1997 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

		No			Yes
Demographic Groups	Total Respondents†	N	%	95% C.I.†	N	%	95% C.I.†
Total	768	485	63.3	58.8-67.7	283	36.7	32.3-41.2
Age
< 20 years	116	96	84.9	74.3-91.7	20	15.1	8.3-25.7
20-24 years	211	153	71.2	62.2-78.9	58	28.8	21.1-37.8
25-34 years	359	198	54.6	48.0-61.1	161	45.4	38.9-52.0
35+ years	82	38	43.2	30.5-56.9	44	56.8	43.1-69.5
Mother's Race
White	519	293	57.2	51.7-62.6	226	42.8	37.4-48.3
African American	227	173	75.8	67.3-82.7	54	24.2	17.3-32.7
Other Minorities	22	19	83.5	53.4-95.7	3	16.5	4.3-46.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	17	7	44.9	13.6-80.9	10	55.1	19.1-86.4
No	751	478	63.6	59.0-68.0	273	36.4	32.0-41.0
Education
< High School	146	122	83.7	73.3-90.5	24	16.3	9.5-26.7
High School	263	204	79.6	72.3-85.3	59	20.4	14.7-27.7
> High School	359	159	41.9	35.7-48.4	200	58.1	51.6-64.3
Marital Status
Married	519	274	53.0	47.4-58.5	245	47.0	41.5-52.6
Other	249	211	83.7	76.4-89.0	38	16.3	11.0-23.6
Income
15,999 or less	244	198	80.6	72.4-86.9	46	19.4	13.1-27.6
16,000-24,999	113	71	65.2	51.9-76.5	42	34.8	23.5-48.1
25,000-39,999	130	84	64.2	53.8-73.5	46	35.8	26.5-46.2
40,000 or more	235	97	43.7	36.2-51.4	138	56.3	48.6-63.8
WIC recipient
No	418	209	47.9	41.8-54.0	209	52.1	46.0-58.2
Yes	344	273	81.3	75.1-86.3	71	18.7	13.7-24.9
Medicaid recipient
No	397	192	48.8	42.7-54.8	205	51.2	45.2-57.3
Yes	371	293	79.8	73.5-84.9	78	20.2	15.1-26.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	116	78	70.0	61.1-77.6	38	30.0	22.4-38.9
1500-2499 grams	251	171	69.9	63.9-75.3	80	30.1	24.7-36.1
2500+ grams	399	235	62.8	57.9-67.5	164	37.2	32.5-42.1

*Survey Question:
Data in this table are recoded responses to survey question 42. For how many weeks did you breast
feed your new baby?

^† Percents based on fewer than 50 total respondents may not be reliable.
Interpret these percentages with caution. C.I. = confidence interval.