Resources

Infant Mortality Data Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 10AUG2007 (*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/2008/2008rpt.html
NC Rate – 8.2 (2008)

Teen Pregnancy Data Source: NC DHHS, Division of Public Health, State Center for Health Statistics (From Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
website: http://www.appcnc.org/images/2008_pregnancies_15-19.pdf (*Note: Rates based on small numbers (fewer than 20 cases) are unstable and should be interpreted with caution)
NC Rate – 58.6 (2008)

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/2008/
NC Rate – 14.4 (2008)

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://www.epi.state.nc.us/epi/hiv/pdf/std08rpt.pdf
NC Totals:
HIV Disease Cases – 26.2 (2008)
AIDS Cases – 12.9 (2008)

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://www.epi.state.nc.us/epi/hiv/pdf/std08rpt.pdf
NC Totals:
Primary, Secondary Syphillis – 6.3 (2009)
Chlamydia – 474.2 (2009)
Gonorrhea – 160.6 (2009)

Population: North Carolina State Demographics. http://www.osbm.state.nc.us/ncosbm/facts_and_figures/socioeconomic_data/population_estimates.shtm . 2007 Municipal Estimates by County – July, 2009
NC Total: 9,382,610

Race: US Census Bureau American Community Survey. www.census.gov. 2008 data/Highlights
NC %:

White: 70.3	American Indian: 1.1	Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1
Black: 21.2	Hispanic/Latino: 7.0	Asian: 1.8	Other: 3.9

Race data is from 2008 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: 1,949,145 (2009)

Income Levels: US Census Bureau American Community Survey. http://www.osbm.state.nc.us/ncosbm/facts_and_figures/socioeconomic_data/population_estimates.shtm . (Income data is from 2008)
NC Median Household Income: $46,574
NC Individuals below FPL: 14.6%

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/2008/nc/all/_rfsmok3.html
NC # Smoking: 14,668
Total Births: 130,758
Smoking Rate: 10.4 only for mothers who have had babies in 2008