Resources

Infant Mortality Data Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, December 2012 (*Note: Rates based on
less than 10 deaths are unreliable and should be interpreted with caution)
website: http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/deaths/ims/2011/2011rpt.html
NC Rate – 7.2 (2011)

Teen Pregnancy Data Source: NC DHHS, Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics (From Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
website: http://www.appcnc.org/data/map/northcarolina (*Note: Rates based on small numbers (fewer than 20 cases) are unstable and should be interpreted with caution)
NC Rate – 43.8 (2011)

Abortion Rate Data Source: NC State Center for Health Statistics website (2008). Reporting on legal induced abortions per 1,000 females, 15-44. http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/pregnancies/2011/
NC Rate – 11.4 (2011)

AIDS/HIV Data Source: North Carolina HIV/STD 2008 Surveillance Report Epidemiology & Special Studies Unit, HIV/STD Prevention
and Care Branch, Epidemiology Section, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
http://epi.publichealth.nc.gov/cd/stds/figures/std11rpt.pdf
NC Totals:
HIV Disease Cases – 16.4 (2011)
AIDS Cases – 8.7 (2011)

STDs Data Source: North Carolina HIV/STD 2008 Surveillance Report
Epidemiology & Special Studies Unit, HIV/STD Prevention and Care Branch, Epidemiology Section, Division of Public Health,
North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services http://epi.publichealth.nc.gov/cd/stds/figures/std11rpt.pdf
NC Totals:
Primary, Secondary Syphillis – 4.5 (2011)
Chlamydia – 564.8 (2011)
Gonorrhea – 179.9 (2011)

Population: North Carolina State Demographics. http://www.osbm.state.nc.us/ncosbm/facts_and_figures/socioeconomic_data/population_estimates/demog/countygrowth_cert_2011.html . 2011 Municipal Estimates by County – July, 2012
NC Total: 9,669,244

Race: US Census Bureau American Community Survey. www.census.gov. 2011 data/Highlights
NC %:

White: 72.1	American Indian: 1.5	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1
Black: 22.0	Hispanic/Latino: 8.6	Asian: 2.3	Other: 2.3

Race data is from 2011 estimates

Female (15-44): North Carolina State Demographics. http://www.osbm.state.nc.us/ncosbm/facts_and_figures/socioeconomic_data/population_estimates.shtm . 2007 County Age Groups – Females
NC Total: 1,979,409 (2011)

Income Levels: US Census Bureau American Community Survey. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html. (Income data is from 2007-11)
NC Median Household Income: $52,762
NC Individuals below FPL: 14.3%

Smoking Levels: NC Department of Health and Human Services State Center for Health Statistics. 2008 NC Resident Live Births
by Maternal Smoking Status and County. http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/brfss/2011/nc/all/_rfsmok3.html
NC # Smoking: 11,501
Total Births: 120,403
Smoking Rate: 10.9 only for mothers who have had babies in 2011

Updated May 2013