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| Demographic Groups |
Total Respond.# |
1 month or less | 5 weeks to 2 months | More than 2 months | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| Total | 479 | 42 | 8.0 | 5.5-11.6 | 171 | 37.8 | 32.6-43.3 | 266 | 54.2 | 48.7-59.6 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| < 20 years | 43 | 8 | 18.5 | 8.0-37.4 | 15 | 36.5 | 20.8-55.7 | 20 | 45.0 | 27.8-63.4 |
| 20-24 years | 122 | 13 | 10.4 | 5.1-19.9 | 39 | 35.2 | 25.1-46.8 | 70 | 54.5 | 43.0-65.5 |
| 25-34 years | 249 | 13 | 4.8 | 2.5- 8.8 | 93 | 36.5 | 29.6-43.9 | 143 | 58.8 | 51.4-65.8 |
| 35+ years | 65 | 8 | 9.0 | 3.4-21.9 | 24 | 49.2 | 34.6-64.0 | 33 | 41.8 | 28.1-56.9 |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 323 | 30 | 9.2 | 6.0-13.8 | 125 | 40.1 | 33.9-46.6 | 168 | 50.8 | 44.3-57.2 |
| Black | 135 | 11 | 6.0 | 2.5-13.9 | 38 | 31.5 | 22.0-42.8 | 86 | 62.5 | 51.1-72.6 |
| Other | 21 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 7.9 | 8 | 37.6 | 16.1-65.5 | 12 | 61.2 | 33.7-83.0 |
| Hispanic origin | ||||||||||
| Yes | 38 | 4 | 5.3 | 1.1-21.5 | 13 | 36.3 | 20.7-55.6 | 21 | 58.4 | 39.5-75.1 |
| No | 441 | 38 | 8.3 | 5.6-12.2 | 158 | 37.9 | 32.5-43.7 | 245 | 53.8 | 48.0-59.4 |
| Education | ||||||||||
| < High School | 66 | 11 | 14.8 | 7.0-28.6 | 27 | 44.7 | 30.6-59.7 | 28 | 40.5 | 27.0-55.7 |
| High School | 131 | 12 | 9.6 | 4.5-19.4 | 42 | 35.5 | 25.4-47.2 | 77 | 54.9 | 43.3-66.0 |
| > High School | 281 | 19 | 5.8 | 3.4- 9.8 | 101 | 36.4 | 30.1-43.3 | 161 | 57.8 | 50.9-64.4 |
| Marital Status | ||||||||||
| Married | 292 | 22 | 7.5 | 4.6-12.0 | 111 | 38.9 | 32.6-45.6 | 159 | 53.6 | 46.8-60.2 |
| Other | 187 | 20 | 8.9 | 4.8-15.8 | 60 | 35.9 | 27.3-45.5 | 107 | 55.3 | 45.7-64.5 |
| Income | ||||||||||
| 14,999 or less | 119 | 16 | 12.7 | 6.7-22.7 | 29 | 29.1 | 19.5-41.0 | 74 | 58.2 | 46.3-69.2 |
| 15,000-24,999 | 59 | 5 | 7.5 | 2.2-22.9 | 23 | 37.7 | 23.0-55.1 | 31 | 54.7 | 37.8-70.6 |
| 25,000-49,999 | 106 | 8 | 7.6 | 3.4-16.2 | 39 | 36.8 | 26.5-48.5 | 59 | 55.6 | 44.0-66.6 |
| 50,000 or more | 157 | 11 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.5 | 62 | 42.2 | 33.6-51.4 | 84 | 52.8 | 43.7-61.6 |
| WIC recipient | ||||||||||
| No | 285 | 21 | 7.0 | 4.2-11.4 | 101 | 36.3 | 30.1-43.1 | 163 | 56.7 | 49.9-63.3 |
| Yes | 190 | 21 | 9.9 | 5.6-17.1 | 69 | 40.1 | 31.2-49.7 | 100 | 50.0 | 40.6-59.4 |
| Medicaid recipient | ||||||||||
| No | 259 | 18 | 6.1 | 3.5-10.6 | 100 | 41.4 | 34.6-48.6 | 141 | 52.4 | 45.3-59.5 |
| Yes | 220 | 24 | 10.4 | 6.2-16.8 | 71 | 33.2 | 25.6-41.8 | 125 | 56.4 | 47.8-64.7 |
| Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 200 | 21 | 11.0 | 7.3-16.2 | 64 | 31.0 | 25.1-37.6 | 115 | 58.0 | 51.1-64.6 |
| 2500+ grams | 279 | 21 | 7.8 | 5.1-11.7 | 107 | 38.3 | 32.7-44.2 | 151 | 53.9 | 48.0-59.7 |
~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