Annual report of the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the North Carolina State Board of Health

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North Carolina
VITAL STATISTICS
2001
VOLUME 1: Births
Deaths
Population
Marriages
Divorces
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Public Health
State Center for Health Statistics
1908 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1908
(919) 733-4728
www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Michael F. Easley, Governor
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Carmen Hooker-Odom, Secretary
DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., Acting Health Director
STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS
Gustavo Fernandez, Ph.D., Director
Edited by:
Manjoo Mittal
Other Contributors:
Paul Buescher
Dianne Enright
Ziya Gizlice
Michelle Lown
Jean Stafford
December 2002
550 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $2,838.10 or $5.16 per copy.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1-1
II. GEOGRAPHICAL PATTERNS IN VITAL STATISTICS........................................ 1-5
III. REGISTRATION OF VITAL EVENTS .................................................................... 1-15
Birth and Death .......................................................................................................... 1-15
Fetal Death ................................................................................................................. 1-15
Marriage and Divorce ................................................................................................. 1-15
IV. TECHNICAL NOTES .............................................................................................. 1-17
Residence Allocation .................................................................................................. 1-17
Occurrence Allocation ................................................................................................ 1-17
Race or Color Allocation ............................................................................................ 1-17
Completeness of Registration of Vital Events ............................................................... 1-17
Accuracy of Items on Certificate ................................................................................. 1-18
Treatment of Missing Values ....................................................................................... 1-18
V. POPULATION BASES AND BIASES IN VITAL STATISTICS RATES................ 1-19
VI. DEFINITIONS AND FORMULAS .......................................................................... 1-21
SYMBOLS................................................................................................................ 1-26
REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 1-27
TABLES
State .......................................................................................................................... 2-1
Perinatal Care Regions ............................................................................................. 3-1
Counties ..................................................................................................................... 4-1
COVER: The pen and ink drawing of the lighthouse at Baldhead Island is used by permission
of the artist, Jerry Miller of Cary.
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I. INTRODUCTION
This volume is the 86th annual vital statistics report of the State of North Carolina. It is intended to serve as
a basic resource to those individuals, institutions, and agencies delivering and/or planning health services for
the citizens of North Carolina.
The tables of this report show annual frequencies, annual rates, and 5-year rates for the state, six
Perinatal Care Regions, and the 100 counties of North Carolina. Due to incompleteness of the data and po-tential
problems with accuracy, information for cities is not shown. The reader may obtain vital statistics for
cities in North Carolina by special request to the Center.
Section II contains maps depicting county data. Sections III-VI contain description and discussion of the
terms and procedures underlying the tabular and graphical data presented.
Other publications available through this office are described on the back of the front cover. If you
want copies of these publications, contact us at (919) 733-4728 or address correspondence to:
State Center for Health Statistics
Department of Health and Human Services
1908 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1908
Caution: Any percentage or rate with a small number of events in the numerator will have sub-stantial
random variation over time. A rule of thumb is that any percentage or rate with fewer than
20 events in the numerator may be subject to serious random error. Therefore, many of the per-centages
and rates in this volume should be interpreted with caution.
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0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
United States
North Carolina
LIVE BIRTHS
1981 - 2001
Rate per 1,000 Population
Year
0
2
4
6
8
10
1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
United States
North Carolina
LOW-WEIGHT BIRTHS
1981 - 2001
Percent of Live Births
Year
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
United States
North Carolina
OUT-OF-WEDLOCK
LIVE BIRTHS
1981 - 2001
Percent of Live Births
Year
Trends depicted in the graphs are for North Carolina and the United States. Data for the U.S. are from the
National Center for Health Statistics.
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0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
United States
North Carolina
INFANT MORTALITY
1981 - 2001
Rate per 1,000 Live Births
Year
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Fetal
Neonatal
Postneonatal
WHITE PERINATAL AND
POSTNEONATAL MORTALITY
NORTH CAROLINA
Rate 1981 - 2001
Year
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Fetal
Neonatal
Postneonatal
MINORITY PERINATAL AND
POSTNEONATAL MORTALITY
NORTH CAROLINA
Rate 1981 - 2001
Year
0
2
4
6
8
10
1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
United States
North Carolina
TOTAL MORTALITY
1981 - 2001
Rate per 1,000 Population
Year
1-4
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
United States
North Carolina
MARRIAGE RATES
1981 - 2001
Rate per 1,000 Population
Year
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
United States
North Carolina
DIVORCE RATES
1981 - 2001
Rate per 1,000 Population
Year
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II. GEOGRAPHICAL PATTERNS IN VITAL STATISTICS
This section contains nine maps depicting population and selected vital statistics for the state’s 100
counties. Data and population bases for the vital statistics rates are for the 5-year period 1997-2001. The
range of data values indicated by the map legend was formed by a clustering routine from the Statistical
Analysis System.1 This routine groups into five clusters counties that were “most like each other” with
respect to the statistic being examined. This procedure may result in very large or very small groups,
depending upon how counties differ from one another.
The nine maps display the county statistics listed below. Definitions and formulas are found in
Section VI and maps displaying county names are printed on the reverse sides of region and county
divider sheets. It should be noted that marriage and divorce rates are not mapped because these data are
tabulated only by county of occurrence, not county of residence.
FIGURE
1. Estimated Population, July 2001
2. Live Births per 1,000 Population
3. Low Birthweight Live Births per 100 Live Births
4. Out-of-Wedlock Live Births per 100 Live Births
5. Fetal Deaths per 1,000 Deliveries
6. Neonatal Deaths per 1,000 Live Births
7. Postneonatal Deaths per 1,000 Neonatal Survivors
8. Infant Deaths per 1,000 Live Births
9. Deaths per 1,000 Population
Although the vital statistics rates shown on the maps are 5-year rates, be careful when interpreting
relatively high rates in sparsely populated counties. These counties usually have a small number of
births and deaths, which may create a very unstable rate. Consult your respective county tables for the
2001 numbers involved before becoming concerned about relatively high county-level rates.
Population
North Carolina
Resident Data
2001
Figure 1
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Population
July 1, 2001 Estimate
113,170 - 228,086
301,098 - 310,331
424,032
658,490 - 713,780
4,149 - 96,808
Birth Rates
Total Births Per
1,000 Population North Carolina
Resident Data
1997 - 2001
Figure 2
1 - 7
21.5
8.1 - 8.9
9.4 - 12.1
12.3 - 16.4
16.7 - 19.4
Low Birthweight Rates
North Carolina
Resident Data
1997 - 2001
Figure 3
1 - 8
Low Birthweight Births
Per 100 Live Births
13.8 - 14.3
10.6 - 12.1
8.5 - 10.3
7.2 - 8.4
5.8 - 6.9
Out-of-Wedlock Birth Rates
North Carolina
Resident Data
1997 - 2001
Figure 4
1 - 9
Out-of-Wedlock Births
Per 100 Live Births
52.6 - 60.5
40.7 - 50.5
30.5 - 39.9
24.1 - 29.4
16.9 - 23.6
Fetal Death Rates
North Carolina
Resident Data
1997 - 2001
Figure 5
1 - 10
Fetal Deaths Per
1,000 Deliveries
17.3 - 18.8
13.3 - 15.0
8.4 - 12.3
3.7 - 8.3
0.0 - 2.4
Neonatal Death Rates
North Carolina
Resident Data
1997 - 2001
Figure 6
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Neonatal Deaths Per
1,000 Live Births
16.6
10.4 - 11.8
7.3 - 9.8
1.1 - 7.0
13.5 - 14.8
Postneonatal Death Rates
North Carolina
Resident Data
1997 - 2001
Figure 7
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Postneonatal Death Rates Per
1,000 Neonatal Survivors
4.4 - 5.4
3.3 - 4.1
2.3 - 3.2
1.5 - 2.2
0.0 - 0.7
Infant Death Rates
North Carolina
Resident Data
1997 - 2001
Figure 8
1 - 13
Infant Deaths Per
1,000 Live Births
3.4 - 5.7
6.2 - 10.0
10.4 - 12.8
13.4 - 14.4
16.8 - 18.7
Death Rates
North Carolina
Resident Data
1997 - 2001
Figure 9
1 - 14
Total Deaths Per
1,000 Population
14.4
12.8 - 13.5
10.2 - 12.5
7.7 - 10.1
5.0 - 6.8
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III. REGISTRATION OF VITAL EVENTS
The origin, flow, and disposition of North Carolina vital records are illustrated in the flow diagram on the
following page. A brief history of vital records processing and current registration practice in North Carolina
is presented.
The Bureau of Vital Statistics was created by an act of the General Assembly in 1913. The Vital Statistics
office became a part of the Department of Human Resources in 1973. In 1989, the General Assembly combined
the Department of Human Resources’ Division of Health Services and the environmental and natural resources
divisions of the Department of Natural Resources and Community Development to create the new Department
of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources. In 1997 the public health divisions, including the Vital
Statistics office, were combined back with the human resources division to form a new Department of Health
and Human Services. The public health authority of this department and the laws that it administers are
contained in Chapter 130A, Article 4, of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Within the organizational
structure of the Department of Health and Human Services, the State Registrar of Vital Statistics is appointed
by the State Health Director. Duties of the State Registrar are accomplished primarily by the Vital Records
Section.
Birth and Death
The collection of birth and death records began on October 1, 1913. The Department of Health and Human
Services is the custodian of these records. The hospital administrator or person attending a non-hospital delivery
is required to file a birth certificate or fetal death report within 10 days after delivery. The funeral director or
person burying or otherwise disposing of a body is responsible for filing a death certificate with the local
registrar within five days after death.
The local registrar is the county health director. A clerk of the county health department, designated by the
local registrar as deputy registrar, carries out registration procedures locally. The deputy registrar forwards the
original birth and death certificates to the Department of Health and Human Services on the fifth day of the
month following the birth or death, where they are processed and permanently preserved. Microfilmed copies
and computerized data from birth and death certificates are sent to the National Center for Health Statistics.
North Carolina was admitted into the National Death Registration Area in 1916 and into the National Birth
Registration Area in 1917.
Fetal Death
North Carolina law requires the filing of a fetal death report for fetal deaths (stillbirths) of 20 or more weeks
gestation. Legislation enacted by the 1971 General Assembly and subsequent legislation requires that
therapeutic abortions be reported separately, effective May 19, 1971. Thus, the induced abortion report form
now replaces a fetal death report for the very few therapeutic abortions occurring at 20 or more weeks gestation.
For this reason, counts of fetal deaths and perinatal deaths since 1971 are not strictly comparable to counts in
previous years.
Marriage and Divorce
In 1957, the General Assembly enacted legislation requiring that the duties of the clerk of court include the
registration of divorces and annulments of marriage effective January 1, 1958. Certificates of divorce and
annulments are required to be sent to the Department of Health and Human Services on or before the 15th day
of the month following the event. The filing of certificates of divorce rather than divorce listings was started
January 1, 1984, following legislation in 1983.
By virtue of legislation enacted in 1961, the duties of the county register of deeds include the registration of
marriages occurring on or after January 1, 1962. Copies of the certificates of marriage are required to be
forwarded to the Department of Health and Human Services on or before the 15th day of the month following
the marriage. The original certificates are filed with the county register of deeds.
In January 1964, North Carolina was admitted to the National Marriage Registration Area. North Carolina
is not a member of the National Divorce Registration Area.
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HOSPITAL
ADMINISTRATOR
Statutory Citation
G.S. 130A-101 & 114
Completes birth certifi-cate
or fetal death report
for hospital deliveries.
Obtains certifier’s signa-ture.
Sends birth certificate or
fetal death report to county
registrar.
Responds to requests for
information.
THE ORIGIN, FLOW, AND DISPOSITION OF VITAL RECORDS
NORTH CAROLINA
PHYSICIAN
Statutory Citation
G.S. 130A-101 & 114
Signs birth certificate or
fetal death report.
Completes birth certifi-cate
or fetal death report
for non-hospital delivery;
sends to county registrar.
Completes cause of death
and signs certificate for all
non-medical-examiner
deaths.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Statutory Citation
G.S. 130A-112 & 115
Sends notification of death
to registrar and completes
death certificate.
Obtains cause of death and
signature of physician.
Obtains burial transit per-mit
when necessary.
Delivers death certificate
to county registrar within
five days.
MEDICAL EXAMINER
Statutory Citation
G.S. 130A-114, 115 &
383
Initiates certificate for a
death resulting from injury,
suicide, or homicide, and
for certain unattended
deaths and fetal deaths.
Investigates circum-stances
surrounding afore-mentioned
deaths and cer-tifies
cause and manner of
death.
REGISTER OF DEEDS
Statutory Citation
G.S. 130A-110
Completes marriage certi-ficates
for all marriages.
Sends copy of marriage
certificate to Department
of Health and Human
Services.
Prepares delayed certifi-cates
and sends to DHHS
for approval.
Initiates amendment appli-cations.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS)
VITAL RECORDS SECTION
REPORT PROCESSING
—Receives and processes current reports of births, deaths, marriages,
and divorces and delayed birth certificates.
—Codes demographic data.
—Provides consultation and assistance to individuals involved with
vital records registration.
CORRECTIONS
—Receives and processes all requests for change to prior records.
SPECIAL REGISTRATION
—Reviews and processes all requests for adoption, legitimation, and
judicial determinations of paternity.
NOSOLOGY
—Codes all conditions at death using current revision of the ICD.
—Codes underlying cause on fetal death report.
—Codes congenital anomalies on birth certificates.
COUNTY REGISTRAR (COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT)
Statutory Citation G.S. 130A-97
Checks records for accuracy and completeness.
Requests further information when necessary.
Prepares copy of birth and death certificates for register of deeds.
Sends original birth and death certificates to the Department of Health
and Human Services.
Issues burial transit permits.
CLERK OF COURT
Statutory Citation G.S. 130A-111
Completes divorce certificate and
forwards to Department of
Health and Human Services.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS
Receives microfilm and data from state.
Performs sample quality control and assures receipt of all records and
corrections.
Publishes United States reports.
Provides technical assistance.
Provides classes in registration (ASTI).
SOCIAL SERVICES
Sends adoption reports to
special registration.
OTHER STATES
Exchange birth and death records.
MICROFILM AND PRESERVATION
—Microfilms all vital records.
—Prepares certifications, verifications, and manuscripts from micro-film
and xerox.
—Stores and preserves all original records.
STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS
—Answers requests for vital statistics data.
—Publishes annual reports; conducts special studies.
—Keys data from vital records—births, deaths, fetal deaths,
marriages, and divorces.
—Performs selective edit of variables and maintains cumulative files.
—Transmits data to the National Center for Health Statistics.
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IV. TECHNICAL NOTES
Residence Allocation
Except as otherwise indicated, births and deaths in this report are based on place of residence. In the case of
a birth or fetal death, residence is the usual residence of the mother. For deaths of persons in long-term
institutions (mental, penal, old age, orphan, nursing home, rest home, etc.), the institution is considered the usual
residence, provided the decedent has resided in the institution at least one year. College students and military
personnel are considered residents of the college or military community.
North Carolina participates in an interchange program whereby nonresident birth and death certificates are
required to be sent to the state of residence within two months of the date of occurrence. The National Center
for Health Statistics acts as a control for this interchange through a report from each state that lists the number
of each type of vital record sent to every other state. However, delays or omissions in the interchange
undoubtedly occur.
Occurrence Allocation
Items 9 and 18 of the tables allocate live births and deaths respectively to place of occurrence regardless of
place of residence. Marriage and divorce data are compiled only by place of occurrence – county of license for
marriages and county of decree for divorces and annulments – because (i) all states do not engage in an
interchange program whereby we receive notification of North Carolina residents who marry or divorce in other
states and (ii) the two parties to these proceedings are often residents of different counties or states.
Race or Color Allocation
Two broad categories, “white” and “minority,” are used in this report. Minority is predominantly black
(>90%) in North Carolina. For births and fetal deaths, the child is considered to be the same race as the mother.
Due to some cases of different races of the two parties involved in marriage and divorce/annulment
proceedings and to a number of “not stated” race cases, frequencies and rates for these events are not shown
by race.
Completeness of Registration of Vital Events
Completeness of registration is defined as the degree to which reported birth and death counts agree with the
true counts in a given time frame. Birth registration, tested for completeness in 1940 and 1950, was found to
be 86 and 96 percent complete respectively.2 Death registration is believed to be even more complete than birth
registration. Fetal death registration, tested for completeness in 1974, was found to be 99 percent complete.3
Marriage registration was tested for completeness in 1963. Over 99 percent of performed marriages had a
properly recorded certificate of marriage.4
Delayed registration results in incomplete recording of vital events for a specific time period. Frequency
counts in this report are based on 2001 events filed with the local registrar prior to April 1, 2002, and processed
in the state office before the end of June 2002. Based on examinations of lagtimes in prior years, the number
of calendar year events filed after April 1 of the subsequent year is considered negligible.
In addition to the above, a source of incompleteness in residence data could involve failure of other states to
send photocopies for North Carolina resident events occurring in their states. The extent to which this occurs
is unknown.
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Accuracy of Items on Certificate
The Vital Records Section maintains continuous surveillance of certificates to detect inconsistencies in
related items (e.g., newborn’s name vs. sex). However, the true extent of bias and unreliability of vital records
data is not known. One study by the State Center for Health Statistics has addressed the issue of the validity of
selected birth certificate items, as compared with information recorded in the mother's hospital medical record.5
Treatment of Missing Values
As a result of efforts to reconcile inconsistencies in the data and to complete unanswered items, missing
values are rare for the characteristics included in this report. These “not stated” cases are treated in one of two
ways:
(1) not allocated because they are believed to have an unknown distribution that is different from the
distribution for “stated” cases; or
(2) randomly distributed in the same proportion as the “stated” cases for the state.
The following table shows the number and treatment of missing values in the statistical files underlying this
report. In the case of race, marital status, mother smoked, and method of delivery, most of the missing values
are due to absence of these items on certificates from other states.
Number of Missing Values by Item and Treatment
North Carolina 2001
Treatment of Missing Values
Treatment 1 Treatment 2
Live Births
Sex 0 0
Birth Weight 42 0
Marital Status 40 0
Race 0 0
Mother Smoked 238 0
Method of Delivery 33 0
Deaths
Age 0 0
Race 0 30
Sex 0 2
Fetal Deaths
Marital Status 3 0
Race 3 0
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V. POPULATION DATA AND VITAL STATISTICS RATES
Every 10 years (years ending in zero) the U.S. Bureau of the Census counts the United States population,
which includes a profile of the population’s characteristics such as age, race, and sex. After a census year,
estimates of population size and composition are based on knowledge of the population in the census year plus
subsequent events such as births, deaths, and migration.
In the latter years of a decade, estimates may depart considerably from “true” population values to the extent
that assumptions, particularly about in- and out- migration, depart from what has actually occurred. Thus, vital
statistics rates that are based on population counts in the denominator may be subject to some degree of error.
In this report on 2001 North Carolina vital statistics, we have used population estimates projected from the
2000 census for the denominators of the 2001 rates. For the denominators of the 1997-2001 rates, we have used
“smoothed” population files where information from the 1990 and 2000 censuses was used to adjust the previous
1997-1999 population estimates.
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VI. DEFINITIONS AND FORMULAS
Caution: Any percentage or rate with a small number of events in the numerator will have substantial random
variation over time. A rule of thumb is that any percentage or rate with fewer than 20 events in the numerator may
be subject to serious random error. Therefore, many of the percentages and rates in this volume should be interpreted
with caution.
Births and deaths are exhibited in the tables of this report by frequencies and rates. The term “rate” usually
means the number of vital events in a given period of time divided by the average number of people at risk during
that period. In this report, the average number of people at risk is usually the midyear population, the period is
one year or five years, and the rate is expressed per 1,000 population. For example, the formula for a single-year
birth rate is
B
— x 1,000
P
where B is the number of births in the year and P is the midyear population. Similarly, the formula for a 5-year
birth rate is
B1 + B2 + B3 + B4 + B5 ——————————— x 1,000
P1 + P2 + P3 + P4 + P5
where B1, B2, etc. are the numbers of births in the particular years and P1, P2, etc. are the midyear populations
in those years.
The term rate is also used in this report to mean a simple proportion expressed per 100 or per 1,000. These
rates are the ratio of two related vital event counts. An example of this type of rate is the single-year infant
mortality rate. The formula is
D
— x 1,000
B
where D represents deaths of infants during a year and B represents live births during the same year. Another
example is the low birthweight rate which is the ratio of low birthweight births to total births expressed as a
percentage.
LBW
—— x 100
B
Rates are rounded to one decimal place for publication. Except for marriages and divorces for which race-specific
rates are not calculated, a blank in the rate column indicates that both the numerator and the denominator
are zero. A rate of 0.0 is shown for rates less than 0.05.
Inaccurate reporting, under-registration, and missing values have been discussed (Section V). These factors
affect the validity of information involved in rate computation. The users of vital statistics measures should be
aware of these possible limitations.
Furthermore, you should cautiously interpret rates that are based on small frequencies since they may be
associated with relatively large chance fluctuation. For this reason, 5-year rates are included. Based on an
increased number of events, these average annual rates are more stable than the single-year rates.
In comparing rates, consider carefully the factors to which a difference in rates might be attributed. Unless
the populations are equivalent in all factors except the one for which the comparison is made, conclusions about
differences in rates may not be clearly drawn. Age-adjusted rates or other further analyses may be necessary
in order to make valid comparisons.
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Definitions and formulas are given in the numerical order of their appearance in the tables. Except for items
9 and 18-20, rates are for resident events.
Definitions
1. Population is the expected population of an area as of July 1 of the event year. Figures shown in the
tables of this report are summations over age-race-sex-specific estimates provided by the Office of State
Planning.
2. Natural Increase is the excess of births over deaths among residents of an area.
3. A Live Birth is the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception,
irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which, after separation, breathes or shows any other evidence
of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or any definite movement of
voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached (definition
adopted by World Health Organization in 1950).
4. Attendant is a physician (M.D. or D.O.) in a hospital, a physician not in a hospital, a certified nurse-midwife
(CNM), or other attendant. Legislation during 1983 (H.B. 814) regulates the practices of
CNMs; these practitioners must have certification by the American College of Nurse-Midwives.
5. Low Birthweight includes liveborn infants weighing under 2,500 grams (5 pounds, 8 ounces or less)
at birth, regardless of the period of gestation. (Birthweight index recommended by the Expert Group
on Prematurity of the World Health Organization, 1950).
6. Birth Out of Wedlock is birth to a woman who has never been legally married or who has been
widowed or legally divorced from her husband in excess of 280 days.6
7. Mother Smoked is based on birth certificate reporting that the mother used tobacco during the
pregnancy.
8. C-Section indicates that the method of delivery was either a primary or a repeat C-section.
9. An Occurrence Birth is one that occurs in an area irrespective of place of residence. Live births
occurring in an area to residents of the area are also shown in the tables. Complementary totals, i.e.,
nonresident births occurring in the area and resident births occurring elsewhere, may be obtained by
subtraction.
10. Perinatal Deaths are the sum of registered fetal deaths and neonatal deaths (see definitions below).
11. Fetal Death is death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of human
conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, as indicated by the fact that after such expulsion
or extraction the fetus does not breathe or show any evidence of life, such as beating of the heart,
pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles (definition adopted by
World Health Organization in 1950). Consistent with North Carolina law, this report includes only fetal
deaths which do not qualify as therapeutic abortions and which result from pregnancies of 20 or more
weeks gestation (see Section IV).
12. Neonatal Death is death of a liveborn child under 28 days of age.
13. Postneonatal Death is death of an infant age 28 days and over but less than one year of age.
14. Infant Death is defined as death of a liveborn infant under one year of age.
15. Death is defined as the permanent disappearance of any evidence of life at any time after live birth.7
Also, North Carolina law (G.S. 90-322) defines criteria for certifying “brain death.”
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16. Age at Death is reported age in completed years as of the last birthday. Errors in reporting are believed
to include underestimates for ages 22 through middle age and overestimates for persons nearing their
21st and 65th birthdays and for those over age 65. Preferences for ages ending in certain digits (e.g.,
age ending in 0 and 5) may also result in undue concentrations of reported ages.8
17. Place of Death is the hospital, other institution, or noninstitution place of death.
18. An Occurrence Death is one that occurs in an area regardless of place of residence.
19. Marriage is defined as the legal union of a male and a female (North Carolina G.S. 51-1). Marriages
are by place of occurrence; race-specific data are not shown (see Section V).
20. Divorces and Annulments can occur only by decree of an authorized court. Annulments, which void
marriage from the beginning, constitute less than one percent of the sum of these events. A divorce from
bed and board is a judicial separation suspending cohabitation but not otherwise affecting the marriage
bond. Divorces from bed and board are not included in this report. Divorces and annulments are by place
of occurrence; race-specific data are not shown (see Section V).
Formulas
1. Population
Percentage of N.C. population Population of area
residing in area = --------------------------------------------- X 100
Population of North Carolina
Percentage male population Male population of area
in area = --------------------------------------------- X 100
Total population of area
Percentage female population Female population of area
in area = --------------------------------------------- X 100
Total population of area
2. Natural Increase
Number of live births
Rate of minus number of deaths
natural increase = -------------------------------------------- X 1,000
Population of area
3. Live Births
Number of live births
Birth rate = -------------------------------------------- X 1,000
Population of area
Number of male live births
Male birth rate = -------------------------------------------- X 1,000
Population of area
Number of female live births
Female birth rate = -------------------------------------------- X 1,000
Population of area
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4. Attendant
Number of live births attended
Percentage of live births by physician in hospital
attended by physician in hospital = -------------------------------------------- X 100
Number of live births
Number of live births attended
Percentage of live births attended by physician not in hospital
by physician not in hospital = -------------------------------------------- X 100
Number of live births
Number of live births attended
Percentage of live births attended by certified nurse-midwife
by certified nurse-midwife = -------------------------------------------- X 100
Number of live births
Number of live births
Percentage of live births attended by other
attended by other = -------------------------------------------- X 100
Number of live births
5. Low Birthweight
Percentage of live births Number of low-weight live births
classified as low weight = -------------------------------------------- X 100
Number of live births
6. Births out of Wedlock
Number of live births
Percentage of live births occurring out of wedlock
occurring out of wedlock = -------------------------------------------- X 100
Number of live births
7. Mother Smoked
Number of live births to mothers
Percentage of live births to mothers who used tobacco
who used tobacco during pregnancy = -------------------------------------------- X 100
Number of live births
8. C-Section
Number of live births by C-section
Percentage of live births by C-section = -------------------------------------------- X 100
Number of live births
9. Occurrence Births
Number of live births
Percentage of N.C. live births occurring in area
occurring in area = -------------------------------------------- X 100
Number of live births
occurring in N.C.
Number of resident live
Percentage of area live births births occurring in area
occurring to residents of area = -------------------------------------------- X 100
Number of total live
births occurring in area
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10. Perinatal Deaths
Number of fetal deaths plus
number of neonatal deaths
Perinatal mortality rate = -------------------------------------------- X 1,000
Number of live births plus
number of fetal deaths
11. Fetal Deaths
Number of fetal deaths
Fetal mortality rate = -------------------------------------------- X 1,000
Number of live births plus
number of fetal deaths
12. Neonatal Deaths
Number of neonatal deaths
Neonatal mortality rate = -------------------------------------------- X 1,000
Number of live births
13. Postneonatal Deaths
Number of postneonatal deaths
Postneonatal mortality rate = -------------------------------------------- X 1,000
Number of live births minus
number of neonatal deaths
14. Infant Deaths
Number of infant deaths
Infant mortality rate = -------------------------------------------- X 1,000
Number of live births
15. Deaths
Number of deaths
Death rate = -------------------------------------------- X 1,000
Population of area
Number of male deaths
Male-specific death rate = -------------------------------------------- X 1,000
Male population of area
Number of female deaths
Female-specific death rate = -------------------------------------------- X 1,000
Female population of area
16. Age-specific Deaths
Number of deaths in age group
Age-specific death rate = -------------------------------------------- X 1,000
Population in age group
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17. Place of Death
Percentage of deaths Number of deaths in hospitals
occurring in hospitals = -------------------------------------------- X 100
Number of deaths
Number of deaths in non-
Percentage of deaths occurring hospital institutions
in nonhospital institutions = -------------------------------------------- X 100
Number of deaths
Number of deaths in
Percentage of deaths occurring home or noninstitutions
in home or noninstitution = -------------------------------------------- X 100
Number of deaths
18. Occurrence Deaths
Number of deaths
Percentage of N.C. deaths occurring in area
occurring in area = -------------------------------------------- X 100
Number of deaths occurring
in North Carolina
Number of resident deaths
Percentage of area deaths occurring in area
occurring to residents of area = -------------------------------------------- X 100
Number of total deaths
occurring in area
19. Marriages
Number of marriages
occurring in area
Marriage rate = -------------------------------------------- X 1,000
Population of area
20. Divorces and Annulments
Number of divorces and annulments
occurring in area
Divorce/Annulment rate = --------------------------------------------- X 1,000
Population of area
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Symbols
Quantity (frequency) is zero ............................................... 0
Rate is less than 0.05 ....................................................... 0.0
Rate is not applicable ......................................... blank space
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REFERENCES
(1) Barr, Anthony J.; Goodnight, James H.; Sals, John P.; and Helwig, Jane T. Statistical Analysis System,
Cluster Procedure. SAS Institute, Inc., Raleigh, N.C. 1976.
(2) U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. “Birth Registration Completeness in the United
States and Geographical Areas, 1950.” Vol. 39, No. 2. Public Health Service, National Office of Vital
Statistics. September 21, 1954.
(3) Lucas, I.J. A Study of Completeness of Fetal Death Registration in North Carolina. North Carolina
Department of Human Resources, Division of Health Services Statistical Report Series. No. SRS-5141-
07-28-75. Raleigh, N.C. 1975.
(4) North Carolina State Board of Health, Public Health Statistics Section. Test conducted in compliance with
procedures of the National Office of Vital Statistics, 1963.
(5) Buescher, P.A.; Taylor, K.P.; Davis, M.H.; and Bowling, J.M. "The Quality of the New Birth Certificate
Data: A Validation Study in North Carolina." American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 83, 1993: 1163-
1165.
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Vital Records Section. “Hospital Handbook on Births, Deaths and Fetal Deaths Registration.” Raleigh,
N.C., 1993.
(7) Grove, R.D. and Hetzel, A.M. Vital Statistics Rates in the United States: 1940-1960. Public Health Service
Publication No. 1677. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1968.
(8) Spiegelman, M. Introduction to Demography. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1969.
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STATE
TABLE
S E L E C T E D V I T A L S T A T I S T I C S F O R 2 0 0 1 A N D 1 9 9 7 - 2 0 0 1
NORTH CAROLINA
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 8188010 100.0 100.0 6124883 100.0 100.0 2063127 100.0 100.0
Males 4016180 49.0 48.6 3038908 49.6 49.2 977272 47.4 46.9
Females 4171830 51.0 51.4 3085975 50.4 50.8 1085855 52.6 53.1
2. Natural Increase 47374 5.8 5.7 30836 5.0 4.8 16538 8.0 8.1
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 118112 14.4 14.4 85204 13.9 13.8 32908 16.0 16.0
Males 60161 7.3 7.4 43554 7.1 7.1 16607 8.0 8.2
Females 57951 7.1 7.0 41650 6.8 6.7 16301 7.9 7.9
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 107542 91.1 91.8 77272 90.7 91.6 30270 92.0 92.3
Physician Not in Hospital 38 0.0 0.0 19 0.0 0.0 19 0.1 0.1
Certified Nurse Midwife 10175 8.6 7.8 7614 8.9 8.0 2561 7.8 7.4
Other Attendant 357 0.3 0.3 299 0.4 0.4 58 0.2 0.2
5. Low Birthweight 10579 9.0 8.9 6254 7.3 7.2 4325 13.1 13.1
6. Out of Wedlock 40487 34.3 33.2 20472 24.0 21.8 20015 60.8 61.5
7. Mother Smoked 16479 14.0 14.4 12806 15.0 15.7 3673 11.2 11.1
8. C-Section 29829 25.3 23.0 21145 24.8 22.8 8684 26.4 23.7
9. Occurrence
Total 119139 100.0 100.0 86080 100.0 100.0 33059 100.0 100.0
To Residents 116951 98.2 98.0 84291 97.9 97.8 32660 98.8 98.7
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 1541 13.0 14.0 798 9.3 10.3 743 22.3 23.1
11. Fetal Deaths 836 7.0 7.6 446 5.2 5.8 390 11.7 12.3
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 705 6.0 6.4 352 4.1 4.6 353 10.7 10.8
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 300 2.6 2.6 166 2.0 1.9 134 4.1 4.2
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 1005 8.5 8.9 518 6.1 6.5 487 14.8 15.0
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 70738 8.6 8.7 54368 8.9 9.0 16370 7.9 7.9
Males 34810 8.7 8.9 26603 8.8 9.0 8207 8.4 8.5
Females 35928 8.6 8.6 27765 9.0 9.0 8163 7.5 7.3
16. Age
00-04 Years 1138 2.0 2.1 593 1.5 1.6 545 3.2 3.1
05-14 Years 207 0.2 0.2 147 0.2 0.2 60 0.2 0.2
15-24 Years 1009 0.9 0.9 668 0.8 0.8 341 1.0 1.1
25-34 Years 1306 1.1 1.2 819 0.9 1.0 487 1.6 1.7
35-44 Years 2935 2.3 2.2 1843 1.9 1.8 1092 3.4 3.5
45-54 Years 5324 4.7 4.6 3481 4.0 3.9 1843 7.1 7.2
55-64 Years 7913 10.6 10.8 5762 9.5 9.7 2151 15.1 15.6
65 and Over 50906 51.8 50.2 41055 50.5 49.4 9851 58.0 54.2
17. Place of Death
Hospital 35358 50.0 51.6 25737 47.3 49.2 9621 58.8 59.6
Other Institution 19255 27.2 25.8 15694 28.9 27.3 3561 21.8 20.8
Home or Non-Institution 16125 22.8 22.6 12937 23.8 23.5 3188 19.5 19.6
18. Occurrence
Total 71543 100.0 100.0 55061 100.0 100.0 16482 100.0 100.0
To Residents 69438 97.1 96.9 53305 96.8 96.7 16133 97.9 97.7
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 65296 8.0 8.2
20. Divorces and Annulments 37381 4.6 4.7
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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Perinatal Care Regions
REGION
TABLES
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North Carolina
Perinatal Care Regions
S E L E C T E D V I T A L S T A T I S T I C S F O R 2 0 0 1 A N D 1 9 9 7 - 2 0 0 1
P.C. REGION I - WESTERN
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 681840 8.3 8.4 631323 10.3 10.4 50517 2.4 2.5
Males 329990 48.4 48.2 305078 48.3 48.1 24912 49.3 48.8
Females 351850 51.6 51.8 326245 51.7 51.9 25605 50.7 51.2
2. Natural Increase 153 0.2 0.3 -93 -0.1 -0.1 246 4.9 4.5
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 7798 11.4 11.5 7115 11.3 11.4 683 13.5 13.0
Males 4034 5.9 5.9 3686 5.8 5.8 348 6.9 6.7
Females 3764 5.5 5.6 3429 5.4 5.6 335 6.6 6.3
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 6761 86.7 88.8 6146 86.4 88.4 615 90.0 92.1
Physician Not in Hospital 2 0.0 0.1 2 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.1
Certified Nurse Midwife 982 12.6 10.5 921 12.9 10.8 61 8.9 7.3
Other Attendant 53 0.7 0.7 46 0.6 0.7 7 1.0 0.6
5. Low Birthweight 663 8.5 8.0 584 8.2 7.7 79 11.6 10.9
6. Out of Wedlock 2372 30.4 28.7 1927 27.1 25.2 445 65.2 66.2
7. Mother Smoked 1564 20.1 20.2 1449 20.4 20.6 115 16.8 16.0
8. C-Section 1810 23.2 21.0 1651 23.2 21.0 159 23.3 21.4
9. Occurrence
Total 7610 6.4 6.5 6933 8.1 8.2 677 2.0 2.0
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 97 12.4 12.5 86 12.0 11.8 11 16.0 19.4
11. Fetal Deaths 52 6.6 6.7 47 6.6 6.5 5 7.3 9.2
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 45 5.8 5.8 39 5.5 5.4 6 8.8 10.2
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 20 2.6 2.7 16 2.3 2.3 4 5.9 6.7
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 65 8.3 8.5 55 7.7 7.7 10 14.6 16.8
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 7645 11.2 11.3 7208 11.4 11.5 437 8.7 8.5
Males 3698 11.2 11.6 3492 11.4 11.9 206 8.3 8.8
Females 3947 11.2 10.9 3716 11.4 11.2 231 9.0 8.2
16. Age
00-04 Years 72 1.9 1.9 62 1.8 1.8 10 2.4 2.9
05-14 Years 18 0.2 0.2 17 0.2 0.2 1 0.1 0.2
15-24 Years 54 0.7 0.8 49 0.7 0.8 5 0.6 0.8
25-34 Years 93 1.1 1.2 81 1.1 1.1 12 1.7 1.7
35-44 Years 240 2.5 2.3 215 2.4 2.2 25 3.4 3.7
45-54 Years 432 4.3 4.5 383 4.1 4.3 49 7.5 7.2
55-64 Years 781 10.0 9.7 718 9.7 9.5 63 16.5 15.2
65 and Over 5955 49.6 47.7 5683 49.4 47.6 272 54.9 51.1
17. Place of Death
Hospital 3112 40.7 43.5 2892 40.1 43.2 220 50.3 49.3
Other Institution 2670 34.9 32.9 2546 35.3 33.1 124 28.4 29.1
Home or Non-Institution 1863 24.4 23.6 1770 24.6 23.7 93 21.3 21.5
18. Occurrence
Total 7748 10.8 10.8 7292 13.2 13.3 456 2.8 2.8
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 6329 9.3 9.5
20. Divorces and Annulments 3198 4.7 4.8
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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S E L E C T E D V I T A L S T A T I S T I C S F O R 2 0 0 1 A N D 1 9 9 7 - 2 0 0 1
P.C. REGION II - NORTHWESTERN
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 2064280 25.2 25.4 1692543 27.6 27.9 371737 18.0 18.0
Males 1008198 48.8 48.5 832468 49.2 48.8 175730 47.3 46.9
Females 1056082 51.2 51.5 860075 50.8 51.2 196007 52.7 53.1
2. Natural Increase 9140 4.4 4.4 6266 3.7 3.7 2874 7.7 7.7
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 27686 13.4 13.5 22124 13.1 13.1 5562 15.0 15.1
Males 14153 6.9 6.9 11315 6.7 6.7 2838 7.6 7.8
Females 13533 6.6 6.6 10809 6.4 6.4 2724 7.3 7.4
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 25445 91.9 92.9 20328 91.9 93.0 5117 92.0 92.4
Physician Not in Hospital 3 0.0 0.0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 2143 7.7 6.6 1707 7.7 6.5 436 7.8 7.3
Other Attendant 95 0.3 0.4 86 0.4 0.5 9 0.2 0.2
5. Low Birthweight 2508 9.1 8.9 1725 7.8 7.7 783 14.1 13.6
6. Out of Wedlock 9273 33.5 31.6 5877 26.6 24.0 3396 61.1 61.2
7. Mother Smoked 4662 16.8 17.8 3950 17.9 19.0 712 12.8 12.9
8. C-Section 6812 24.6 22.8 5376 24.3 22.8 1436 25.8 22.8
9. Occurrence
Total 27510 23.1 23.3 21950 25.5 25.9 5560 16.8 16.9
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 315 11.3 13.1 194 8.7 10.8 121 21.5 21.7
11. Fetal Deaths 161 5.8 7.1 100 4.5 6.1 61 10.8 10.9
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 154 5.6 6.0 94 4.2 4.8 60 10.8 10.9
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 77 2.8 2.6 52 2.4 2.2 25 4.5 4.5
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 231 8.3 8.7 146 6.6 7.0 85 15.3 15.3
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 18546 9.0 9.1 15858 9.4 9.4 2688 7.2 7.4
Males 9057 9.0 9.2 7713 9.3 9.5 1344 7.6 8.0
Females 9489 9.0 8.9 8145 9.5 9.4 1344 6.9 6.9
16. Age
00-04 Years 259 1.9 2.0 167 1.6 1.7 92 3.0 2.9
05-14 Years 41 0.1 0.2 38 0.2 0.2 3 0.0 0.2
15-24 Years 205 0.8 0.8 155 0.7 0.8 50 0.8 0.9
25-34 Years 304 1.0 1.1 221 0.9 1.0 83 1.4 1.6
35-44 Years 684 2.1 2.1 514 1.9 1.9 170 3.0 3.0
45-54 Years 1319 4.5 4.4 997 4.1 3.9 322 7.1 7.1
55-64 Years 1995 10.0 10.5 1625 9.3 9.8 370 14.3 15.0
65 and Over 13739 51.7 50.2 12141 51.4 50.0 1598 54.5 51.7
17. Place of Death
Hospital 9103 49.1 50.9 7578 47.8 49.7 1525 56.7 58.0
Other Institution 5348 28.8 26.9 4661 29.4 27.7 687 25.6 22.8
Home or Non-Institution 4095 22.1 22.2 3619 22.8 22.7 476 17.7 19.3
18. Occurrence
Total 18778 26.2 26.5 16016 29.1 29.2 2762 16.8 17.4
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 15850 7.7 8.1
20. Divorces and Annulments 9186 4.4 4.7
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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S E L E C T E D V I T A L S T A T I S T I C S F O R 2 0 0 1 A N D 1 9 9 7 - 2 0 0 1
P.C. REGION III - SOUTHWESTERN
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 1419614 17.3 17.1 1070017 17.5 17.3 349597 16.9 16.6
Males 697985 49.2 48.6 532880 49.8 49.2 165105 47.2 46.8
Females 721629 50.8 51.4 537137 50.2 50.8 184492 52.8 53.2
2. Natural Increase 11479 8.1 7.6 7885 7.4 6.7 3594 10.3 10.4
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 22317 15.7 15.4 16402 15.3 14.9 5915 16.9 17.1
Males 11397 8.0 7.9 8379 7.8 7.6 3018 8.6 8.7
Females 10920 7.7 7.5 8023 7.5 7.2 2897 8.3 8.4
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 19772 88.6 90.9 14452 88.1 90.4 5320 89.9 92.1
Physician Not in Hospital 8 0.0 0.0 5 0.0 0.0 3 0.1 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 2438 10.9 8.7 1864 11.4 9.1 574 9.7 7.6
Other Attendant 99 0.4 0.4 81 0.5 0.5 18 0.3 0.2
5. Low Birthweight 1916 8.6 8.7 1166 7.1 7.1 750 12.7 12.8
6. Out of Wedlock 7183 32.2 31.5 3699 22.6 20.6 3484 58.9 60.2
7. Mother Smoked 2526 11.3 12.3 1989 12.1 13.4 537 9.1 9.4
8. C-Section 5568 24.9 23.0 3993 24.3 22.7 1575 26.6 23.7
9. Occurrence
Total 24293 20.4 20.0 18128 21.1 20.6 6165 18.6 18.3
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 287 12.8 13.7 150 9.1 9.9 137 22.9 23.7
11. Fetal Deaths 159 7.1 7.9 91 5.5 5.5 68 11.4 14.1
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 128 5.7 5.8 59 3.6 4.3 69 11.7 9.8
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 53 2.4 2.3 28 1.7 1.7 25 4.3 3.9
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 181 8.1 8.2 87 5.3 6.1 94 15.9 13.7
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 10838 7.6 7.8 8517 8.0 8.1 2321 6.6 6.7
Males 5372 7.7 7.9 4166 7.8 8.0 1206 7.3 7.5
Females 5466 7.6 7.7 4351 8.1 8.3 1115 6.0 6.0
16. Age
00-04 Years 206 2.0 1.9 102 1.4 1.5 104 3.5 2.9
05-14 Years 31 0.2 0.2 22 0.2 0.2 9 0.1 0.2
15-24 Years 197 1.1 1.0 133 1.0 0.9 64 1.2 1.2
25-34 Years 242 1.0 1.1 146 0.8 0.9 96 1.6 1.7
35-44 Years 563 2.4 2.2 334 1.8 1.7 229 4.0 3.7
45-54 Years 881 4.6 4.3 591 3.9 3.6 290 6.8 6.9
55-64 Years 1238 10.4 10.4 942 9.7 9.4 296 13.7 14.9
65 and Over 7480 51.8 50.7 6247 51.0 50.3 1233 56.1 52.5
17. Place of Death
Hospital 5457 50.4 51.3 4066 47.7 49.0 1391 59.9 59.8
Other Institution 2757 25.4 25.0 2305 27.1 26.3 452 19.5 20.1
Home or Non-Institution 2624 24.2 23.7 2146 25.2 24.7 478 20.6 20.1
18. Occurrence
Total 11238 15.7 15.6 8884 16.1 16.1 2354 14.3 14.1
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 10068 7.1 7.3
20. Divorces and Annulments 7148 5.0 4.9
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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S E L E C T E D V I T A L S T A T I S T I C S F O R 2 0 0 1 A N D 1 9 9 7 - 2 0 0 1
P.C. REGION IV - NORTHEASTERN
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 1591315 19.4 19.0 1146974 18.7 18.3 444341 21.5 21.2
Males 782363 49.2 48.5 572235 49.9 49.1 210128 47.3 46.9
Females 808952 50.8 51.5 574739 50.1 50.9 234213 52.7 53.1
2. Natural Increase 12979 8.2 7.6 9078 7.9 7.3 3901 8.8 8.4
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 24096 15.1 14.8 16989 14.8 14.4 7107 16.0 15.7
Males 12212 7.7 7.6 8678 7.6 7.4 3534 8.0 7.9
Females 11884 7.5 7.3 8311 7.2 7.0 3573 8.0 7.8
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 22898 95.0 95.7 16061 94.5 95.2 6837 96.2 96.9
Physician Not in Hospital 8 0.0 0.0 4 0.0 0.0 4 0.1 0.1
Certified Nurse Midwife 1134 4.7 4.0 878 5.2 4.5 256 3.6 2.8
Other Attendant 56 0.2 0.3 46 0.3 0.3 10 0.1 0.2
5. Low Birthweight 2062 8.6 8.5 1132 6.7 6.5 930 13.1 13.2
6. Out of Wedlock 7286 30.2 29.4 3488 20.5 18.1 3798 53.4 55.5
7. Mother Smoked 2115 8.8 9.5 1432 8.4 9.3 683 9.6 9.8
8. C-Section 6172 25.6 23.5 4316 25.4 23.2 1856 26.1 24.3
9. Occurrence
Total 24864 20.9 20.0 17555 20.4 19.5 7309 22.1 21.4
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 291 12.0 13.7 143 8.4 9.6 148 20.6 23.2
11. Fetal Deaths 163 6.7 7.7 83 4.9 5.5 80 11.1 12.6
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 128 5.3 6.1 60 3.5 4.1 68 9.6 10.7
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 48 2.0 2.3 21 1.2 1.6 27 3.8 4.0
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 176 7.3 8.4 81 4.8 5.7 95 13.4 14.6
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 11117 7.0 7.2 7911 6.9 7.2 3206 7.2 7.3
Males 5474 7.0 7.3 3858 6.7 7.0 1616 7.7 7.9
Females 5643 7.0 7.2 4053 7.1 7.3 1590 6.8 6.8
16. Age
00-04 Years 194 1.7 2.0 87 1.1 1.4 107 3.1 3.1
05-14 Years 40 0.2 0.2 26 0.2 0.2 14 0.2 0.2
15-24 Years 164 0.7 0.7 110 0.7 0.7 54 0.8 0.8
25-34 Years 218 0.8 1.0 127 0.7 0.8 91 1.2 1.5
35-44 Years 503 1.9 1.9 273 1.4 1.5 230 3.2 3.2
45-54 Years 909 4.2 4.0 534 3.3 3.2 375 6.7 6.5
55-64 Years 1245 9.8 9.8 837 8.5 8.3 408 13.8 14.6
65 and Over 7844 51.2 49.4 5917 49.6 48.5 1927 56.8 52.5
17. Place of Death
Hospital 5548 49.9 50.5 3719 47.0 48.0 1829 57.0 56.5
Other Institution 3056 27.5 26.8 2304 29.1 28.4 752 23.5 23.1
Home or Non-Institution 2513 22.6 22.7 1888 23.9 23.6 625 19.5 20.4
18. Occurrence
Total 12229 17.1 17.3 8743 15.9 16.0 3486 21.2 21.6
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 11294 7.1 7.3
20. Divorces and Annulments 6352 4.0 4.1
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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P.C. REGION V - SOUTHEASTERN
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 1170327 14.3 14.4 766527 12.5 12.5 403800 19.6 19.8
Males 577475 49.3 48.9 384640 50.2 49.8 192835 47.8 47.2
Females 592852 50.7 51.1 381887 49.8 50.2 210965 52.2 52.8
2. Natural Increase 7265 6.2 6.7 3984 5.2 5.5 3281 8.1 8.8
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 17668 15.1 15.4 10993 14.3 14.6 6675 16.5 16.9
Males 8973 7.7 7.9 5584 7.3 7.5 3389 8.4 8.6
Females 8695 7.4 7.6 5409 7.1 7.2 3286 8.1 8.3
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 15698 88.8 87.7 9897 90.0 88.9 5801 86.9 85.8
Physician Not in Hospital 5 0.0 0.0 1 0.0 0.0 4 0.1 0.1
Certified Nurse Midwife 1926 10.9 12.0 1068 9.7 10.8 858 12.9 13.8
Other Attendant 39 0.2 0.3 27 0.2 0.3 12 0.2 0.4
5. Low Birthweight 1665 9.4 9.4 796 7.2 7.2 869 13.0 12.8
6. Out of Wedlock 7036 39.8 38.8 2842 25.9 23.6 4194 62.8 62.8
7. Mother Smoked 2977 16.8 16.4 2042 18.6 18.0 935 14.0 13.7
8. C-Section 4720 26.7 23.7 2823 25.7 22.9 1897 28.4 24.8
9. Occurrence
Total 17005 14.3 14.7 10498 12.2 12.5 6507 19.7 20.1
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 240 13.5 14.7 99 9.0 10.4 141 20.9 21.7
11. Fetal Deaths 132 7.4 7.8 59 5.3 5.9 73 10.8 10.8
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 108 6.1 7.0 40 3.6 4.5 68 10.2 11.0
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 46 2.6 2.7 22 2.0 1.9 24 3.6 4.0
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 154 8.7 9.7 62 5.6 6.4 92 13.8 14.9
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 10403 8.9 8.7 7009 9.1 9.1 3394 8.4 8.0
Males 5230 9.1 9.1 3518 9.1 9.3 1712 8.9 8.7
Females 5173 8.7 8.4 3491 9.1 8.9 1682 8.0 7.5
16. Age
00-04 Years 181 2.2 2.2 76 1.5 1.6 105 3.1 3.0
05-14 Years 38 0.2 0.3 16 0.2 0.2 22 0.3 0.3
15-24 Years 216 1.2 1.1 117 1.1 1.0 99 1.5 1.3
25-34 Years 225 1.3 1.4 123 1.1 1.2 102 1.8 1.9
35-44 Years 440 2.5 2.7 245 2.1 2.2 195 3.2 3.6
45-54 Years 827 5.4 5.3 470 4.6 4.4 357 7.1 7.2
55-64 Years 1319 12.3 11.9 838 10.6 10.5 481 16.7 15.9
65 and Over 7157 51.5 48.6 5124 48.8 46.4 2033 60.1 55.5
17. Place of Death
Hospital 5499 52.9 54.2 3458 49.3 50.7 2041 60.1 61.5
Other Institution 2604 25.0 23.2 1922 27.4 25.2 682 20.1 19.1
Home or Non-Institution 2300 22.1 22.6 1629 23.2 24.1 671 19.8 19.4
18. Occurrence
Total 9841 13.8 13.4 6612 12.0 11.7 3229 19.6 18.8
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 9891 8.5 8.6
20. Divorces and Annulments 5731 4.9 5.0
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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P.C. REGION VI - EASTERN
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 1260634 15.4 15.7 817499 13.3 13.6 443135 21.5 21.9
Males 620169 49.2 49.2 411607 50.3 50.6 208562 47.1 46.6
Females 640465 50.8 50.8 405892 49.7 49.4 234573 52.9 53.4
2. Natural Increase 6358 5.0 5.3 3716 4.5 4.7 2642 6.0 6.3
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 18547 14.7 14.8 11581 14.2 14.3 6966 15.7 15.9
Males 9392 7.5 7.6 5912 7.2 7.3 3480 7.9 8.1
Females 9155 7.3 7.3 5669 6.9 7.0 3486 7.9 7.8
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 16968 91.5 91.7 10388 89.7 90.0 6580 94.5 94.4
Physician Not in Hospital 12 0.1 0.1 4 0.0 0.0 8 0.1 0.1
Certified Nurse Midwife 1552 8.4 8.1 1176 10.2 9.8 376 5.4 5.4
Other Attendant 15 0.1 0.2 13 0.1 0.2 2 0.0 0.2
5. Low Birthweight 1765 9.5 9.3 851 7.3 6.8 914 13.1 13.4
6. Out of Wedlock 7337 39.6 38.4 2639 22.8 20.8 4698 67.4 66.9
7. Mother Smoked 2635 14.2 13.6 1944 16.8 16.2 691 9.9 9.5
8. C-Section 4747 25.6 23.0 2986 25.8 23.0 1761 25.3 23.0
9. Occurrence
Total 17857 15.0 15.6 11016 12.8 13.3 6841 20.7 21.3
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 311 16.6 15.8 126 10.8 9.9 185 26.2 25.2
11. Fetal Deaths 169 9.0 8.5 66 5.7 5.3 103 14.6 13.6
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 142 7.7 7.4 60 5.2 4.7 82 11.8 11.8
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 56 3.0 2.9 27 2.3 2.0 29 4.2 4.4
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 198 10.7 10.3 87 7.5 6.7 111 15.9 16.1
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 12189 9.7 9.6 7865 9.6 9.6 4324 9.8 9.6
Males 5979 9.6 9.7 3856 9.4 9.4 2123 10.2 10.2
Females 6210 9.7 9.5 4009 9.9 9.8 2201 9.4 9.0
16. Age
00-04 Years 226 2.6 2.5 99 1.9 1.8 127 3.7 3.6
05-14 Years 39 0.2 0.3 28 0.3 0.2 11 0.1 0.3
15-24 Years 173 0.9 1.0 104 0.8 0.8 69 1.0 1.1
25-34 Years 224 1.4 1.3 121 1.1 1.0 103 1.8 2.0
35-44 Years 505 2.7 2.5 262 2.2 1.9 243 3.6 3.8
45-54 Years 956 5.6 5.6 506 4.5 4.3 450 7.7 8.2
55-64 Years 1335 11.4 12.4 802 9.5 10.5 533 16.2 17.1
65 and Over 8731 54.4 54.1 5943 51.8 52.7 2788 60.9 57.5
17. Place of Death
Hospital 6639 54.5 56.8 4024 51.2 53.8 2615 60.5 62.3
Other Institution 2820 23.1 21.5 1956 24.9 23.0 864 20.0 18.7
Home or Non-Institution 2730 22.4 21.7 1885 24.0 23.2 845 19.5 19.0
18. Occurrence
Total 11709 16.4 16.4 7514 13.6 13.7 4195 25.5 25.3
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 11864 9.4 9.6
20. Divorces and Annulments 5766 4.6 4.7
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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COUNTY
TABLES
North Carolina Counties
Wake Wilson
Beaufort
Onslow
Chatham
Franklin
Lee
Randolph
Guilford
Clay
Swain
Madison
Polk
Lincoln
Burke
Caldwell
Ashe
Wilkes
Iredell
Yadkin
Surry
Rowan
Davie
Union Anson
Stanly
Forsyth
Moore
Hoke
Robeson
Johnston
Duplin
Pender
Craven
Pitt
Nash
Lenoir
Brunswick
Jones
Carteret
Pamlico
Hyde
Hertford
Gates
Bertie
Halifax
Dare
Tyrrell
Harnett
Columbus
Pasquotank
Camden
Cherokee
Graham
Haywood
Buncombe
Watauga
Rockingham Caswell
Perquimans
Currituck
sylvania
Tran- Meck-
lenburg
mond
Rich-
New
Hanover
Macon
Jackson
Rutherford
Yancey
Avery
McDowell Catawba
ander
Alex-
ghany
Alle- Northampton
derson
Davidson
Stokes
ville
gomery
Mont-
Hen-
mance
Ala-
ham
Dur-
Cumber-
land
Bladen
Scot-
land
Gran-
Warren
Edge-
Martin ington
Wash-
Wayne
Greene
Mitchell
Chowan
Vance
Sampson
Cabarrus
Gaston
Cleveland
Orange
Person
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ALAMANCE COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 133596 1.6 1.6 105697 1.7 1.7 27899 1.4 1.3
Males 64270 48.1 47.8 51365 48.6 48.2 12905 46.3 46.0
Females 69326 51.9 52.2 54332 51.4 51.8 14994 53.7 54.0
2. Natural Increase 605 4.5 4.0 435 4.1 3.6 170 6.1 5.6
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 1899 14.2 13.9 1481 14.0 13.8 418 15.0 14.3
Males 989 7.4 7.1 766 7.2 7.0 223 8.0 7.4
Females 910 6.8 6.8 715 6.8 6.8 195 7.0 6.9
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 1656 87.2 89.2 1286 86.8 89.1 370 88.5 89.7
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 239 12.6 10.5 191 12.9 10.6 48 11.5 10.1
Other Attendant 4 0.2 0.3 4 0.3 0.3 0 0.0 0.2
5. Low Birthweight 161 8.5 8.8 106 7.2 7.4 55 13.2 13.8
6. Out of Wedlock 689 36.3 34.7 445 30.0 26.5 244 58.4 63.8
7. Mother Smoked 280 14.7 17.1 215 14.5 17.5 65 15.6 15.7
8. C-Section 447 23.5 22.9 353 23.8 22.4 94 22.5 24.6
9. Occurrence
Total 1461 1.2 1.1 1145 1.3 1.2 316 1.0 0.9
To Residents 1273 87.1 88.1 976 85.2 87.1 297 94.0 91.5
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 24 12.6 18.4 14 9.4 14.2 10 23.8 33.1
11. Fetal Deaths 11 5.8 9.5 8 5.4 7.9 3 7.1 15.1
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 13 6.8 8.9 6 4.1 6.3 7 16.7 18.3
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 3 1.6 2.4 3 2.0 1.9 0 0.0 4.2
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 16 8.4 11.3 9 6.1 8.2 7 16.7 22.4
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 1294 9.7 9.9 1046 9.9 10.2 248 8.9 8.8
Males 624 9.7 9.9 500 9.7 10.0 124 9.6 9.8
Females 670 9.7 9.8 546 10.0 10.4 124 8.3 7.9
16. Age
00-04 Years 16 1.8 2.6 9 1.3 2.0 7 3.3 4.5
05-14 Years 2 0.1 0.2 2 0.1 0.1 0 0.0 0.2
15-24 Years 14 0.8 0.7 11 0.8 0.7 3 0.8 0.9
25-34 Years 18 1.0 1.1 10 0.7 1.0 8 1.9 1.5
35-44 Years 48 2.3 2.3 30 1.9 1.9 18 4.0 3.9
45-54 Years 92 5.1 4.8 61 4.3 4.1 31 8.5 7.8
55-64 Years 133 10.9 10.5 95 9.5 9.3 38 16.9 15.4
65 and Over 971 52.1 49.1 828 52.1 49.1 143 52.4 48.8
17. Place of Death
Hospital 623 48.1 50.0 493 47.1 48.6 130 52.4 56.2
Other Institution 383 29.6 26.7 323 30.9 28.1 60 24.2 20.8
Home or Non-Institution 288 22.3 23.3 230 22.0 23.3 58 23.4 23.0
18. Occurrence
Total 1130 1.6 1.5 943 1.7 1.7 187 1.1 1.2
To Residents 1042 92.2 92.1 868 92.0 92.4 174 93.0 90.7
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 979 7.3 7.9
20. Divorces and Annulments 642 4.8 5.0
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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ALEXANDER COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 33962 0.4 0.4 31795 0.5 0.5 2167 0.1 0.1
Males 16930 49.8 50.0 15878 49.9 50.2 1052 48.5 47.2
Females 17032 50.2 50.0 15917 50.1 49.8 1115 51.5 52.8
2. Natural Increase 126 3.7 4.7 121 3.8 4.8 5 2.3 3.9
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 414 12.2 13.3 386 12.1 13.2 28 12.9 13.5
Males 210 6.2 6.7 194 6.1 6.6 16 7.4 7.2
Females 204 6.0 6.6 192 6.0 6.6 12 5.5 6.3
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 356 86.0 89.0 332 86.0 89.0 24 85.7 88.7
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 56 13.5 9.8 52 13.5 9.7 4 14.3 10.7
Other Attendant 2 0.5 1.1 2 0.5 1.2 0 0.0 0.7
5. Low Birthweight 24 5.8 7.2 23 6.0 6.9 1 3.6 11.3
6. Out of Wedlock 101 24.4 25.8 88 22.8 23.7 13 46.4 54.0
7. Mother Smoked 85 20.5 21.6 83 21.5 22.5 2 7.1 10.7
8. C-Section 115 27.8 25.1 109 28.2 25.1 6 21.4 25.3
9. Occurrence
Total 2 0.0 0.0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
To Residents 2 100.0 100.0 2 100.0 100.0 0
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 4 9.6 9.6 3 7.7 9.3 1 35.7 13.2
11. Fetal Deaths 2 4.8 5.9 2 5.2 5.9 0 0.0 6.6
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 2 4.8 3.7 1 2.6 3.4 1 35.7 6.7
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 0 0.0 1.8 0 0.0 1.5 0 0.0 6.7
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 2 4.8 5.5 1 2.6 4.9 1 35.7 13.3
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 288 8.5 8.5 265 8.3 8.5 23 10.6 9.7
Males 130 7.7 8.6 116 7.3 8.4 14 13.3 11.7
Females 158 9.3 8.5 149 9.4 8.5 9 8.1 7.9
16. Age
00-04 Years 2 0.8 1.3 1 0.5 1.2 1 5.3 1.6
05-14 Years 0 0.0 0.2 0 0.0 0.2 0 0.0 0.0
15-24 Years 5 1.2 1.1 3 0.8 1.0 2 6.7 2.6
25-34 Years 2 0.4 0.9 2 0.4 0.9 0 0.0 1.3
35-44 Years 13 2.4 2.3 11 2.2 2.0 2 6.2 6.1
45-54 Years 20 4.1 4.2 19 4.2 4.1 1 3.5 6.7
55-64 Years 32 8.8 10.0 27 7.8 9.7 5 25.6 16.2
65 and Over 214 52.8 50.3 202 52.9 49.8 12 51.9 57.8
17. Place of Death
Hospital 150 52.1 50.3 137 51.7 49.9 13 56.5 55.1
Other Institution 64 22.2 20.8 58 21.9 20.4 6 26.1 26.2
Home or Non-Institution 74 25.7 28.9 70 26.4 29.7 4 17.4 18.7
18. Occurrence
Total 169 0.2 0.3 155 0.3 0.3 14 0.1 0.1
To Residents 142 84.0 87.1 133 85.8 87.3 9 64.3 84.9
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 266 7.8 7.5
20. Divorces and Annulments 110 3.2 3.5
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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ALLEGHANY COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 10736 0.1 0.1 10539 0.2 0.2 197 0.0 0.0
Males 5293 49.3 48.7 5170 49.1 48.6 123 62.4 49.8
Females 5443 50.7 51.3 5369 50.9 51.4 74 37.6 50.2
2. Natural Increase -31 -2.9 -2.2 -30 -2.8 -2.1 -1 -5.1 -5.4
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 104 9.7 10.2 104 9.9 10.4 0 0.0 3.9
Males 48 4.5 5.2 48 4.6 5.3 0 0.0 1.6
Females 56 5.2 5.1 56 5.3 5.1 0 0.0 2.3
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 104 100.0 99.8 104 100.0 99.8 0 100.0
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 0 0.0 0.2 0 0.0 0.2 0 0.0
Other Attendant 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0
5. Low Birthweight 7 6.7 6.3 7 6.7 6.4 0 0.0
6. Out of Wedlock 25 24.0 23.4 25 24.0 22.8 0 80.0
7. Mother Smoked 22 21.2 25.0 22 21.2 25.1 0 20.0
8. C-Section 29 27.9 19.5 29 27.9 19.5 0 20.0
9. Occurrence
Total 58 0.0 0.0 58 0.1 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
To Residents 42 72.4 81.0 42 72.4 80.8 0 100.0
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 1 9.6 14.7 1 9.6 14.8 0 0.0
11. Fetal Deaths 0 0.0 11.0 0 0.0 11.1 0 0.0
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 1 9.6 3.7 1 9.6 3.7 0 0.0
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 0 0.0 1.9 0 0.0 1.9 0 0.0
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 1 9.6 5.6 1 9.6 5.6 0 0.0
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 135 12.6 12.4 134 12.7 12.5 1 5.1 9.3
Males 60 11.3 12.3 59 11.4 12.3 1 8.1 9.4
Females 75 13.8 12.6 75 14.0 12.7 0 0.0 9.3
16. Age
00-04 Years 1 1.7 1.1 1 1.7 1.1 0 0.0 0.0
05-14 Years 0 0.0 0.2 0 0.0 0.2 0 0.0 0.0
15-24 Years 1 0.9 0.9 1 0.9 0.9 0 0.0 0.0
25-34 Years 0 0.0 0.3 0 0.0 0.2 0 0.0 4.4
35-44 Years 4 2.7 2.0 4 2.8 2.1 0 0.0 0.0
45-54 Years 5 3.1 4.4 5 3.2 4.5 0 0.0 0.0
55-64 Years 20 14.2 13.1 20 14.3 13.1 0 0.0 15.5
65 and Over 104 50.6 47.7 103 50.7 47.7 1 45.5 46.9
17. Place of Death
Hospital 72 53.3 59.7 72 53.7 60.0 0 0.0 41.7
Other Institution 21 15.6 13.3 21 15.7 12.8 0 0.0 41.7
Home or Non-Institution 42 31.1 27.0 41 30.6 27.2 1 100.0 16.7
18. Occurrence
Total 126 0.2 0.2 124 0.2 0.2 2 0.0 0.0
To Residents 97 77.0 82.4 96 77.4 82.6 1 50.0 75.0
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 105 9.8 11.8
20. Divorces and Annulments 71 6.6 5.8
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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ANSON COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 25324 0.3 0.3 12587 0.2 0.2 12737 0.6 0.6
Males 12503 49.4 47.4 6255 49.7 48.9 6248 49.1 46.0
Females 12821 50.6 52.6 6332 50.3 51.1 6489 50.9 54.0
2. Natural Increase 35 1.4 2.3 -34 -2.7 -1.1 69 5.4 5.7
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 323 12.8 13.4 134 10.6 10.8 189 14.8 16.0
Males 159 6.3 6.6 72 5.7 5.5 87 6.8 7.7
Females 164 6.5 6.8 62 4.9 5.3 102 8.0 8.3
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 305 94.4 94.6 126 94.0 96.2 179 94.7 93.6
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 17 5.3 5.1 8 6.0 3.7 9 4.8 6.1
Other Attendant 1 0.3 0.2 0 0.0 0.1 1 0.5 0.3
5. Low Birthweight 28 8.7 11.7 5 3.7 7.9 23 12.2 14.3
6. Out of Wedlock 177 54.8 55.0 29 21.6 21.4 148 78.3 77.7
7. Mother Smoked 62 19.2 17.9 26 19.4 21.8 36 19.0 15.3
8. C-Section 81 25.1 24.7 35 26.1 24.2 46 24.3 25.0
9. Occurrence
Total 2 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 2 0.0 0.0
To Residents 2 100.0 100.0 0 100.0 2 100.0 100.0
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 4 12.3 23.9 2 14.8 16.0 2 10.5 29.3
11. Fetal Deaths 3 9.2 12.3 1 7.4 8.7 2 10.5 14.6
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 1 3.1 11.8 1 7.5 7.3 0 0.0 14.9
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 0 0.0 5.4 0 0.0 1.5 0 0.0 8.0
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 1 3.1 17.1 1 7.5 8.8 0 0.0 22.8
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 288 11.4 11.1 168 13.3 12.0 120 9.4 10.3
Males 139 11.1 11.8 82 13.1 12.3 57 9.1 11.2
Females 149 11.6 10.5 86 13.6 11.7 63 9.7 9.4
16. Age
00-04 Years 1 0.6 3.7 1 1.4 1.7 0 0.0 5.1
05-14 Years 2 0.6 0.3 1 0.7 0.3 1 0.5 0.4
15-24 Years 8 2.5 2.2 4 3.0 1.9 4 2.1 2.5
25-34 Years 6 1.7 1.5 2 1.3 1.0 4 2.1 2.0
35-44 Years 14 3.7 3.9 5 2.7 3.3 9 4.6 4.4
45-54 Years 20 5.6 6.6 7 3.9 4.1 13 7.4 9.4
55-64 Years 29 12.0 10.5 14 9.0 7.0 15 17.5 16.7
65 and Over 208 57.6 50.8 134 57.2 50.5 74 58.5 51.2
17. Place of Death
Hospital 166 57.6 63.8 79 47.0 54.9 87 72.5 74.1
Other Institution 57 19.8 18.6 41 24.4 21.7 16 13.3 14.9
Home or Non-Institution 65 22.6 17.6 48 28.6 23.4 17 14.2 10.9
18. Occurrence
Total 179 0.3 0.2 111 0.2 0.2 68 0.4 0.5
To Residents 171 95.5 95.5 103 92.8 94.5 68 100.0 96.8
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 128 5.1 6.2
20. Divorces and Annulments 87 3.4 3.6
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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ASHE COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 24806 0.3 0.3 24459 0.4 0.4 347 0.0 0.0
Males 12275 49.5 48.8 12090 49.4 48.8 185 53.3 48.6
Females 12531 50.5 51.2 12369 50.6 51.2 162 46.7 51.4
2. Natural Increase -14 -0.6 -0.9 -14 -0.6 -0.9 0 0.0 -2.3
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 275 11.1 10.9 273 11.2 11.0 2 5.8 4.2
Males 137 5.5 5.5 137 5.6 5.5 0 0.0 1.9
Females 138 5.6 5.4 136 5.6 5.5 2 5.8 2.3
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 268 97.5 98.3 266 97.4 98.3 2 100.0 100.0
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 5 1.8 0.8 5 1.8 0.8 0 0.0 0.0
Other Attendant 2 0.7 0.8 2 0.7 0.8 0 0.0 0.0
5. Low Birthweight 21 7.6 8.0 21 7.7 7.9 0 0.0 11.1
6. Out of Wedlock 64 23.3 23.1 64 23.4 23.0 0 0.0 44.4
7. Mother Smoked 60 21.8 21.0 60 22.0 20.9 0 0.0 33.3
8. C-Section 81 29.5 28.8 81 29.7 28.8 0 0.0 33.3
9. Occurrence
Total 98 0.1 0.1 98 0.1 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
To Residents 91 92.9 91.3 91 92.9 91.2 0 100.0
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 4 14.5 12.1 4 14.7 12.1 0 0.0 0.0
11. Fetal Deaths 0 0.0 4.5 0 0.0 4.6 0 0.0 0.0
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 4 14.5 7.6 4 14.7 7.6 0 0.0 0.0
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 3 11.1 3.8 3 11.2 3.8 0 0.0 0.0
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 7 25.5 11.4 7 25.6 11.4 0 0.0 0.0
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 289 11.7 11.8 287 11.7 11.9 2 5.8 6.6
Males 154 12.5 11.9 152 12.6 12.0 2 10.8 7.7
Females 135 10.8 11.7 135 10.9 11.8 0 0.0 5.5
16. Age
00-04 Years 7 5.2 2.4 7 5.3 2.4 0 0.0 0.0
05-14 Years 1 0.4 0.1 1 0.4 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
15-24 Years 2 0.7 0.7 2 0.7 0.7 0 0.0 0.0
25-34 Years 7 2.4 1.4 6 2.1 1.4 1 17.2 3.7
35-44 Years 5 1.4 2.1 5 1.4 2.2 0 0.0 0.0
45-54 Years 16 4.2 4.9 16 4.2 5.0 0 0.0 0.0
55-64 Years 29 9.3 9.4 29 9.4 9.4 0 0.0 9.6
65 and Over 222 49.6 49.1 221 49.7 49.4 1 32.3 34.3
17. Place of Death
Hospital 159 55.0 56.6 159 55.4 56.7 0 0.0 42.9
Other Institution 67 23.2 21.1 65 22.6 21.0 2 100.0 28.6
Home or Non-Institution 63 21.8 22.4 63 22.0 22.3 0 0.0 28.6
18. Occurrence
Total 222 0.3 0.3 221 0.4 0.4 1 0.0 0.0
To Residents 213 95.9 93.1 212 95.9 93.4 1 100.0 61.5
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 218 8.8 9.1
20. Divorces and Annulments 118 4.8 5.1
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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AVERY COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 17706 0.2 0.2 16897 0.3 0.3 809 0.0 0.0
Males 9405 53.1 51.3 8688 51.4 50.2 717 88.6 74.3
Females 8301 46.9 48.7 8209 48.6 49.8 92 11.4 25.7
2. Natural Increase 22 1.2 -0.1 23 1.4 -0.2 -1 -1.2 0.5
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 180 10.2 10.5 177 10.5 10.8 3 3.7 2.7
Males 89 5.0 5.2 87 5.1 5.4 2 2.5 1.3
Females 91 5.1 5.3 90 5.3 5.5 1 1.2 1.3
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 175 97.2 97.5 172 97.2 97.4 3 100.0 100.0
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 5 2.8 1.8 5 2.8 1.9 0 0.0 0.0
Other Attendant 0 0.0 0.6 0 0.0 0.6 0 0.0 0.0
5. Low Birthweight 23 12.8 11.7 23 13.0 11.7 0 0.0 10.0
6. Out of Wedlock 40 22.2 21.2 40 22.6 21.2 0 0.0 20.0
7. Mother Smoked 43 23.9 23.2 43 24.3 23.3 0 0.0 10.0
8. C-Section 58 32.2 29.7 58 32.8 29.8 0 0.0 20.0
9. Occurrence
Total 117 0.1 0.1 115 0.1 0.2 2 0.0 0.0
To Residents 86 73.5 66.2 84 73.0 66.3 2 100.0 60.0
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 1 5.5 9.1 1 5.6 9.2 0 0.0 0.0
11. Fetal Deaths 1 5.5 8.0 1 5.6 8.1 0 0.0 0.0
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 0 0.0 1.1 0 0.0 1.2 0 0.0 0.0
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 0 0.0 2.3 0 0.0 2.3 0 0.0 0.0
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 0 0.0 3.4 0 0.0 3.5 0 0.0 0.0
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 158 8.9 10.6 154 9.1 11.0 4 4.9 2.1
Males 92 9.8 10.8 88 10.1 11.4 4 5.6 2.9
Females 66 8.0 10.4 66 8.0 10.6 0 0.0 0.0
16. Age
00-04 Years 0 0.0 1.0 0 0.0 1.0 0 0.0 0.0
05-14 Years 0 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
15-24 Years 1 0.4 0.4 1 0.4 0.4 0 0.0 0.0
25-34 Years 1 0.4 1.3 1 0.4 1.4 0 0.0 0.0
35-44 Years 8 2.9 2.8 7 2.8 2.9 1 4.9 2.1
45-54 Years 7 2.9 3.8 7 3.0 3.9 0 0.0 0.0
55-64 Years 23 11.8 12.1 22 11.4 12.3 1 40.0 4.2
65 and Over 118 42.5 50.0 116 42.0 50.5 2 111.1 23.6
17. Place of Death
Hospital 93 58.9 61.3 92 59.7 61.7 1 25.0 25.0
Other Institution 35 22.2 20.4 32 20.8 20.1 3 75.0 50.0
Home or Non-Institution 30 19.0 18.3 30 19.5 18.2 0 0.0 25.0
18. Occurrence
Total 131 0.2 0.2 126 0.2 0.3 5 0.0 0.0
To Residents 109 83.2 75.0 105 83.3 75.1 4 80.0 66.7
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 157 8.9 11.4
20. Divorces and Annulments 57 3.2 3.5
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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BEAUFORT COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 45332 0.6 0.6 31800 0.5 0.5 13532 0.7 0.7
Males 21643 47.7 47.4 15460 48.6 48.3 6183 45.7 45.3
Females 23689 52.3 52.6 16340 51.4 51.7 7349 54.3 54.7
2. Natural Increase 78 1.7 1.7 40 1.3 0.6 38 2.8 4.3
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 649 14.3 13.8 436 13.7 12.6 213 15.7 16.5
Males 340 7.5 7.0 234 7.4 6.4 106 7.8 8.2
Females 309 6.8 6.8 202 6.4 6.2 107 7.9 8.3
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 606 93.4 86.8 395 90.6 85.5 211 99.1 89.2
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.1
Certified Nurse Midwife 42 6.5 12.8 40 9.2 14.0 2 0.9 10.7
Other Attendant 1 0.2 0.3 1 0.2 0.5 0 0.0 0.0
5. Low Birthweight 68 10.5 11.0 32 7.3 7.9 36 16.9 16.4
6. Out of Wedlock 281 43.3 43.2 121 27.8 26.8 160 75.1 71.9
7. Mother Smoked 97 14.9 16.1 69 15.8 17.9 28 13.1 12.9
8. C-Section 189 29.1 26.8 120 27.5 26.1 69 32.4 28.1
9. Occurrence
Total 478 0.4 0.4 307 0.4 0.3 171 0.5 0.5
To Residents 411 86.0 83.8 265 86.3 81.5 146 85.4 87.6
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 13 19.8 21.3 4 9.1 13.2 9 40.9 35.2
11. Fetal Deaths 9 13.7 11.0 2 4.6 5.1 7 31.8 21.1
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 4 6.2 10.4 2 4.6 8.2 2 9.4 14.4
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 2 3.1 2.0 0 0.0 0.5 2 9.5 4.6
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 6 9.2 12.4 2 4.6 8.7 4 18.8 18.9
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 571 12.6 12.1 396 12.5 12.0 175 12.9 12.2
Males 282 13.0 12.4 185 12.0 12.0 97 15.7 13.4
Females 289 12.2 11.7 211 12.9 12.0 78 10.6 11.2
16. Age
00-04 Years 7 2.5 3.2 2 1.1 2.4 5 4.9 4.7
05-14 Years 4 0.7 0.3 3 0.8 0.3 1 0.4 0.3
15-24 Years 7 1.3 1.0 3 0.9 0.6 4 2.1 1.9
25-34 Years 11 2.1 1.9 5 1.3 1.4 6 4.0 3.0
35-44 Years 21 3.3 2.9 14 3.2 2.2 7 3.6 4.5
45-54 Years 43 6.1 6.1 21 4.1 4.6 22 11.0 10.3
55-64 Years 75 13.8 12.4 45 10.4 10.3 30 27.1 20.3
65 and Over 403 55.9 55.1 303 56.2 54.8 100 55.3 55.9
17. Place of Death
Hospital 283 49.6 54.4 186 47.0 50.0 97 55.4 64.4
Other Institution 131 22.9 20.3 94 23.7 22.6 37 21.1 15.2
Home or Non-Institution 157 27.5 25.3 116 29.3 27.4 41 23.4 20.5
18. Occurrence
Total 501 0.7 0.7 360 0.7 0.6 141 0.9 0.8
To Residents 446 89.0 87.0 322 89.4 87.1 124 87.9 86.8
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 394 8.7 9.9
20. Divorces and Annulments 246 5.4 5.6
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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BERTIE COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 19855 0.2 0.3 7249 0.1 0.1 12606 0.6 0.6
Males 9293 46.8 45.9 3493 48.2 47.6 5800 46.0 44.9
Females 10562 53.2 54.1 3756 51.8 52.4 6806 54.0 55.1
2. Natural Increase -6 -0.3 -0.5 -41 -5.7 -6.8 35 2.8 3.1
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 281 14.2 13.0 79 10.9 8.6 202 16.0 15.5
Males 133 6.7 6.5 40 5.5 4.8 93 7.4 7.5
Females 148 7.5 6.4 39 5.4 3.7 109 8.6 8.0
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 265 94.3 93.0 71 89.9 87.9 194 96.0 94.7
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.1
Certified Nurse Midwife 16 5.7 6.5 8 10.1 12.1 8 4.0 4.7
Other Attendant 0 0.0 0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.5
5. Low Birthweight 40 14.2 14.3 15 19.0 12.1 25 12.4 15.0
6. Out of Wedlock 162 57.7 59.3 6 7.6 17.5 156 77.2 72.7
7. Mother Smoked 12 4.3 6.2 7 8.9 14.0 5 2.5 3.7
8. C-Section 64 22.8 19.4 18 22.8 20.7 46 22.8 19.0
9. Occurrence
Total 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
To Residents 0 100.0 0 0 100.0
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 5 17.7 12.3 2 24.7 6.3 3 14.9 14.3
11. Fetal Deaths 2 7.1 3.9 2 24.7 6.3 0 0.0 3.1
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 3 10.7 8.5 0 0.0 0.0 3 14.9 11.3
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 3 10.8 3.1 0 0.0 0.0 3 15.1 4.1
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 6 21.4 11.6 0 0.0 0.0 6 29.7 15.4
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 287 14.5 13.5 120 16.6 15.4 167 13.2 12.4
Males 138 14.8 13.9 57 16.3 14.5 81 14.0 13.5
Females 149 14.1 13.2 63 16.8 16.2 86 12.6 11.5
16. Age
00-04 Years 6 4.9 2.3 0 0.0 0.0 6 6.6 3.2
05-14 Years 0 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.2
15-24 Years 2 0.8 0.7 0 0.0 0.5 2 1.1 0.8
25-34 Years 4 1.9 1.9 1 1.3 1.0 3 2.3 2.4
35-44 Years 12 4.0 3.7 6 5.7 2.7 6 3.1 4.2
45-54 Years 16 5.5 6.9 4 3.5 4.5 12 6.8 8.8
55-64 Years 32 16.1 14.9 12 12.5 12.8 20 19.3 16.9
65 and Over 215 67.1 65.0 97 64.9 61.8 118 69.0 67.9
17. Place of Death
Hospital 162 56.4 53.0 60 50.0 51.2 102 61.1 54.2
Other Institution 64 22.3 25.7 27 22.5 26.1 37 22.2 25.5
Home or Non-Institution 61 21.3 21.3 33 27.5 22.7 28 16.8 20.3
18. Occurrence
Total 170 0.2 0.2 71 0.1 0.1 99 0.6 0.6
To Residents 148 87.1 85.4 66 93.0 87.3 82 82.8 84.1
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 131 6.6 6.9
20. Divorces and Annulments 70 3.5 3.5
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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BLADEN COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 32417 0.4 0.4 19270 0.3 0.3 13147 0.6 0.6
Males 15622 48.2 46.8 9552 49.6 48.1 6070 46.2 45.0
Females 16795 51.8 53.2 9718 50.4 51.9 7077 53.8 55.0
2. Natural Increase 77 2.4 2.9 43 2.2 2.4 34 2.6 3.5
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 486 15.0 14.7 298 15.5 14.4 188 14.3 15.2
Males 258 8.0 7.5 160 8.3 7.3 98 7.5 7.8
Females 228 7.0 7.2 138 7.2 7.1 90 6.8 7.4
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 465 95.7 97.2 287 96.3 97.1 178 94.7 97.3
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.1
Certified Nurse Midwife 20 4.1 2.7 10 3.4 2.8 10 5.3 2.6
Other Attendant 1 0.2 0.0 1 0.3 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
5. Low Birthweight 46 9.5 9.7 13 4.4 6.6 33 17.6 13.9
6. Out of Wedlock 247 50.8 48.0 103 34.6 29.8 144 76.6 72.8
7. Mother Smoked 91 18.7 18.0 65 21.8 22.6 26 13.8 11.7
8. C-Section 121 24.9 24.9 76 25.5 24.6 45 23.9 25.3
9. Occurrence
Total 249 0.2 0.2 156 0.2 0.2 93 0.3 0.3
To Residents 219 88.0 89.8 137 87.8 89.3 82 88.2 90.4
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 7 14.3 14.7 2 6.7 7.3 5 26.0 24.7
11. Fetal Deaths 5 10.2 8.4 1 3.3 2.9 4 20.8 15.8
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 2 4.1 6.4 1 3.4 4.4 1 5.3 9.0
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 2 4.1 2.6 1 3.4 1.5 1 5.3 4.0
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 4 8.2 8.9 2 6.7 5.9 2 10.6 13.0
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 409 12.6 11.9 255 13.2 12.0 154 11.7 11.7
Males 208 13.3 12.7 126 13.2 12.1 82 13.5 13.7
Females 201 12.0 11.2 129 13.3 12.0 72 10.2 10.0
16. Age
00-04 Years 4 1.8 2.0 2 1.6 1.3 2 2.0 2.7
05-14 Years 0 0.0 0.3 0 0.0 0.5 0 0.0 0.2
15-24 Years 5 1.2 1.4 2 0.9 1.3 3 1.6 1.5
25-34 Years 4 1.0 1.8 1 0.4 0.7 3 2.0 3.5
35-44 Years 15 3.2 4.0 9 3.3 2.7 6 3.2 5.7
45-54 Years 28 5.8 5.7 12 4.1 4.2 16 8.5 8.1
55-64 Years 55 15.8 14.9 40 17.9 13.8 15 12.0 16.9
65 and Over 298 64.3 54.9 189 62.3 53.2 109 68.1 58.1
17. Place of Death
Hospital 253 61.9 62.1 156 61.2 60.2 97 63.0 64.9
Other Institution 86 21.0 19.2 51 20.0 19.1 35 22.7 19.3
Home or Non-Institution 70 17.1 18.7 48 18.8 20.6 22 14.3 15.8
18. Occurrence
Total 284 0.4 0.4 187 0.3 0.3 97 0.6 0.6
To Residents 256 90.1 87.1 171 91.4 87.6 85 87.6 86.3
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 178 5.5 6.1
20. Divorces and Annulments 111 3.4 3.8
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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BRUNSWICK COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 76904 0.9 0.9 64759 1.1 1.0 12145 0.6 0.6
Males 37841 49.2 48.9 32087 49.5 49.3 5754 47.4 46.8
Females 39063 50.8 51.1 32672 50.5 50.7 6391 52.6 53.2
2. Natural Increase 171 2.2 1.8 126 1.9 1.5 45 3.7 3.6
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 905 11.8 11.4 747 11.5 11.3 158 13.0 12.0
Males 468 6.1 5.8 389 6.0 5.7 79 6.5 6.0
Females 437 5.7 5.6 358 5.5 5.6 79 6.5 6.0
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 894 98.8 96.8 736 98.5 96.6 158 100.0 97.9
Physician Not in Hospital 1 0.1 0.1 1 0.1 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 10 1.1 2.9 10 1.3 3.1 0 0.0 1.8
Other Attendant 0 0.0 0.2 0 0.0 0.2 0 0.0 0.3
5. Low Birthweight 78 8.6 8.9 50 6.7 7.7 28 17.7 14.1
6. Out of Wedlock 355 39.2 37.3 243 32.5 30.8 112 70.9 67.9
7. Mother Smoked 262 29.0 26.4 242 32.4 29.6 20 12.7 11.3
8. C-Section 273 30.2 27.4 218 29.2 26.9 55 34.8 29.6
9. Occurrence
Total 303 0.3 0.2 242 0.3 0.2 61 0.2 0.2
To Residents 288 95.0 95.0 228 94.2 94.0 60 98.4 98.6
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 9 9.9 10.5 6 8.0 9.4 3 19.0 15.3
11. Fetal Deaths 5 5.5 6.6 5 6.6 6.2 0 0.0 8.3
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 4 4.4 3.9 1 1.3 3.3 3 19.0 7.0
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 3 3.3 2.9 3 4.0 2.4 0 0.0 5.6
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 7 7.7 6.9 4 5.4 5.6 3 19.0 12.6
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 734 9.5 9.6 621 9.6 9.8 113 9.3 8.5
Males 395 10.4 10.7 331 10.3 10.8 64 11.1 9.9
Females 339 8.7 8.6 290 8.9 8.8 49 7.7 7.2
16. Age
00-04 Years 7 1.6 1.8 4 1.2 1.6 3 3.4 2.2
05-14 Years 0 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.2 0 0.0 0.0
15-24 Years 17 2.0 1.4 14 2.2 1.4 3 1.7 1.1
25-34 Years 11 1.3 1.6 6 0.8 1.5 5 3.3 2.4
35-44 Years 29 2.7 3.2 23 2.6 3.0 6 3.4 4.1
45-54 Years 50 4.4 5.1 37 3.8 4.8 13 7.6 6.9
55-64 Years 115 10.3 9.8 96 9.5 9.5 19 17.8 12.7
65 and Over 505 38.3 38.3 441 36.9 37.1 64 51.4 48.0
17. Place of Death
Hospital 367 50.0 50.1 308 49.6 49.4 59 52.2 54.0
Other Institution 207 28.2 24.9 168 27.1 24.1 39 34.5 29.7
Home or Non-Institution 160 21.8 25.1 145 23.3 26.5 15 13.3 16.3
18. Occurrence
Total 481 0.7 0.6 415 0.8 0.7 66 0.4 0.4
To Residents 424 88.1 89.6 370 89.2 89.7 54 81.8 88.9
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 773 10.1 9.9
20. Divorces and Annulments 295 3.8 3.6
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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BUNCOMBE COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 208592 2.5 2.6 189082 3.1 3.1 19510 0.9 1.0
Males 100284 48.1 47.8 90844 48.0 47.9 9440 48.4 47.5
Females 108308 51.9 52.2 98238 52.0 52.1 10070 51.6 52.5
2. Natural Increase 228 1.1 1.4 166 0.9 1.2 62 3.2 3.6
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 2490 11.9 12.1 2239 11.8 12.0 251 12.9 12.8
Males 1294 6.2 6.2 1169 6.2 6.1 125 6.4 6.4
Females 1196 5.7 5.9 1070 5.7 5.9 126 6.5 6.4
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 2292 92.0 93.5 2045 91.3 93.0 247 98.4 97.3
Physician Not in Hospital 1 0.0 0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.1
Certified Nurse Midwife 182 7.3 5.6 178 7.9 6.0 4 1.6 2.2
Other Attendant 15 0.6 0.9 15 0.7 1.0 0 0.0 0.4
5. Low Birthweight 212 8.5 8.6 184 8.2 8.1 28 11.2 13.3
6. Out of Wedlock 821 33.0 31.6 654 29.2 27.1 167 66.5 71.2
7. Mother Smoked 382 15.3 16.1 347 15.5 16.4 35 13.9 13.6
8. C-Section 567 22.8 19.7 513 22.9 19.9 54 21.5 18.1
9. Occurrence
Total 3605 3.0 3.0 3321 3.9 3.9 284 0.9 0.9
To Residents 2327 64.5 65.7 2083 62.7 63.8 244 85.9 87.1
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 39 15.5 13.6 34 15.0 12.6 5 19.7 22.5
11. Fetal Deaths 26 10.3 7.7 23 10.2 7.5 3 11.8 10.1
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 13 5.2 5.9 11 4.9 5.2 2 8.0 12.6
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 9 3.6 3.2 6 2.7 2.2 3 12.0 11.9
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 22 8.8 9.1 17 7.6 7.3 5 19.9 24.3
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 2262 10.8 10.6 2073 11.0 10.8 189 9.7 9.2
Males 1056 10.5 10.6 976 10.7 10.7 80 8.5 9.6
Females 1206 11.1 10.7 1097 11.2 10.9 109 10.8 8.9
16. Age
00-04 Years 22 1.8 2.0 17 1.6 1.7 5 3.1 3.8
05-14 Years 5 0.2 0.2 5 0.2 0.2 0 0.0 0.3
15-24 Years 21 0.8 0.9 20 0.9 0.8 1 0.4 1.1
25-34 Years 33 1.2 1.2 27 1.1 1.1 6 2.2 1.7
35-44 Years 80 2.5 2.2 69 2.4 2.0 11 3.7 4.0
45-54 Years 135 4.3 4.3 115 4.0 4.0 20 7.3 7.3
55-64 Years 214 10.1 9.5 190 9.6 9.2 24 17.1 14.2
65 and Over 1752 55.0 50.5 1630 54.6 50.4 122 60.8 53.0
17. Place of Death
Hospital 791 35.0 36.7 716 34.5 36.2 75 39.7 42.2
Other Institution 960 42.4 41.8 888 42.8 42.1 72 38.1 38.2
Home or Non-Institution 511 22.6 21.5 469 22.6 21.6 42 22.2 19.5
18. Occurrence
Total 2883 4.0 4.0 2648 4.8 4.8 235 1.4 1.4
To Residents 2127 73.8 72.6 1945 73.5 72.1 182 77.4 79.0
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 1881 9.0 8.9
20. Divorces and Annulments 1153 5.5 6.0
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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BURKE COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 89028 1.1 1.1 78505 1.3 1.3 10523 0.5 0.5
Males 44597 50.1 49.5 38796 49.4 49.3 5801 55.1 51.2
Females 44431 49.9 50.5 39709 50.6 50.7 4722 44.9 48.8
2. Natural Increase 238 2.7 3.3 162 2.1 2.5 76 7.2 9.3
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 1059 11.9 12.6 921 11.7 12.3 138 13.1 15.1
Males 535 6.0 6.6 464 5.9 6.3 71 6.7 8.4
Females 524 5.9 6.0 457 5.8 5.9 67 6.4 6.7
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 799 75.4 77.9 694 75.4 78.2 105 76.1 75.8
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 247 23.3 21.5 218 23.7 21.2 29 21.0 23.2
Other Attendant 13 1.2 0.6 9 1.0 0.5 4 2.9 1.0
5. Low Birthweight 96 9.1 9.5 81 8.8 9.2 15 10.9 11.4
6. Out of Wedlock 376 35.5 32.4 319 34.6 31.5 57 41.3 37.9
7. Mother Smoked 237 22.4 22.4 222 24.1 24.9 15 10.9 7.1
8. C-Section 278 26.3 23.6 243 26.4 24.6 35 25.4 17.6
9. Occurrence
Total 1096 0.9 1.0 962 1.1 1.2 134 0.4 0.5
To Residents 835 76.2 75.7 711 73.9 73.4 124 92.5 91.1
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 3 2.8 11.1 1 1.1 10.2 2 14.5 16.5
11. Fetal Deaths 0 0.0 5.2 0 0.0 4.8 0 0.0 7.6
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 3 2.8 5.9 1 1.1 5.5 2 14.5 8.9
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 2 1.9 2.7 1 1.1 2.1 1 7.4 6.4
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 5 4.7 8.7 2 2.2 7.6 3 21.7 15.3
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 821 9.2 9.3 759 9.7 9.7 62 5.9 5.8
Males 396 8.9 9.4 366 9.4 10.0 30 5.2 5.6
Females 425 9.6 9.1 393 9.9 9.5 32 6.8 6.0
16. Age
00-04 Years 6 1.1 1.6 3 0.7 1.5 3 3.3 2.1
05-14 Years 2 0.2 0.2 2 0.2 0.2 0 0.0 0.2
15-24 Years 9 0.8 0.9 6 0.6 0.9 3 1.2 1.1
25-34 Years 21 1.7 1.2 21 1.9 1.2 0 0.0 0.9
35-44 Years 23 1.7 2.5 21 1.7 2.4 2 1.5 2.9
45-54 Years 54 4.3 4.3 51 4.5 4.3 3 2.7 4.0
55-64 Years 102 11.1 10.7 94 11.0 10.6 8 12.6 11.6
65 and Over 604 50.4 48.2 561 50.1 49.0 43 55.8 39.1
17. Place of Death
Hospital 418 50.9 52.7 382 50.3 52.7 36 58.1 52.2
Other Institution 245 29.8 26.9 225 29.6 26.7 20 32.3 29.6
Home or Non-Institution 158 19.2 20.5 152 20.0 20.6 6 9.7 18.3
18. Occurrence
Total 731 1.0 1.0 674 1.2 1.3 57 0.3 0.3
To Residents 631 86.3 86.0 579 85.9 85.7 52 91.2 89.0
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 738 8.3 8.0
20. Divorces and Annulments 405 4.5 4.8
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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CABARRUS COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 136312 1.7 1.6 117049 1.9 1.9 19263 0.9 0.9
Males 67280 49.4 49.0 58107 49.6 49.2 9173 47.6 47.9
Females 69032 50.6 51.0 58942 50.4 50.8 10090 52.4 52.1
2. Natural Increase 1106 8.1 6.7 898 7.7 6.4 208 10.8 8.6
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 2197 16.1 15.1 1858 15.9 15.0 339 17.6 16.2
Males 1124 8.2 7.8 954 8.2 7.7 170 8.8 8.1
Females 1073 7.9 7.3 904 7.7 7.2 169 8.8 8.1
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 2147 97.7 98.1 1813 97.6 98.0 334 98.5 99.1
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 35 1.6 1.4 30 1.6 1.5 5 1.5 0.7
Other Attendant 15 0.7 0.5 15 0.8 0.6 0 0.0 0.1
5. Low Birthweight 170 7.7 8.0 124 6.7 7.1 46 13.6 12.9
6. Out of Wedlock 640 29.1 29.4 447 24.1 23.1 193 56.9 63.3
7. Mother Smoked 263 12.0 13.6 242 13.0 14.8 21 6.2 7.0
8. C-Section 494 22.5 21.8 424 22.8 22.0 70 20.6 20.9
9. Occurrence
Total 2506 2.1 2.0 2186 2.5 2.4 320 1.0 1.0
To Residents 1679 67.0 63.9 1421 65.0 61.5 258 80.6 78.8
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 27 12.2 12.2 19 10.2 10.3 8 23.3 22.3
11. Fetal Deaths 17 7.7 6.7 13 6.9 5.6 4 11.7 12.5
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 10 4.6 5.6 6 3.2 4.8 4 11.8 10.0
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 3 1.4 1.6 2 1.1 1.6 1 3.0 1.3
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 13 5.9 7.1 8 4.3 6.4 5 14.7 11.3
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 1091 8.0 8.4 960 8.2 8.6 131 6.8 7.5
Males 526 7.8 8.0 472 8.1 8.1 54 5.9 7.6
Females 565 8.2 8.8 488 8.3 9.0 77 7.6 7.5
16. Age
00-04 Years 16 1.6 1.7 11 1.3 1.6 5 2.8 2.1
05-14 Years 2 0.1 0.2 1 0.1 0.2 1 0.3 0.2
15-24 Years 15 0.9 0.9 12 0.9 0.9 3 1.0 0.9
25-34 Years 18 0.9 1.1 17 1.0 1.1 1 0.3 1.4
35-44 Years 37 1.6 1.8 30 1.5 1.4 7 2.4 4.0
45-54 Years 84 4.5 3.7 68 4.2 3.4 16 7.0 5.5
55-64 Years 119 10.0 10.2 101 9.5 9.7 18 14.0 14.4
65 and Over 800 51.6 50.4 720 51.5 50.1 80 52.6 53.6
17. Place of Death
Hospital 527 48.3 51.9 458 47.7 50.9 69 52.7 58.6
Other Institution 302 27.7 26.3 268 27.9 26.7 34 26.0 23.7
Home or Non-Institution 262 24.0 21.8 234 24.4 22.4 28 21.4 17.7
18. Occurrence
Total 1180 1.6 1.6 1038 1.9 1.9 142 0.9 0.9
To Residents 915 77.5 78.7 801 77.2 78.5 114 80.3 79.9
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 1108 8.1 8.1
20. Divorces and Annulments 455 3.3 4.0
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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CALDWELL COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 77622 0.9 1.0 72503 1.2 1.2 5119 0.2 0.3
Males 38346 49.4 49.3 35796 49.4 49.3 2550 49.8 49.4
Females 39276 50.6 50.7 36707 50.6 50.7 2569 50.2 50.6
2. Natural Increase 169 2.2 3.7 163 2.2 3.6 6 1.2 5.1
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 962 12.4 13.3 905 12.5 13.2 57 11.1 14.4
Males 488 6.3 6.7 454 6.3 6.7 34 6.6 7.0
Females 474 6.1 6.6 451 6.2 6.5 23 4.5 7.4
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 702 73.0 76.4 669 73.9 77.4 33 57.9 64.4
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 259 26.9 23.2 235 26.0 22.2 24 42.1 34.6
Other Attendant 1 0.1 0.4 1 0.1 0.3 0 0.0 1.1
5. Low Birthweight 78 8.1 8.3 73 8.1 7.9 5 8.8 13.3
6. Out of Wedlock 338 35.1 32.7 300 33.1 29.9 38 66.7 67.8
7. Mother Smoked 246 25.6 24.4 234 25.9 24.8 12 21.1 19.9
8. C-Section 260 27.0 23.1 245 27.1 23.0 15 26.3 23.7
9. Occurrence
Total 634 0.5 0.5 576 0.7 0.6 58 0.2 0.2
To Residents 547 86.3 88.7 497 86.3 88.6 50 86.2 89.9
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 8 8.3 12.5 8 8.8 12.2 0 0.0 15.9
11. Fetal Deaths 3 3.1 6.3 3 3.3 6.3 0 0.0 5.3
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 5 5.2 6.3 5 5.5 5.9 0 0.0 10.6
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 1 1.0 1.8 1 1.1 1.7 0 0.0 2.7
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 6 6.2 8.1 6 6.6 7.6 0 0.0 13.3
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 793 10.2 9.5 742 10.2 9.5 51 10.0 9.3
Males 442 11.5 10.0 417 11.6 10.0 25 9.8 10.0
Females 351 8.9 9.1 325 8.9 9.1 26 10.1 8.6
16. Age
00-04 Years 6 1.2 1.8 6 1.3 1.9 0 0.0 1.8
05-14 Years 1 0.1 0.1 1 0.1 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
15-24 Years 4 0.4 0.7 3 0.4 0.7 1 1.4 0.6
25-34 Years 12 1.1 1.3 12 1.2 1.2 0 0.0 2.5
35-44 Years 32 2.6 2.4 31 2.7 2.3 1 1.4 4.0
45-54 Years 58 5.1 4.7 53 5.0 4.4 5 7.6 8.8
55-64 Years 101 12.0 11.5 93 11.6 11.3 8 20.4 16.4
65 and Over 579 55.5 50.6 543 54.7 50.3 36 70.6 55.3
17. Place of Death
Hospital 319 40.2 43.8 291 39.2 43.3 28 54.9 51.4
Other Institution 296 37.3 35.5 282 38.0 36.0 14 27.5 28.8
Home or Non-Institution 178 22.4 20.7 169 22.8 20.8 9 17.6 19.8
18. Occurrence
Total 601 0.8 0.8 563 1.0 1.0 38 0.2 0.3
To Residents 540 89.9 88.5 507 90.1 88.8 33 86.8 84.9
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 644 8.3 9.1
20. Divorces and Annulments 370 4.8 5.3
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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CAMDEN COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 7024 0.1 0.1 5720 0.1 0.1 1304 0.1 0.1
Males 3480 49.5 51.0 2851 49.8 51.5 629 48.2 49.1
Females 3544 50.5 49.0 2869 50.2 48.5 675 51.8 50.9
2. Natural Increase 9 1.3 -0.8 7 1.2 -0.6 2 1.5 -1.7
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 73 10.4 8.9 61 10.7 8.8 12 9.2 9.2
Males 37 5.3 4.4 32 5.6 4.3 5 3.8 4.7
Females 36 5.1 4.5 29 5.1 4.5 7 5.4 4.5
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 56 76.7 77.8 45 73.8 77.5 11 91.7 78.7
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 17 23.3 22.2 16 26.2 22.5 1 8.3 21.3
Other Attendant 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
5. Low Birthweight 11 15.1 8.8 8 13.1 7.6 3 25.0 13.1
6. Out of Wedlock 20 27.4 28.3 14 23.0 21.2 6 50.0 55.7
7. Mother Smoked 9 12.3 12.5 9 14.8 15.3 0 0.0 1.6
8. C-Section 20 27.4 24.2 15 24.6 23.3 5 41.7 27.9
9. Occurrence
Total 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
To Residents 0 0 0
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 3 40.0 20.1 3 47.6 12.6 0 0.0 49.2
11. Fetal Deaths 2 26.7 6.7 2 31.7 8.4 0 0.0 0.0
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 1 13.7 13.5 1 16.4 4.2 0 0.0 49.2
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 0 0.0 3.4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 17.2
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 1 13.7 16.8 1 16.4 4.2 0 0.0 65.6
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 64 9.1 9.7 54 9.4 9.4 10 7.7 10.9
Males 31 8.9 9.3 25 8.8 8.6 6 9.5 12.6
Females 33 9.3 10.0 29 10.1 10.3 4 5.9 9.2
16. Age
00-04 Years 1 2.5 2.3 1 3.1 0.6 0 0.0 10.1
05-14 Years 0 0.0 0.2 0 0.0 0.3 0 0.0 0.0
15-24 Years 2 2.5 1.3 2 3.2 0.7 0 0.0 3.7
25-34 Years 2 2.4 1.4 2 2.8 1.2 0 0.0 2.8
35-44 Years 2 1.6 1.8 2 1.9 1.6 0 0.0 2.7
45-54 Years 3 2.9 4.0 3 3.7 3.5 0 0.0 6.2
55-64 Years 10 12.5 11.9 8 11.9 11.3 2 15.7 14.9
65 and Over 44 46.7 49.0 36 49.9 50.5 8 36.0 43.3
17. Place of Death
Hospital 39 60.9 57.2 33 61.1 56.5 6 60.0 59.7
Other Institution 9 14.1 16.9 8 14.8 18.6 1 10.0 11.1
Home or Non-Institution 16 25.0 25.8 13 24.1 24.9 3 30.0 29.2
18. Occurrence
Total 19 0.0 0.0 15 0.0 0.0 4 0.0 0.0
To Residents 17 89.5 93.4 14 93.3 92.8 3 75.0 95.5
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 38 5.4 7.6
20. Divorces and Annulments 18 2.6 2.7
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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CARTERET COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 59601 0.7 0.7 54444 0.9 0.9 5157 0.2 0.3
Males 29233 49.0 49.3 26712 49.1 49.5 2521 48.9 47.3
Females 30368 51.0 50.7 27732 50.9 50.5 2636 51.1 52.7
2. Natural Increase -121 -2.0 -0.5 -146 -2.7 -1.1 25 4.8 5.0
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 576 9.7 10.4 510 9.4 10.2 66 12.8 12.8
Males 289 4.8 5.4 253 4.6 5.2 36 7.0 7.0
Females 287 4.8 5.1 257 4.7 5.0 30 5.8 5.8
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 571 99.1 98.9 506 99.2 98.9 65 98.5 99.1
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 4 0.7 0.7 4 0.8 0.8 0 0.0 0.0
Other Attendant 1 0.2 0.4 0 0.0 0.3 1 1.5 0.9
5. Low Birthweight 48 8.3 7.4 44 8.6 6.9 4 6.1 11.3
6. Out of Wedlock 216 37.5 32.1 168 32.9 28.0 48 72.7 64.8
7. Mother Smoked 132 22.9 19.5 118 23.1 20.0 14 21.2 15.7
8. C-Section 155 26.9 25.9 134 26.3 25.7 21 31.8 27.6
9. Occurrence
Total 523 0.4 0.5 459 0.5 0.6 64 0.2 0.2
To Residents 466 89.1 87.5 413 90.0 88.6 53 82.8 79.7
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 14 24.0 12.9 11 21.3 10.9 3 44.1 28.8
11. Fetal Deaths 8 13.7 7.4 6 11.6 7.3 2 29.4 8.6
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 6 10.4 5.5 5 9.8 3.7 1 15.2 20.3
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 1 1.8 3.3 1 2.0 1.8 0 0.0 14.8
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 7 12.2 8.8 6 11.8 5.5 1 15.2 34.9
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 697 11.7 10.9 656 12.0 11.2 41 8.0 7.8
Males 354 12.1 11.5 340 12.7 11.9 14 5.6 7.7
Females 343 11.3 10.4 316 11.4 10.6 27 10.2 7.8
16. Age
00-04 Years 8 2.7 2.2 7 2.7 1.5 1 2.6 7.0
05-14 Years 4 0.6 0.2 4 0.7 0.2 0 0.0 0.0
15-24 Years 10 1.6 1.2 9 1.6 1.2 1 1.3 0.7
25-34 Years 4 0.6 0.9 4 0.7 0.9 0 0.0 1.2
35-44 Years 22 2.4 2.1 21 2.5 2.1 1 1.2 2.0
45-54 Years 64 6.6 5.2 62 7.0 5.1 2 2.7 6.4
55-64 Years 67 8.7 10.1 59 8.1 9.9 8 19.7 14.0
65 and Over 518 49.6 51.1 490 49.5 50.9 28 51.7 55.3
17. Place of Death
Hospital 382 54.8 57.6 355 54.1 57.0 27 65.9 66.5
Other Institution 139 19.9 20.3 136 20.7 20.5 3 7.3 17.7
Home or Non-Institution 176 25.3 22.1 165 25.2 22.5 11 26.8 15.8
18. Occurrence
Total 642 0.9 0.8 600 1.1 1.0 42 0.3 0.3
To Residents 586 91.3 90.3 550 91.7 90.8 36 85.7 84.0
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 717 12.0 12.3
20. Divorces and Annulments 287 4.8 5.1
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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CASWELL COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 23713 0.3 0.3 14885 0.2 0.2 8828 0.4 0.4
Males 12049 50.8 49.1 7557 50.8 49.3 4492 50.9 48.9
Females 11664 49.2 50.9 7328 49.2 50.7 4336 49.1 51.1
2. Natural Increase -12 -0.5 0.7 30 2.0 2.1 -42 -4.8 -1.6
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 245 10.3 11.0 178 12.0 12.0 67 7.6 9.4
Males 131 5.5 6.0 99 6.7 6.6 32 3.6 5.0
Females 114 4.8 5.0 79 5.3 5.4 35 4.0 4.4
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 209 85.3 92.3 153 86.0 91.2 56 83.6 94.5
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.2 0 0.0 0.2 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 32 13.1 5.5 21 11.8 5.8 11 16.4 5.0
Other Attendant 4 1.6 2.0 4 2.2 2.8 0 0.0 0.5
5. Low Birthweight 17 6.9 10.3 12 6.7 8.1 5 7.5 14.8
6. Out of Wedlock 78 31.8 31.4 31 17.4 17.4 47 70.1 60.3
7. Mother Smoked 50 20.4 21.5 37 20.8 24.5 13 19.4 15.3
8. C-Section 57 23.3 22.4 42 23.6 21.4 15 22.4 24.6
9. Occurrence
Total 3 0.0 0.0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
To Residents 3 100.0 96.0 3 100.0 96.0 0
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 5 20.3 23.9 4 22.3 20.6 1 14.9 30.7
11. Fetal Deaths 1 4.1 9.3 1 5.6 6.9 0 0.0 14.2
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 4 16.3 14.8 3 16.9 13.9 1 14.9 16.7
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 0 0.0 2.4 0 0.0 3.5 0 0.0 0.0
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 4 16.3 17.1 3 16.9 17.3 1 14.9 16.7
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 257 10.8 10.3 148 9.9 9.9 109 12.3 11.0
Males 136 11.3 11.0 78 10.3 10.3 58 12.9 12.1
Females 121 10.4 9.7 70 9.6 9.6 51 11.8 9.9
16. Age
00-04 Years 4 2.9 3.2 3 3.4 3.3 1 2.1 2.9
05-14 Years 3 1.0 0.3 1 0.5 0.3 2 1.7 0.3
15-24 Years 1 0.4 0.7 1 0.6 0.8 0 0.0 0.6
25-34 Years 3 0.9 1.1 2 1.0 1.5 1 0.8 0.6
35-44 Years 13 3.4 2.5 7 2.9 2.0 6 4.3 3.4
45-54 Years 21 5.8 4.8 10 4.6 3.7 11 7.5 6.4
55-64 Years 32 12.3 12.3 23 13.5 11.7 9 10.1 13.4
65 and Over 180 57.6 48.6 101 50.0 46.2 79 71.6 52.7
17. Place of Death
Hospital 126 49.0 46.4 74 50.0 46.2 52 47.7 46.7
Other Institution 63 24.5 25.6 35 23.6 25.8 28 25.7 25.3
Home or Non-Institution 68 26.5 27.9 39 26.4 27.9 29 26.6 28.0
18. Occurrence
Total 118 0.2 0.2 63 0.1 0.1 55 0.3 0.3
To Residents 105 89.0 82.4 56 88.9 82.0 49 89.1 83.1
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 130 5.5 6.2
20. Divorces and Annulments 81 3.4 3.4
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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CATAWBA COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 145112 1.8 1.8 126893 2.1 2.1 18219 0.9 0.9
Males 71692 49.4 49.0 62819 49.5 49.1 8873 48.7 48.2
Females 73420 50.6 51.0 64074 50.5 50.9 9346 51.3 51.8
2. Natural Increase 711 4.9 5.0 530 4.2 4.3 181 9.9 10.1
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 2051 14.1 14.1 1732 13.6 13.7 319 17.5 16.9
Males 1045 7.2 7.3 878 6.9 7.1 167 9.2 8.7
Females 1006 6.9 6.8 854 6.7 6.6 152 8.3 8.1
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 1236 60.3 65.0 1087 62.8 67.9 149 46.7 48.8
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 812 39.6 34.0 642 37.1 31.1 170 53.3 50.3
Other Attendant 3 0.1 1.0 3 0.2 1.0 0 0.0 0.9
5. Low Birthweight 181 8.8 8.5 137 7.9 7.8 44 13.8 12.3
6. Out of Wedlock 699 34.1 31.0 540 31.2 27.0 159 49.8 53.4
7. Mother Smoked 338 16.5 15.5 289 16.7 16.1 49 15.4 12.4
8. C-Section 495 24.1 22.8 425 24.5 23.6 70 21.9 18.8
9. Occurrence
Total 2523 2.1 2.2 2212 2.6 2.7 311 0.9 0.9
To Residents 1811 71.8 69.0 1524 68.9 66.1 287 92.3 90.2
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 24 11.6 13.3 17 9.8 12.6 7 21.8 17.3
11. Fetal Deaths 11 5.3 7.5 9 5.2 7.1 2 6.2 9.3
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 13 6.3 5.9 8 4.6 5.5 5 15.7 8.1
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 3 1.5 2.0 3 1.7 1.3 0 0.0 6.1
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 16 7.8 7.9 11 6.4 6.8 5 15.7 14.1
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 1340 9.2 9.0 1202 9.5 9.4 138 7.6 6.8
Males 665 9.3 9.3 596 9.5 9.6 69 7.8 7.2
Females 675 9.2 8.8 606 9.5 9.1 69 7.4 6.4
16. Age
00-04 Years 18 1.8 1.9 12 1.5 1.7 6 3.3 2.4
05-14 Years 2 0.1 0.2 2 0.1 0.2 0 0.0 0.2
15-24 Years 24 1.3 0.9 20 1.3 0.9 4 1.4 1.4
25-34 Years 24 1.1 1.0 17 0.9 1.0 7 2.5 1.0
35-44 Years 64 2.8 2.3 48 2.4 2.1 16 6.3 4.2
45-54 Years 126 6.1 4.8 110 6.0 4.4 16 7.9 8.3
55-64 Years 133 9.5 10.7 111 8.6 10.1 22 19.5 17.6
65 and Over 949 53.1 51.7 882 52.9 51.8 67 56.1 50.3
17. Place of Death
Hospital 630 47.0 49.0 550 45.8 48.2 80 58.0 56.5
Other Institution 402 30.0 28.1 371 30.9 28.7 31 22.5 22.6
Home or Non-Institution 308 23.0 22.9 281 23.4 23.1 27 19.6 20.9
18. Occurrence
Total 1507 2.1 2.0 1364 2.5 2.4 143 0.9 0.7
To Residents 1163 77.2 77.5 1042 76.4 76.8 121 84.6 84.5
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 1107 7.6 8.0
20. Divorces and Annulments 709 4.9 5.4
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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CHATHAM COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 50954 0.6 0.6 41590 0.7 0.7 9364 0.5 0.5
Males 25105 49.3 48.6 20714 49.8 49.0 4391 46.9 46.9
Females 25849 50.7 51.4 20876 50.2 51.0 4973 53.1 53.1
2. Natural Increase 162 3.2 3.7 176 4.2 5.0 -14 -1.5 -1.7
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 648 12.7 13.3 550 13.2 14.1 98 10.5 10.2
Males 329 6.5 6.9 279 6.7 7.3 50 5.3 5.1
Females 319 6.3 6.5 271 6.5 6.8 48 5.1 5.0
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 591 91.2 91.5 501 91.1 90.9 90 91.8 94.9
Physician Not in Hospital 3 0.5 0.2 1 0.2 0.2 2 2.0 0.4
Certified Nurse Midwife 53 8.2 7.7 47 8.5 8.3 6 6.1 4.5
Other Attendant 1 0.2 0.6 1 0.2 0.6 0 0.0 0.2
5. Low Birthweight 44 6.8 6.9 31 5.6 5.7 13 13.3 13.7
6. Out of Wedlock 195 30.1 29.0 133 24.2 22.9 62 63.3 63.5
7. Mother Smoked 80 12.3 12.7 63 11.5 12.1 17 17.3 16.0
8. C-Section 165 25.5 23.8 142 25.8 23.8 23 23.5 23.6
9. Occurrence
Total 10 0.0 0.0 7 0.0 0.0 3 0.0 0.0
To Residents 9 90.0 95.0 6 85.7 93.8 3 100.0 100.0
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 5 7.7 8.0 4 7.2 6.9 1 10.2 14.3
11. Fetal Deaths 3 4.6 4.6 3 5.4 4.7 0 0.0 4.1
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 2 3.1 3.4 1 1.8 2.2 1 10.2 10.2
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 1 1.5 3.4 1 1.8 2.9 0 0.0 6.2
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 3 4.6 6.8 2 3.6 5.1 1 10.2 16.4
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 486 9.5 9.6 374 9.0 9.1 112 12.0 11.8
Males 240 9.6 9.9 179 8.6 8.9 61 13.9 14.1
Females 246 9.5 9.4 195 9.3 9.3 51 10.3 9.8
16. Age
00-04 Years 4 1.2 1.6 2 0.7 1.2 2 3.7 3.4
05-14 Years 4 0.6 0.3 3 0.6 0.2 1 0.7 0.7
15-24 Years 5 0.9 1.3 3 0.7 1.1 2 1.7 2.0
25-34 Years 4 0.6 1.2 3 0.5 0.9 1 0.9 2.6
35-44 Years 14 1.7 1.8 11 1.7 1.5 3 2.1 3.1
45-54 Years 32 4.2 4.1 17 2.7 3.0 15 10.1 8.8
55-64 Years 48 9.3 9.4 33 7.9 7.2 15 15.3 19.3
65 and Over 375 48.8 47.2 302 46.8 45.3 73 59.0 56.9
17. Place of Death
Hospital 195 40.1 41.7 138 36.9 39.0 57 50.9 50.2
Other Institution 150 30.9 31.9 121 32.4 33.7 29 25.9 26.1
Home or Non-Institution 141 29.0 26.4 115 30.7 27.2 26 23.2 23.8
18. Occurrence
Total 368 0.5 0.5 294 0.5 0.5 74 0.4 0.5
To Residents 308 83.7 82.2 244 83.0 82.8 64 86.5 80.2
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 371 7.3 7.4
20. Divorces and Annulments 182 3.6 3.3
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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CHEROKEE COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 24702 0.3 0.3 23727 0.4 0.4 975 0.0 0.1
Males 11986 48.5 48.3 11508 48.5 48.1 478 49.0 53.3
Females 12716 51.5 51.7 12219 51.5 51.9 497 51.0 46.7
2. Natural Increase -44 -1.8 -1.1 -46 -1.9 -1.1 2 2.1 -1.1
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 267 10.8 11.1 253 10.7 11.2 14 14.4 9.0
Males 128 5.2 5.8 123 5.2 5.8 5 5.1 4.2
Females 139 5.6 5.3 130 5.5 5.4 9 9.2 4.8
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 255 95.5 97.0 241 95.3 96.9 14 100.0 100.0
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 10 3.7 2.1 10 4.0 2.2 0 0.0 0.0
Other Attendant 2 0.7 0.8 2 0.8 0.9 0 0.0 0.0
5. Low Birthweight 26 9.7 5.8 24 9.5 5.9 2 14.3 4.1
6. Out of Wedlock 71 26.6 24.3 64 25.3 23.6 7 50.0 42.9
7. Mother Smoked 76 28.5 25.6 74 29.2 25.7 2 14.3 22.4
8. C-Section 55 20.6 20.8 54 21.3 20.6 1 7.1 24.5
9. Occurrence
Total 299 0.3 0.2 280 0.3 0.3 19 0.1 0.0
To Residents 192 64.2 66.9 180 64.3 66.4 12 63.2 78.9
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 4 14.9 9.7 4 15.7 8.6 0 0.0 39.2
11. Fetal Deaths 2 7.4 6.0 2 7.8 4.7 0 0.0 39.2
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 2 7.5 3.8 2 7.9 3.9 0 0.0 0.0
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 0 0.0 3.8 0 0.0 3.9 0 0.0 0.0
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 2 7.5 7.5 2 7.9 7.8 0 0.0 0.0
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 311 12.6 12.2 299 12.6 12.3 12 12.3 10.1
Males 175 14.6 13.7 170 14.8 13.9 5 10.5 9.0
Females 136 10.7 10.8 129 10.6 10.8 7 14.1 11.4
16. Age
00-04 Years 2 1.5 1.9 2 1.6 2.0 0 0.0 0.0
05-14 Years 0 0.0 0.4 0 0.0 0.4 0 0.0 0.0
15-24 Years 2 0.8 0.9 2 0.8 0.9 0 0.0 1.6
25-34 Years 3 1.1 1.3 3 1.1 1.2 0 0.0 2.9
35-44 Years 8 2.5 2.8 8 2.6 2.8 0 0.0 2.5
45-54 Years 16 4.3 5.6 14 3.9 5.5 2 13.6 7.7
55-64 Years 32 9.2 11.1 30 9.0 11.0 2 16.7 13.2
65 and Over 248 50.6 45.1 240 50.2 45.0 8 67.2 48.1
17. Place of Death
Hospital 136 43.7 47.2 130 43.5 47.0 6 50.0 50.9
Other Institution 86 27.7 22.4 83 27.8 22.3 3 25.0 25.5
Home or Non-Institution 89 28.6 30.4 86 28.8 30.7 3 25.0 23.6
18. Occurrence
Total 322 0.5 0.4 312 0.6 0.5 10 0.1 0.1
To Residents 258 80.1 78.9 250 80.1 78.8 8 80.0 81.1
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 318 12.9 11.9
20. Divorces and Annulments 100 4.0 4.7
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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CHOWAN COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 14538 0.2 0.2 8904 0.1 0.2 5634 0.3 0.3
Males 6825 46.9 46.4 4269 47.9 47.6 2556 45.4 44.4
Females 7713 53.1 53.6 4635 52.1 52.4 3078 54.6 55.6
2. Natural Increase 29 2.0 1.5 -6 -0.7 -0.9 35 6.2 5.4
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 201 13.8 13.8 105 11.8 11.9 96 17.0 16.9
Males 101 6.9 7.1 52 5.8 5.9 49 8.7 9.0
Females 100 6.9 6.8 53 6.0 6.0 47 8.3 7.9
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 155 77.1 88.8 85 81.0 89.0 70 72.9 88.5
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.4
Certified Nurse Midwife 46 22.9 10.7 20 19.0 10.8 26 27.1 10.6
Other Attendant 0 0.0 0.3 0 0.0 0.2 0 0.0 0.4
5. Low Birthweight 27 13.4 9.8 12 11.4 7.4 15 15.6 12.5
6. Out of Wedlock 95 47.3 49.7 22 21.0 22.2 73 76.0 80.0
7. Mother Smoked 37 18.4 13.1 22 21.0 15.2 15 15.6 10.9
8. C-Section 53 26.4 27.1 27 25.7 25.8 26 27.1 28.6
9. Occurrence
Total 359 0.3 0.3 175 0.2 0.2 184 0.6 0.6
To Residents 156 43.5 40.0 73 41.7 36.0 83 45.1 44.2
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 0 0.0 20.6 0 0.0 22.6 0 0.0 18.6
11. Fetal Deaths 0 0.0 9.8 0 0.0 7.5 0 0.0 12.4
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 0 0.0 10.9 0 0.0 15.2 0 0.0 6.3
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 0 0.0 10.9 0 0.0 15.2 0 0.0 6.3
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 172 11.8 12.3 111 12.5 12.8 61 10.8 11.5
Males 80 11.7 13.4 51 11.9 13.8 29 11.3 12.7
Females 92 11.9 11.3 60 12.9 11.9 32 10.4 10.5
16. Age
00-04 Years 1 1.2 2.9 0 0.0 4.2 1 2.4 1.8
05-14 Years 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
15-24 Years 1 0.5 0.4 0 0.0 0.2 1 1.0 0.7
25-34 Years 1 0.7 0.8 0 0.0 0.0 1 1.8 2.0
35-44 Years 7 3.5 2.7 5 4.1 2.2 2 2.6 3.5
45-54 Years 13 6.4 5.4 8 6.4 5.0 5 6.3 6.2
55-64 Years 9 5.7 10.9 4 3.5 8.5 5 11.4 16.7
65 and Over 140 53.6 51.8 94 50.1 48.3 46 62.6 60.3
17. Place of Death
Hospital 108 62.8 63.2 72 64.9 60.7 36 59.0 67.5
Other Institution 37 21.5 21.4 18 16.2 20.9 19 31.1 22.4
Home or Non-Institution 27 15.7 15.4 21 18.9 18.4 6 9.8 10.1
18. Occurrence
Total 192 0.3 0.3 132 0.2 0.3 60 0.4 0.4
To Residents 126 65.6 62.4 87 65.9 62.2 39 65.0 62.8
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 105 7.2 8.0
20. Divorces and Annulments 42 2.9 2.9
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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CLAY COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 9018 0.1 0.1 8852 0.1 0.1 166 0.0 0.0
Males 4385 48.6 48.1 4309 48.7 48.2 76 45.8 47.0
Females 4633 51.4 51.9 4543 51.3 51.8 90 54.2 53.0
2. Natural Increase -38 -4.2 -3.9 -40 -4.5 -3.8 2 12.0 -6.2
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 70 7.8 8.2 67 7.6 8.3 3 18.1 3.7
Males 39 4.3 4.5 37 4.2 4.6 2 12.0 2.5
Females 31 3.4 3.7 30 3.4 3.7 1 6.0 1.2
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 65 92.9 96.1 62 92.5 96.0 3 100.0 100.0
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 5 7.1 3.1 5 7.5 3.1 0 0.0 0.0
Other Attendant 0 0.0 0.8 0 0.0 0.9 0 0.0 0.0
5. Low Birthweight 8 11.4 6.5 8 11.9 6.5 0 0.0 0.0
6. Out of Wedlock 18 25.7 20.3 17 25.4 20.2 1 33.3 33.3
7. Mother Smoked 22 31.4 25.4 21 31.3 25.3 1 33.3 33.3
8. C-Section 26 37.1 23.1 25 37.3 23.0 1 33.3 33.3
9. Occurrence
Total 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
To Residents 0 100.0 0 100.0 0
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 1 14.1 25.0 1 14.7 25.2 0 0.0 0.0
11. Fetal Deaths 1 14.1 13.9 1 14.7 14.0 0 0.0 0.0
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 0 0.0 11.3 0 0.0 11.4 0 0.0 0.0
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 0 0.0 11.3 0 0.0 11.4 0 0.0 0.0
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 108 12.0 12.1 107 12.1 12.1 1 6.0 10.0
Males 65 14.8 13.5 65 15.1 13.6 0 0.0 8.0
Females 43 9.3 10.8 42 9.2 10.8 1 11.1 11.8
16. Age
00-04 Years 0 0.0 2.6 0 0.0 2.7 0 0.0 0.0
05-14 Years 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
15-24 Years 2 2.2 1.5 2 2.3 1.5 0 0.0 0.0
25-34 Years 0 0.0 0.6 0 0.0 0.7 0 0.0 0.0
35-44 Years 1 0.9 1.9 1 0.9 1.9 0 0.0 0.0
45-54 Years 5 3.4 4.2 5 3.4 4.1 0 0.0 11.0
55-64 Years 13 10.1 6.3 13 10.3 6.4 0 0.0 0.0
65 and Over 87 42.7 45.9 86 42.6 45.9 1 52.6 41.9
17. Place of Death
Hospital 35 32.4 40.7 35 32.7 40.8 0 0.0 37.5
Other Institution 36 33.3 31.9 35 32.7 31.5 1 100.0 62.5
Home or Non-Institution 37 34.3 27.3 37 34.6 27.8 0 0.0 0.0
18. Occurrence
Total 71 0.1 0.1 70 0.1 0.1 1 0.0 0.0
To Residents 67 94.4 88.8 66 94.3 88.6 1 100.0 100.0
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 86 9.5 9.6
20. Divorces and Annulments 28 3.1 3.6
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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CLEVELAND COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 96808 1.2 1.2 75093 1.2 1.2 21715 1.1 1.1
Males 46628 48.2 48.2 36459 48.6 48.5 10169 46.8 47.2
Females 50180 51.8 51.8 38634 51.4 51.5 11546 53.2 52.8
2. Natural Increase 277 2.9 3.3 134 1.8 2.1 143 6.6 7.5
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 1296 13.4 13.6 942 12.5 12.8 354 16.3 16.2
Males 656 6.8 7.0 478 6.4 6.6 178 8.2 8.3
Females 640 6.6 6.6 464 6.2 6.2 176 8.1 7.9
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 971 74.9 88.2 692 73.5 87.3 279 78.8 90.6
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.1
Certified Nurse Midwife 318 24.5 11.4 246 26.1 12.3 72 20.3 8.9
Other Attendant 7 0.5 0.3 4 0.4 0.3 3 0.8 0.3
5. Low Birthweight 130 10.0 9.1 82 8.7 8.1 48 13.6 11.9
6. Out of Wedlock 535 41.3 38.0 280 29.7 25.7 255 72.0 71.4
7. Mother Smoked 265 20.4 20.2 230 24.4 23.3 35 9.9 12.0
8. C-Section 324 25.0 23.9 226 24.0 23.4 98 27.7 25.0
9. Occurrence
Total 1113 0.9 0.9 820 1.0 1.0 293 0.9 0.9
To Residents 938 84.3 85.3 654 79.8 81.2 284 96.9 96.5
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 17 13.0 14.1 11 11.6 12.0 6 16.9 19.9
11. Fetal Deaths 11 8.4 7.2 9 9.5 6.5 2 5.6 9.1
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 6 4.6 7.0 2 2.1 5.5 4 11.3 10.9
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 4 3.1 3.7 2 2.1 2.8 2 5.7 6.4
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 10 7.7 10.7 4 4.2 8.3 6 16.9 17.2
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 1019 10.5 10.3 808 10.8 10.7 211 9.7 8.7
Males 486 10.4 10.6 376 10.3 10.8 110 10.8 9.7
Females 533 10.6 10.0 432 11.2 10.7 101 8.7 7.8
16. Age
00-04 Years 11 1.7 2.3 4 0.9 1.9 7 3.7 3.2
05-14 Years 4 0.3 0.3 3 0.3 0.3 1 0.2 0.2
15-24 Years 24 1.9 1.4 15 1.6 1.3 9 2.9 1.6
25-34 Years 18 1.4 1.4 11 1.1 1.2 7 2.3 1.8
35-44 Years 47 3.2 3.0 28 2.5 2.5 19 5.9 4.6
45-54 Years 69 5.1 5.1 52 4.8 4.4 17 6.0 8.0
55-64 Years 122 12.5 12.0 97 12.0 11.3 25 14.7 15.6
65 and Over 724 55.7 51.7 598 53.6 50.8 126 67.9 57.4
17. Place of Death
Hospital 536 52.6 52.9 412 51.0 51.2 124 58.8 60.0
Other Institution 273 26.8 26.8 226 28.0 27.9 47 22.3 22.1
Home or Non-Institution 210 20.6 20.3 170 21.0 20.8 40 19.0 17.8
18. Occurrence
Total 987 1.4 1.3 799 1.5 1.4 188 1.1 1.0
To Residents 850 86.1 86.9 679 85.0 86.1 171 91.0 90.7
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 584 6.0 6.9
20. Divorces and Annulments 470 4.9 4.9
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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COLUMBUS COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 54828 0.7 0.7 35653 0.6 0.6 19175 0.9 0.9
Males 26410 48.2 47.1 17421 48.9 47.8 8989 46.9 45.7
Females 28418 51.8 52.9 18232 51.1 52.2 10186 53.1 54.3
2. Natural Increase 153 2.8 3.6 52 1.5 2.1 101 5.3 6.6
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 804 14.7 14.9 491 13.8 13.8 313 16.3 17.1
Males 379 6.9 7.5 227 6.4 6.9 152 7.9 8.4
Females 425 7.8 7.5 264 7.4 6.8 161 8.4 8.6
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 748 93.0 93.7 447 91.0 92.7 301 96.2 95.2
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.1
Certified Nurse Midwife 54 6.7 5.8 43 8.8 7.0 11 3.5 4.1
Other Attendant 2 0.2 0.4 1 0.2 0.3 1 0.3 0.6
5. Low Birthweight 94 11.7 10.2 49 10.0 7.0 45 14.4 14.9
6. Out of Wedlock 361 44.9 44.6 129 26.3 23.4 232 74.1 76.2
7. Mother Smoked 143 17.8 17.7 92 18.7 19.0 51 16.3 15.8
8. C-Section 226 28.1 23.7 135 27.5 24.1 91 29.1 23.0
9. Occurrence
Total 428 0.4 0.4 230 0.3 0.3 198 0.6 0.6
To Residents 395 92.3 91.4 207 90.0 89.9 188 94.9 93.2
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 12 14.8 15.4 4 8.1 12.3 8 25.3 20.1
11. Fetal Deaths 5 6.2 7.3 2 4.1 6.5 3 9.5 8.5
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 7 8.7 8.1 2 4.1 5.8 5 16.0 11.7
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 0 0.0 2.2 0 0.0 1.2 0 0.0 3.7
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 7 8.7 10.4 2 4.1 7.0 5 16.0 15.4
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 651 11.9 11.3 439 12.3 11.7 212 11.1 10.5
Males 307 11.6 12.0 204 11.7 12.1 103 11.5 11.8
Females 344 12.1 10.7 235 12.9 11.4 109 10.7 9.4
16. Age
00-04 Years 7 1.9 2.4 2 0.9 1.7 5 3.3 3.4
05-14 Years 0 0.0 0.4 0 0.0 0.5 0 0.0 0.4
15-24 Years 5 0.7 1.2 3 0.7 1.2 2 0.7 1.1
25-34 Years 11 1.6 1.9 6 1.3 1.7 5 2.2 2.3
35-44 Years 20 2.5 3.1 10 1.9 2.5 10 3.6 4.0
45-54 Years 58 7.4 6.1 33 6.3 4.9 25 9.7 8.9
55-64 Years 92 15.9 13.9 59 14.2 11.7 33 20.6 19.7
65 and Over 458 60.4 54.8 326 59.9 54.8 132 61.9 54.6
17. Place of Death
Hospital 386 59.3 59.2 258 58.8 58.0 128 60.4 61.6
Other Institution 124 19.0 18.2 81 18.5 17.9 43 20.3 18.8
Home or Non-Institution 141 21.7 22.6 100 22.8 24.0 41 19.3 19.7
18. Occurrence
Total 471 0.7 0.6 320 0.6 0.6 151 0.9 0.9
To Residents 431 91.5 91.8 295 92.2 92.4 136 90.1 90.5
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 315 5.7 6.4
20. Divorces and Annulments 262 4.8 4.9
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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CRAVEN COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 91970 1.1 1.1 66365 1.1 1.1 25605 1.2 1.3
Males 46437 50.5 50.1 34025 51.3 51.1 12412 48.5 47.5
Females 45533 49.5 49.9 32340 48.7 48.9 13193 51.5 52.5
2. Natural Increase 744 8.1 8.9 538 8.1 8.9 206 8.0 8.9
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 1575 17.1 17.7 1150 17.3 17.6 425 16.6 18.1
Males 784 8.5 9.0 584 8.8 9.0 200 7.8 9.0
Females 791 8.6 8.7 566 8.5 8.6 225 8.8 9.0
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 1560 99.0 98.4 1138 99.0 98.2 422 99.3 98.8
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.1
Certified Nurse Midwife 14 0.9 1.3 11 1.0 1.5 3 0.7 0.9
Other Attendant 1 0.1 0.2 1 0.1 0.2 0 0.0 0.2
5. Low Birthweight 130 8.3 8.1 65 5.7 5.9 65 15.3 13.5
6. Out of Wedlock 438 27.8 28.0 191 16.6 16.0 247 58.1 57.7
7. Mother Smoked 278 17.7 15.3 225 19.6 17.5 53 12.5 9.9
8. C-Section 422 26.8 25.6 310 27.0 24.7 112 26.4 27.7
9. Occurrence
Total 1627 1.4 1.5 1200 1.4 1.5 427 1.3 1.5
To Residents 1371 84.3 83.3 1004 83.7 83.1 367 85.9 83.9
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 22 13.8 11.2 13 11.2 7.5 9 20.8 20.4
11. Fetal Deaths 14 8.8 5.9 7 6.1 4.0 7 16.2 10.6
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 8 5.1 5.3 6 5.2 3.5 2 4.7 9.9
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 5 3.2 2.7 5 4.4 1.9 0 0.0 4.8
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 13 8.3 8.1 11 9.6 5.4 2 4.7 14.6
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 831 9.0 8.9 612 9.2 8.8 219 8.6 9.1
Males 389 8.4 8.7 287 8.4 8.5 102 8.2 9.2
Females 442 9.7 9.0 325 10.0 9.0 117 8.9 9.1
16. Age
00-04 Years 15 2.2 2.2 11 2.4 1.5 4 1.8 3.6
05-14 Years 1 0.1 0.2 1 0.1 0.1 0 0.0 0.4
15-24 Years 12 0.8 0.9 10 0.9 0.8 2 0.4 1.1
25-34 Years 6 0.5 1.1 5 0.6 0.6 1 0.3 2.2
35-44 Years 23 1.7 2.3 13 1.4 1.8 10 2.6 3.7
45-54 Years 71 6.0 4.8 45 5.2 3.7 26 8.0 7.9
55-64 Years 87 10.5 11.5 65 10.0 10.2 22 12.6 16.2
65 and Over 616 49.4 50.3 462 45.7 47.6 154 65.1 60.1
17. Place of Death
Hospital 445 53.5 56.1 329 53.8 54.3 116 53.0 60.6
Other Institution 207 24.9 22.8 154 25.2 24.1 53 24.2 19.4
Home or Non-Institution 179 21.5 21.1 129 21.1 21.6 50 22.8 19.9
18. Occurrence
Total 949 1.3 1.3 696 1.3 1.2 253 1.5 1.6
To Residents 724 76.3 75.8 534 76.7 75.3 190 75.1 77.1
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 957 10.4 10.4
20. Divorces and Annulments 482 5.2 5.2
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 301098 3.7 3.8 176961 2.9 3.0 124137 6.0 6.2
Males 152258 50.6 51.0 92359 52.2 53.0 59899 48.3 48.2
Females 148840 49.4 49.0 84602 47.8 47.0 64238 51.7 51.8
2. Natural Increase 3326 11.0 12.0 1871 10.6 12.0 1455 11.7 12.0
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 5315 17.7 18.3 3093 17.5 18.7 2222 17.9 17.8
Males 2734 9.1 9.4 1591 9.0 9.6 1143 9.2 9.1
Females 2581 8.6 8.9 1502 8.5 9.1 1079 8.7 8.7
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 4577 86.1 84.5 2574 83.2 81.8 2003 90.1 88.5
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 728 13.7 15.1 511 16.5 17.8 217 9.8 11.2
Other Attendant 10 0.2 0.3 8 0.3 0.3 2 0.1 0.3
5. Low Birthweight 480 9.0 9.3 201 6.5 7.1 279 12.6 12.6
6. Out of Wedlock 1698 31.9 31.0 559 18.1 17.6 1139 51.3 50.7
7. Mother Smoked 667 12.5 12.7 472 15.3 15.2 195 8.8 8.9
8. C-Section 1243 23.4 19.5 694 22.4 18.7 549 24.7 20.7
9. Occurrence
Total 6773 5.7 6.0 4030 4.7 5.1 2743 8.3 8.5
To Residents 5125 75.7 76.2 2986 74.1 75.4 2139 78.0 77.6
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 85 15.9 15.9 30 9.6 9.3 55 24.5 25.5
11. Fetal Deaths 45 8.4 7.5 21 6.7 4.9 24 10.7 11.2
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 40 7.5 8.4 9 2.9 4.4 31 14.0 14.4
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 16 3.0 2.7 8 2.6 2.1 8 3.7 3.5
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 56 10.5 11.1 17 5.5 6.5 39 17.6 17.9
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 1989 6.6 6.3 1222 6.9 6.7 767 6.2 5.8
Males 1010 6.6 6.4 598 6.5 6.5 412 6.9 6.2
Females 979 6.6 6.2 624 7.4 6.9 355 5.5 5.4
16. Age
00-04 Years 64 2.6 2.6 21 1.6 1.9 43 3.9 3.3
05-14 Years 9 0.2 0.2 2 0.1 0.2 7 0.3 0.3
15-24 Years 63 1.2 0.9 35 1.1 0.8 28 1.2 1.0
25-34 Years 44 0.9 1.1 21 0.7 0.8 23 1.2 1.4
35-44 Years 106 2.3 2.4 56 2.0 2.0 50 2.6 3.0
45-54 Years 186 5.4 5.3 103 5.1 4.7 83 5.9 6.3
55-64 Years 278 13.4 12.8 161 12.3 12.2 117 15.3 13.9
65 and Over 1239 52.3 51.0 823 50.8 50.7 416 55.4 51.7
17. Place of Death
Hospital 1112 55.9 57.2 617 50.5 53.2 495 64.5 63.7
Other Institution 428 21.5 20.9 301 24.6 22.7 127 16.6 17.9
Home or Non-Institution 449 22.6 21.9 304 24.9 24.1 145 18.9 18.3
18. Occurrence
Total 2161 3.0 3.0 1300 2.4 2.3 861 5.2 5.1
To Residents 1785 82.6 81.4 1101 84.7 83.4 684 79.4 78.4
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 3634 12.1 11.6
20. Divorces and Annulments 2267 7.5 7.5
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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CURRITUCK COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 18839 0.2 0.2 17199 0.3 0.3 1640 0.1 0.1
Males 9345 49.6 50.2 8566 49.8 50.3 779 47.5 49.5
Females 9494 50.4 49.8 8633 50.2 49.7 861 52.5 50.5
2. Natural Increase 50 2.7 2.1 58 3.4 2.5 -8 -4.9 -1.8
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 211 11.2 11.2 199 11.6 11.2 12 7.3 10.5
Males 117 6.2 5.8 111 6.5 5.8 6 3.7 6.1
Females 94 5.0 5.4 88 5.1 5.5 6 3.7 4.4
4. Attendant
Physician in Hospital 164 77.7 85.9 158 79.4 86.4 6 50.0 80.7
Physician Not in Hospital 0 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
Certified Nurse Midwife 47 22.3 13.9 41 20.6 13.4 6 50.0 19.3
Other Attendant 0 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.0
5. Low Birthweight 21 10.0 8.0 18 9.0 7.4 3 25.0 14.8
6. Out of Wedlock 59 28.0 27.4 54 27.1 24.4 5 41.7 59.1
7. Mother Smoked 44 20.9 19.3 43 21.6 20.3 1 8.3 9.1
8. C-Section 61 28.9 25.1 56 28.1 24.4 5 41.7 33.0
9. Occurrence
Total 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
To Residents 0 66.7 0 66.7 0
F E T A L & I N F A N T M O R T A L I T Y
10. Perinatal Deaths 1 4.7 9.0 1 5.0 7.7 0 0.0 22.7
11. Fetal Deaths 0 0.0 1.0 0 0.0 1.1 0 0.0 0.0
12. Neonatal (Under 28 Days) 1 4.7 8.0 1 5.0 6.6 0 0.0 22.7
13. Postneonatal (28 Days- 1 Year) 0 0.0 2.0 0 0.0 2.2 0 0.0 0.0
14. Infant Deaths (Under 1 Year) 1 4.7 10.0 1 5.0 8.8 0 0.0 22.7
D E A T H S (Excluding Fetals)
15. Total 161 8.5 9.1 141 8.2 8.7 20 12.2 12.3
Males 87 9.3 9.4 77 9.0 9.2 10 12.8 11.6
Females 74 7.8 8.8 64 7.4 8.3 10 11.6 13.0
16. Age
00-04 Years 1 0.9 2.1 1 0.9 2.0 0 0.0 3.4
05-14 Years 1 0.4 0.3 1 0.4 0.3 0 0.0 0.0
15-24 Years 6 2.7 1.1 6 3.0 1.2 0 0.0 0.8
25-34 Years 5 2.2 1.5 5 2.4 1.3 0 0.0 3.8
35-44 Years 5 1.5 1.9 5 1.6 2.0 0 0.0 0.8
45-54 Years 12 4.2 5.2 11 4.2 4.8 1 4.0 9.1
55-64 Years 21 10.2 11.3 20 10.3 10.9 1 7.6 15.6
65 and Over 110 48.6 50.6 92 45.0 48.9 18 81.1 65.8
17. Place of Death
Hospital 78 48.4 49.0 66 46.8 47.7 12 60.0 58.3
Other Institution 41 25.5 23.3 36 25.5 22.7 5 25.0 27.2
Home or Non-Institution 42 26.1 27.7 39 27.7 29.6 3 15.0 14.6
18. Occurrence
Total 87 0.1 0.1 77 0.1 0.1 10 0.1 0.1
To Residents 69 79.3 78.8 61 79.2 79.5 8 80.0 73.5
O T H E R E V E N T S
19. Marriages 330 17.5 15.0
20. Divorces and Annulments 66 3.5 3.2
* See Definitions and Formulas Section
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DARE COUNTY
T O T A L W H I T E MINORITY
Item Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate*
2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01 2001 2001 97-01
P O P U L A T I O N
1. Total 31209 0.4 0.4 30033 0.5 0.5 1176 0.1 0.1
Males 15747 50.5 49.9 15150 50.4 49.8 597 50.8 52.0
Females 15462 49.5 50.1 14883 49.6 50.2 579 49.2 48.0
2. Natural Increase 120 3.8 3.4 115 3.8 3.3 5 4.3 5.3
L I V E B I R T H S
3. Total 354 11.3 11.1 339 11.3 11.1 15 12.8 12.2
Males 176 5.6 5.5 170 5.7 5.5 6 5.1 5.8
Females 178 5.7 5.6 169