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| Demographic Groups |
Total Respond.# |
NO | YES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| Total | 1661 | 841 | 52.7 | 49.6-55.9 | 820 | 47.3 | 44.1-50.4 |
| Age | |||||||
| < 20 years | 229 | 34 | 18.4 | 12.5-26.3 | 195 | 81.6 | 73.7-87.5 |
| 20-24 years | 440 | 142 | 32.2 | 26.9-38.1 | 298 | 67.8 | 61.9-73.1 |
| 25-34 years | 805 | 526 | 69.0 | 64.7-73.0 | 279 | 31.0 | 27.0-35.3 |
| 35+ years | 187 | 139 | 74.8 | 65.5-82.3 | 48 | 25.2 | 17.7-34.5 |
| Race | |||||||
| White | 1128 | 658 | 59.2 | 55.5-62.8 | 470 | 40.8 | 37.2-44.5 |
| Black | 474 | 151 | 32.2 | 26.3-38.6 | 323 | 67.8 | 61.4-73.7 |
| Other | 59 | 32 | 64.7 | 48.0-78.5 | 27 | 35.3 | 21.5-52.0 |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||
| Yes | 177 | 38 | 17.3 | 11.6-24.9 | 139 | 82.7 | 75.1-88.4 |
| No | 1482 | 802 | 58.1 | 54.7-61.4 | 680 | 41.9 | 38.6-45.3 |
| Education | |||||||
| < High School | 367 | 49 | 12.3 | 8.5-17.5 | 318 | 87.7 | 82.5-91.5 |
| High School | 516 | 184 | 40.9 | 35.4-46.7 | 332 | 59.1 | 53.3-64.6 |
| > High School | 773 | 607 | 80.8 | 76.9-84.1 | 166 | 19.2 | 15.9-23.1 |
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Married | 1048 | 748 | 72.5 | 68.9-75.8 | 300 | 27.5 | 24.2-31.1 |
| Other | 613 | 93 | 15.7 | 12.0-20.2 | 520 | 84.3 | 79.8-88.0 |
| Income | |||||||
| 15,999 or less | 512 | 66 | 12.7 | 9.2-17.2 | 446 | 87.3 | 82.8-90.8 |
| 16,000-24,999 | 183 | 51 | 27.4 | 19.9-36.4 | 132 | 72.6 | 63.6-80.1 |
| 25,000-39,999 | 248 | 149 | 63.7 | 55.5-71.1 | 99 | 36.3 | 28.9-44.5 |
| 40,000 or more | 558 | 528 | 96.0 | 93.4-97.6 | 30 | 4.0 | 2.4- 6.6 |
| WIC recipient | |||||||
| No | 859 | 707 | 87.1 | 83.9-89.8 | 152 | 12.9 | 10.2-16.1 |
| Yes | 793 | 128 | 15.5 | 12.5-19.2 | 665 | 84.5 | 80.8-87.5 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||
| No | 823 | 823 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Yes | 838 | 18 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.1 | 820 | 97.0 | 94.9-98.2 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||
| Under 1500 grams | 320 | 135 | 38.6 | 33.9-43.6 | 185 | 61.4 | 56.4-66.1 |
| 1500 - 2499 grams | 500 | 217 | 39.9 | 35.9-44.1 | 283 | 60.1 | 55.9-64.1 |
| 2500+ grams | 841 | 489 | 53.9 | 50.5-57.3 | 352 | 46.1 | 42.7-49.5 |
#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