1. Contact person
Priscilla A. Guild

Address
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
725 Airport Road, 3rd Floor
UNC-CH, CB #7590
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7590

Telephone/e-mail
919-966-7117 / fax 919-966-5764
PRISCILLA_GUILD@UNC.EDU

2. Status
Used 1985 to present

3. Type
Indicator-level data set

4. Project participants
MCH and Family Planning Programs in AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

5. Population
Women
Infants
Adolescents

6. Data source(s)
Vital statistics
Census
Health dept svcs

7. Level at which data can be aggregated/disaggregated (indicates all that apply)
State
Region

8. Automation
Single data set

9. Linkage potential
a) Method
Not applicable

b)What is linked
Not applicable

c) Data sets linked through
Not applicable

10. Confidentiality
Aggregate data only; states approve indicators included in publication

11. C/TA provided
Data definitions Cost: None

12. Data
a) maintained by
Project

b) updated
Annually

13. Written definitions of
Not applicable

14. Cultural sensitivity (indicates all categories used)
a) Race
White
Black
Other: Some states only report non-white for some indicators

b) Ethnicity
None

c) Language
None

15. Healthy People 2000 Objectives tracked by MCHB
Prenatal care (14.11)
Low birthweight (14.5)
Infant mortality (14.1)
Teen pregnancy (5.1)

16. a) Demographic/economic/social data elements
Not applicable

b) Demographic/economic/social indicators
Not applicable

17. a) Health status data elements
Not applicable

b) Health status indicators
Crude Birth Rate
Age High Risk Rate I (age, less than 18)
Age High Risk Rate II (age, greater than 35)
Educational High Risk Rate (less than 12th grade)
Age/Education High Risk Rate
Percent of Live Births to Women Who Smoked [beginning in 1989]
Parity High Risk Rate [beginning in 1980]
Age and Parity High Risk Rate
Percent of Live to Women With a Previous Live Born Now Dead
Rate of Live Birth to Conception Intervals of <= (less than or equal
to) Six Months
Total Children Age<13 Years Newly Diagnosed as HIV Positive This Year
Total Children Age 13-19 Years Newly Diagnosed as HIV Positive This Year
Total Women Age 20-29 Years Newly Diagnosed as HIV Positive This Year
Total Women Age 30+ Years Newly Diagnosed as HIV Positive This Year
Adolescent Fertility Rate I (Age 10-14)
Estimated Adolescent Pregnancy Rate I (Age 10-14)
Adolescent Fertility Rate II (Age 15-17)
Estimated Adolescent Pregnancy Rate II (Age 15-17)
Adolescent Fertility Rate III (Age 18-19)
Estimated Adolescent Pregnancy Rate III (Age 18-19)
Overall Adolescent Fertility Rate (Age 10-19)
Overall Estimated Adolescent Pregnancy Rate (Age 10-19)
Adult Fertility Rate (Age 20-44)
Estimated Adult Pregnancy Rate (Age 20-44)
Overall Fertility Rate
Overall Estimated Pregnancy Rate
Percent of Teen Live Births and Fetal Deaths That Were Repeat Pregnancies
I [Age <=(less than or equal to) 17]
Percent of Teen Live Births and Fetal Deaths That Were Repeat Pregnancies
II (Age 18-19)
Less than 500 Gram Birth Rate
Very Low Birthweight Rate I (500-749 grams)
Very Low Birthweight Rate II (750-999 grams)
Very Low Birthweight Rate III (1000-1499 grams)
Summary Very Low Birthweight Rate I (500-1499 grams)
Summary Very Low Birthweight Rate II (less than 1500 grams)
Low Birthweight Rate I (1500-1999 grams)
Low Birthweight Rate II (2000-2499 grams)
Summary Low Birthweight Rate I (500-2499 grams)
Summary Low Birthweight Rate II (less than 2500 grams)
Fetal Mortality Ratio
Neonatal Mortality Rate I (less than one day)
Neonatal Mortality Rate II (one day to less than seven days)
Neonatal Mortality Rate III (seven to less than 28 days)
Summary Neonatal Mortality Rate (less than 28 days)
Perinatal Mortality Rate I (less than seven days)
Perinatal Mortality Rate II (less than 28 days)
Postneonatal Mortality Rate
Infant Mortality Rate
Birthweight Specific Fetal Mortality Ratio (birthweight greater than 1999 grams)
Very Low Birthweight Specific Neonatal Mortality Rate I (500-749 grams)
Very Low Birthweight Specific Neonatal Mortality Rate II (750-999 grams)
Very Low Birthweight Specific Neonatal Mortality Rate III (1000-1499 grams)
Summary Very Low Birthweight Specific Neonatal Mortality Rate (500-1499 grams)
Low Birthweight Specific Neonatal Mortality Rate I (1500-1999 grams)
Low Birthweight Specific Neonatal Mortality Rate II (2000-2499 grams)
Summary Low Birthweight Specific Neonatal Mortality Rate I (1500-2499 grams)
Normal Birthweight Specific Neonatal Mortality Rate (2500-4250 grams)
Percent of Survivors of the Neonatal Period Weighing 500-1499 Grams Who
Died During the Postneonatal Period
Percent of Survivors of the Neonatal Period Weighing 1500-2499 Grams Who
Died During the Postneonatal Period
Age/Education Specific Neonatal Mortality Rate (age greater than 18 and
education less than 12 years)
Age/Education Specific Postneonatal Mortality Rate (age greater than 18
and education less than 12 years)
Percent of 500-1499 Gram Infants Delivered at Level III Hospitals Who Died in the Neonatal Period
Percent of 500-1499 Gram Infants Delivered at Level II Hospitals Who Died
in the Neonatal Period
Percent of 500-1499 Gram Infants Delivered at Level I Hospitals Who Died
in the Neonatal Period
Percent of 1500-2499 Gram Infants Delivered at Level III Hospitals Who
Died in the Neonatal Period
Percent of 1500-2499 Gram Infants Delivered at Level II Hospitals Who Died
in the Neonatal Period
Percent of 1500-2499 Gram Infants Delivered at Level I Hospitals Who Died
in the Neonatal Period

18. a) Health systems data elements
Not applicable

b) Health systems indicators
Not applicable

19. a) Health services data elements
Not applicable

b) Health services indicators
Percent of Live Births With No Prenatal Care I (age 10-17)
Percent of Live Births With No Prenatal Care II (age =>(greater than
or equal to) 18)
Percent of Live Births With Prenatal Care Starting After the First Trimester
Percent of Live Births With Less Than Five Prenatal Visits
Percent of Live Births With Inadequate Prenatal Care
Percent of Live Births to Women Receiving Prenatal Care in the Health Department
Ratio of Women Initiating Prenatal Care in Health Departments to Live Births
Plus Fetal Deaths
Percent of Live Births Where the Mother Received Prenatal WIC
Percent of Health Department Prenatal Clients on WIC
Percent of Live Births Paid for by Medicaid
Percent of 500-1499 Gram Infants Delivered at Level III Hospitals
Percent of 500-1499 Gram Infants Delivered at Level II Hospitals
Percent of 500-1499 Gram Infants Delivered at Level I Hospitals
Percent of 1500-2499 Gram Infants Delivered at Level III Hospitals
Percent of 1500-2499 Gram Infants Delivered at Level II Hospitals
Percent of 1500-2499 Gram Infants Delivered at Level I Hospitals
Percent of the Teenage Population In-Need of Family Planning Services (AGI)
Served
Percent of the Women (Age 20-44) In-Need of Family Planning Services (AGI)
Served
Percent of the Total Population In-Need of Family Planning Services (AGI)
Served
Percent of the Family Planning Caseload Who are Age 10-14
Percent of the Family Planning Caseload Who are Age 15-17
Percent of the Family Planning Caseload Who are Age 18-19
Percent of the Family Planning Caseload Who are Age 20-34
Percent of the Family Planning Caseload Who are Age 35+
Number of the Female Family Planning Users (BCRR Medical and Other) Who
Had a Title X Grant Related Sterilization This Year
Number of the Female Sterilizations Paid for by Medicaid This Year
Number of the Male Family Planning Users (BCRR Medical and Other) Who Had
a Title X Grant Related Sterilization This Year
Number of the Male Sterilizations Paid for by Medicaid This Year (not by
race)
Percent of the Family Planning Users of a Contraceptive Method Who Used
a Barrier Method of Contraception as Their Primary Method at Their Last
Visit This Calendar Year by Age (10-17,18-34, 35+)
Percent of the Family Planning Users of a Contraceptive Method Who Used
an Oral Contraceptive Method as Their Primary Method at Their Last Visit
This Calendar Year by Age (10-17, 18-34,35+)
Percent of the Family Planning Users of a Contraceptive Method Who Used
a Natural Family Planning Method as Their Primary Method at Their Last
Visit This Calendar Year by Age (10-17, 18-34, 35+)
Percent of the Family Planning Users of a Contraceptive Method Who Used
an IUD as Their Primary Method at Their Last Visit This Calendar Year by
Age (10-17, 18-34, 35+)
Percent of the Family Planning Users of a Contraceptive Method Who Used
a Transdermal Implant as Their Primary Method at Their Last Visit This
Calendar Year by Age (10-17, 18-34, 35+)
Percent of the Family Planning Users of a Contraceptive Method Who Used
a Depo-Provera Implant as Their Primary Method at Their Last Visit This
Calendar Year by Age (10-17, 18-34,35+)
Percent of the Family Planning Users of a Contraceptive Method Who Were
Sterilized at Their Last Visit This Calendar Year by Age (10-17, 18-34, 35+)
Percent of the Family Planning Users of a Contraceptive Method Who Used
Some Other Method of Contraception as Their Primary Method at Their Last
Visit This Calendar Year by Age (10-17, 18-34, 35+)
Percent of PAP Smears Done That Were Abnormal I (Age<=(less than or equal to) 17)
Percent of PAP Smears Done That Were Abnormal II (Age 18-34)
Percent of PAP Smears Done That Were Abnormal III (Age 35+)
Percent of PAP Smears Done That Were Abnormal IV (All Ages)
Percent of Total Family Planning Program Budget That Comes From the State
[Based on Expenditure Data, BCRR Table 6] (for fiscal year; race not applicable)
Average Family Planning Dollars Spent per Person Served [Based on Expenditure
Data, BCRR Table 6] (for fiscal year)