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| Demographic Groups |
Total Respond.# |
NO | YES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| Total | 1024 | 994 | 97.1 | 95.4-98.1 | 30 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.6 |
| Age | |||||||
| < 20 years | 97 | 97 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 20-24 years | 253 | 246 | 96.8 | 92.3-98.7 | 7 | 3.2 | 1.3- 7.7 |
| 25-34 years | 517 | 502 | 97.4 | 94.9-98.7 | 15 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.1 |
| 35+ years | 157 | 149 | 94.3 | 87.4-97.5 | 8 | 5.7 | 2.5-12.6 |
| Race | |||||||
| White | 735 | 725 | 98.3 | 96.7-99.1 | 10 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.3 |
| Black | 249 | 229 | 91.8 | 85.4-95.5 | 20 | 8.2 | 4.5-14.6 |
| Other | 40 | 40 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||
| Yes | 133 | 131 | 98.3 | 93.4-99.6 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.6 |
| No | 891 | 863 | 96.8 | 94.9-98.0 | 28 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.1 |
| Education | |||||||
| < High School | 202 | 197 | 98.8 | 95.3-99.7 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.7 |
| High School | 293 | 285 | 97.0 | 92.8-98.8 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.2 |
| > High School | 527 | 510 | 96.2 | 93.5-97.9 | 17 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.5 |
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Married | 650 | 631 | 97.4 | 95.4-98.5 | 19 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.6 |
| Other | 374 | 363 | 96.5 | 92.8-98.3 | 11 | 3.5 | 1.7- 7.2 |
| Income | |||||||
| 14,999 or less | 299 | 283 | 94.3 | 89.6-97.0 | 16 | 5.7 | 3.0-10.4 |
| 15,000-24,999 | 157 | 150 | 95.2 | 88.6-98.1 | 7 | 4.8 | 1.9-11.4 |
| 25,000-49,999 | 179 | 178 | 99.2 | 94.8-99.9 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.2 |
| 50,000 or more | 295 | 290 | 98.3 | 95.3-99.4 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.7 |
| WIC recipient | |||||||
| No | 555 | 545 | 98.6 | 96.9-99.3 | 10 | 1.4 | 0.7- 3.1 |
| Yes | 458 | 438 | 95.1 | 91.7-97.2 | 20 | 4.9 | 2.8- 8.3 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||
| No | 474 | 465 | 98.3 | 96.3-99.3 | 9 | 1.7 | 0.7- 3.7 |
| Yes | 550 | 529 | 95.9 | 93.1-97.6 | 21 | 4.1 | 2.4- 6.9 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 464 | 450 | 97.2 | 95.3-98.3 | 14 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.7 |
| 2500+ grams | 560 | 544 | 97.0 | 95.2-98.2 | 16 | 3.0 | 1.8- 4.8 |
~Due to low response rates in the later part of the year, the 2005 PRAMS tables only comprise data for January through August births.
#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 25JUN07