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Profiles (Showing 4 Featured Indicators of full set)

Featured Indicators: Select an Indicator to Learn More	%, #, or $
Teen Pregnancy Rate (2008)	33
Percent of Low Birthweight Infants (2008)	9.1%
Obese: % low-income children who are obese (2008)	17.5%
Percent of Children without Health Insurance (2007)	13.1%

Featured Data for North Carolina

Birth Outcomes

Percent of Low Birthweight Infants (2008)

N.C. DHHS, State Center for Health Statistics. North Carolina Infant Mortality Report, Table 10 "Risk Factors and Characteristics for North Carolina Resident Live Births." Available online at: http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/deaths/ims/2008/

Percent of Low Birthweight Infants. Infants weighing less than 2,500 grams (5 lbs, 8 oz) are low birthweight.

To find out more about this featured indicator and other child well-being issues about North Carolina's children, please visit Action for Children North Carolina and download the 2009 North Carolina Children's Index.

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North Carolina Grantee

Action for Children North Carolina 1300 St. Mary's St., Ste. 500
Raleigh, NC 27605

(919) 834-6623
admin@ncchild.org
http://www.ncchild.org

Alexandra Sirota, Director of Policy and Research

The mission of Action for Children North Carolina is to advocate for child well-being by educating and engaging all people across the state to ensure that our children are health, safe, well-educated and have every opportunity for success.

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