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| Demographic Groups |
Total Respond.# |
NO | YES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| Total | 1830 | 911 | 50.5 | 47.5-53.5 | 919 | 49.5 | 46.5-52.5 |
| Age | |||||||
| < 20 years | 230 | 30 | 12.6 | 7.8-19.6 | 200 | 87.4 | 80.4-92.2 |
| 20-24 years | 489 | 123 | 26.6 | 21.7-32.1 | 366 | 73.4 | 67.9-78.3 |
| 25-34 years | 897 | 595 | 68.4 | 64.2-72.3 | 302 | 31.6 | 27.7-35.8 |
| 35+ years | 214 | 163 | 75.2 | 66.3-82.3 | 51 | 24.8 | 17.7-33.7 |
| Race | |||||||
| White | 1221 | 724 | 57.7 | 54.2-61.2 | 497 | 42.3 | 38.8-45.8 |
| Black | 551 | 165 | 29.0 | 23.6-34.9 | 386 | 71.0 | 65.1-76.4 |
| Other | 58 | 22 | 44.0 | 27.7-61.6 | 36 | 56.0 | 38.4-72.3 |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||
| Yes | 149 | 32 | 19.7 | 13.0-28.6 | 117 | 80.3 | 71.4-87.0 |
| No | 1680 | 879 | 54.2 | 51.0-57.4 | 801 | 45.8 | 42.6-49.0 |
| Education | |||||||
| < High School | 398 | 40 | 10.2 | 6.8-14.9 | 358 | 89.8 | 85.1-93.2 |
| High School | 601 | 232 | 39.8 | 34.7-45.2 | 369 | 60.2 | 54.8-65.3 |
| > High School | 829 | 639 | 80.2 | 76.4-83.5 | 190 | 19.8 | 16.5-23.6 |
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Married | 1167 | 834 | 71.2 | 67.7-74.5 | 333 | 28.8 | 25.5-32.3 |
| Other | 663 | 77 | 10.0 | 7.3-13.7 | 586 | 90.0 | 86.3-92.7 |
| Income | |||||||
| 15,999 or less | 544 | 59 | 10.8 | 7.7-15.0 | 485 | 89.2 | 85.0-92.3 |
| 16,000-24,999 | 247 | 75 | 29.5 | 22.7-37.4 | 172 | 70.5 | 62.6-77.3 |
| 25,000-39,999 | 264 | 162 | 63.3 | 55.4-70.6 | 102 | 36.7 | 29.4-44.6 |
| 40,000 or more | 614 | 571 | 93.8 | 90.7-95.9 | 43 | 6.2 | 4.1- 9.3 |
| WIC recipient | |||||||
| No | 984 | 796 | 84.4 | 81.1-87.2 | 188 | 15.6 | 12.8-18.9 |
| Yes | 840 | 111 | 13.8 | 11.0-17.2 | 729 | 86.2 | 82.8-89.0 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||
| No | 897 | 897 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Yes | 933 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.4 | 919 | 99.0 | 97.6-99.5 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||
| Under 1500 grams | 363 | 168 | 45.2 | 40.6-49.9 | 195 | 54.8 | 50.1-59.4 |
| 1500 - 2499 grams | 575 | 260 | 42.2 | 38.4-46.1 | 315 | 57.8 | 53.9-61.6 |
| 2500+ grams | 892 | 483 | 51.2 | 47.9-54.5 | 409 | 48.8 | 45.5-52.1 |
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.
N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
The percentages shown are weighted percentages, designed to reflect the entire population of North Carolina women having a live birth.
This page was generated on 24NOV03