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| Demographic Groups |
Total Respond.# |
NO | YES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| Total | 1023 | 491 | 48.1 | 44.2-51.9 | 532 | 51.9 | 48.1-55.8 |
| Age | |||||||
| < 20 years | 97 | 11 | 12.5 | 6.1-23.7 | 86 | 87.5 | 76.3-93.9 |
| 20-24 years | 253 | 61 | 22.5 | 16.7-29.6 | 192 | 77.5 | 70.4-83.3 |
| 25-34 years | 516 | 311 | 60.6 | 55.3-65.7 | 205 | 39.4 | 34.3-44.7 |
| 35+ years | 157 | 108 | 72.6 | 62.7-80.7 | 49 | 27.4 | 19.3-37.3 |
| Race | |||||||
| White | 734 | 405 | 54.0 | 49.5-58.3 | 329 | 46.0 | 41.7-50.5 |
| Black | 249 | 67 | 25.9 | 19.1-34.1 | 182 | 74.1 | 65.9-80.9 |
| Other | 40 | 19 | 48.1 | 29.5-67.2 | 21 | 51.9 | 32.8-70.5 |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||
| Yes | 133 | 25 | 15.1 | 9.4-23.3 | 108 | 84.9 | 76.7-90.6 |
| No | 890 | 466 | 54.7 | 50.5-58.8 | 424 | 45.3 | 41.2-49.5 |
| Education | |||||||
| < High School | 202 | 18 | 8.3 | 4.6-14.4 | 184 | 91.7 | 85.6-95.4 |
| High School | 293 | 83 | 29.0 | 22.7-36.2 | 210 | 71.0 | 63.8-77.3 |
| > High School | 526 | 388 | 75.1 | 70.2-79.5 | 138 | 24.9 | 20.5-29.8 |
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Married | 649 | 435 | 66.0 | 61.3-70.3 | 214 | 34.0 | 29.7-38.7 |
| Other | 374 | 56 | 16.6 | 12.0-22.3 | 318 | 83.4 | 77.7-88.0 |
| Income | |||||||
| 14,999 or less | 299 | 29 | 8.8 | 5.6-13.7 | 270 | 91.2 | 86.3-94.4 |
| 15,000-24,999 | 157 | 36 | 25.2 | 17.4-35.2 | 121 | 74.8 | 64.8-82.6 |
| 25,000-49,999 | 179 | 119 | 65.9 | 57.0-73.8 | 60 | 34.1 | 26.2-43.0 |
| 50,000 or more | 295 | 286 | 99.0 | 97.1-99.7 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.9 |
| WIC recipient | |||||||
| No | 554 | 425 | 75.8 | 71.1-80.0 | 129 | 24.2 | 20.0-28.9 |
| Yes | 458 | 60 | 13.5 | 10.0-18.1 | 398 | 86.5 | 81.9-90.0 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||
| No | 474 | 474 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Yes | 549 | 17 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.0 | 532 | 97.2 | 95.0-98.5 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 463 | 190 | 36.8 | 32.7-41.1 | 273 | 63.2 | 58.9-67.3 |
| 2500+ grams | 560 | 301 | 49.1 | 44.9-53.2 | 259 | 50.9 | 46.8-55.1 |
~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