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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 | 1272 | 592 | 74.1 | 71.2-76.8 | 276 | 17.6 | 15.1-20.4 | 262 | 5.7 | 4.7- 6.8 | 142 | 2.6 | 2.1- 3.3 |
| Age | |||||||||||||
| < 20 years | 130 | 60 | 75.7 | 65.4-83.7 | 25 | 16.6 | 9.5-27.4 | 30 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.4 | 15 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.6 |
| 20-24 years | 324 | 157 | 76.8 | 71.1-81.7 | 69 | 15.0 | 10.8-20.4 | 56 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.7 | 42 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.0 |
| 25-34 years | 649 | 302 | 73.2 | 69.0-77.0 | 147 | 19.3 | 15.7-23.4 | 135 | 5.4 | 4.1- 7.1 | 65 | 2.2 | 1.6- 3.0 |
| 35+ years | 169 | 73 | 70.4 | 61.6-77.9 | 35 | 17.5 | 11.4-25.9 | 41 | 8.7 | 5.3-13.9 | 20 | 3.5 | 1.7- 6.9 |
| Race | |||||||||||||
| White | 878 | 422 | 73.7 | 70.2-76.9 | 193 | 18.8 | 15.8-22.2 | 185 | 5.5 | 4.4- 6.9 | 78 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.7 |
| Black | 342 | 143 | 74.4 | 68.4-79.7 | 70 | 13.7 | 9.6-19.3 | 69 | 6.8 | 4.7- 9.6 | 60 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.4 |
| Other | 52 | 27 | 79.2 | 64.4-88.9 | 13 | 16.6 | 7.7-32.1 | 8 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 3.9 |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 141 | 76 | 79.2 | 70.8-85.6 | 27 | 15.1 | 9.4-23.4 | 24 | 4.1 | 2.1- 7.7 | 14 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 |
| No | 1131 | 516 | 73.2 | 70.0-76.1 | 249 | 18.1 | 15.4-21.1 | 238 | 6.0 | 4.9- 7.3 | 128 | 2.8 | 2.2- 3.6 |
| Education | |||||||||||||
| < High School | 255 | 123 | 74.3 | 67.3-80.2 | 57 | 17.6 | 12.3-24.4 | 48 | 4.6 | 3.0- 6.9 | 27 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.4 |
| High School | 352 | 167 | 78.3 | 73.1-82.8 | 62 | 13.3 | 9.4-18.4 | 72 | 5.0 | 3.6- 7.0 | 51 | 3.4 | 2.3- 4.9 |
| > High School | 662 | 300 | 71.4 | 67.1-75.3 | 157 | 20.3 | 16.7-24.4 | 141 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.6 | 64 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.2 |
| Marital Status | |||||||||||||
| Married | 775 | 363 | 72.9 | 69.1-76.4 | 169 | 18.6 | 15.4-22.2 | 165 | 6.3 | 4.9- 8.0 | 78 | 2.2 | 1.6- 3.1 |
| Other | 497 | 229 | 75.8 | 71.0-80.0 | 107 | 16.2 | 12.4-20.9 | 97 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.4 | 64 | 3.2 | 2.3- 4.5 |
| Income | |||||||||||||
| 14,999 or less | 377 | 175 | 76.7 | 71.3-81.3 | 75 | 14.2 | 10.3-19.3 | 83 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.8 | 44 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.4 |
| 15,000-24,999 | 202 | 92 | 74.0 | 66.2-80.6 | 49 | 17.7 | 12.0-25.4 | 35 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.5 | 26 | 2.7 | 1.8- 4.1 |
| 25,000-49,999 | 263 | 136 | 75.5 | 68.9-81.0 | 51 | 17.3 | 12.3-23.7 | 46 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.4 | 30 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.5 |
| 50,000 or more | 335 | 150 | 70.9 | 64.8-76.3 | 76 | 20.6 | 15.7-26.5 | 79 | 6.9 | 4.8-10.0 | 30 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.3 |
| WIC recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 639 | 302 | 74.6 | 70.5-78.3 | 131 | 17.2 | 13.9-21.2 | 141 | 6.0 | 4.6- 7.7 | 65 | 2.2 | 1.6- 3.1 |
| Yes | 624 | 284 | 73.3 | 68.9-77.2 | 144 | 18.3 | 14.7-22.5 | 120 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.2 | 76 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.2 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 578 | 272 | 73.7 | 69.4-77.7 | 121 | 17.4 | 14.0-21.6 | 129 | 6.8 | 5.0- 9.0 | 56 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.0 |
| Yes | 694 | 320 | 74.3 | 70.3-78.0 | 155 | 17.8 | 14.4-21.7 | 133 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.1 | 86 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.2 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 649 | 93 | 14.7 | 12.2-17.7 | 169 | 26.1 | 22.9-29.6 | 248 | 37.5 | 34.0-41.3 | 139 | 21.6 | 18.6-24.9 |
| 2500+ grams | 623 | 499 | 80.7 | 77.4-83.6 | 107 | 16.7 | 13.9-19.8 | 14 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.6 |
*Data in this table are constructed from survey questions 40 (When was your baby due?) and 42 (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 02OCT06