Title: North Carolina vital statistics--1987, volume 1: births, deaths, population, marriages, divorces.

POPLINE Document Number: 201565

Corporate Author(s):

United States. North Carolina. State Center for Health Statistics

Source citation:

Raleigh, North Carolina, North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 1988. iv, [202] p.

Abstract:

The tables of this report show annual frequencies, annual rates, and 5-year rates of vital statistics for the state, 4 Department of Human Resources regions, 6 Health Service Areas, 6 Perinatal Care regions, and the 100 counties of North Carolina. Annual frequencies and selected rates are also shown for 43 major incorporated cities. Some trends reflected in the 1987 data follow. 1) The state's rate of premature births remained unchanged. 2) Both white and nonwhite birth rates rose in 1987. 3) The number of live births occurring out of wedlock continued its upward trend. 4) The white neonatal rate remained the same while white fetal mortality rose; nonwhites experienced reduced fetal mortality but increased neonatal mortality. 5) Nonwhite postneonatal mortality declined while the white rate increased. 6) Both white and nonwhite infant mortality rates rose. 7) N.C.'s white population aged 45+ experienced some decline in age-specific mortality.

Keywords:

North Carolina
United States
North America
Vital Statistics
Population Statistics
Data Collection
Maps
Tables and Charts
Birth Rate
Fetal Death
Marriage Patterns
Divorce
Age Factors
Sex Factors
Developed Countries
Americas
Research Methodology
Fertility Measurements
Fertility
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Mortality
Marriage
Nuptiality
Population Characteristics