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| Demographic Groups |
Total Respond.# |
2 weeks or less | 3 to 4 weeks | 4 to 8 weeks | More than 8 weeks | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| Total | 1306 | 547 | 74.3 | 71.2-77.1 | 222 | 16.8 | 14.3-19.7 | 268 | 6.3 | 5.2- 7.6 | 269 | 2.6 | 2.2- 3.1 |
| Age | |||||||||||||
| < 20 years | 178 | 65 | 69.6 | 59.9-77.8 | 36 | 20.5 | 13.3-30.2 | 40 | 7.4 | 4.4-12.2 | 37 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.6 |
| 20-24 years | 333 | 131 | 70.2 | 63.4-76.1 | 65 | 20.7 | 15.3-27.5 | 70 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.2 | 67 | 2.6 | 2.0- 3.4 |
| 25-34 years | 646 | 292 | 77.6 | 73.5-81.2 | 102 | 14.9 | 11.7-18.8 | 125 | 5.4 | 4.1- 7.1 | 127 | 2.1 | 1.8- 2.6 |
| 35+ years | 149 | 59 | 73.5 | 63.6-81.5 | 19 | 12.6 | 6.9-21.7 | 33 | 8.9 | 4.9-15.6 | 38 | 5.0 | 2.4-10.0 |
| Race | |||||||||||||
| White | 870 | 392 | 74.8 | 71.1-78.1 | 150 | 16.7 | 13.8-20.2 | 171 | 6.3 | 4.9- 8.0 | 157 | 2.2 | 1.7- 2.9 |
| Black | 387 | 132 | 72.8 | 66.4-78.5 | 64 | 16.9 | 11.9-23.4 | 84 | 6.4 | 4.7- 8.7 | 107 | 3.9 | 3.1- 4.8 |
| Other | 49 | 23 | 74.3 | 56.8-86.4 | 8 | 18.1 | 7.6-37.2 | 13 | 6.0 | 3.2-11.1 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.2 |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 132 | 70 | 81.7 | 72.7-88.3 | 22 | 13.0 | 7.3-22.0 | 12 | 1.7 | 1.0- 3.1 | 28 | 3.6 | 1.6- 8.1 |
| No | 1172 | 476 | 73.2 | 69.9-76.2 | 200 | 17.4 | 14.6-20.6 | 255 | 6.9 | 5.7- 8.4 | 241 | 2.5 | 2.2- 2.8 |
| Education | |||||||||||||
| < High School | 270 | 107 | 73.6 | 66.1-79.9 | 40 | 14.8 | 9.7-22.0 | 59 | 7.6 | 4.9-11.6 | 64 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.4 |
| High School | 417 | 168 | 73.1 | 67.3-78.1 | 75 | 17.0 | 12.6-22.6 | 86 | 7.1 | 5.2- 9.7 | 88 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.5 |
| > High School | 615 | 268 | 75.0 | 70.6-78.9 | 107 | 17.8 | 14.2-22.1 | 123 | 5.3 | 3.9- 7.1 | 117 | 2.0 | 1.6- 2.4 |
| Marital Status | |||||||||||||
| Married | 830 | 381 | 75.6 | 72.0-78.9 | 146 | 17.0 | 13.9-20.5 | 160 | 5.5 | 4.3- 7.1 | 143 | 1.9 | 1.6- 2.2 |
| Other | 476 | 166 | 71.5 | 65.7-76.6 | 76 | 16.5 | 12.1-22.1 | 108 | 7.9 | 5.8-10.6 | 126 | 4.1 | 3.0- 5.7 |
| Income | |||||||||||||
| 15,999 or less | 387 | 140 | 73.0 | 66.8-78.4 | 68 | 14.6 | 10.3-20.4 | 85 | 8.4 | 5.9-11.8 | 94 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.8 |
| 16,000-24,999 | 154 | 67 | 74.6 | 65.2-82.1 | 24 | 15.8 | 9.5-25.1 | 36 | 7.2 | 4.1-12.3 | 27 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.7 |
| 25,000-39,999 | 207 | 85 | 70.3 | 61.8-77.7 | 41 | 22.5 | 15.6-31.2 | 40 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.7 | 41 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.2 |
| 40,000 or more | 440 | 207 | 77.3 | 72.4-81.5 | 71 | 16.5 | 12.6-21.4 | 78 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.2 | 84 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.3 |
| WIC recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 677 | 309 | 77.6 | 73.6-81.1 | 103 | 14.7 | 11.6-18.5 | 121 | 5.1 | 3.8- 6.7 | 144 | 2.7 | 2.0- 3.6 |
| Yes | 624 | 235 | 70.3 | 65.4-74.8 | 119 | 19.4 | 15.4-24.2 | 145 | 7.7 | 5.9- 9.9 | 125 | 2.6 | 2.2- 3.1 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 647 | 308 | 76.7 | 72.6-80.4 | 112 | 16.7 | 13.4-20.7 | 115 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.4 | 112 | 1.8 | 1.5- 2.2 |
| Yes | 659 | 239 | 71.6 | 66.9-75.9 | 110 | 16.9 | 13.2-21.4 | 153 | 8.0 | 6.2-10.2 | 157 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.6 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||
| Under 1500 grams | 264 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.7 | 35 | 12.8 | 9.6-17.0 | 225 | 85.6 | 81.2-89.0 |
| 1500 - 2499 grams | 472 | 84 | 18.5 | 15.3-22.3 | 126 | 26.1 | 22.4-30.1 | 220 | 46.9 | 42.5-51.3 | 42 | 8.5 | 6.4-11.2 |
| 2500+ grams | 570 | 461 | 81.2 | 77.8-84.2 | 94 | 16.3 | 13.5-19.6 | 13 | 2.3 | 1.3- 3.9 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 |
*Data in this table are constructed from survey questions 39 (When was your baby due?) and 41 (When was your baby born?)
#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