~83.
a 3 ..4 percent increase over 1982. 1be unadjusted death rate in 1983 vas 8.3
deaths per '1.000 po:pUla~io1\. up fr~ 8.1 fn 1982- but \lell below tbe peak -races
of 9.1 expert_enced In 1972 and 1973.. North C3.rollna. r s death rate st1ll reaaios
below the United Staters death rate, however. as the u.s. provisional death
race for 1983 vas: 8.:6 per 1.000 population (5).
ODe explatiaUon toi North,Carollna'smre faVorable:deatb rllt~ is that
Ho~thCarolltia-basa younger popUlation tban the nation as 8 Whole. To ta~
that Into account, age-adjus~ed,death rates were co.puted-f&r North Carolina.
-It vas fO\lJ1d that ehe ageo--adjusted death rate was 6 .. 1 in 1981,. 5.6 in 1982.. and
5 ..8 in 1983. The u.s., ~nwhilef had rates of 5.7 In 1981 (15).5.6 in 1982.
and 5.5 in 1983 (5).. Co!lSeqlJentIy, onCe the differences between the age
distributions of Nortb Carolina aOd t.he- u.s.. are taken intO ac.eouat., it is
fodtldt.bat Bortb Carolinians are exper1encing higber IIOrUllty rat.es ..
Between 1982 and 1983. Horch' Carollna~s white _les, vbite fe.ales, and
noowhlte f__I•• all experienceCl h-lgber ra_tes of -ort.ality.. The_' white aale
rate Incte&sed: trOll 9.1 to 9 .. 3. tbe white fe.ale rate increased ftc.. 1.2 to
7~3. .the ~it.e- ..Ie rate, stayed at 9'.').al'ld the uonwhlte- female race
lac::reasecl ,fra. 6.7_ to 1 ..0. White: ..Ie aDd fe-,ale Nor~h- CarolInians stlll
experienced lover rates:- of ..rullty than -did U.S. white _les aod fe.ales; the
prowlslOGal· 1983: U.S. white _l~ death rate vas 9.6 aDd wbltefe.ale- cleath race
1-10
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vas 8.1 (.Ii). Meanwhile t aonvbl-te ule
aDd feuIe "North Carol inlan.s experienced
higher rateS of-.ortal1ty than did U.S.
nonwhite ules and feules. The
pro~istonal 198) U.S. nonwhite ..Ie deatn
rate was 8.4 and the nonwhite feaale
death rate was 6.1 (5). When adjusted
for age in 1980, hQwever~ North
Carollna~s white and nonwhite .ale 'rates
are higher than ~he corresponding U.S.
rates vhile North Carolina ~ s white and
nonvbite fecalerates are lower than the
correspondlngU.S. rates ([6).
The sCate's .edtan age at de~th was
71.4 years in 1983, up rr~ 70.7.ye8rsln
1982, 66.4 in 1970, and 28.1 10-1914 when
deaths ~re fiese centrally recorded.
~ngthe age groups, residents' 55 to 64
and 65 and over experle,Dced higher rates
of mortality between 1982 and 1983. When
co.pared to provisional 1983 u.s. age­specific
death rates, it is found that
North carolinians who were under I, 35­44.
45-54. 55-64. and 65-74 experienced
higher rates of mortality than did
corresponding U~S. age groups (5).
Comparisons of state and national age-race-sex-specific death rates for
1983 (5) indicate that the following population groups 1n North Carolina have 3
death rate at least 15%'above or below the U.S. rate:
Nonwhite Ha.les
NOnwhite Females
Ages < 1 01.9% above the U.S.'r~'lte)*
Ages 1_4 (25.3% above the U.S. rate)
Ages 5-14 (18.9% below the'U.S. rate)
Ages 15-24 (24.2% below the U.S. rate)
Ages 55-64 (16.1% above the U.S. rate)
Ages 65-74 (15.2% below the U.S. rate)
Ages <,! (I6.4% above the U.5. rate)*
Ages 5-14 (23.3% above the U.S. rat~)
Ages 35-44 (17.3% above the U.S. rate)
Ages 15~84(18.6% above the U.S. rate)
The 1983' HorthCarolina age-race-sex ,specific death rates also e~ibit wid£
race and, sex differentials. Across all the age ~roups. aaleshave higher death
rates dum,fell81es. In all but.2 age groups (15-24. and 85+). nonwhites have
bigher deatb rates than whites. In fact • 'nonwhite males have the higbest death
rates in all the age groups exc~pt the 15-24 and 85 and above age groups.
·~te: The population UDder 1 is the uu.ber of live births 10 a year.
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MAUIAC!£S -.... DlYOI.CES
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There were 52~128 .-rriages perfo~d
in NOrth Carolinain1981~ an increase of
2 _percent fro-. 1982. The North CaroUna
..rriage rate: has been rising during the
e1ahties, froa 8.0.errlages-per 1,000
population in 1980 to"S.! in 1981. 8.5,io
1982, and 8.6 In 1983. However, the
marriage rate Is still below the peak
rate of 9.8 in 1969.
In 1983. 32 percent of the .arriages
perfor.ed 1n North Carolina occurred
during the .:>nths of June, July and
August. 'l'be aedian age of _first married
Horth Carolina-brides was 21.6. This
c~res with 2(.1 in 1980 and 20.0 In
1975. The ~dlan age of ftrst-.arried
North Carolina -grooll5 was 23.3 in 1983.
This ca.pares with 22.9 in 19~ and 21.9
in 1975.
After a constant -increase during the
1970's, NOrth Carolina's divorce rate
- level.ed off in the 1980's. eo.pared to
2.7 divorc.es per 1,000 population in
1970, it - was 4.1 in 1975, 4.8 in 1980.
4.9 in 1982, and 4.9 in 1983. The
state~s divorce rate indicates that for
every 100 aarriages in North Carolina,
there were 58 divorces in 1983 versus-28
in 1970 and 20 in 1962 when aarriages
were - first centrally recorded.
Furthermore. during 1983, 52 percent of
the state's divorces involved children
under age 18. This compares with 53.4%
in 1980 and 56.7% in 1975.
The u.s. 1983 proviaional ..rriage
and dfvorce rates were 10.5 and 5.0
respectively' (5). Botb of these rates are
higber thari North carolina'8. It should
be ,noted, hOweve):' '" that aarrlage and
divorce counts _are by plac.e of occurrence
rather thaD residence. and sinee North
Carolina's _rr16&e &Ad-divorce laws .re
aore restrictive than, til S~· other
states, Nort" carolinians _y' tend co
_rry and c!iyorce out of state far acre
often tbannonresidents ..rry aoddlvorce
bere. Couequentl,. the N.C. .srriage
aad divorce rates aa,. be artificially low
ca.pared to those of the U~S•
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III. CEtlGRAPltICAL PATTERIlS IN VITAL STATISTICS
This section contains 10 ca.puter-produced ..ps which depict .popUlation and
selected vital Btattstics for-the st.te~s 100 countlee. Data and population
bases for thevltal atatlst1c& rates arefoT tbefive-year ~riod 1979-1'&3.
'l1le ranee of data values indicated by the_p legend vasforaed hy • cluuerlng
-routine fro. the Statbtleal AIlalys18 Systea (8l. This routine gtoup. 1n.to six
clusters cour.ties that vere "..st Uke each- other" wttbreapect to t-be
atatistie being e.-.iced. This procedure ..y result in very 1arse or very
...11 groups depending upOn hoW counties differ f~ one another.
The teOn _ps display the -countystaUstlcs-ltsted belove Definitions .and
torwu.las are fOUDd -in SecUonVI(-and. _ps displaying county R81ES are printed
00. the reftrse sides of rea1ol1 and county divider sheets. It should be noted
tbat_rriage rates tlere not _ppecl this year because an overvhelatD&_jority
of the rstes were "too .u:h lUteeaeh other."
1. Est111llted Population. July 1983
2. UYe Births per 1.000 Population
3. Pre.ature Live Births,per 100 Live Births
4. Out'-of-wedlock Live Bl1't.bs per 100 Live Births
s. Fetal Deaths per 1.000 Deliveries
6. Neoaatal Deaths per 1.000 uve Births
7. Po.taeooatal Deaths per 1.000 Neonatal Survivors
8. Infant Deaths per 1.000 Live Births
9. Deaths per 1,000 Populat!c>n
10. lii'f'orces per 1,000 Population
It can be seen fra. the aap$' that Northeastern and Southcentral North
Carolina h8ve high r.:.tes i)f pr~~ure birthS, out-of-we4lock birtbs, fetal
ctaatha, oecmatal. deaths, pa8t:neonatal death8, bltaat deaths, aDd overall
'deaths. . 'The EaSt ingeoeral las hlgber birth rateswblIe- tile Piect.mit: has a
larger popu1.~lon and higber 41vote;e rates. R1ghdea.th rates are also seen in
the Vest. bot this Is the result of the Vest"s relatively older po~t1on.
Although the vital statistics rates exhibited on the .-ps are f1ye~ar
rates. eautloa. sbould be exercised. when Interpn:tl1'tg relatively"high rates In
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sparsely populated COufttie8~ These counties usually have a ...11 nPBbe~ of
event. which creates a very unstable rate. R@.ders are urged to con.ult their
respective county tables for ,the-1983 n~bers involVed before becnatng alan.ed
at relattvelyhi~h cnuoty-level rateS.
,Co!parisons Aatong Health Service ~
For-each of the ..pped variables. the table ,on the following page shows the
range of values aaGlltg the six HSAs and each HSA~8 rank. A low rank indicatesa
high value. e ..g... a rank of 1 IHans the HSA had the highest of ,the ab:: USA
values for a part.icular variable.. Ties are assigned. the average of the tied
ranu. Values for the l1ld.l"ldual IISAs are found on pages 4-1 tbrougb 4-6.
Highlights of the'1983 1ISA ranlts illC:lude:
Ranking third in population. tbe wester-o-RSA had the lowest
birtb rate. preu.turlty rate. percentage of births out of
viedlock, and neonatal death rate. The lISA did have the highest
overall death rate; however, this was due to its relatively
older population.
Ranking first In po~ulatlon,
fetal and 1nfant death rates,
divorce rate.
the Plem.ont USA t-.adt.he
but was tied for first
lowest
in the
__Ranking
lOWest
divorce
fourth in population, the Southern Plecbaoftct ttSA had the
postneonat~l death rate, but was tied for first in the
rate.
Ranking last
overall death
death rates.
in population, the capital USA bad the lowest
rate. but the highest p~turity and neonatal
Ranking fifth in_ populat.1on, the Cardinal HSA bad the highest
birth and postneOlUlcal death rates arid was tied -for first in the
percentage of births Out of wedlock.
Ranking sec.o,nd in population, the East~rn HSA had the highest
fetal and infaitt death rates aDd was tied for fitst in the
percentage of births out. of wedlock. The RSAdid, however. ha~
the lowest divorce rat~.
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RANOE OF VALUES AMONO NSA'S AND MSA RANES
FOR VARIABLES MAFFEO IN FIOURES 1-10
v.rl.Ut "nat of MSA' Vdu.. Health Str..,1ct Ar.. RAnk.
V••tern ned.oM So. r1cd.-.oM. Ca9ltat CardinAl talter",
'0,.1"100 7/1/83 8S8,879 • l.l~3.839 l 1 ~ 6 \ 2
Uvtllrth Rau 12.\ - 16.8 6 \ 3 ~ L 2
'treeGt ",..turt 7.3 - 8.S 6 ~ S I 2 3
'Ite.nt Oue·of W,dlock 1).1 - 22,3 6 \ ~ 3 1. )tII 1.5'
'I 'ttll Dlath lit. 8.4 - 11.1 \ 6 I.'· ~ 2.51l1
t;: N.o~tal Dlach IItt 8.1 . 10.' 6 \ ~ I 3 I
,o,talonatat Death &att ,.8 - \.3 l \ 6 ~
ID'.at Death late 12.3 - 1S.1 \ 6 ~ 2.'· 2.5·
l>elch bu 7.8 . 8.7 1 3 \ 6 •
b1vorct bt. 4.3 - S.4 4.5· l.S· 1.5' l 4.5· 6
'Av.,••• of thl ettd rl.k,.
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POPULATION
ESTIMATED JULY 1
• 4Z4,a39 - 4Z4,a39
• 3~3i073 - 324,959
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IV. REGISTRATION OF VITAL EVENTS
The origin, flow and disposition of North Carolina vital records are
illustrated in the flow dia.gru on the following page, and a brIef hIstory of
vital records processing and registration practice in North Carolina are
discussed below. 'l'he user of this· report should note, however, that S~ of
the lo.foraation given waS _changed by the recodification of public health lava
effective January I,· 1984. Those changes wIll be incorporated 1n next yearis
volu-e c\Jverlng data year 1984.
'l'be Bureau of -Vital St.at:16tlC::s,. With the. State Healtb Dlree~or as State
Registrar of Vital St.at:tstlcs. -'8 created by an act of the- General Asserably of
19B. The 1973 General Asse-bly changed the -aa.e.- of the office to the
Dl!partaent of Buaan Resources. tbe Direct.or of the Dtv1s1cmof Health Services
iStbe State Registrar of Vital ·Statistics. lbe authority of this deparcaent.
and tbe-lavswbicb it aa.inlsters are contained in Chapter 130~ Article 7~ of
the General Statutes of Nortb. carolina. Within the organizational structure of
the Departlllileat of au.an Besource8~ the duties of- the State Registrar _of Vital
Statistics-are aee~lished pri~rily by the Vital Records Branch with support
frOll.the State Cea.ter for Health Stat.1stics.
'lbe collection of -bf.'rth and d.eath records began on _October 1, 1913.. The
Depart.el1t-- Of, Bo.an Resoul:'ces is the custOdian of -these _records. 'l'be bQ:sp'ita.l
adalnistrator or person attending a non-hcspf.tal delivery is required to file a
birth certificate or fetal death- report within five days__ after delivery. The
f~::'al director or person burying a body Is -responsible for filing $. death
certifieate with the loeal registrar prior to final disposition and Within 5
days after death.
The local reglacrar lathe county health director. A clerk o~ the cOUnty
healtb de~rt.~nt~ design.aced by tbe local reglstra-r as deputy registrar"
car!ies ont registration procedures' locally. The_ deputy registrarforwitrds the
origlnalblr~hand death'c~rilfic~tes co the Depart.ent of-Huaan ResOurces on
t.he fifth day of the ..nt.h follow1:ng t.be event_, where they are processed and
pe~tly preserved. Mlerofit.edcopies and ea-putetized daca-froa birt.h and
death certificates are sent to the Rational Cencer for Health-Statistics.
BOrtb carolIna waS ad8d~ted ioto the National Deach Registration Ar~a in
1916 aad. int.o t.he Rat.ional !oirt.b Registration Area in 1917.
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Prior to May 19. 1971, North Carol1n.& law required the flUng of a fet4l
death report for -fetsl dea.tb.& (stillbirths) of 2Q or .are weeks gestation.
Legislation enacted ~y the 1971 General Asse.bly and altered by subsequedt
Ie-ablatiun <C .. S.. 14-4S.l) re-quires -that therapeutic abortions be reported
separately. For fetal deaths falUng ',within the purview. of the referenced
statute, the therapeutic abortion report fone now serves in lieu of a fetal
deat1'l. report.. For this reason.. coUnts of fetal deaths and perinatal deaths
since 1971 are not strictly coiJIparable to counts in previous years.
llarrlye.and Divorc.e
In 1951, t~ General .\SseablY enacted legislat.lonrequirlng that the dl1Ues
of tbe clerk of court-include the registration of'divorces and anQUl~nts of
.,rriages. effec.tive January 1, 1958. Lists of divorces and annulaeRts are
required to be- sent to the Depart_nt of HUaan Resources on Qr before the 15th
day of the !DOnth -follovingthe event. (Note: The fUlng: of certificates of
divorce was i~lemented January I, 1984.)
By virtue of legislation- enacted in 1961. the dutle$ of tnecounty register
of deedS_include the registratlOil of _rriages· occurring 011 or after JaoUary I,
1962. COpies of the certtiicateso£ .arriage are required to be forwarded -to
the Departlaent of HUlUn Rescurces ·on or before the 15th day of the ..nth
following the-.arriage. The origInal_certificates are filed with the county
register of deeds.
In January 1964, North CaroUna was admitted to the
Regisnation Area. North - carolina is not a meaber of the
Registration Area.
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Natioft&l
National
Marriage
Divoree
v. rECllNICAL NOTES
Be,.ldenceAllocatlOll
Exeept a$ otherwise indicated, vital events in this report are. allocated to
place of residence. In the ca.se of a blrLh or fetal death, residence is the
uSual' 'resi4enc.e of the .other. Fo~ deatbs of i~t.es of long-tem InstitutloJUJ
(_ntal. pelWl. old 81e, orphan, nursing m:.e. rest. boae. etc.). the
in8titution is considered the usualre81d61lee provided the .dec.edent has resided
in the iTl8titutioD at least one year. Colleae students.od ailitary personnel
are c0D81dered residents of the college or ailitary c~nlty.
Borth Carolina participates' In an Inter~banaeprogr.. Wbereby pbo'tocopies
of non-resident birth'and death certifIcates are required to be sent to the
stsce of residenee within two aonths of the date of oc::curreitc:e. The Kational
Center for Health Statistlcs'acts as a control for tbis IntercbaD&e throUab a
report fro. each state wbichlists the nuaber of each type of vital record sent
to every other state. However, delays or oa1ssions in the interchange
uadoubtedly 'oc:cur.
Oc.c:urreoc:e Allocation
ItellS 7 and!6 of the tables alloc:at,e live,birtbs and deaths respectively
to plac.e 'of oecurre1U;e regardless of 'place of reside:nee. Karriaglt!; anddlvorce
data arei::Ollpile4 ,only by place'of occurrence-.;:ounty of license for .arr1ages
and. county of decree for divorces and aunu.laents....because (i) all states do not
engage in an interchange prograa whereby we'receive notification of North
Carolina residents Who .arry or divorce in other states aDd (11) the two
parties to tbese proceedings are often residents of different counties or
states.
Two ,broad categories, "white" and. "'oomrhite,"' are used in this report.
1ioInIh1te is,'predOlalnantly Black (93%) in Iiorth carolina (2).. For"blri:hS and
fetal deaths, where one parent is classified as wb.1te and. the other Donwbite,
the child is classified as nouwbite.
Due to sc.e eases of dissiaUar races of t.be tWO parties involved tn
.anlage ancl dlvorce/aonuI.!:nt proceedings and to a' no-ber of "'not stated"' race
cases, frequeQCiee aDd rate., for t.bese events are sbovn only for the tocal.
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CD!pl.t.... of leI!etratioa !!!: 'I1tal~
eo.plet~1le'ss ofregistratioa Is defined .5 the dearee to vM.eb te-ported
vital event enuaeratlons agtee vtth ,the true counts In a given tl~ fra-e.
Birth registration. tested for cOllpleteness 11\ 1940 and 1950. vas fOQ~ to be
86 to 96 pereent complete respectively (9). Death registr.tlonts believed to
be eve. aore cOIIplete than birth reght'ration. Fetal death _reglstr-atloa.,
tested for coapleteness In 1974, VBS found to be 99 percent ca.plete (10).
Marriage ,registration was tested. for coapleteness tri' 1963. OYer 99 pereent
of perfn'Red. ...rriages t.eT81nated 1n properly rec:=orded certificates of _rriage
(II).
Delayed ~istr.tloa results in under~ratlon of vital eveats for a
specific'ti.e-period. FrequencycountsiQ this report are based 00 1983 events
filed with tbe l.xa,l registrar prior to Apt'11 1. I984andprocessed. In the
state' office before tbe end of Apdl 1984. Based on exaainations of lagU.es
In prior years" the nu.ber of ealendar year evetits filed after April 1 of the
subsequent year is considered neglialble.
InadditloD to the .boVe~ a soUrce of incoapleteness io residence data
could iDvolY@ failure of otber states to ,send photocopies for North Carolina
resident even~s occurridg in their states (see discussion of intercba~
progr__" page 1-3)). The eItent to which this oec:=urs Is utdmOWCl.
Ac:curacy·of Iteillill'~ Certificate
The Vital Records Braoeh ..intains continuous surveillance of certificates
to detect 'inconsistencies in related fteas (e"g.. newborn·s 1'lUle vs. sex).
However" the true ext.entof bias and unrellabll1ty due to incorrect answers 1s
not. known.
As a result of a query progra. to reco,nclle inconsistencies in· the data and
to cOilpIete unanswered iteas, atssingvalues are rare for· che 'c.haracteristics
iJIC1.-led to this report. These nDOt staced" cases are created in one of two
ways;
(I) not allocat.ed because' ,they are believed to have an uoknoVn
distribution which Is different Ira. the distribution for
·stat.ed·· ases;
(2) rancl~y distribut.ed 11\ the, SMle proportion as .the "statedn
eases for the state.
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'l'he·follow1nar table· shows the nuUCr and treat_nt of atealna values In the
st.tl.~ieal flles·uaderlyiaa this report. In the ea-e of race. ADd leait1.acy.
-iaoe't. of the ala.loa "luea are due to abaeaee of these lte.. on certificates
fro. other atate••
'1'be. caputer info~tion syste. used to· geueratetbe data of this report is
depicted oil the uext page.
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VI. POPULATION BASES AND BIASES IN
PRE-1980 VITAL STAT[STT~S RATES
Every ten years (years ending in zero) the U.S. Bureau of the ce~sus
conducts a count of the United States population, wbic~ includes a profile of
the population's characteristics such-as age, race, and sex. After a cens~S
year, estimates of population size and coaposition are based on knowledge of
the population in the census year plus subsequent events such as births,
~eaths. and atgration. In the latter years of a decade, estiaates ..y depart
considerably f~ ntrue" population values to the extent t.bat assUllPtions,
pu·t1cularly about 10- and. out-a1gratioDi depart froa what Ml'f; actually
occurred. 'fttus, an estill8te of the 1979 papulation of North Carolina based on
projection ftc. 1970 aay-differ froa an- estill8teof the 1979 populatIon based
on kDovledge of a IIOre curreat (1980) census count. Since aost vital
statistics tates are based on populatlofi counts in the denoainator, changes in
population which tight result frOil a new census may cause substantial change tn
the trend of rates over time.
To complicate the problea even further, there vas an undercount of tl;re
pOpulation of North 'carolina in the 1970·census, particularlyamong:nonWhltes.
'1ftus., projections for later ·years were low and rates based on those population
projections correspondingly high~ Therefore, changing to 1980 census figures
for rate denoainators caused a ·decrease in rates fro. 1979 to 1980, to th~
extent that the 1980 census figures were higher than 1980 projections based on
the 1970 census.
Users ·of SCIIS pUblications for 1919 and prior: ·years must be aware" of tbese
biases ~ looking at ·trends in rates, particularly when analysis is at ~
coenty .!!!!!. 2!.!!!!... tbe. nonwhite 'jiOpUIi'tioe. In the .untillte, the five~year
rates of the current vol~ involve 1979 counts resulting fro. interpolations
bet\leen the 1970 and 1980 censuses~
(Note: For further deta.il concerning biases in tbe
population-based rates published for the J970"s, the
user should refer to pages 1-33 through 1-37 of the
1980 version of tbis publication~)
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VlI. DEFlNITIOIlS AIlD FORIIULAS
!be vital event. are ezhibited 1n the tables by frequenciles and rates.
The te~ "rate" usually .eanathe nuaberof vital ~..at.ln a.liven period of
t.t.e d-lvl4e4 by the. averqe.- cwabe:r of feOple. at ~1A. durlq that period. In
thi8 report. the aftraae nuaber of people at risk 18 usually the aidyear
population, the period 1a a year or five ye~U';s. and the rate is expres"ed per
1,000 population. For exa.ple, the fotllUla for a slng,le-year birtb rate Is
B
s 1,000
p
where B Is the ouaber of birt-he in the year andP Is the aidyear pOpulation.
S~larlYI the fo~a for a five-year birth rate is
ll:L + Il:l + 113 + B4 + lis
PI + P2 + P3 + P4 + Ps
x 1,000
vbere 81' 82' etc.. are the num.ers of births in the particular years and
Pi I P2 I etc. are the: llidyear populatIons In those years.
'Ibe tent rate 18 also used in this report -to-.ean a st.ple proportion
ezpreaaed per 100 or per 1000. 'l'bese rates are -the ratio of two related. vital
eYe1lt counts. An exa.ple of this type of rat.e Is the slngle.;..year infant
-.ortallty rate. '!be foraula is
D
B
wbere D represents d~ths of infants during a year and Brepresents, liYe- birt.hs
durloa the SU'".e year. AiIotber e%aaple fa the preaat.ure rat.e which 1s the ratio
of pr_ture blrt1l8 to total births expressed as a percentage.
p
s 100
B
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Rates are rounded to one decl..l pl_ce for publlcatton~ Except for
.arrlage and divorce events for Which race-specific rates are not ealculated~a
blank 1.n the rate colUlln 'indicates that' both the,nwaerator and the denotalnatoc
are zero. A rate of 0.0 Is shown for rates les~ than'n.a5.
Inaccurate rcportirig~ underreglstration and .i851ng values
dtscu9l1ed (Section V). These factors affect the validity of
infor.ation involved in rate co.putation. The users of vital
aeasures sh?uld be aware of these pOssible 1iaitations.
have ~~n
iteas of
statistics
Purthermore~ one should interpret withcautton rates Which are based on
saall frequencies since they .., be associated with relatively large chance
fluctuation. For this reason, five-year rates are included. Based, on an
increased nusher of events, these avera,ge annual rates are .ore stable than the
single-year rates.
In c~paring rates, one'must carefully examine the various factors to which
a difference in rates might he auributed. Unles.s Lbe populations are
equivalent in all factors except tbe one for which the coaparison is made,
conclusions about differences in rates uy not be clearly drawn. Age-adjusced
rat.es or other further analyses may be necessary in order to _ke valid
COilparisons.
Definitions and formulas are given in the numerical order of their
appearance in the tables. Except for items 7 and 16-i8, rates are for resident
events.
Definitions
1. Population is the expected population of an area as of Juiy I-of 't~
event year. Fi&ures shown in the tabl~5 of"this report a~;;; s!..~tioQS
over age-race-sex~pecificestiaates provided by the State Office of
Budget and Kanage.ent:.
2. Natural Increase is the excese of births over deat.hs aatODg re£idents
of an area.
3~ ! Live, Birth is t.be c~lete expulsion or extraction fr~ its ~tber
()f a prodUC't'"of conception, 'irrespective ofche' duration of pregnancy,
which, after separation~ breathes or shows any otlW=:.~vidence -of Ufe,
stich as beating of the, heart, pUlsation of the _bf!tcal cord, o:c any
definite .aveaect of voluntary 8Uscles. Whether or not tbe uabilical
cord has been cut or tbe placenta is attached (definttion aoopted by
WOrld Health Orcanization in 1950).
4.. At.te:ndant is a phYsician in a hospital" a phy:!lliciannot in ~ hospital.
a certif1ednurS4!:a1dwtfe, Ot a peratt.tedaidwife. New legislation
4uring 1979-81 allows a certified aurse -aiovtfe (CNM) to perfora
deliveries in a hospital or other ..dicel facility and to obtain a
perait to perfora deliverle~ outside a 8edical facility.
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Preaature 'irth 1.defiaed
uncleI' 2SOO iUM' (5 pound••
the period of sest_tion.
Expert Croup on Pre.aturit1
a. birth of _ liveborn infant w:i&biq
8'ouaeea or le••) at birth. rea.~le•• of
(Iirth wetaht index rec~ncted by the
of the World Health Orsaniutioa., 1950.)
legally
busband
Btrtb Out of Wedlock. i'- birth to • ~ wo has never bRa
...rriedor--vho has beea widowed or legally divorced fl'. bel'
in excess or 280 days (12).
1. AD OCcurreace Birth is one that oecurs in an area irrespective of
place of residence. Live Births occurring. in aD area to residents of
the area are also shown in the tables. Co.ple.entary totals, i.e.,
aoaresldent births occurring in the area and. resident bittb. oc.eurring
elsewhere. aa,. be obtained by subtraction.
6.
8. Per10atal Oreatba are the sua' of ngistered fetal deaths and. neonatal
deatbs (see""'d'e1'1iiitiODS below).
9. Fetal Death is death prior to tbf:!: c..pleteexpulsionor -extraction
froll ttS .,cber of • product of huu:a coaeepctoa, irrespecciN of che
duratton ~f pregnancy, as inctiea.ted 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 beart, pulsation of the
..bUiul cord, or definite IIOveMilt of..-oluntary auscles(defln1tion
adopted by World Bealthorglt,niut.lon in 1950).. Consist.ent with North
carolina law, this report includes only fetal deaths which do DOt
qualify as therapeutic abortions and which result frna pl:'egoaneies of
20 or -.:Ire weeks 'gestation (see Section IV).
10. Neonatal Death is death of a)..lveborn child under 28 days of age,
11. Postneonatal Death is death of all infant 28 days and over bot. less
than 1 year of age.
12. Infant Death is defined as death of • liveborn Infant under ODe year
of age. ---
13. Death is defined as the per.aDent disappearance of any evidence of
11~e at ..." tl.. after live birth (13). .Also, Nortb CarGliu la"
(G~S. 90-322) defines eriteria for certifying "brain death."
14. ~ ~ Deatb is, reported age in cOllpleteci years as of t.he last.
birthday. Errors 1-0 reporting are believed to include. 1iDderestt.ates
for ages 22 through fiddle age and. oVErati_tes for persons Dearing
their 21st and 65tb birthdays aDd for those over age 65. Prefereaces
for ages end!Dg in certain digit8(e.g.. age ending in 0 and 5) .."
also result in undue concentrat.ions of reported ages (14).
15. Plac.e of Death1s the hospital, other iD.StltutiOD or DOa.-institutioa.
place ofdeath.
16. M Occurrence Death is one that occurs in an area irrespective of
plac.e of residence:-
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11. Marrl·r
Caroliu
specific
i8 defined a. the leaal unton of ...Ie
G.S. Sl-I). Merriagesare by place of
data are not- shown (see Section V).
aftCI a (_Ie (~rth
Occurrence and r.ce~
18. Divorces and Annul_nta; can occur only by decree of an authorized
court. Annul~nt•• ,Vhlch ·void ..rriagefroa. the beginning, constitute
less tban one. percent of the SuIl of these event!:. A diVorce frOll bed
and board 1s a judicial separation suspending cohabitat-lon but Dot
otherwise affecting tbe ..rriage bond. Divorces from bedanet board
are not included in this report. Divorces aDd annul.eots are by
place of occurrence and race-specific data are not shown (see 5eetton
V).
For.ul••
1. Population
Percentage of N.C. ptipulation
residing 1n area
Percentage .ale population
in area
Percentage- feaale population
in area
2. llatutal Increase
Population of area
POpulation of North Carolina
Male populat Ion of area
Total population of-area
Female populationaf area ---------
Total 'POPulation c;f area
x
x
x
100
100
100
Rate of
natural increase
Birth rate
Male birth rate
NUaber of live births
ainus n~ber of deaths
Population of area
NUaber of liYe births
Papulaclonof area
Nulillber of _Ie IiVI!' births ----_._----
Population of area
1~0
X !OOO
X 1000
X 1000
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8. Perl_tal.!!!!!!'.!.
Perl..tal .ortality rate
Fetal ftOrtality rate
.....beE" of fetal deaths plua
It_bel" of aeoaatal deaths . -----------------
~beE" of live births plus
nuaber of fetal deathe
Nu.ber of fetal deatbs ---------
tm.ber of live bi.rths plus
nuaber of fetal- deaths
x 1000
x 1000
Pereell~ of fetal deathS attended
by physici4D In hospital
"ber of -fetal de.tbs attended
by physician in hospital
• ------- x
~ber of fetal deaths
100
Pe.rc.ent.age of_fe~al deaths -attended
by physician DOt in hospital ~
Percentage_of fetal deaths -attellde4
by certifted nuree .tdv1fe .,.
Percentage of fetal deaths
atteade4 by penitted. .iRHe
Percentage flf fetal deatbs
OCCUrri1l& out -of wedlock
10. IIeooatal Deat-he
NU-ber of fetal deaths attended
by physician riot in hospital
x
~r of fetal deaths
Nwaber of!ets-l deaths attended
by certified nurce __idwife
x
~y of fetal deaths
MQaber of fetal deaths attended
by peraitted mIdwife
---x
~ber of fetal deaths
~ber of fetal deaths
occurring out of wedlock
x
Nuaber of fetal deaths
100
100
100
100
Meodatal -artality~te
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IiuIlber of -oeoo.atal deat:hs-
X 1000
....ber of l1veb1rths
"'beT-of poet_out_l deathe
Poat:lleOAatal ."rtallt:y rate ..
....r of the birtha aio...
u_ber of aeoutal· death.
12. lof.... llH.hs
"'ber of infaat deaths
Infant.artallty rate
ibmer of live births
1ItRber of death.
Death rate
Population of area
....r of ..Ie c1eatba
IlaIe-speClftcdeath rate
!tale population of area
tluaber of feaale deaths
l[ 1000
l[ 1000
l[ 1000
l[ 1000
Feu.le-spee.lfi~ deatb rate
14. Aae-epee.lflc: Deaths
.e-.~iftc: death rate
15. -Pla-ce -of -Dea-th
Perc:eataae of cteatha
occ.urring in hospitals
Perc:eotage of deaths ocevrr1na
in OOQ hosp1tal inatltut10as
Perceaup of deaths _oc.eurrilla
18 ~ or aoe-lD8titu£loa
Fe.ale populatlOD of area
"ber of deaths in age group
Population 1D aaelroup
lIlaber of deaths in ho8pitals
liuaberof cleachs
lIuaber of .deatha in non­boapltallnstlt:
utloas
..oer of deaths in
boe or aota-1Detltutioo
"-ber of cleadut
143
X 1000
l[ 1000
l[ 100
l[ 100
l[ 100
18. Divo~ces and Anaul.eDts
Divorce/AnnuI.eut rate
Nuaber of divo~ces and annul.enta
occurring in area ------------- Population of area
X 1000
Sywobols
Il'-tity (ft"'l""IICY) 1. zero
illite Is less tho 0.05
1-44
o
0.0
IIEFlItllIICES
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Population and Boue1.. PRCSo-V-1S t North Carolina Final Population
and Houalll& UDlt Counts. U45. Govenaent Print1ng Office,
Wash1ncton. D.C. March 1981.
(3) North Carolina
SQrles: "Borth
N.C. Dece.ber.
Sute Center for Health Statistics.. Kathryn ••
CArolina·. Health," !E!! Studie.. Mo. 28. "lelah,
1983.
(4) u.s. Bureau
of CeDBUS.
1980, 1983.
of tbeC8uus. Current Population Surveys of the ....reao
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Surles: "IIOrth cat-oliu"s Changing Ferti-l1ty." .!£!! Studies.
Raleigb. N.C. (in proaress).
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Byattsvl11e.-Md. Dec~ber 1983.
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~ 'carolina. - North Ca:rG11ua Departaent of Buaa1l Resources,
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2B-7S. Iale!gb. N.C. 1975.
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Ratl~l Office of Vital Statistics.
1-'45
Health Statistic8
procedures of the
Public Health Stathtlcs
Statistics Reglatratloc."
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l~
STATE
TABLE
s r L [ (' TEn v I T • , S T • T S T I C S • 0 • 1 • • • • N 0 1 9 l' 9 - t , «I 3
• 0 • T H C •• 0 L , • •
T 0 T • L • H I T [ • 0 " W H ·1 T [ .....[. RATE• """""" RATE. NUfIIRER RATE*
r " 1'!l8~ 1983 n-u 1983 19~3 19-83 19a3 1'83 19-83
• 0 p U L • T 10.
1. TOTAI_ 60a166fl 100.0 Joo.a "'5710~ 100.0 100.0 1510&32 100.!) 100.0
"'ALI_S 295"'?E.O ~8.G "'8.5 2lUO',. ..a.8 ",a.a 723236 If"1;;~- 1;7.6
FUlI"US 3121",01': St .... 51.!i 23_0012 51.2 51.2 167396 52.1 52.1t
'. ~J,TURAL INf'"R(AS£ 331.73 5 .. 5- S.I 19523 0 •• o.s 1"'150 '.0 lD.5
I V [ R 1 R T H S
'. TOTAL a385_ 13.8 1"'.3 Slit"'. 12.6 1?8 ="6f1t08 11'.5 18.'
"AU:S flt2'16 7.1 7.' 295'0 6.5 S.S 13376 ••• '.S
Fi,:olALES '0.,31l ••7 ToO 27'.106 A.l S.' 13832 8;,$ ••• o. AnEPKtANT
PHYSIC,AP' IN HOSPITAL a207a 97.9 91'.9 56183 97.8 98.2 25887 98.0 97.'"
PH.TSICUP· PJOT IN HOSPITAt IS' 0.' 0.' .. 0 •• 0.' 7S 0.3 '.5
.CER1IFur NURSE l'UOW!Fl 137(1 I.S 1.' 1010 1 •• I.' .... 1.0 1 ••
PERftITT£P ·IDWIFE .. 0.0 0.1 5 0.0 0.1 • 0.' 0.'
5. PRE"A1URE PIPTP.S 658~ 7.' ••• 3399 5 •• '.1 318" 12.1 12.0
S. OUT OfW£Dl Gel( 17139 20.6 19.5 U60 7 •• '.S 13079 49.5- "'6.9
T. OCCURKENC£
TOTAL 8"566 100.0 100.0 sea.." 100.0 100.0 26522 100.0 100.0
TO RESIOfNTS a289.. 98.0 98.1 56683 97.1 'H.7 26211 98.8 9el.'J
• , T • L • 1 N F • • T .. Q R T • L r T y
•• PERINATAL PE&'HS 1~51 18.3 - 19.6 05. 1"' .. 7 15.7 ••• 26.1 27.6
•• FETAL· DtAWS ell! •• T to.:! 0" 7.0 e..3 ••• 13.6 1"'.3
ATtum'-~l'
PHYSICU~' IN HOSPITAL TO. ':t7.7 '97.7 ... 97.6 98.2 361 'n.8 97.2
PHYSICUt~ NOT IN HOSPITAL S '.T 1.' • 0 •• 0.' 0 1.1 1.8
_CERTIFJEO NU~sr ~IoWIFr T -0.9 0.' • I •• 0",5 1 0 .. 3 0.•
Pl~111Ec "IOWIF[ • 0.' 0",0 • 0.0 ••• 0 ' .. '.1
OUT OF'WfOlOC" • 50 31.1 29.2 •• 10.7 10.'" ',A 5S.1t 52.0
10. 'f£ONATAL :.CIINOER· 28 DAYS) ." 8.7 '.5 "0 7.!! 7.5 '2' 12.5 13.5
11. POSTNlONAT"L (28 OATS _ 1 TEAR) ." 0.5 '.5 '0. '.' '.S 17' S.7 A.5
It. UIFANT DEATHs (UNDER 1 YEAR) 1109 13.2 13.9 "0 10.5 11.1 5.5 19.1 2~.0
crATHS IrxrLUOJH~ FETALS) ... TOUl 50J8J 0.' 0.' 37923 ••• ••• 12258 •• 1 ••0
l'lA-LES 27617 ••• ,!!.!i 2Dlt5'j! ' .. ••• • 758 ••• 10.8
FE"Al[S 2?~6' T.' 7.1 1706.. 7 •• 7.1 5!iOO 7 •• A.'
.0. ..[
00-0'" YE"Rs lZ6e '.1 '.0 TO. '.5 '.T 580 0.0 5.,
05-1. TEaNS .29 0.' ••• 15T ' .. 0.' 7' ••• ••• 15-24 YEANS 1005 0.' 1.0 73. 0 •• 1.1 267 0.' 1.0
2:5"3'" YE.lI.RS 120" 1.' 1.' 715 ' .. 1.1 0" 1.' ••• 35-"'. TE,.RS 1737 '.' '.A 1063 1.7 ••• an 0.1 0 ••
• S;"~I'- YEaR::; 3555 ••• s.o 2517 5.1 5.' 1038 ••• 10.3
55';'6' YEaRS 826" 1"'.'" 1"'.8 5"5 12.9 15.'" 2269 2G.i zt.o
65 "'NO OVER 321l"5 "'9.9 "'JI c 4 2603" Its.8 1t8." ...1 .... 51."
15. PLAct OF Df'ATH
HOSPITAL 33ee~ 67.5 68.1 25"'15 67.0 67.7 8,,73 69.1 6'.3
OTHER IN~lIlUTjO~ 7751 15... 15.8 6161 16.3 16.5 15M 12.. ' 13.8
~ OR P'C""lNSHTL1TI0frI 85"2 17.0 16~1 '''1 16.7 15.9 2201 18.0 16.9
IS. OCCUPHENCE
TOTAL 50617 100.0 100.0 3856" 100.0 100.0 12257 100.0 100.0
TO R£SIOFNTS ""32 96.7 96.A 36919 96.2 .... 12013 98.0 tn.1!
C 1 H [ R • V f •.T S
17. ",ARiUA6ES 52tZtl 0.' 0.' ". DIVORCES ~~ A~~fNTS 30e<J9 0.' ~.9
• SEE Ol-FlJfITIOC'f~ AND Fl'R1'M..AS (SECTION VIII • ITE" A!)()£O 19!'O ." 1
Department of
Human Resources
Regions
REGION
TABLES
l-JESTERN
I
NORTH CAROLINA OHR REGIONS
NORTH CENTRAL
I I
1-1-.....
EASTERN
IV
sc ... ceTtD • •T • L S , A , •S T t c s: • 0 _
I • •• • • 0 1 979 _ 191 !
O.H.R • • .. WESTERN
T o T • L • H • T r NON WH t T E ........ RAT[*
__
RATE_ NImBER RUE_ •T r " 1983 1'915 .,.,-83 1'81 1983 J,-15 1'83 1'83 19-83
P o P U L • T .0.
•• TOTAL 2.83707 3't.' 3.... 3 17....110 3'J.O 38.' 2'J'J59J 19.8 1'.7
"ALES la06..., .. It••3 .... 1 8'''210 ....... .... 5 1'225" ..7.5 ..1.1
FEMLES 10772"3 51.7 51~' 919900 ~n.6 51.7 1575..3 52.S 52.. , •• 'tATURAL INCREASE .", ••• ..' 6116 '.' '.' 2823 ..' 10 ••
L • • £ 8 I R T tt s
'. TOTAL 26330 12.6 13.3 210')5 11.8 12.3 5235 1'7'.5 1••2
"ALtS 156'" ••• ••• 11'15 ••1 ••• 2711 '.1 ••• F£RAL£. 12,8_ ••1 ••• 1818. '.T ••• 250.. e•• ,...
'. lTTENDUlT
PHTSICUN iN HOSPITAL 25'23 98.5 'J8.' 28'15. 98.' '8.• 5165 ".T '8.' PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL •• ••• ••• OT ••• ••• •• '.' ••• 'C[ATIFIED NURSE "IOUltE ••• ..' ••• 1.. ••• ••• .. ••• ••• •• PE:RfltlTT£O. "'JOlliff • ••• ••• • '.' ••• • ••• ••• PREMAtURE 81ATHS I,.... T.' 7.~ .296 ••1 ••• ••• 12.3 12.3 '. OUT OF W£OLOCK "'6210; 17.' 16.7 1'759 ••• T.T 2865 ~".7 52.5
T. Ctct:URREJlCE
TOTAL 27182 32.1 52.6 217" ;57.5 38.2 .... 20.3 20.6
F ETA L • I " F iii " T .. a Ii. T A L •T T
•• ~RI"ATAL'OEATHs ••• 16.7 19.1 .n 1".9 16.6 12' 2".1 28.8 '. f:ETAL. DEATHS ... ••• 10.3 ITO '., '" n 12.6 t .....
ATTENDANT
PHYSICJAH IN HOsPITAL ." 97.6 97.7 '" 97•• 98.3 •• '7.0 .... PtiTslCIAN JIIOT IN HosPITAL • ••• 1.1 • ••• ••• 1 1.' ••• -cERTIFIED NURSE "IOWI~E • ••• ••• • 1.1 ••• • '.' ••• PERRlTT£D,ftIDWEFE • ••• ••• • ••• ••• 0 ••• ••• OUT OF wt:OLOCK 55 22.... .... 10 10.7 11 .... 56 53.1 .... 11. lIEOJIATAL HIlDER 28 DATS) ••• ' 7.6 ••• 16. ••• T•• ., 11.7 1'''6
"11.. POS11€OIIIATaL t28 DAYS ~ 1 TEARJ 101 ••• '.' T' ' .. ••• •• ' .. ••• IfF_T DEATHS tlMDER 1 TEARJ .01 11.' la•• '11 10.0 11.1 •• 17.2 20.5
D EAT H S tEXCLUDIMG FETALSJ
16. TOTAL 173'91 ••• ••• 14979 '.' ••• ..,. '.1 ••• "OLES "TO ••• ••• 1291 ••• ••• 1287 ..' 10.. 0 ,.. ...nflau:s 7813 T.' T.l 660& T•• T.l 1125 T.l T.l 00-... TEARS ••• ••• '.1 ... ' .. ••• 11. ••• ..1
IS-i. TEARS II ••• ••• 0> ..' ••• 11 ••• ••• IS-2It TEARS an 1•• 1.1 .OO I.' 1.2 .. ••• 1••
e-.. YEaRs .11 1.1 1.' ... ,0-0. ••• 1-.1 10T '.' ••• nARS ... 1.' ••• .,. .5-.. 1.T 2~O 12. ••• ••• TUftS ".. '.2 ••• ••5 '.T 5.' '" '.' tl.O
55... T£A5CS 268a 12.9 15.6 2223 11.9 12.6 '5T 22.0 22.5
ft5 'All) OvER 11895 48.1 "7.3 10559 '7.5 ..6.7 1666 .... 52.T ... PLACE OF DEATH
HOSftlTM. 11717 67•• .... 11126 .... 67.8 16.,1 70.1 71.7
OTH£R IIISTITUTI~ '19T 16.1 16.1 21t73 16.5 If•• ' 52. 13." 13.!t
HOfIEOR NON-I-,TITUTION ••n 16.3 15.5 .... 16.6 15.' 39T 16~5 1'.'
t •• OCclMRDlC£
TOTM. \7..17 3110~. .... 1"973 3'J.0 '39.0 .... 19.9 20.1
o T " [ R EVEIiTS
11.....1A«S ,.... ••• T••
le. DI¥OItCU ~ ~S 103SEo ••• •••
• sa: OLI'1.ITIQU· A!lIJ FOItftILAS .SECTIOfiI VIII • I~~ I_
•• 1
S [ L [ C T [ 0 • 1 T • L S tAT I S T 1 t S F •• 1 , 8 5 • • • 1 9 1 , • 1 " 8 3
Q."~ft. II '" NO,t.. CeNTRal
T • T • L • i'41 1 E "'0 .. IiIH .1 T E
IIUME. RATE. """""_ flUE· NuftR£R RatE·
T r " ,.... 1985 "';'83 1983 l'ft3 7,·e3 1'93 1"83 79·83
p 0 p U L AT 10.
1. lOTAl 1294535 21.3 21.' ,'9678. 21.8 21.~ 2"7751 n.7 1'.6
Pi:ALES "Z0899 _8.0 tt7.7 .798'13 ..... 1 '7.9 nlOo6 47,.' ' ••9
Ftl'lALES 6n6" 52.0 52.3 5168'1 51 .. ~ 52.1 156745 52.6 53.1 '. NAtURAL INCR[ASE \@'f4) S•• ••• U12 '.. S.S 1"" ••• 1 ••
L , • t
• 1
R l N S
'. TOTAL U@'Jf! 12.3 12.7 11473 11.5 11.6 ....17 1".6 16.1
AlLES 82'11 '.S '.5 5.... ••• Eo.O 22'" 1.' ••• fElltalES ,... 5.' ••• 5511 ' .. ••• 21" 1.S 1.' '. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL 15639 98.4 .... 11251 ".1 911.' ..,88 .... '9.3
PHYSICIAN NOlIN HOSPITAL .. •• 1 •• 1 10 '.1 •• 1 5 '.1 ••• ttCERTlF!ED PAlRSE 1'I10WIFE ,., 1.' ••5 ,., ' .. ..1 • ••• ••• p£Rl'Inn:r. flJIOWIF£: 1 ••• ••• 1 ••• ••• • 0-'0 ••• 5. PRE'llo.lUREPIRTHS 1K. e.o '.1 ,., ' .. ••• ... 12.7 12•• '. OUT OF IilEOLOCt< 31." 20.1 1•• 8 ••• 7.' '.5 23.7 5!.1 ..9.a
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL 146')12' 17.' 17." 10')1..8 18.9 1'1.0 37lt1l 1'.1 IIt.l
F E 1 A L • I N F A • T I'l 0 R T A 1 , T T
•• PERINATA~QE~lHS ... 16." 17.5 15. 13.& tll.3 I.' 2!.3 25.3 '. FHAl-QEAn.jS 123 7.7 '.7 1. ..' 1 •• •• U.! 12.')1
"TTENOAHT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPiTAL n. ".1 '8.6 10 95.9 911.8 •• ,e.o 98.3
PHYSICIAN: NOT IN HOSPITAl. • ••• 1.' • '.7 1.0 1 ••• 1••
• CERTIFIED NURSE ~IDWIFr 1 o~e '.1 1 1•• 0.' • •• 0 •• 0
PE~JTTED_"JOWJFr • ••• ' .. • ••• ••• • ••• ••• QUT OF W£OLoCK .. 33.3 ".1 11 15.1 ••• •• 6e.G 55.7
10. 'EOfIiATAL HtNDER 28 DATst ... ••• " . .. 7.5 1.' •• 12.2 12.5
11. POsTNEONATAL (28 DAyS _ 1 TEAR' 13 ••• ••• .. ' .. 3.' •• 1.3 5 •• ". IIIfFANT DEATHS CUHOE:R 1 YEAR) ?B 1~.iij 12.6 121 11.1 10." .. 1'1.5 I ••~
DEATHS cr~CLUUIN6~£.ALSI
13. fOrAl 11011 ••• ••• '''' ••• ••• 2.50 8.2 ••• MALts 6e09 'J~7 ••• UlJ1 '.1 '.7 '''' '.' 10.2
... FEI'!ALES 5002 1.' 1.' 3'2'0 7•• 7.' 1082 ..' 7.1 'ct
.o-O"t T£~RS • 5. ••• ••• 150 '.1 '.5 .. •• 3 ••• 95-1" yt'IlRS '5 ••• ••• •• 0.' ..' I' '.' 0.'
15~24 TO-RS 1" ••• 1 •• 10. D•• 1.1 •• ••• D••
~5-M YEARS ••• t.l 1.' 141 ' .. 1.1 ., 35-'. 1•• ••• YEARS sa. 2~Z 2.5 ••• 1.1 1~'J 131 '1.0 5 ••
.5-54 TEA-As 170 5•• '.1 511 '.. 5.' '07 '.' 16.2
55... Tl:ARS 1871 1.... 1".3 1"17 13.2 13.0 '5O 20.1 2e.5
&-5· AIlID OvER 7276 '''.3 "9.1 .... ".1 ..8.2 t-n 55.' 5~.1
15. PLACE, OF OfATtt
HOSPITAl ,... ".1 .... 5701 .... 00.' 17" 73.2 6'.3
OTHE.·I.~TITUTIO''-_ 1573 1'.3 15.a 1316 15._ _16.6 251 18.5 13.3
HOI'IE O!I 1IIOfl-INSTlT'UTlON 1..3 17.6 17.3 1'" !I.e 17.2 S" 16.3 17.'1 ". OCCuRRENC£
TOTAL 18T65 2'1.3 21.3 .... 22.2 22.2 2259 18.3 18.3
• T !t [ • [ V f " T S
17. I'lMtRIA6ES 11923 ••• ••• 1~~ DIVORCES A-o ..........fllEIITS "11 '.3 5.'
• SEE DEf'ltrlITIONS· ...1ID FORRULA$ CSECTI~ YU. • I f£t'I "'OOEO 198.
3 - •
S [: L £: t T-[ D v I T -. L S T II. T 1ST I t • , 0 • 1 , • 5 •• 0 1 , ? , _ 1 , • 5
D.H.II. III • SOUTH ttNntAL
TOT A L tI H-I T E • O. .. KIT E _. III1TE* _. RAn:* _. ..n:-
I T [ " .... 1,.,79-13 .... 19&5 ?9...a, tns 1'13 .,.-al
p o-p U L • T 1 ON
•• TOTAL 1-II08t75 21.2 21.0 'tUt12 20.~ to.' ft''''75 50.' 50.5
MLES "9616 "'.0 "".2 "'."5 Itt.5 .... 6 221t5fl ....1 ....,
FEMLES 710'S5' 51 •• 50 •• ..18157 50.7 ~l)." 2ItMU 51.7 51 ••
•• NATURAL INCRUSE 10.." T.' ••• .... ' .. ••• son 10.'9 12.2
L lYE e I R T H •
'. TO.T.A.L.... 2104' .15.0 15.5 "'sea 15.1 tl.5 8401 11.2 1'.' 1....... T•• T.' 61116 ' .. ••• ..u, ••• II.'
FERALES ..... T.' T.' 6172 ••• 6.6 .... '. A,TOIDAliT '.1 •••
PHYSICIAN IN-HOSPITAL 2n'i .... 96.6 12127 .... .... .... .... .... PHTSICIAN-trIOT iN HCSPITAL 07 D.' D.' 22 ,8.' D.2 H I.' I ••
IIC£RtlFIED NURSE f11IDWIFE ... ••• 2.T ... ••• 2.' ... ••• 2".' HRf'ITT£D f11IDwlF'E D D•• D.' D I •• D.' I D.' I.' •• PREMTUR£ BIRTHS 1725 ••2 ••2 >12 '.7 5.7 Ull 11.9 11.'
•• OUT OF WEDLOCK .... 21.a 21.0 eo. '., 6.0 3784 .... 1t2.5
7. OCCURKEJlCE
TOTAL 22556 26." 26.5 1516'9 2'.7 22." '167 .... ,1t.6
F E T .. L • I N FAN T .. aRT A LIT Y
a. PE~INArALD£ATHS ••• 1'.1 20.7 •a. 1..... 15.5 ... 27.7 21.2 •• nTAL -DEA.THS ,D' ••• 10.1t 07 ••• 7•• "a 13.7 1 ....
ATTEM)AJlt
PHYSICIAN I .. HOSPITAL ... 98.5 .... .. .... 98.5 ". .... 97...
PHYSICIAN NOT' IN HOsPITAL • ••• ••• D D D.' 2 - 1.7 I ••
.cERTIFIEC NURSE f11IDWIF[ I D.' ••• • ••• D.' • D•• D.'
PERfIIITT(D RIDWIFE • D.D D.' D D•• ••D • ..' 0.2
OUT OF WEDLOCK •• 55.7 32.2 • ' .. to.7 •• 51.7 ..7••
••• NEONAtAL luNDER 2' DAYsl ... 10.3 18~" .. 7•• ••• "'. IIt.l :13.7 ". POSTNEotrIATAL 128 DJ\TS ... 1 YEARI .. ..' ••• .. ... ' .. ••• •• ..' ••• INFANT DEATHS H.IND£R 1 YEAR) $07 t".6 15.2 ... 11.6 11.7 17. 2.... 21.2
D EAT H S IEXCLUDING FETALS) ... TOTAL 10572 7.5 7.' n .. 7.' 7.' .... 7.' 7.'
!UUS .... a•• ••• .... ,........ ".12 '.7 ••• ..... •••••• •a•••• • 062 a•• '.1 ... .... ..' ••• • SE
DO·... YEARS "a ..' ••a ... ' .. 2 •• ... ••• ••• '5-1" YEARS so '.2 D.' 51 D•• D.' .. D.' D.'
t5-211 YEARS ... D.' '.D ... D•• D.' .. ' .. 1 ••
25.34 ,YEARS 3Da ••• 1.' ... 1.-0 1 •• ... 1.7 ••• ~5""" :YEARS • 11 ••• 2.' '.7 ••• ... ..' ••• lJ5-5tt TURS 7a. '.D ••• 'D' ' .. ..a 201 a•• ••• 5S..... TEARS tel" 15.5 15.9 1171 13.lo 1".3 ... .... .... 65 AND O\(t:R .... 51.~ 51.2 .... 51•• 51·... "" ... .... PLACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL 703' .... 67.2 "7"1 ".2 .... 22ft "7,5 "7.9
QTHEatNSTltUTION 175. 16.:' 16.1 .... 17,6 17.5 ... 1".5 15.2
lfCIRE OR NON·IIifSTiTUTIOil 17" 16.9 16.1 11.. 16.2 15.6 621 11.~ 16.' ••• DtCURREJltE
TOTAL 11137 2.... 2••5 .... 21.1 28.' 3861 !1.5 51.1t
• TH E: R EVE • T $
17, MRRIAc[S .... 7•• 6.7
11. OI¥OItCES aIlG MIiIULJIEJITS .... ••• ..'
• sa· DUJ.ITJOIIS .e_ F"QltlicuLAS lSECTI• •In
• J T£Jt ADDED I_ .- •
$; [ L £ C T [ D V I TAL S T " T I S T •C S • • • •• • • • V 0 I '79--1 • • •
O.. H~R .. IV .. U,STER.
T • T • L V H I 1 [ • 0 • • H • T [ ....... RATEe tWfll8£.R RATEe NU~[R RA1r·
T [ . 198~ 1985 19-5! 1983 1'f115-1'J-83 1"83, 1'e3 n ..65
,. 0 ,. U L • T I 0 V
1. TOTAL i2'5~51 21.:5 21.3 8..6."0 18.5 1".5 't_8~H 19 .. 7 50.2
"'A(lS 637281 "••2' "".2 _21816 ".~8 "•• 9 215"U5 'It! .0 _7.7
t"[l'IAL£S 651')70 50.8 50.8 "25Q6" 50.2 50.1 25211t06 52.0 ~2'~! '. ..AJURAL INfR£ASE "35-8 7.2 7 •• 5069 ••G ••• "';;'8'1 '.' 10.6
l • V [
• I ., H S
'. TOTAL 20515.5 15".OJ 16.2 12290 1".5 1".5 8;t75 la.5 19.5
"'ALEs 101tiS ••• ••• 62·t? 7 •• 7.' 'u"e '.' ••• F["'''LES 10150 7 •• ..G 60"3 7 •• 7.' "107 '.2 '.7 '. ATTENDANT.
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL 20J81 98.2 97.3 12... 1 98.0 97.7 8l1tO 98 .... .... PHysICUt·: VOT IN HOSPitAL •• G.2 G•• .. G.l G.' .. ••• 0.9
.tERTlFl£f'I ~URSE "'tr'lWIFE 29' ..' 1.' 202 ••• '.5 'G •• 1 1.7
PCR~lTT£r ~lDWIF~ 1. ••• ••• 1 .~. ••• • '.1 G.S
S. PRt~ATURE PIRTHS 16051 ••• ..1 ... 5 •• 5.' "7 11.7 11.1t •• OUT OFwEOl OCK 'll'''O 23.5 22.'t 757 ••2 5 •• It"e:s 1t9.3 "60._
7. OCt~RENC£
TOTAL 20556 2'''1 23.7 121't1 20.9 20." 8=!15 31.0 30.7
, T • l • 1 III F A V T ~ 0 R T • l • T Y
•• PERIIIlATAL rE~THS 02. 20.3 20.7 1.. 15." 15.' ... 27.1 27.6 '. FETAL -OEIt.' ..S ... 11.8 11.0 '" '.G B.' U. 1~.'=' 14."
ATTENDANT-PHJSJCl"~~
IN HOSPITAL ... 'n.6 'T.G "B "'.3 ')7.1 U, ',"'.8 97.0
PttTSI-tT AN NOT IN HOSPI1 ilL D '.G 1 •• D D.G 1 •• D D.G 1.'
.CUHIFTEIJ "URS£ l'IiOWIF[" 3 1.2 ••• 2 '.' ••• 1 D.7 0~5
P£R"ITTE~ MIoWIFE G D.' ••• • ••• ••• • '.G G.'
OUT Of -wrDLOCK •• 56.3 51.8 lD 9.0 '.B 79 59.0 5(1.6
10. '4I£ONATAL Il'NOER-28 D~YS) !77 ••• ••• 63 ••• 7.5 •• 11.4 13.1
11. POSTN£ONA'~L 128 D~YS - 1 YEARt ". 5~" 5.0 •• ' .. ..' • 2 7 •• 7 ••
12. INFoiNT D£oI-.HS lUNlWR 1 TEAfl) 2.' 1.... 0 1't-.8 132 10.7 10.8 "B 18.OJ ?'O.3
() £: A , H S IF.CLUOIN~ FETALS)
13. TOTAL 11107 8~7 ••• 7221 '.5 •• s 3'986 ••• ••• !IIALES 6;?TC ' .. ••• 1t02":, ••• 9.e 2~...::' 10.'1 10.8
1="["'oIl£S ",37 7.5 7.~ 3192 7.5 7.' 17'15 ?S 7 ••
IN. AlOE -
no,.;.... Y[JlRS ,.. ••5 '.B ,.. 2 •• ".8 ... '.7 5.2
05..1'1 Y["KS •• '.' ••• " '.' ..3 23 •• 3 D.'
15~2" YEflRS .38 ••• 1.' 15. 1 •• '.G 79 ..' ••• 25,,3" 'i'EI!RS 301 ..' 1.S ... ••• 1.' 161 2.2 ••• S5....... 'fURS ." 2 •• ••• lO. 1.7 2.' '17 '.' 5.'
"5-54 yr~RS ••• 6.8 7.' 51. 5 •• ••• ... ••• 10._
55-6" TEARS 1897 15.7 16.6 " .. 13.9 1 .... 1 713 20 .. 0 21.1
1',1\. AND OVER 7U5 52.1 51.6 "'8"5 50.9 51.6 2~70 5... 8 51.7
15. P'tit,ct OF DfATH
"tOSPtTAl 76"1 "8.2 69.5 't9"t? 68.5 69.7 2&94 (,7~" 69.0
l)lttER IN~TITUT10tl 1628 1 ...5 1...... 1120 15.5 15.1 50. 12.7 13.1
~ OR ~CN-I.STtTUTIOW '1'95'" 11.3 16.2 115" 16.0 15.2 n. 19.7 17.8 lB. OCtuRREt.lC£
l'DToiL 106D~ 21.0 20.'1 6885 17.9 11.9 3123 30 .... 30.2
• T H , • < V , '! Y S
17. ~,~JtIA6ES t!f,SO 10.5 to.l
l~. OlVORC[S ,~ AN:HULM:NTS 606" '.7 •••
• SEE c:'£FlNnIQftS ANO FOR....AS f$Ecncm VII) • nf" AOO£D' 1"~0 .- •
Health Service
Areas
AREA
TABLES
WESTERN
I
NORTH CRROLINR HERLTH SERVICE ARERS
PIEDMONT
I I
,,'•• 1_1_
SOUTHERN
PIEDMONT
I I I
CRRDINRL HERLTH
RGENCY
V
ERSTERN
VI
SELIECT-ED V I TAL ••• • , S', I It S FOR , ••• A NO I. , 7 , _ 1 , • S
M.S.A. 1- W£StUtI
•D • • L • " IT -t .. 0 N .. .. 1 T (:
, """00 RATt. -- aAfE_ -- aAT£. T E• 1'" un noon ,''' 1'13 1tJ·1JS 1.... 1.,5 ,"-15
POP U L • r I D •
1. t01Al. un:sal 17.2 17.3 963118 2l.1 21.0 ...243 5.' 5 ••
"ALES 587057 ...... ....3 11166517 " .. ....3 ...520 ".1 ..1.' FE"ALES ' ..03.... 51.' 51.7 11196601 !U.5 51." ..37'1113 51.' .... '. .ATURAL INCREASE 3112 ••• ••• ..., ' .. ••• SOl 1.' ••1
L I-V J: • I _ T H $
'. TOTAL 12353 11.8 12~5 1."'2 11 ... 12.1 1371 1'.3 18.1 _E' .... ••• ••• ..11 ' .. ••• 11• ..' ••• n ....E$ '02111 '.. '. ••1 • 5&' 5 •• ' .. ••• 1 •• ••• "T~
PHTSIC:UN 1111 HOSPITAl. 12185 9.... ....1 11""'7 '7.9 .... 1558 ".1 .... PMTSiCUN NOT lilt HOSPtTl.L " ••• ••• "" ••• ••• s ..' ••• ICERTIFIED .NURS£ ftlOWIFE ,'''' 1.1 ••• 151 1., ••• • ..' ..,
PERftITTED ~IOWIFE • ••• 0 •• • ••• ••• • ••• ••• 5. PREM1URE 81RTHS ••• 1.' 1.' ." '.1 ••• 1&2 11.8 11•• '. OUT -OF WEDlOCtc 11.. 1".1 13..1 1122 ' .. ..5 '" 52.6 ...9.0 '. OCCURftEINl:E
TOTAL UU3 1111.5 1".9 to""3 16..' 10).' 1"'" S.l •••
F [ T " L • i It FAN T .. 0 R T " L I r y
•• PERINATAt;"DE"THS ••• 16.5 17•• 140 15.2 lG.£ .. ..,1 27.5 '. FETN. DEATHS 111 ••• ••• .. ••• ••• 15 ..' 12.7
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL 10. ".1 "1.2 50 100.0 .... 1• '2.3 .2.5
PHYSICIAN NOT IN ItOsPlT~ • ••• 1.1 • ••• ••• • ••• ••• ecERTIFIED NURSE ftIOWIFE D ••• ••• • ••• ••• D D•• D••
PCRRITT£D "IDWIF[ • ••• ••• • ' .. D.D • ••• ••• OUT OF WEDLOCK •• 11..7 11.1 ,. 12•• 12.5 • 61.5 .... u.,' • ONAfALIUIIID£R: 28 DAYS) •• 1.' •• 1 n ••• 7.3 .. 11-.5 15.0
11. PO$nc:OUTAL f21.0ATS • 1 YEAR) 51 ••• ••• •• ' .. ••• • 5.' 1.1
12. IIIIFANT DEATHS IUNDER 1 YEARI 10' 11..1 12.1 11' 10.7 11.5 .. 23,,3 22.6
o EAT H S t£XCLUDING FETALSJ
u. TO.T.A.L... 9291 ••• a.7 ...1 a•• ••• 78• 9.5 ••• 51_1 18.1 10.2 .... Ii.l 11.1 ••• 11.1 II•• FE""'. _18' 1.' 1.' .... 1.' 1.' '71 ••5 1 ••
19. A&<11-" .YEARS ,., ••• ••• US ' .. ••• ... ••• 5 ••
.~1' Y£""S •• ••• ••• 'S '.' ..' • 1t,;3 ••• IS·2III.Y£Aas 17' 1•• 1.' 158 1•• 1.1 21 1.' 1.'
2S..3Il YEARS "' 1.1 1.' 19. 1•• 1.1 50 ..' '.1
55-"- TEAIIS 26A 1.' ••• .., 1.' '.1 .. ..' '.5
_5.~ YEARs • 52 S •• S•• ... ' .. \!.5 12 Ie•• 18.9
55-6'" TEARS 155. 12.5 15.. ' 11" 11.9 12." 19. ~1-.' 21 ••
" idIn OvEtl "'" .7.f. .... ..11 .7•• .6.5 '5O .... 51.1
IS. PLACE' OF' ':.tATM
HOSPITAL &as? .5•• ,65.' .... 65.3 65.5 559 ~.5 g:f!-
oTHEft IIlSTITUTIOlI 1A52 17.7 17•• 19.. 17.7 17.9 1.. 17.1 17.7
HON:.. OR NOIt..INSUTUTI_ '''' 16.8 16.3 19" 17•• 16..5 11' •••5 15.9
1&. OCCtMDICE
TOTAL ,,,' 17." 17.' - 21.6 21.6 115 ..' •••
0 T HE R £ V £ • T 5
11'. RARttJACES .." ••• e.' Ie. DIWMlCES MID ~I'IDITS .... ... •••
• sa IlEFWl'IotIS' ... F......AS t5£CTlC* VII'
• JTDI' AOOED 19M .- 1
SEt ( C TED v I t A ~ $ TAT 1ST t c S FOR l' I SAN 0 !'''' - 1 • e 5
"~S.A. III - IOUTM[RN PltO"ONt
.. HIT E
I T E ft
pap U· L A T 1.0 N
1. TOTAL
"ALES
FE-MALES
2. ~TURA~ INCREASE
LIV[ BIRTHS
-­,...
Ua6SZ6
~"~27
SKen
••n
1 0' A L
n.o
"e.o
51.0 •••
-­,...
8219'12
$97693
1523299 ....
RA't_
l,n 19-85
te~D
41.It
5.1..6'
2153,.
10173.
11361'
U32
1".3 14.1
~".2 .••.9
5,0f.._I 5111..61
3. TOTn. "AU" F£ftAL.ES
~. ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL
PHYSICIAN NOlIN HOSPITAL.
'CERTIFIED NOR$[ ~IDWlFE
PERMITT[DMIDwlFt
'5. PRE,..,'UR£ BIRtHS
6. OUT OF wEDLOCK
7. OCCURRDIC[
TOTAL
U97'r
7317 '0&.
nl18 .•.•• 10"7
2eal
1".19
13.5 •7•.•'
ge.9 ••• ••7 7••.•'
21."
17.6
1".1
7.1 .•..•.• ••1
••7 ••• 7.7
19.'
11.7
1.0.1.1.3 'tatS
10011
11
07• 50'
7.7
to."3
12.3 ..•..•.'•. ••• ••7 •••••• 7.'
12.' ..,
•••
,,9.0 ..,
•0•.•' ••• 10. ;
.06.
2019
18..5
30"
17
.....".....•.
.... •'•.•' ••• 12.5
55.5
15.2
19.7
to.'
.'...7. •••••• ••• 12.5
53.4
15.3
F ETA L & I N F A· N T ~ 0 R T A ~ I T Y
8. PERINATAL DEATHS 2~0
9. FtTAL DEATHS 158
lTTENl)ANT
PHYSIC.AN IN HOSPITAL 155
PHTSICtANNOTIN HoSPtTA~ 1
aC[RTIFIED NUkSE "IDWIFE 2
P£MITT£D fUOlI'IFE 0
OUT· OF wtDLOCK 35
10. ~ONATlL IL~R ~8 DAYS I 182
11. POsTNEONAtA~ 128 DAYS _ 1 .YEAR) 50
12. IIlIFANT O£ATHS UNIER 1 YEARI 152
n.O ..•.•.• ••7 1••.•' 25.' 7••.•' 1(1-'
20.2
10.9
91.3 •••••• ..•.•.• •••••• 13.2
... ••
•••••7
..•..•
95.2 .•.••' .••.••••..'' •••
'7.2 •••••• 0 ••
10.2 7.' '.' 10.6
91
50
53,
••
•• 31
21
50
23.2
13.8
'8.1 '•.••' ••• 51.' ''..'' 15.0
2••3
15.1
97.~ ••• 0 .. 0 ••• 59.5
I 1h5
5 ••
19..7
DEATHS
lS. ...
15.
".
IEXCLUDING FETALSI
TO.T.A..L... F£ftAL£S 0'"00-0., YEARS
CJ5..n n,llts
15..n ~ARS
Z5-5~ ~.RS
55.-. YURS
u-s" YEARS
5S....n:.RS
U .uID OVER
PUCE OF DUTH
HOSPITAL
OTH£R IN$TtniTtON
~ OR MaN-INstItuTION
OCtURREIIC(
TOTAL
euo
~.37
3713
177 .••.••.• • 73 ••• .1..3.."...5 U~5 ....
..7...'' '
.•.••' 0.9 ''..'' ••• 13.5 ....'
&'J."
14.3
16.3
•7•.•' •••
•••••• I••.•' .•.••,
1't.2
-e.o
7t.S
1"'.1
1"~5
1(,.5
..6..5..1...
111
27
,1.2,.
17. ••• .1.0.3.1
..503
97.
.IO..U,
7.' ••• 7 ••
••• 0 •• ' .. '•.••' ••• 12.0
"7.1
7 •• ••••••
'•.••' '•.••' ••• 5.2
12.1
''''.0
,..7... 7.SO.IS
• 7
77
lO.
lO'
.3.1..'
1157
19' ...
1659
..7...'' ' ....'' ,•..•..•..
'.' .2.2...2
••1 ••••••
•••••• •••••• ••• 11.8
23.1 53.'
73.2
11.It
15."
a T H £ R E VE N T S
IT. "AM1tIA5£$ u. DIVORCES Aim ANflULftEIfTS
7.' &.7
5.2 5.4
• SEEDEFIWJTIONS ANO FORRULas CS£CTION VII)
• ITDt AOD[D 1980
•••
S .[ L (: C T [ D VI T A lo- S TAT 1ST t C S .0_ •••• •• 0 1979.1·•• !
M.S.A. IV- CAPITAL.
TOT ',L WHITt •• """1,"£ -- IIATE. NUMtr. RA1£· -- "ATE· • T £ " .96. 1..,?9-n .,.. 19" n_es 19.' 19.5 n·U
PoP U L • T I • •
'. TOTAL esee79 1... 1 1".0 616821 15.' 13.1 2~1051 16.7 16.6
_ ML.E:S ...5177 ,'.5 ....3 ....... 't'.7 'te." Inn" 't".6 If".1
O£IIAl£S ....S7l~ 51.7 51." 311568 51~S 51'.3 IUU" 52." .... '. IIlATUIliAL :NCftEASE: .... ••• ••• ..... ••• ••• 197a '.' •••
L I •• • I _ • H S
•• fOTAL 11053 11." IS.1t nu. 11.7 ;:\.. .... 15.7 It,.,
OIl.. 06" ..' '.' 5670 ' .. ••• .07. ..' ••• '. F£IOAl£S .... &.5 ..' .... ••• 5.' l,el '.' ••• Utt.ANT
PHTSI~IAN tN HoSPITAL II... .... 97.6 .... .... ...' 3'16 .... .... ""nlttAN NOT tN MOSP."'\. .. ••• ••• n ••• ••• 10 ..' ••• acERTIFI£D. NURSE 'UDWIF£ • 51 ••• I.' ••• ' .. •• 7 ... ..' ••• P£MtITTED 1II1htFE • ••• ••• • ••• ••• • ..' '.1 '. Plt£MT..-r: B!Rl'KS - ••• ••• ... ' .. '.7 '5O U~6 15." '. OUT OF WEDLOCK .... 21.' 20.e ••• 5•• ••• .... ".5 ..••2: '. OC~URIt£NC:[
TOTAL 1211' l'.S 1'.1 .... 13.2 12.9 'U2 16.7 16.5
• [1 A L • I Jrt FAN • "ORTA L I T Y
•• PERINAT,AL DEATHS ... le.8 20.7 .. 13.5 15.1 ... ".' S8.5 '. FETALI)EATHS .. '.1 10.0 •• ' .. '.' •• il.! I'.!
ATTEJrtO",.t
PHTSICIIN IN HOSPITAL .. OJ8.9 97.8 •• 97.7 98.'t .. 101•• 97.3
PKTSICIIN NOT IN HOsPITAL • ••• ••• • ••• ••• • ..' I.'
IC£RTIFI[O NU«SE "IOVIFt I ••• ••• • ' .. ••• 0 ..' ••0
PER"ITT£D "JD"IFE 0 0.0 0.0 • '.0 ••• • 0.0 0.'
OUT •OF. WEDLOCK '5 ..... 52.3 • ' .. ••• 51 67... 52.2
II. .DelArA\. (lllfDE:R28 D.-rs' III 10.e 10.9 52 '.' ••• 50 1'.9 16..3 n. POSTNEOfIATAL (28 DAYS .. 1 YEARI •• ••• ' .. ••• I.MY DEATHS (UIIIDEft 1 TEAll I U • 13.8 IS.0 T"1 1•8•.•0 1•0•.8• •••• 250..'91 2•2•.2•
o £ A T H S I[_CLUDING FETALS)
~3. TOTAL _. '.5 ••• "50 ' .. ••• 19.9 '.' ••• IIAl£S .... ..' ..' .... '.' ••• 1132 '.' 1••'
IVlAUS -- ••• ••• 2101 '.T ••• ... ... '.' ••• """...... YEARS ... ••• ••• •• ' .. ••• .. ••• ••• ,5...1/t YEARS .. ••• ••• 17 '.' 0.' • ••• ••• 15·24 YEARS n. ••• ••• .. ' .. ••• .. ••• 1.8
25-M YEARS 170 1.1 ••• lO. ••• ••• TI 1.' ••1
55",," YEARS ... ••• ' .. ... ",,-5ft. YEARS ••• ••• ••• ••• I.' II' 3.7 ••• ... .- ..... 5.1 ••• 105 ••• ••• leTI 1.... 1!.3 ... 12.5 13.5 '77 19.9 21.6 u·oo om .... '9.2 5'.7 1007 .... 50.? un '0.9 50.6
IS. PLACE OF bEATH
HDSPIT. -'1811 63•• 63.5 .... 61.7 63.' U,.. 6't.1 .... OTHER IItSTITUTION .- 17.1 17.7 .11 le.~ 18.6 ... 1..... 15."
HORt· OR NOIi-IItSTITUTIa. 1051 1••2 le.9 ••• 18.1 18.8 ... 21.6 .... to. 0CCU0lI[Nt[
TO'AL 'oe. 15.8 15.6 .... 13.6 1".1 .... t,.1 21.1
o T " I: R £ V E N T S
1'1.....1&«5 .... ••• ••• -18. DIVORU:S AIiIO ...."£fITS "1" ••• '.1
• S££ .0001Nn10W$ AMI FORtlIULAS (SECTIOIII VIi.
• ITO' ADDED 1...
• • •
IE L It tE D V 1 TaL S T. a T 1sT 1 C S ,.- 1 •• J .. N 0 1.7' - 1 •• -,
...s.a• • - UROIUL
TOT .. L " " 11 [ NON .. " I T I: -- ftATE_ -- RUU -- RAn-
1 T t " 1'" lNI "·11 1_ 198' n·a! 1'" I"~- ?9~S
11 0 P U L A T J ••
1. tOTM,. 9Ma'" 1'.2 1'.2 '86"- 12:.a 12.' a9545 tt.- 22.1
....to _5Ia" "'.1 ".A 291119 '9.7 50.1 16..578 ..'-.6 ..••7
""ALLS ..u.u 50.1 so., usus 50.5 ..,.. 115741 51.' 51.1 '. U TUIIAL IKRUSE lUI ••• ••• 5421 S•• ••• ..... 11.· l!.S
L Iv E .1_ T H S
'. TOTOt. 1."'1 16.Z 16•• .... 1_.3 1'._ .- t,.5 11.2
NAl.t. ~ST '.1 ••• '''1 T.' T.' 5276 ••T 1••7
nIW.n 1'.2' ••• ••• uta T•• T•• .... ..' U.S
'. ATT£IOOMT
PHYSltlAtl til HOSPITAL t .... .... .... 1117 "., 97.2 T ".' .... PtfYsttlAIC NOT JIt HOSPI'lAl. •• ..' ••• .. I.' ••• •• ..' ••• ecERUFI£D JUtSE "IDWIFE: .5O '.1 '.1 ". .., '.1 'TT '.1 ••• '. PERftITTED "IDwIFE • ••• ••• • I •• ••1 • I •• ••• P'ftOMTUIl£ BIRTHS 1210 ••1 ••• ... ••• 5.' T" Jl.l 11.1 '. OUT OF wtDLOCK Sst. 23,' .... ... T.' 7.1 .... ".1 .1.8
T. llCC1lOlIOlC£
toTAL 1·291 16.9 17.;1 .... 15.'7 13.' 0004 .... ....
F E T " L • lit F A • T .. 0 R T ~ LIT T
•• P£RINaUL OE"ttts ••• 2.... 21.5 1.. 16.1 15.' ". .... .... '. FETaL DtAtHS ... 10.' 11.9 TO ..' 7.') os 1".2 1''''5
.- UTEmANT
PHYSICIAN lit HOSPITal. '00 .... OT.T T. 100.1 H.a •• .... .1.0
PHYSItlAN IIOT IN HoSPITAL • I.' I.' • ••• ••• • '.' I ••
ICERTIFtEO NURSE "IOIlIFE I ..' ••• • ••• ••• 1 1.1 ••• PER"ITTED "JDIIJF£ • ••• ••1 • ••• ••• • ••• ••• OUT OF- WEDLO(:I«: .. 52.1 32.9 • 12.9 12.0 •• .,.a -,.. 1•• N£QIIATAL'IUIiIDER 28 DATSI to. ••• 5.' .. T.' ••• T? 11.1 11,9
.1.1.. POS1WEMA'''L IIIDATS • 1 YEAR) T? 5.' 5.' •• '.' '.T •• T.5 1.5 t'-AIfT O€ATHS CUlitOER 1 ttARI ••• 1••7 15.0 .. 11.2 11.1 ... 19.1 19,1
o [ a T H S I[XCLUOJN& FETaLS) ... TOTAl.. T... '0' ••• .... '.' '.' ..... T.' T.T
MUS 't219 ..' ••• 2816 '.T ••• 1"01 '.' ••• mIot.£. '321 7,1 ••• 21U: T.' T.l "" ••• ••• 1'. AS<:
...... YEARS .57 ..' ••• 11' '.' ••• 1.. ..' 5••
es-n TEaRs •• ..' ••• IT ..' ••• 10 ..' ••• IS...c:" Y£1oRS ... 1.1 1.1 "' 1.1 1.1 T' 1.1 1.1
25_ YORS '.T 1.' 1.' 101 1 •• 1.' 106 1.' '.1
a~ YEattS ... I.' I.' 131 1.T ••• ••• '.' ••• '5-54 YEARS ... ••T T.5 ..T ..' ••• '" ..' ••• !l5-6At YEaRs 1'" 16.5 16.1 ••• 1.... 15.1 ... 21.0 28.5
e AIID OV£R .... 52." 51." 1251 51.7 5t ... U.3 5'..1 51.5
15. r:t.aa: OF D£ATH
HOSPITAL 5218 6'.' 71.1 .... ft,.CJ 18.9 U.S '9.9 11••
,OTHElt tflSTlTUTJON 11S'1 15,1 15.2 T6T 15.5 15.' 1/t.3 1....
MONtOR MON_t.STITUTI" ..33 15.' 1~.7 T'. l ... ~ft 13.. 5 ... 15.1 1'.2
1'. OCCdlODlCE
TOTAL T"l l'te3 '''.8 .... 12.... 12.2 .... 2••3 1'.6
ot HER EVE. TS
1.7.....,AliES .... ..' ••• 18. DIVORCES MID AIaiIUI..MJItS .- ..' ••T
• lEE DU'PllTtOllS .... FORIU.aS .SECTIOIl VIII • JTDI_ 1_
• • •
lEt.. E C TEO V I , A L S •• 'ISTICS V •• 1 , • , ••• 1 , , , - 1 , • S
H.S.-.. VI .. tasTtn CA.IlOLINA
• Q TAL " HI T t NON" It J T[ _. ..tt. _. AATt'" -- RAtt· • t • 1'" IllS "'-a, 1'83 1'83 79-8' I'" t'" 79-11
POP V L •• 1 ••
1. TOTAL 1070...,.. 11.' n., 6117&5 1.....' 1$.' ...... 2S.' ...1
"IUS 5~.'" ...,.... ...... 311tl615 50.1 50.2 tent' .... ...,.. FDtALES 5"''''9. 50.6 50.6 ""5& "".' "".8 201!4t0 51.1 ".1 •• • ATURAL INCREASE .... ••• ••• • 512 ••• ••s .... ' .. It.7
L I Y [
• I
" TH S
'. TOTAL 17515 1£.... 16.' 1O~ 15.2 14.' ,Ul U.S 1'.6
._..E...... .... ..' ..S 5221 '.1 1.1 56.. '.' ••• "'7 '.1 ••• 5111 7.S 7.' .... '. '.1 ••• ATTEtI)AIfT
~ICIAN IN HO$PI'-"L 17"5 .... 97.5 111'1-9 '9'.2 ".8 n ... ".1 ".1 PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL .. ••• ••• .. '.1 ••• 21 ..' ••• etERTIFIEO-NuRSE "IDWtF£ IT' 1.' 1.' 1" 1 .... I.' ft 1 ••
PERRITl£O "IDWIFE .. '.1 ••• 1 o~o •• 1 • ..1 ••S
s. Pl¢l'ATUR£ -81Rt'KS 1'" ..' a.l ... S.' S.7 ... 11.' ll•• •• OUT OF MEDLOCK • 0'2 21•• .... S" S.' S.' .... ...••7 ..5.,
7. oce""""",,,
TOTAL 17219 2.... 20.0 10172 17.5 17.0 11417 .... ....
F ETA L • I .. F A H T " 0 R T A lIT •
•• PERINATAL DEATHS ..7 20.7 21.2 ... 15.:5 16.0 ••• 28.5 211.2 •• FETAL DEATHS ." 11.' 11.1 •• ••• ••• 121 .... 1••7
A1TEfiM)AIfT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITaL _ ... 97.6 97.0 .. ".1 ".7 "' .... 97.1
PHYsICIAN NOT IN HosPITAL • 0 .. ' I.' • ••• h' • 0.1 ••• _CERTIFIED NURSE "IDW.FE • ••• ••• • ' .. ••• • ••• ••• PERftITTEb ftlDWIFE • ••• ••• • ..' t.o • ••• ••• OUT OF- WEDLOCK 79 17•• 32.1 • ••• ..S n ".7 58.5
1•• litE.ATAL cUIIDtR H OATS) 1" e~' 18.2 •• ••7 '~6 .. 12.1 11.7
11. POSTNEOlfATAL (2e OATS ... 1 TEAR) .. S•• ••• •• ' .. ••• •• ••• ••• 1'. INFANT DEATHS UJJlDER 1 YEAR) ... Itt.2 15.1 11. 11.t) 11.2 "S le.e ~••tt
DE A T HS C(.CLUDI~ FETALS) ... TOTAL .... ••• ••• 5a22 '.S •• S .... ...... ' .. ••• 51.7 ••7 ' .. .... ' .. '., 1~19 11.2 11.6
Fl:"Al.ES .... 7•• 7•• U .. 7,. 7.S 1~'2 7.S 7.'
1'. lICE,e·" ...... ... ••• ••• 1•• '.7 ••• 166 ' .. S••
• 5...111 TURS •• ••• ••• •• '.' ••• lO ••• ••• 15·_2't YEARS lO' J.t) 1 •• 1.. 1 •• 1•• .. ••• 1•• _..,YEIlRS K. 1.' 1.S n. I .. ' ••• 107 '.' ••• 15"-', YEARS sse '.7 '.1 15S 1 •• '.1 lO' ....e S••
..5...5" ,yt:US ... ••7 7.' ... '.7 S.' ... '.' 10••
Ss-MTEARS 1'" 15.a 16.6 "S Itt.1 1".6 ... 19.9 21.t
~5 AIiD OvER .... 52.7 51.t) .... SI.4 .... 1"1 55.1 51•• ". PlACE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL .061 67.7 69.5 ..... 67.' 69.a 2511 67.5 69~.
OTMERJNSTITUTIOW 1575 1••9 1..... -16.2 15.2 '51 12.6 13.1
MORE 011I NON..hlsTlTUttOll 1,1' 17._ 16.1 927 15-" 15.' ... 19.' 1a.1
t •• llCCUUlDlC£
TOTAl. .... 17.2 17.1 .... 1 ..... 1...... 5191 .... ".1
• T H ~ It EVEIiTs
11'. flAltR;IAGES 11,n 11.2 11.7
Ie. Dt~S UID A.....llIDITS .... ••• •••
• SE£ DEFIIIITlOliIS AIIO FOItMILas CSECTlOII VII)
• ITEfI AOaED' 1981 .- •
Perinatal Care Regions
REGION
TABLES
NORTH CAROLINA PERINATRL CARE REGIONS
WESTERN
I
NORTHWESTERN
II
.""u 1 __
SOUTHWESTERN
III
NORTHEASTERN
IV
SOUTHEASTERN
V
I Ii: L I: e TED V IT" L S T &T t at I C S '0_ I ,. I .-.1 .-, •• 1 , • ,
p.C. ttE&ION I • WESTERN , o TAL • H • , E .0 • WHI' E -- ..tt_ -- _UE. -- RAT[.
I • E " .... 1981 "-11 .... l'e5 .,...5 .... 1..3 "'''5
p G.,P U L " T ••• TOTAL 5.5226 .,. .,. 50605' 11.1 11.0 59167 ' .. ••• ••LES 262S'" ....1 1t7.' 2"5534- ....1 ..7.' IH•• "1.0 1t1.0
Ft."ALES 212.... 51.9 .... 262525 51.' ...' 20559 5Z.D .... '. IIIIATURAL IIIifCR(AS[ US.. ..' ••• ... ••• ••• ... ••• •••
I. • • E • I _ T H S·
'. TOTAL .... 11.7 12.1 .... 11-.3 11.8 ... ...... 16~9 17.7 3210 ••• ••• .... ' .. ••• ••• ..' ••• '. ....ALn 5131 ••• '.' 2a02 ••• ••• ... ..' ••• ATTENDAII't
PHYSICUN IN HOSPITAL 62'1 .... '1.'- .-.... '7.' ••• .... "".. ,,"YSICIMI NetT Itl HOSPITAL •• ..' ••• •• '.. .,. • ..' ••• ICERTIFIEDNURS[ IIIIDWIFE ... ••• ••• u • '.. ••• • ••• ••• '. POtIIITTED· IIlIDilIFE • ••• ••• • '.. ••• • ..' ••• 1I'ItDIATURE: BIRTfIS ... ••• ••• ... ..' ••• .. 11.2 11.7 •• OUT OF tlEDLotK u. 12.? 11.9 '.7 ••• ... .1.1 .... '. OCCURREIIC£
TOTAL .... ••• ••• .... ' .. '.5 ... ..' •••
F E T ilL • 1 N FAN , 1110 R T A LIT ,
•• ~RINATiL DEATHS II' 15.? 17.0 .. 1".5 15,7 17 25._6 28.3 '. FtTALDEATMS .. '.' ••• •• ••• ••• • '.. 12.0
ATTEtIOANT
PHYSIC,AN IN HOSPITAL .. 100.0 97•• •• 100.0 '1.' • 108._ '0.1
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HosPITAL • ••• ••• • ••• ••• • ••• ••• acERTIFIED NURSE IIll0NIFE • ••• ••• • ••• ••• • ••• ••• PEIUIITTED "IDWIFE • ••• ••• • ••• ••• • ..' ••• OUT OF WEDt..«K • 12.1 1••1 • 13.3 1..... • ' .. ..2.5
.1.0.. 1ilE0000TAL lutlDER H 'OATS. 5. ••• ••• •• ••• ••• •• 22.? i6.S POSTNE"'TAL (28 DAYS' • 1 ytAR) •• ••• ••• •• ••• .,. ... • ' .. ••• tWOT oU114s ......DER 1 YEARI •• 11.6 11.9 57 ••• lG.I 17 25.7 21.5
D E. " T " 5 CEXCLUOtf116 FETALSI
". TO'AL 5197 ••• .,. ...... .... ' .. ••• ••• 10.5 18.3 II.' 11.1 .... ......... 11•• 11.1 .97 18.5 11.6 2521 ••• ..' 2115 ••1 ••• ••• 18.1 ••• II. -...... TtaRs •• ••• ••• •• ••• ••• 1• ••• 5.2
05-U .YE;'RS 17 ••• '.' .. ••• ..' • ••• ••• 15-IM TEARS •• ••• ••• .6 ••0 ••• .. ••• ••• H-III TORS .. ..' ••• .. 35-114-- 1~1 '.1 •• ' .. ••• YEARS- "6 1.' ••• "0 ' .. ..' • 1~' ••• "5-M nAIlS ... ••• ••• "0 '.' ••• •• ••• tl.2
55.... yt".s. .01 11.9 12..' ... 11.4 12.3 .. 20." 21.7
U MD·OVER .... .... "~1 .... '5.7 .5.7 ••• ... .... .... PLACE OF D[Am
HOSPITAL .... 62•• .... .... "2.3 .... ... 6,3.0 &2.1
OTHER INSTItuTION .... 20." 28.1 ... 21._ 28.7 01 2'.1 22.,
MOf'E _DR "''!"IIiISTlTUTtOlt ••• 17.2 16•• ... 17.3 16.' .. 16.9 15.9 ••• OCCUllODlC£
TOT... .... 10.5 to.6 "'77 12..7 12.9 ". '.' •••
• T M [ • £ ¥ t • T $
17. tuftRlACtS .... ••• ••• 18. DIVOI!ICtS lUI)~ .... ••• •••
• SEE DU'IIIITI_ MID FOItMILAS CSECTION vln
• ·11Ut ADDEO I_
•• •
s r: L r: c TED V IT. L S T A 'r 1 S TIC S F • • 1 , • a •• • 1 • 1 • • I 9 • !
P.C. Jt£&ION II: ... NDIItTHlt£STl:lIt..
T o TA"L W " 1 T E NO .. " " 1 T'r: _. RAU. ....... UTE:_ ......... R"n_
IT r: .. .... 1"5 n-si 'M3 1'83 n ....a .... l'aS "'''3
p • p U L A T 10 N
" TOTAL 1625615 ".T 2••• U.'Sla 29.' 29.' 2&1055 17•• 11.2
MLES 78556S ....2 '7.' ",,,. ....' .a.! ulns .7.3 '6.7
F£ftALES A,2052 51.' 52.i 78"_90 51.5 51.1 l3nu 52.7 OS5.5 '. uTURi\L. tNtR£ASE • 2"0 ••• -., "312 S.2 ••• .- ..' •••
L I V'E ••R T " S
'. TOTAL • 9706 12.1 12.1 15768 _ 1,1.' 12.0 .... 1S.2 1'.7
MUS Ul'18 ..' ••• aUT ••• '.' 2151 '.' ••• FDUlL£S ",.. ••• ••• .... ' .. ••• .,.. ..' ••• ~. ''-' PMTSICUlI: IN HOSPITAL 1,.98 .... .... IS54t" 'A., .... .... .... .... Ptri'SICUN,NOT IN'HOSPITAL h ••• ••• -17 ..' ••• • 1.2
acERTIFIED ..uRSE "tDWIFE 17. ••• ••• ... ••• .., • ..' ••• '. PEMITTED 'lttOWIF£ • ..' o.e • ••• ••• • '.' ••• PltDtATURE BIRTHS ."' ..~ ' .. ... ••• ••• ", If.2 11:.5 '. OUT OF wEDLOC": k .. IT.S 16.S U51 '.' ••• 2157 '''.2 5~.2 '. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL l'n. 23." 2S.7 ...... 27.S 2T.7 .... 15.0 15.2
F [ TAL • I N FA" T .. 0 R T A L • T T
'. PEAlNATALDE'THS ... 15.8 15.9 ... 1".2 15.1 .. 22.1 23", '. FtT-. DEA1l1S ••• ••• ••• 11. ' .. T•• ~. 10.9 13.1
ATTENDA,.,.
PHYSICIAN ~.. HOSPITAL .~ .... .... U. 97." 91.9 ~. 9!!1i.5 .... PHT$ICUNNOT .IN HOsPtTM.. • ••• ••• • '.7 0.9 • ..' ••• eeElIttlFIED NuRSE RJOWlf[ • ••• ••• • a., ••• • ••• ••• Pl:RftlTtt.o ftlOUIFL . 0 ••• 0.0 • 0.0 0 •• • ••• ••• OUT OF WEDLotK " . 27.7 2_.1 ., 13.a ••• .. ••• 6!5.' !n.' fiIfOIIAULllMD£R 28 OAYSJ ... 7.' ••• .11 7•• 7.' •• 11.3 18.'
11. POSTlilEONATAL .2. OAYS _ 1 YEARJ •• '.0 '.2 .. ~.. ". 3.5 •• ..' ••• IIJIFAtIlT DEATHS • l.IIfDER 1 YEAR J 25. 12.1 12.1 17. 11;.0 10.7 •• 20.1 17""
D EAT HS IEJlCLUOIII& FEUa..S J
". fOTAL ._. ..' ••• 11396 ..' ••• 2118 ••• MlE3 7_ '.' '.' .... 9.' ••• 1155 '.' ••• F£lW.£S fOU2 7.' ••• 5187 7._ ••• "'. ..' ••• .~. ...,..;..0_ YEARS ... ••• 2.' ... 2.' 2.' .7 ..' '1.1
"';:u YEARS •• ••2 ••• .. '.' ••• .. ..' 0 ••
ts-n Y£MS ... ..' ••• ... ' .. ' .. •• a~6 ••1
25-" YORS ... '.' '.2 195 '.' ••• 11 '.' ••• 5S-'M YEARS • 5O ••• ••• on 1'-7 '.' ... ~.' ••• .S-54 YEARS ... ••• ••• 7O' '.' '.2 'M ..' 10.5 _tt_ .... II•• 13..' .... 12.6 12.7 ... 21.1 2'.'
65 MIl OVER .,,., " .. 7... ,e.7 '7.6 .... .... ".1 ". PLACE of DUTH
NOSPITAL .... .... .... 7'" 67." 57.' 16.7 "6.2 72.' OTHDt IIISTlTUTtON 2$17 1'.9 16.1 .796 15.8 U·.S ... 11.5 13••
,6. HDN: eM: JIOII-lIISTlTUTI_ "'0 I'~I 15.7 1918 16.8 15.9 'n 15." 1••6 OC~
T01AL ..... .... ".' u.s, .... .... 21•• 17.5 17.5
0 TilE,. E , £ .. T S
17. 1UItIlIA&£S 1..,11 ••• ••• 1.. DI~S .... AlalULR£lITS "16 ••• •••
• SEE OEF._lTIOItS ... FOR.......S tstCTlOIf YIn
• ITP' ADDED ·l~'
• • 2
S I: L I: f: T I: 0 V J T " l • T
• T T
S TIC S
• 0 _ , ..• • • 0 19' 9 _ t 9 • !
p.e. nllOlll • • SOUTHI:"ST't:1tN
T o TAL • H T T • NON iii H-I T • , -- RATE_ -- RATE_ -- RAT[. T •• ,,.. 1913 79-83 1981 1983 19-8S ,''' 1'.3 79-&'
p o P UL A T J O_-N
1. TOTAL ''''''9 14.' I'... 571159 12.5 12.6 125950 21.6 U.S
NALES ....S6~7 "9." "'.7 2l1U U "9.7 ~ 50.2 ISdn .'.7 .... FENALn ..55052 50.6 50.5 el7U6 50.5 ..'.8 167126 51.5 51.2 '. NATURAL INCRUst: 7368 ..' ••• 3..55 '.0 ••• 3913 12.0 15.6
L 1 • • • 1 R T H S
'. TOTAL 1"627 n,.5 16.' .... 1..... Ift.5 ..7. 19.6 21.2
"ALtS un ..' ••• .,"" 7 •• 7.' 3182 ••• 10.1
fUlRI.<S 725G ••1 ••• .... 7.1 7.1 .... ' .. 10.'5 '. ATTErmANT
PMYS-Ieldl IN HOSPITAL 1_115 .... ".0 .... '17.6 97.2 '06' 95.1 .... PKTSICIAN NOT IN HOSPIf... 51 ••• ••• " '.1 ••• ,. ..s ••• IC[RTt~J[O NURSE "IDWIF£ ••• '.1 '.1 17. ••• '.1 ... .,. ••• PERRI1TEO-"IOWIFE • ••• ••• • ' .. 0.' • ..' ••• 5. PREflATURE BIRTHS 1177 ••• ••• ... 5 •• 5 •• 7" 11.0 11.1 •• OUT OF W£OlOCK "11 25.5 22.1 ... 7•• 7•• 27." ..3.7 _0.7
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL lIt087 15.7 1".8 787. 13.6 13.6 .... ".- ~3.6
• ETA L • I III F AN T .. 0 R T A LIT Y
•• PERINATAL DEATHS ••• 20.2 20._ 13. 15.9 15.8 166 ".7 ...1 '. FETAL DEATHS 161 10.9 10.7 •• 8",3 7.' •• 1".2 1,..3
atTENDANT
PH'fSICIAN IN HOSPITAL ,.. 98.1 97.9 •• 100.0 98.1 •• 96.7 97.3
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HoSPITAt. • 1.' 1.' 0 '.. ••• • ••• 1 ••
aCERTlFlED flURSE-"IDWrF[ 1 ••• 0.' 0 ••• ••• 1 1.1 ••• PERAITTtD "IDVIF[ • 0.' 0 •• 0 ' .. ••• 0 ••• ••• OUT OF wt:OLoctt 5. 31.1 32.5 • 15.0 12.3 R1 " .. "-... 1•• ~ATAL (uNDeR 21'0_Y5) 137 .., 9.7 •• 7•• ••• n 11.6 12.0
11. ~S~ONAT.L 128 OATS _ 1 YEaR) n '.1 ••• •• ••• '.7 •• 7.' 7 ••
12. I~ANT DEATHS IUHD£R 1 Y£AR) 211 1..... 15.0 .. 11.0 11.1 ,.. 11.1 19.1
D EA T H S (EXCLUDI~ FETALS) ... TOTAL 72'59 ..1 7.' .... ••• ••1 .... 7•• 7.7
"ALES .... ••• '.1 2737 ' .. ' .. 1'" 1~5 ••• ... FE"ALES 5175 7.' ••• 2157 7.1 7 •• 1116 ••7 ••• ""Eao-... YEARS "7 ,.. ••• 11. '.B ••• 1.7 '.' ..1
OS-lit YEARS •• 0.3 ••• •• 0.' 0.' 1. e.2 B••
t5-,_ TEARS '" 1.1 1.1 11. 1.1 1.1 7. 1.1 1.1 ..... YEAR'S ••• 1.S I.' 'B 1 •• 1.' ... 1•• '.1 .--.. YEARS ••• ••• ••• U. 1 •• ••• 10' '.' ••• ..5-,.. YEARS ••• ••7 7.' ... ' .. ••• .., ••• ••• 55.... \"EARS ,,,. 16.5 16.7 ••• i ....9 15.2 ••• 20.7 20.5
• 5 AlID OYER "." 52.3 51.6 312' ~51.' 51.5 1327 .... ... 51.6 PLaCE OF DEATH
HOSPITAL '50'" 69.5 70.7 un 6'.5 70.6 1111 6'.0 71.a
OlHE. Ja5TITUTION 1111 15.5 15._ 7•• 15.7 15.11 '5O 1....5 1".6
- HWtE OR NON-ZNSTlTuTlOil 11'" 15.5 1....8 7'. 1....a 1!.1 ••• 1',.5 1".6 1•• OCCUllllDlCE
TGlAL 70'12 13.9 13.6 .... 12.1 11.9 ...7 19.6 1'.0
• T " IE " [: ¥ E .. 7.
17. MaRI"S .... 6:a 5 ••• II. DIVORCES .... AtIJIUl."£NTS "310 ". '.7
• SEE DEFINITIOMS AND FORflUl:.is (SECn_ nIl
a lTEJIl ADDEO ,,,.
• • •
COUNTY
TABLES
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•L l III .. .. C • C 0 U N , Y , o TAL W H i ,. • • • W" I 1 £
.......B£R . RATE. ~.Ul'lBER RUE_ ..-t- RA'E_ , [ " 1'JIa~ 1.,85·7"-83 US! 1'83 7'·8' 1.,85 1985 n-u
• D P U L • , I • •
I, rOTAl 101216 1.7 1.7 10503 1~8 I,. 20785 I.' 1.'
"ALES 't8058 IfT •.lI 1t7.5 :se27S 1t7.5 ..7.6 n8a 111.1 "6.'
FEl'IALES 532'28 52.' 52.5 11222. 52.5 52.q 11000 52.' Oj5.1
'. "'''lURAL • r-CREASE .01 5.0 ••• 10' ••• 1.7 U • s.' S.7
l , Y E B I -, H S
'. TOTAL 1185 11.7 11.5 ••• 11.2 10.8 ••• 13.1 "'t.2
"alES 5" S•• !O.'t ... S.S S,• ts' 7.' 7.1
F~"ALES 5.' ••• ••• ••• S.' ••• US '.S '"7.1
'. ATTE'WANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL Ina 98.7 .... ... 98•• .... •as ,,".3 .... Ptf"'SICIA~ NOT, IN HOSPITAL • ••• '.1 • '.' .,. • ••• '.1
_CERUFIEO NURSE ,nDWtFE 12 I,' ••• 12 I,. ••• • ••• ••• PER"ITTEr "IDWIF[ • .,. ••• • '.' ••• • '.' ••• 5, PREl'IlTURE 8IRTH$ •• 7.' •• 1 57 ••• 6.Eo 37 13.0 12';7 '. OUT OF WEDlOU ... 20.1 17.8 7. ..' 7.1 162 '6.8 51.0
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL ••• 1.' 1.' Ti. 1.' 1.' ,.. '.7 '.7
TO RESIDENTS ••• 87.0 8(,.1 ... 86.7 85.7 17' 88.3 87.9
E 7 A l • , N • A • T 1'1 0 R T A l 1 , Y
'. ~RINATAl ~EA1HS ,. 15.1 20 .... 11 12.1 1'••5 7 2't.2 .... '. F"ETAL OEATJfS 10 ••• ••• • ••• 7.1 • 13.8 15.5
ATTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAL 10 100.0 '18.1 • 100.0 UO~O • 100.0 95.5
PHTSIcrAN NOT IN HOSPITAL • ••• 0 •• 0 '.' ••• 0 '.' ••• .CERTiFIEQ NURSE ",IttWIFE • ••• ••• • 0.' ••• • '.0 ••• PER"ITTEO "IDWIFE • ••0 '.0 • ..' ••• • ••• ••• ouT OF WEDLOC.K > 20.0 20.8 • D.' '.5 • ~O.O "'0.9
10. ~EON"TAL IUNDER 28 DAYSI • ••• 11.3 5 5.' ••• • 10,5 17.2-
U. POST~ONAToILI28'DAYS• 1 YEAR) 7 5.' ••• • 5.' ••• • 1.1 ••• t>. ItfFANl DEATHS IUNDER 1 TEAR' .. 12.7 16.2 10 11.1 13.8 • 17.5 2:!.7
D [ A T H S ([XClUDING FETALSJ
13. TOT4l ••• '.7 ••• 71• '.' ' .. ,.5 7~' ..S
",,liLES .OS 10..3 10." .OS 10.3 IO ..S .. 10.0 10.3
FE"IALES .91 7.' '-.8 "8 7.T ••• n '.1 6.9 ". "E
00·0" YEARS 10 30'~ '.1 11 '.7 '.1 7 '.' S.7
05·1. YEPRS • ••• ••• • '.' 0.3 • 0.8 0.'
15·2.. YEl\RS " 0.' I.' • 0.' 1.' • I~S 1 ••
25-3" Y[oIRS 13 ••• I.' 10 '.' 1.1 • ••• ••• 35·.". YEARS •• 1.5 2.' 13 1,2 1.' 7 '.7 ••• "S.ft.YEJRS •• ••• ••• S• '.1 6.1 11 S.7 1 ••
~5·6. Y["RS 101 15.0 13.6 117 11.9 12.e •• 19.2 17.9
6S"ND OVER' ... 1t5.9 ft.8.2 ... "5.3 "7.9 91 ..').8 50...
15. PLAC.E OF DEA1H
HOSPITAL .0' G8~8 £'5.9 ." 69.1 .... 111 67.3 63••
OTHER INSTITUTION .. 10.1 11.2 .. '.' 11.0 •• 12.1 12••
HOftE. OR NON·INsTIlUTION 101 21.2 22.9 '" 21.3 22,7 .. 20.' 23.8
t •• OCCUftRENCE
.TOTAL ". I.' 1.S ••7 1.' 1.7 ,39 1.1 1.1
TO RESIDENTS ." 91.1 90.6 S70 90.9 "'0.5 12'- '2.1 91.3
0 ~ H E • E V [" ... T S
17. fIlARRIA6ES ... '.7 ••• 111:. DIVORCES liN[) ANNULN:NTS ." s.' S.,
• SEt flEFINITIONS ANO FORI'WLAS ISECTION VII» • lUI" AODED 1980
• • 1
SELttT·ED V IT" ... S T • T S T
• t
S
F • _ 1 ,. • " 1lI0
1 • ? , • 1 , • ,
• L t • • • • t - t • U • T T
T • T • L • •• T E •••.".T E -- RATE_ HUl'IO<_ RAT[· NUfI8£.R • ..n'·
T [i'l .... 1'1lS "-IS .... 1983 n·al .... 19" 7""
POPUL • T 1 ••
•• TOT"... 26051 ••• ..' l'U'59 ••• ••• 17" '.1 •• 1
,,"LtS 12951' it~.' .'.- 12825 ".6 '9.1 '21 5t.' 51.'
Fl...... lSD" 50.' 'O.l lU5. 50.' 50.' ••• ..S.3 -,."
'. NATUR..L INCREASE '" ••• '.1 ... '.' ••• 1 ••S •••
L • V E • •• T " S
'. TOTA\. ••• 12.~ 15.tt '11 12 •• I!.! IT '.' 15.6-
....ES '" ••• S•• ,.. ••• ••• • ..' ••• FEIItlU.I:S '" ••• S•• 151 s •• ••• • ..' T•• '. "TT£NDUT
PffrsltUIlf III HOSPITAL ... .... 9a.l '5O .... .... 11 110•• ".9
PHYSICUNNQT IN HOSPITAL 1 ••• ' .. • ••• ••• • ..' ••T
IC£RTJrJED.NURSE MIDWIFE IS ••• 1.' .. ••• ••• • ••• '.T
'. PDlJIItTTEO fflDlfIF"(" • ••• ••• • ••• ••• • ••• ••• PRERATURE81RlHS •• T.' T., •• T.T S.' 1 ..' n.a
s. out OF .wEDlOtk 57 11.S 10.' .. ' .. T•• • ..,.1 .... 7. OCCURREfK£
TOTAL. TO ••1 '.1 OS '.1 •• 1 • ..' ••1
TO RESIO£NTS TO .... ~2.' S' '5.5 .... 7 aT.5 86.8
F E T • L • •• F • • T .. 0 R T A l , T Y
•• PERINATAL DEAtHS • 12.2 16.5 • 12.9 1\.1 • ••• 35..2 '. f;ETAL -DE"THS • ..' 7.1 • ••• T.7 • ••• ••• 4T'fE~T
,,"YSle!!."! ,IN.tiOSPJT..L • 100.0 • 100.0 • PHTSICI.... NOT tirl·HOsPtTAL • ". • ••• • -eERrlrIEO NURS£ "IOWIF£ D '.D • D•• • p£iU'nnD "IOWIF[ • 0.. 0 • ••• • OUT OF W£DlOCI( • 16.1 • U ... ? • to. 1lilE000UAL UMo£R 28 DAY'S' • 12.2 ••• • 12.9 T.l • ..' 15.2
1.. PCSTJlEONATaL (21 DAyS - 1 yE"RI • ••• ' .. • ••• ••• • 21.' tWAin DEATHS tu.D£R 1 YE"RI • 12.. 2 13..6 • 12.~ '.7 • ••• ....
DEATHS trXCLUDINt FETALSI
,.. TOTAl.. ••• T•• 7•• leT T.T T•• .. ..' T••
""LES 10. 10.2 ••T 121 10.1 ••T 11 11.9 ••• ...-Fl....... T1 ••• ••• OS '.' ••• • ••• ••• • ....... yt....s • ••T ••• • ••• ••• 1 S.' 11.'
,5-...1' .Y[ARS- • ••• ••• • ••• ••• 0 ••• 0••
15..." YUflS • ••• ••• • 1 •• ••• • D•• 25...511 'fEARS • 1.' 1.' • 1., 1.5 • ••• D.T
5;..... r£.l.RS U ..' ••• 12 '.' ••• 1 ..' ••• n..... YEAKS IT ••0 ••S 15 ' .. '.1 • 15.5 15.0
'5~..... ·tt~S •• II ..! 12.. 0 •• 10.5 11.6 • 22.2 11..e.
5' AJID OveR 15. .... .'.3 '" 53.9 ...1 • 55.2 .... 15. PL.Att·OF'.O£ATtI
HosPITAl,.· '" ".' 8"., lO. ".1 .5.1 15 81.3 91.' 011t[K .JlfS,llTUTlOt't .. 12.3 11.5 •• 12.3 11.T • 12'.5 7.'
,S. HOl'tt.OR JfOtt.INsTlTuTIOIiil IT I.' '.1 16 ••S 5.' • S•• ••• OCCUfntEIIC£
TOTAL lO. ••• ••• .. I.' ••• • '~1 •• 1
TO ft£SI1I£NTS 97 ,.....2 '5.1 51 ".7 ;5.1 T .'.5 93.t
• T "
E • I: v r .. T S
17.. ""'JA«S ••• T.' T.,
U. onOll'eES AtID ........1iIE1fT$ 91 5.' '.1
• SEE OUIllITICMrl~'- allD FOR"ULAS (!;ECTlCMiI VIII • IT£f11 AOO£o 1901
• • •
SEt,·[t T £ 0 V I TAL • T • T •T Ie. F 0 • I •• • •• 0 1 ,7' • 1 • • 5
• L L [ • H • • T C DUN T Y
T 0 T • L W H I 1 [ • 0 • • H I T [ ....... RATE_ _. "ATE" ........ ilI"Tr_
T c " '''' 19e.! 79·15 19e! 1985·79-85 1983 1'15 79-83
• 0 p U L • T 10 N
1. TOTAL 'ja27 ••• 0.2 .... ••• 0.2 • 13 ••• •••
"'ALES \,5G "a ... "7.81 "GS8 ..a.5 ..7.9 .. "".0 ..... 0
FE"'ALES 5(171 51.6 52.2 it'~6 51.5 52.1 11. 5.. ~G 56.0
'. ~.TuRAL INCREASE 11 1.' 1.' I< 1.T 1.' • '.' 1.'
L 1 y [ R I R T H S
•• TOTAL ,.. 10.. 5 11.6
--
10.5 11.6 • 18 •• 12.1
PlALES •• ••• ••• S> '.. ••• 1 ••7 '.7
F'E.",,,US SO ••1 5 .. 6 R7 ' .. ••• • 1'''1 7••
'. aTTENDANT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPITAl. ,.. ".0 .... •• .... .... • 1...e toCl .. O
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL • ••• ••• • o.v o~o • ••• ••• trCERTIFJEC J«JRSE "IOII!F'E • ••• ••• • ••• ••• • ••• O~O
PEftftlTTED -IDIIIF'[ • ••• ••• • ••• ••• • ••• ••• S. Pl':EftA"JR[ PIftTHS 13 12.6 7.7 12 12.1 7.' 1 t5.0 15." '. OOT '"' w£Dl OCK .. 12.6 ••• 11 11.1 7.' • 50.0 25.1
7. OCCuRRENCE
TOTAL •• •• 1 ..1 •• •• 1 ••• • ••• ••• TO RESIO£HTS •• 62.8 62.1 S1 62.2 62.' • " .. "v.o
• C T • L • I • F • • T .. 0 R T A L T Y
'. PERINAtAL DEATHS • ••• ••• • c•• ••s • ••• c•• -. FETAl. -DEATHS • ••• 1 •• • 0.0 I.' • .,. ••• ATTENO"lfT
PHYSICIAN IN HOSPIT"L • 100.0 • IGO.O • PttYSICtilN !roT IN HOSP ITAL • 0.0 • .,. • .C£RT!r-IED Nl.iRSE 'UQWIF'E • ••• • ••• • PERftlttEo "IOWIFt • ••• • ••• 0
OUT oF· WEDLOCK • ••• • ••• • 1•• I€OIIAIALCUNDER:28 DAYSI • ••• ~.6 • ••• .,7 • ••• 0'-0
11. POSTNEONA'AL C2a DAYS _ 1 YEARt • ••• le.a • ••c HaG • ••• ••• !>. INFANT DEATHS-.UNDER 1 YEARI • ••• Ulo3 • .,.tIJ a7 • .,. •••
c: E AT H S (EXCLUDING F[TALSI ... TOTAL •• ••• Ui.O •• '.. 10.0 • -.' 10.2
!"lALtS •• 10.1 12.3 R7 10.. 1 12.3 1 10.2 1".8
FEFlAlES >1 7.' 7.' .. 7•• 7.' I '.7 ••• 1". ...0&-0. YEARS • C•• ••• • .,. ••• • ••• ••• O!)-lIJ TE.RS • 1.S ••• • I •• ••• • ••• ••• 15-2' YEARS • ••• 1•• • ••• •• 7 • 1),,0 i5a6
2~-3_ n"H$ • ••• I,• • ' .. 1.' • ..' ••• 35_ YORS • ••• '.1 • '.' 2.1 • ••• ••• IJ!li-M YEARS • ••• ••• • S.' ••• • ••• ••• 55___ .Y£ARS 7 ••• 11.1 7 6.3 11.1 • D•• 10.2
... 65 AJiDOvER •• 'tl.l -'5.9 •• \-8.8 ...6.3 • 51 a3 32.' PLACE· OFD£ATH'
KOSPITAl .. 77.6 71.0 .. 77.1 70." • 100.V 100.0
OTHER INSTITUTION • ••7 '.1 • ' .. ••• • ••• ••• HOftE OR ~ON-IWSTITUTION 15 17.6 20.3 .. 18.1 21.3 • ." ••• I<. DCtURR£NCE
TOTAL •• ••• ••• n 0.2 ••• • 0.0 ••• TO R£SIDfNTS 59 73.7 77.. 0 57 74.0 77.1 • G6.1' 75.0
0 T H £ " [ .[ • T •
17. I'lMtRlll6£S ... 38.8 35.6
tlh OIVORCCS "NO _""""11£.'5 •• '.' ' ..
• SEE DLF'INITIONS a~ FORftUL"S CSECTIOlif 'lilt
'. ITDt ADDEO ,,,. ." •
S_[ L[ e , I[ D • •, .. s , • T , S , I C S F • " • ••• ••• • " T " _ l' ••
• NS 0 N C-o-U "' T
T o T A .. ." I T£ •• • •• • T £ -- RAn. -" RUt· ........ RATEe
T .- .... 1985 "'...e3 1985- 1~3 19-85- 198' 191' 79-85
p • p u • • T •••
'. raUL 26120 ••• ••• l~ns ..' ••• 12595 ••• ••• -""u.s 12260 .... IIT.O .... ..7.1lI 1lI1".5 .... "',It 1lI6.1lI
FEfULES. ,.... 55.1 '55.0 1"21' '52.6 '52.5 ..u '55.6 53.6
'. 'tATUf'AL IItt:t.R£.ASE •• ••• ••• -.. -2.5 -0.' aT ••• 10.6
l ••• • ••T H-S
'. TOTAL ... 12•• 1".' u. -.' 10.5 t •• " ••5 1'.1
"AL.£S ", 6.1 ••• .. ' .. ••• .. ••• ••• FEfUUS" IT. ••• 7.2 •• It.' .., Il. ..' '. ATTENDAII' •••
PHYSiCIAN IN HOSPITAL ... ".1 ..... U. .... 97.' ••• "".1 .... f't4nlCUN. _1IO'ftM MOSPJ1M. • ••• ••• • ••• '.1 • ••• ••• • C£RTIFIE~ NURSE ftIOWIF'E , ••• ••• • '.' ••• 1 ••• ••• PER"JTTEO-"JOWrFE • ••• '.1 • .,. ••• • ••• ••• '. ~£"ATURE BIRTHS •• ••• lD.S • ' .. ••• •• 11.2 13.'
•• OUt OF.wEot.OCJt itT ~5... 31..11 • '.' ••• tI. s....' lie••
7.- OCCURRENCE
TOTAL ••• ••• ••• U '.1 0.1 ... ..' ••• TO RE:SJD£NT$ .OO 92.2 .... •• 80.3 a7.2 '" 91.2 ....
F l T • l • 1 • F • • T " 0 R T A l • T T
•• PEIUNATA~ MUMS ,. .... 26.6 • 30.5 21.0 • .... !iO.l '. ~TALDtATffS-- • 11.# 16.5 1 .,. ••• • 1".'5 20.6
uTE.WIT
Pti'(SICUN IN HOSPITAL • 100.0 ')3.5 • 110.0 100.0 • 100.0 '11.7
Pift'SICJA" NOT IN HOsPITAL • ••• ••• • ••• ••• • ••• ••• ac£"TIFIED_ NURSE "!DulA[ • ••• ••• • '.. ••• • ••• ••• PER"ITTED "IDWIF[ • ••• ••• • ' .. ••• • 0.0 ••• OUT OF WEOLOCR: • 7~J,;0 Ill." • ..' ••• • 100.0 51l1.2
t •• lIEONAUl ItJNC)t:R 1:8 DAYSJ • 18.0 11.5 • 23•• II.' • 1".7 ••• U. PO$TNE~TAL C28 OAYS_ - 1 YEAR' • ••• ••• • ••• 1.' • 1••9 ••• 12. INFANT DEAnts flJlilDER 1 TtAR) • 26." 16.8 • 2'.1 12,7 • .... 1'9.3
o [ AT H S IFXCLUOtll6 FETALSJ
.3. tOTAL .., 10.a le.l 1.. 11.9 11.11 11' '9 ... -. ••• IlAUS ... 10.8 11.5 .~ 12.1 12.7 .. ..' 10.2
F["ALES ... 10.7 ••• •• 11.a 10.2 •• ..' ••1 ". ........... YFARS I. ..81 3•• • ••• '.' 7 ..' ••• Is-n YEARS , ••• ••• • ••• 0.' • ••• ••• U-2Ift YEARS • ••• ••• • '.' 1.' • ••• 25-" ~ARS • 1.' 1.' • 1.' J.' 2 ' .. 1.' 5$-" 'HARS 7 ••• ~.s 1 ••• ••• • ..' ••• "~MYEARS 19 ••• ••• 11 7.' '" • ..' ••• '5~ 1'£J«s .. 16..7 15•• •• leI.' 15.a •• 26~!i 17.0
60S Ate OVER ,.. .... lte.9 '" .... .... 7 .. !i2.5 .'.It 15. PLACE rJ/F O£a TN
HOSPITAL ... .... .... n • a,., 81 .. " u. 88." .... OTHn IIISTITUTlOtf .. '.3 ••• I' 1.$ ••• " 10.5 le ...
;tOM OR .....IIISTITUTIOII 19 ••• ••• •• 11•• a.1 1 ..' ••• 16. OCt1lllll£JlC£
TOTAL ,.. ••• ••• 11' I., ••• .. ••7 ••• TO R£SIM,""S ,., 91.0 91.G I.' .... 9••5 11 'I)'." 93.5
o T •
E "
I[ V EN , S
17. lURRlMi£S ... ", DIVORCES ...,~s ••• ••• .. '.' •••
• s£E OEFI_ITIOIIS •• FOItIU..aS .SEen_ ..11) • .....- 1'" .- •
S E: L [ (' , [ 0 \f I TAL ., ., • , C • F o • 1 , e 3 • " 0 19 ~ •• 1 9 • 3
• • E • , C 0 U " , ,
T 0 T • L • \tl·l£ .0" W HIT t _. RATh ,,","lE. RAT[. .-.. RAT..[ • , [ " .... 1'85 1"9-85 1"183 l'A3 1,.83 11'83 1"183 19-53
j. 0 fl- U L. AT I 0 "
1. TOTaL 1111""5 ••• ••• nsa5 '.3 '.3 tI. ..' •••
"'ALES 13n 4'.8 50.0 1250 4'.6 4'.9 ••• 61.0 62••
rEfIlALts 7425 !)0.2 50.0 1553 51.4 50.1 7. 35.0 51.~
•• fo4ilTURAL INCREASE •• ' .. ••• '3 '.3 •• 1 -. -18.' .3.:!l
L •• E • 1 R T 11 S
3. TOTAL ,., 12.5 13." ••• 12.6 15.5 1 '.7 ••• "'ALES •• ••• ' .. .. '.' ••• 1 '.7 ..,
F"£"ALU OS '.' ••• 93 ••• •• 7 • ' .. '.1
'. .TTENDANT
PHYSiCIAN IN HOSPnAL ... .... ".1 ••• .... ...1 1 lOt.' 100.'
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOspITAL • ..' ••• • ' .. •• 1 • ••• ••• ICEftliFIEO NURSE "IDWIFE • O~O ' .. • ' .. ••• • ..' ••• PERfIllTTEO fIltDWIFE • ••• ••• • ••• ••• • ••• ••• •• PREfIlA1UWE ~IR1~S • '.' •• S • tf., ••• • ..' •• OUT OF WEDLOCK ••• ., 1'"'' 10.a 27 1••1 10.9 • e~o ••• 7. OCCURRENCE
TOTal. ... ••• ••• ••• ' .. ..' • ••• ••• TO RESIDENTS 137 65.9 60).1 '36 6".0 69.1 • 50.0 71.'
E , • L • I " F • " 7 1'1' 0 R T A L , Y
•••• P~ElRaILNAD'AELATHDSEATHS •• 2110•.7• 1'3..2. •• 2110..58 1'3..13 •• .•.••' •••••• ATTEND.ANT
PHTSIPAN IN HOSPITAL • 100.0 100.0 • 100.0 100•.0 • PHYSICIAN NOT TN HOsPITAL • ••• ••• • '.. ••• • _CERTIFIED HURS£: MIDWI~E • ••• ' .. • ' .. ••• • PERfIlITTEO fIllowtFE • ..' ••• • ••• ••• • ,.. _OUT -Of' WEDLOCK • ••• ••• • ' .. ••• • >£OftATAL (UNDER 2l! OATS) • 10.8 ..' • 10.9 ••• • '.' ••• .1.1.. POSTNEONAUL- 128 DAYS ... 1 TEAR' • ••• '.1 • ••• •• 1 • ••• ••• INFANT DEIlTHS IUNDER 1 TEARI • 10.8 12:.3 • 10.9 12.3 • ..' •••
o E A 1 H S l£xCLUDIN6 FETALSt
13. TOTAL ... ••• ••• ,.. ••3 ••• S 23.6- ••• "ALES 73 '.' ' .. .. '.S ••• • 2'5.2 10.6
". FERAUS 53 7.1 7.' 52 7.1 7.' 1 1...a: ••• '0£
OO-Oll TEARS • ••• ••• • ' .. ••• • ••• ••• ,5...11l TEAItS • ••• ••S • ' .. ..' • ••• ••• 15...2' YURS • ••• '.1 • ••• 1.1 • ••• t ••
25~34 ,TEARS 1 o.it 1.' , ' .. 1.2 • ••• ••• 35....4 TEARS • 1.' ••• • ,.. ••• • '.' ••• 1l5_,. YEARS 7 ••• ••• 7 ' .. ••• • '.' ••• 55...... TEARS •• 13.~ 13." 19 U.3 13.8 1 .... 31.7
£5 A'" OvER •• 53." '8.1 eo 51.'5 ,,1.& • 3.7.7 90.9
15. PLACE OF OrATH
HOSPITM. •• 73.8 13.0 .. 7••• 73.1 • 68.' 62.S
OTHERINSTJTUTION .. ·12.7 11.3 15 12." 11.3 1 28.0 U~.5
~ OR ~ON-INSTITUTION 17 13.5 15.7 .. 13.2 15.6 1 20.0 .... 16. DCCURRENC(
TOTAL ," ••• ••• '58 '., .., • '.' ••• lO REStD£NTS 97 59.1 £3•• •• .... ,,3.5 • 83.5 " .. G , H E • E'V E N , •
ll.. RAlQtlA6f;S ,., 12.15 10 ••
1~. Dt\fORCES ..-0 ANNUL"EkTS 7t ' .. '"
• SEE OlFINITIONS AND F'ORl'IULAS (SECTIOfil YIII
0 J T[JII AOOEa 1'80 .- •
StLEC1£O v ! TAL S fAT! S TI C S F •• I • • • A .. 0 19 '. " • 1 " • 5
• E A U Fa R • C 0 U N T T
T °TAL. • H I T E •• • lilH ! f £ ....... RUEe """".. RATEe ....... RATEe
T •" IlJ803 1915 7'-83 IlJU 1983 79"15 1••5 1'13 "-8.
p 0 p u L • T • 0 •
'. TOTAL _2056 '.T 0.' 28'72 ••• ". 13-'_ ct.9 •••
".L~S 20020 IlTO'. .7.3 un, • •• 1 ,,7.1 6211 "6.1 1l6.'
~["ALES 22016 52." 5Z~1 1"833 51~" 52.! nBS 55.5 55.5
'. NATURAL INCREASE tOO ••• .,. •• '" I, • 15 .,. .,S
L ••• • • R T HS
•• TOTAL 52, 12.6 1..... 51. 11.1 12.5 '" 15.1 .1.2
"AUS 27. • ,S ••• 1S7 '.S ••• liS ..' ••• rEMALES '5O ~'6-~! -,---~§~-' ,-" ,=-1,~' S•• ••• •• 7,1 .,. v. ATTEND"NT . "._0_.
PHYSICIAN IN.HOSPIT~ .... 99... .... • 17 lOO.' .... ••• '1.6 9'9.3
PHYSICIA~NOT IN HOSPITAL • 0,. ••> • ••• ••• • ..' ••• acERTlflED NURSE ftiDWtFE t ••• '.1 • ••• '.1 t ..' 0.'
PE~ITT[D.~.DWIFE • .,. ••• • ' .. ••• • ••• 0.' '. PR£1!'aTl!RE f!.!RTHS vs ••t ••• 17 S •• ••• .. 12.3 12.5 •• OUT Of' II£DC.OCK 15• 2 ..... 21.0 '0 ••s .,. lit 52.6 "5.1
7. OCCUItR£NCE
TOTAL • 47 ' .. •• 7 ... ••• ..7 ... .,. ••• TO RESID£~TS vo. 7" .. 2 7".3 ... 70.1 6'9.7 17t "".5 81.1
F E T • l • I N r: A • T .. 0 R T .. L I T T
'. PERl~TAL DEATHS 1. 22." 22;'7 7 21." 11.1 S 25.3 29.1 '. FETAL oEATl-IS 7 13.1 1".0 S '., Ie •• • IlI.6 UI.6
ATT£Ni)A,n
PHYSICIAN IN"HOSPITAL • 85.7 '95.2 • 66.7 "".7 • .08.0 95.7
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOsPITAL • ••• 0.' • '.. ••• • 0-'0 ••• _CERTIFIED NURSE "IDWIFE • ••• ••• • ••• ••• • ••• ••• PERMITTED "JDWJ~[ • 0 .. 0 - ••• • ••• ••• • ..' 0.0
oot OF WEDLOCK 1 1.... 5 25.1 • ',. .,. 1 25.0 "~.S
to. rtEOJIAUL U!ftDER 21 OATSl • ••• ••• • 12:.6 7.' t '.7 10.7
11. POSTNEONUJ,L 128 DAyS •• yrAR} • t •• 3.t t s•• 2.3 • ••• v••
12. I....AftT DEATHS UJN[l£R 1" YEAR) • 11 ... 11.8 • 1$.a ••7 t .,7 .....8
[! [ A T H S ([XCLUOIN6F£TALS) ... TOTA( v,. 10.2 10.5 29' 10.2 10.' u. 10.1 '.7
flfALES .24 11.2 12.3 1'. 10.9 12.' 14 11.8 12.1
... ...FEftALES ••• '.3 ••• ..> ' .. ••v .. .,. 7.7 0....... tORS 7 >•• S.t • ~.2 >.7 1 .,7 S••
o!t~.... TE"RS • ••• o.S • '.0 .,S t .,' ••• ts-24 n:... • ••• 1.' • t •• t •• > .,' 1.t
25..M Tt:ARS • t., t •• • l.t 1.3 S 1,_ >••
35.... 'KARS 1. ••• >•• ID '.. ••• • ..' '.7
..5..511- YEARS >. .,. 7.' 17 ••• '.7 12 le.l ••• 55..... Y£ARS •• U'.~ 17.1 IT 15.2 16.5 50 2a.6 21.7
65. AtIO OVER .n 50.2 51.' >" 58.0 53.3 16 58.'9 .... tS. PLACt OF, D£ A"H
HOSPITAL '" 72.7 7.... 5 21' 7~0'6 75.2 .. 1'.2 .. 1 7~.7
OTHER J~SJITUTtON •• 111,.5 .11.2 •• '" !1.Cl 16 11.a 11••
~ OR NOq-JNSTITUTl~ 72 16.1 1't~.. 51 17'.5 15.1 2t 15._ 15.9
t •• OCCURRENCE
TOTAL .7. ••• ••• S.l ' .. ••• 15• ..3 l.i
TO RESlorNTS S•• 73.5 71.6 >.. 75.1 19.' ... )0.3 77.1
C •H •• £ Y £ III 7 S
17. "ARRI4US S.. ••S le.o
Ie. DIffOReES _reo ANlIlfULIiI£ffTS ... '.7 '.S
• sa: O£FJ"lTIO!'tS ..NO FORMJl..AS (SEeTlOW· VIIJ • rTEf'l "ODED 1'118 .- 7
S I: L I: C T r D " I , A L. S T A T t S T , C S ••• , •• • ••• 1 " ? " • t " • 3
IERTIE C o UN' Y
T o TAL • HIT [ ••• .. HIT E: ....... •"n:_ _. uTE- _. RAU-T
£ • ,... 1981 79·81 1983 I'.! n~'! "15 1'185 79....S
p • p U L AT ,..
1. TOUL 21131 ••• ••• U82 D•• ..' ,_. ••• ••• "ALES 100" ItT.1 'l6.' 402" ".1 .7.2 .on ..... 1t••5
FE"Al,ES upn ~2.7 53.2 f53!1:.) 51.9 52.& .... "I.i: ~5.'
>. NATUAAl. IllICitUM •• '''''. '"
, D., ·z.o .. '.' ..,
, I V £ ·, R T H S
" TOTAL >2, 15.0 15.3 'D6 12.6 10.6 U. IS.6 11••
""s lIT ..' '.1 ST I •• ••• 110 ••• ••• '. FEIUU;S ," ••• ••• .. ' .. ••• lO' '.1 ••• AtTEND..,n
PtfYSICU.tt t .. HOSPitAL ... .... 'T.1t 'D6 100.0 .... '15 '9.1 .... PftYSICI,.", _NOT I_ HOSPITAL 1 0.' 1.' • D.D D.' 1 0 •• 2.2
actR1IFIED NURSE RJDWIFE D ••D ••• • 0.0 D.' D '.' ••• ,.. Pl:RftITTED '''OWIF£ D ••• D.l • ••• •• D • ••• 0.2 PREMTUR£ elR'htS •• 10.0 ••• • ' .. ••• 27 U.6 11 ••
I. OUT OF WEDLOCk ,., 31.5 32.9 I ' .. .., ... 1t1t.2 1t1t.5 •• occuollDlCt
TOTAl. I ..' ••• • ••D ••• I '.' ..,
TO RtslD£NTS • 10e.o 91.5 D 92.' I 101.0 ....
F £ r • L • I • • •• T " 0 R T • l. r r y
'. P£RIIlATAL.~A1lts • 12.1t 1'.3 • te., ••• > '.' 22.2 '. ~TAL DEATHS • 6.2 '.1 , ·.S ••• , '.1 11.2
ATT£JJi:Wn
PHlS.CIAM IN HQ$plTAL , 50.0 .5.7 1 100.0 100.0 • ••• 13.1
PHYSICIANHOr I. aoSPITAL D 0.0 .., • ••• D•• • o.e ••• ICERTIFtED-NURSE "IDwtFE • ••• ••• D 0-.0 ••• • '.D D••
PERRITTED-"IDWIF£ D D•• D.' D D•• ••• • D.D 0 ••
OliT OF IllEDLotK 1 50.0 50.0 0 O.D O.D I 100.0 sa.5
10. 'C:OIIATAL (UMJE:R 2. DJ,YS) • I.' ••• 1 ' .. ' .. , ' .. 12.1
_11. POSTNE.OIIAUL. '2'DAYS~ 1 TEAR) • 1'.7 to.o ,
'" 10.9 • 18.7 '.1 '>. I..,...' DEATHS (UNDER 1 TEARt • 21.1 1~.7 • II., 15.2 • 23.3 21.5
D [ .. r " 5 I£XOlUDING FErALS.
13. tOTAL ••• 10.' to.& 10. 12.$ 12." ... '.1 '.1
"ALES "D 11.9 13..0 .. IIt.l 1_.7 •• 10.1t 11.' ". Ft"Al.£S 1.' ••• ••• •• 11.0 10.7 55 ' .. ••• <0£,.-" TORS • ••• '.1 • '.' '.T I '.' ••• O!!lo~I' YEARS • ••• D.' • ••• '.T • ..' D.,
15~1'EARS • '.1 1.' 1 ••• 1.' 1 '.' ••• 25-5' YEARS • ..' ••• • '.1 1.' I ' .. ••• 3S-....·TEAflS I ••• '.1 • ••• ••• • '.' I ••
It"" . YEARS .. ••• ••• • ••• ••• I '.> '.1 ~ J'EAltS '" 11.5 15..2 11 10..3 13... l' 12.7 11••
65 AIl!D OV£R 159 ..... 52.1 It .... 51.2 .. 57.1 ".1 ... PLACE .. MATH
HOSPlTM. 161 72.2 73.1 .. 6'.5 70.6 .. 7_.6 .... 0ll«f11 t.TlTut'tOff .. 13.' '1.6 •• 19•• !f.2 • 7.& '.1
...._0tI .......:.'fITUTlOlll •• IIf.8 16.3 .. 11." 17.2 21 11.8 15..6
16. OC..-- TOTAl. "' 0.2 8.2 •• 1.1· ••1 .. '.' D.' ro "stanns "' .... .... .. 95.:S 95.8 •• 92.2 ....
• T .. E R E V [ • T S
17, "AIntIA&ES ,.. ••• ••• U. DJVOIK£S..... AIlIJfJL.J!I£Wr .. ••• ..'
• SEE O£FI_nJO'I$ AMJ F......"S (SECTlDIiI _"II J • lTD! ....... ....
I_ •
S [ L [ C f [ 0 V I TAL S 7 .TISlle s F 0 _
I ••• • • 0 1 979 _ 1 9 • 3
R L .. D [ .. C o U til 1 7
T 0 i AL • H 1 7 [ • 0 • • H I 7 [ -- RATt_ -- RATE_ .UIOOl:_ .RATE_
7 [ " ,... 1985 79-U 1913 1M3 7"-13 19U 1985 79-1'
P o P U L • 7 1 0 •
I. TOTAL Stt5!1l ••• ••• 18127 .., ..' 121115111 ••• •••
"ALEoS ,,- lIIa.1t 1ta.4 8915 49.2 _8.' 5881 _7.2 1117.7
F"t....LES 1578S 51.6 51.6 uu 5D.a 51.1 6!lin !lil.8 !li1 .. !1
'. '-TURAL INCREASE .. '.1 ••• • •• 1 1.' •• 7." 7 ••
L 1 V • .,_ 7 " S
'. TOlAL ••• 11:." 15.6 '" 10." 11.111 102 15." 16.9
"'ALES 191 ••• ••• •• '., ••• .. 7.' ••• F£lULES ,., ••• '.7 •• ' .. ••• .. 7.9 •••
'. lurtNDANT
PHTSICI~H IN HOSPITAL ••• 91.1 15." 17• 9~.O ...., 173 90.1 06••
PHYSICI..N-NOT IN HOSPITAL • 0.5 0.' • 0.0 ••1 • 1 •• ••• ac£RlIFI£O NURSE "IOWIFE •• ..' 12.5 1. ••• 13.' IT ..' 11.5
P[R"iTTE~-~IDVIFE 0 ••• 1.' • ••• 1.' • ••• I.,
•• PREf!'ATlJIitE fl.IRTHS .. ••7 ••• 1. ••• '.1 •• 12.0 12.6 '. OUT OF WEDlOCIII: •• 25•• 23.7 12 6._ s•• 06 "111.8 _1.9
7. OCCIJARE'NC[
TOTat. 120 ••1 ••• •• ••1 ••• T! ..' •• 1
TO RESID£NTS 11. 98.5 .... •• 100.0 98.0 •• 'JlI7.2 93••
F • 7 • L • I N F • • 7 " 0 R T " L I 7 V
•• PERl~AT"t DEATHS • -·15.' 20.' 2 IG.6 10.S • 20.5 30.& '. F"£TAl DEATHS • 10.111 12:.5 1 ' .. 7 •• • 15." 17.3
ATTt.NOiNT
PHTSICIAt4 IN ~ITAL • 100.0 188.0 1 100.0 100.0 • 100.0 100.0
PHYSICIAN .~T IN HoSPITAL 0 ••• ••• • ••• 0 •• • o~ • ••• .CERnFlED MJRSE IIIIDWIF[ • ••• '.0 • ••0 0 •• • ••• ••• PER..ITlED RIDVtFE • 0.0 '.0 0 •• ... OUT- OF WEDLOCK. • 50 •• .... • •••0 •0•.•' •• "0.•7• 5•0•.0• 'tEOUtAL (LINDER 21 DAYS) • ••• ••• 1 ••• ••• 1 '.' 13.7
11. POSTNEONAtAL IZaOAYS • 1 1EAR' • ••• ••• • ••0 1 •• • G•• ••• t •• IJlFJlNT DEATHS 'UNDER 1 YEAR' • ••• 13.6 1 ••• ••• 1 '.' 22.5
DEATHS IEXCLUDIN6 FETALSJ ... TOTAL .06 .9." ••• 186 10.3 ••• ,.. "'\.E. ". tI.8 11.8 10. 11.7 12.5 56 '•.••' 1•1•.1•
FE"ALES '" ••• 7•• •• ..' 7•• .. ... '.7 7.' • G,
08-0111 YEaRS • I.' !.3 • I.e 1.' • 1._ ••• 'e5-01lll Y£ARS 1 ••• 0.3 • ••• 0.2 1 ..' ••• 15-2111 YEaRs 7 I.' 1.' • 1.1 1.' • 1 •• 1.'
2~·3111 TEaRs • 1.' 1 •• • 1 •• 1.1 • 1.' ••• !Is...... TEARS • 1.' ••• • 0 •• 1.' • 2 .. ' ••• ..' ..!tit-YEARS 2. ••7 7•• 17 ••• ••• • '" ••• 55..... TEaRS .. 15.5 17.8 30 15.111 15.1 17 15•• ;20.5
'5 -JlIilpOVER ,., 53.11 52•• '29 ".0 55.7 GO 1116.7 ...1 ". Pl.AcrOFOF"TH
HOSPITAL ," 67.5 73.9 127 .... 76.0 .. .... 7e ..6
OTHER INstITUTION •• 1".7 13.1 •• 12.111 12.8 .. 1'.' 13.6
~ ,OR lION"IIISTtTuT!ON 51 17.e 13•• 56 1".111 11.2 15 15.8 15.1
- 1'. OCCURR£NCE
Torn .13 ..' ..' 10' ' .. ••• n ..' ••7
TO RESIDEJfTS ,., 85.9 85.7 '" 87.3 8111.1t 50 85.1 82••
0 THE R £VEtfT S
17. .....UtlA&f.S 107 ••• ••• n.- DIVORCES aND .......fll[WT$ .7 ••• '.1
• SEE OLFI_ITJQkS ..0 FORKUL"S 'SEeTIOII VIII
• ITEJIt ADO£O .... .- -
S E L [ t , t • • •, • L S , ., •., I C S
r • _ , • • • .-.1 ,. 7 • .. 1 • a !
• U NCO " B t C 0 U N , T , o T AL • H •, t •• •If H , , t
""""to RAU_ -- IiIAYE- -- "ATt-
I t [ " 1983 1'83 19..63 .... 1~83 "-83 \945 1'83 19..a3
p
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L • , , ..
'. TOTAL I .....,. 20' 2.7 lunl ••• '.' 15671 '.. ,..
"ALES 710"1 "1." "".5 10136 ""., ,,1'.' 7511 ".6 "6.1
~E."ALES 86,,'1 52.6 52.7 7808' 52.5 52.6 a366 53." 5S.9
2, NATURAL INC~[ASE .,. .., ••• ... ••• ••• •• 1.' .,.
L ·.[ • 1
R T H S
10 TOTAL 195. 11.' 12.:5 1738 11.7 12.0 2•• 1".0 16.1
MALES .,. ••• ••• • 78 5~' ••• 11• 7.' ••• F'[l'IAlES ... ..' '.0 • '0 ••• ••• ... ••• ••1
'. utENOANT
PHYSltUN •• HOSPITAL 18')5 .... '98.3 1678 .... .... '17 '98.& .... PH'SICIA~ NOT IN HOSPITAL 16 ••• 0.1' 13 ••7 0.7 • 1." ..7
_cERTIFIED NURSE "IDWIFE ., .., a •• ., ••• ..7 a a.a 0••
pER"ITTED MIDWIFE 0 0.0 a.a a ••a •• 0 • ••• o.e
'. PREMATURE PIRTHS 1" 7.' 7.' "' ••• ••• •• 11 •• 13.5 '. OUT Of WEDLOCK 216 1".1 13.'9 ,.. ••• ••• 12a S".5 52.'
7. OCCURRENCE
TOTAL 257 1 ••a .., 2327 ••a •• 0 ... ..' ,.. TO ftESID£NTS 1837 71.~ 72." '''7 6., • ., 70.6 210 ....1 88.0
F
• 7
• L • •• r •., .. 0 R T • L I , T
•• PERINATAL DEATHS '7 13.7 16.3 •• t".3 15.3 • .., 23.8 '. FETAL DEAT'-S lA 7.1 ••• lA ••• ••• • ••• 7.'
ATTENDANT
PHTSICIA_ IN HOSPITAL lA 100.0 96." lA 100.0 ".7 • 77.8
PHYSICIAN NOT IN HOSPITAL 0 •• a ••• • ••• 1.' a 22.2
.cERTIFIEO-NURSE MIDWIFE 0 a •• a.o 0 a.o 0•• • ••a
PERMITTED MIDWIFE 0 a •• 0•• 0 0.0 0.0 0 ••0
wi' OF WEDLOCK • 21." 1').0 • 21." 13~3 a ...7
!D. 'tEntiAtAL (UNDER 28 DAYS) 13 ..' ••• 11 ••• '.' • '.' 16.5
U. POSTfllEONATAL t28 DATS • 1 TtARI • 1.' 3.5 • '.7 '" a ••• ..'
". I..,A"IT DUTHS (lJNOEIl 1 YEAR I " ..' 11.'" lA ••1 10." • '.' 1....8
D [ A lH S I£XCLUDING FETAlS) ... TOTAL 1610 ••• '.9 10\20 5., ••• ... 12.1 12.1
JltAL[S 86" 11.1 11.3 777 11.0 l1a .7 11.9 13.9
F'EI'la.LES ... ••• ••• ... ••• 8~" .