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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 | 1344 | 647 | 76.5 | 73.8-79.1 | 271 | 14.2 | 12.0-16.7 | 281 | 6.4 | 5.3- 7.8 | 145 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.7 |
| Age | |||||||||||||
| < 20 years | 155 | 59 | 67.1 | 57.0-75.9 | 40 | 19.7 | 12.6-29.4 | 39 | 8.2 | 4.9-13.4 | 17 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.5 |
| 20-24 years | 314 | 161 | 77.3 | 71.3-82.3 | 54 | 13.6 | 9.5-19.2 | 70 | 7.3 | 4.9-10.8 | 29 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.6 |
| 25-34 years | 676 | 324 | 77.6 | 73.8-81.1 | 142 | 13.6 | 10.7-17.1 | 130 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.6 | 80 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.3 |
| 35+ years | 199 | 103 | 79.0 | 72.0-84.6 | 35 | 12.7 | 8.1-19.3 | 42 | 5.8 | 3.5- 9.5 | 19 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.0 |
| Race | |||||||||||||
| White | 917 | 464 | 77.3 | 74.0-80.3 | 178 | 14.0 | 11.5-17.0 | 186 | 6.3 | 4.9- 8.0 | 89 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.3 |
| Black | 372 | 153 | 73.5 | 67.6-78.8 | 81 | 14.8 | 10.6-20.4 | 85 | 6.9 | 5.0- 9.6 | 53 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.2 |
| Other | 55 | 30 | 80.9 | 66.4-90.1 | 12 | 12.5 | 5.2-27.4 | 10 | 5.7 | 2.1-14.6 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.7 |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 151 | 88 | 80.4 | 72.3-86.6 | 23 | 11.1 | 6.4-18.7 | 22 | 5.6 | 2.8-10.9 | 18 | 2.9 | 1.4- 6.0 |
| No | 1190 | 558 | 76.1 | 73.1-78.8 | 247 | 14.5 | 12.2-17.2 | 259 | 6.6 | 5.4- 8.0 | 126 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.7 |
| Education | |||||||||||||
| < High School | 266 | 127 | 74.9 | 68.1-80.6 | 49 | 12.7 | 8.4-18.7 | 63 | 9.0 | 6.0-13.4 | 27 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.3 |
| High School | 375 | 180 | 76.2 | 70.8-80.9 | 77 | 15.0 | 11.0-20.1 | 74 | 5.5 | 3.8- 7.9 | 44 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.1 |
| > High School | 699 | 338 | 77.5 | 73.7-80.9 | 144 | 14.3 | 11.4-17.9 | 144 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.7 | 73 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.3 |
| Marital Status | |||||||||||||
| Married | 821 | 410 | 76.9 | 73.5-80.1 | 164 | 14.7 | 11.9-17.9 | 162 | 5.5 | 4.3- 7.1 | 85 | 2.8 | 2.0- 4.1 |
| Other | 523 | 237 | 76.0 | 71.3-80.1 | 107 | 13.4 | 10.0-17.7 | 119 | 7.7 | 5.7-10.4 | 60 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.1 |
| Income | |||||||||||||
| 14,999 or less | 360 | 164 | 75.5 | 69.7-80.5 | 73 | 13.7 | 9.7-19.0 | 74 | 6.8 | 4.6- 9.9 | 49 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.2 |
| 15,000-24,999 | 216 | 102 | 77.6 | 70.4-83.5 | 43 | 10.9 | 6.7-17.3 | 41 | 7.8 | 4.7-12.7 | 30 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.2 |
| 25,000-49,999 | 247 | 122 | 76.7 | 69.9-82.3 | 54 | 17.2 | 12.0-24.0 | 58 | 5.2 | 3.6- 7.4 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 |
| 50,000 or more | 439 | 218 | 77.6 | 72.8-81.7 | 86 | 13.8 | 10.3-18.2 | 92 | 6.3 | 4.4- 8.9 | 43 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.8 |
| WIC recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 756 | 366 | 76.6 | 72.9-80.0 | 158 | 14.5 | 11.7-18.0 | 156 | 6.0 | 4.6- 7.8 | 76 | 2.8 | 1.9- 4.1 |
| Yes | 578 | 275 | 76.1 | 71.7-80.0 | 111 | 13.9 | 10.7-18.0 | 124 | 7.0 | 5.2- 9.3 | 68 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.2 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 635 | 318 | 77.4 | 73.5-81.0 | 132 | 14.9 | 11.8-18.7 | 127 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.4 | 58 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.1 |
| Yes | 709 | 329 | 75.8 | 71.9-79.3 | 139 | 13.5 | 10.6-17.1 | 154 | 7.2 | 5.5- 9.2 | 87 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.9 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 704 | 113 | 16.7 | 14.1-19.6 | 189 | 26.5 | 23.5-29.8 | 263 | 37.2 | 33.7-40.7 | 139 | 19.6 | 16.9-22.7 |
| 2500+ grams | 640 | 534 | 83.5 | 80.4-86.2 | 82 | 12.7 | 10.3-15.6 | 18 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.5 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 |
*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 09JUN09