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| Total Respond2 |
Guessed at height | Used tape measure/yard stick | Measured at doctor's office | Measured at school | Some other way | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,076 | 108 | 11.3 | 8.4-15.0 | 338 | 33.0 | 28.3-38.0 | 579 | 52.6 | 47.4-57.6 | 31 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.6 | 20 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 555 | 58 | 13.1 | 8.9-19.0 | 175 | 35.6 | 28.9-43.0 | 287 | 46.6 | 39.6-53.8 | 22 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.3 | 13 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.6 |
| Female | 517 | 50 | 9.3 | 6.0-14.2 | 162 | 30.1 | 24.1-37.0 | 289 | 58.9 | 51.7-65.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 778 | 76 | 11.6 | 8.0-16.5 | 268 | 40.0 | 34.1-46.3 | 401 | 45.9 | 39.9-52.0 | 20 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 | 13 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.9 |
| African American | 155 | 24 | 14.2 | 7.9-24.0 | 26 | 16.0 | 9.4-25.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Other Minorities | 139 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 90 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 982 | 106 | 12.0 | 8.9-15.9 | 305 | 33.1 | 28.3-38.3 | 524 | 51.7 | 46.4-57.0 | 29 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.9 | 18 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.3 |
| AGE GROUPS | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 through 4 | 123 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 5 through 10 | 309 | 32 | 10.6 | 6.2-17.6 | 133 | 36.7 | 28.6-45.6 | 128 | 49.6 | 40.6-58.7 | 11 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.6 | *** | *** | *** |
| 11 through 13 | 252 | 35 | 15.8 | 9.5-25.1 | 65 | 24.6 | 17.0-34.1 | 146 | 57.2 | 46.9-66.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 14 through 17 | 392 | 34 | 12.3 | 7.2-20.2 | 82 | 23.4 | 16.6-32.0 | 249 | 59.1 | 50.1-67.6 | 17 | 3.5 | 1.2- 9.5 | *** | *** | *** |
| PARENT EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| H.S. or Less | 193 | 32 | 13.6 | 8.0-22.3 | 43 | 20.8 | 13.2-31.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Some College | 226 | 18 | 7.6 | 3.7-14.9 | 55 | 28.2 | 19.8-38.5 | 143 | 59.7 | 49.4-69.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| College Graduate | 655 | 58 | 12.0 | 8.0-17.6 | 239 | 42.5 | 35.9-49.4 | 330 | 43.0 | 36.6-49.5 | 15 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 | 13 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.8 |
| SCHOOL | ||||||||||||||||
| Public School | 822 | 88 | 12.8 | 9.3-17.3 | 231 | 26.8 | 22.0-32.2 | 458 | 56.5 | 50.7-62.2 | 28 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.6 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 |
| Private/Home | 142 | 14 | 11.7 | 5.0-25.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| GRADE | ||||||||||||||||
| Not In School | 141 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| K-5th | 312 | 32 | 11.3 | 6.8-18.4 | 133 | 36.3 | 28.4-45.0 | 131 | 49.1 | 40.2-58.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 6th-8th | 245 | 36 | 16.3 | 9.8-25.8 | 65 | 24.9 | 17.1-34.8 | 139 | 56.7 | 46.2-66.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 9th-12th3 | 377 | 32 | 12.3 | 7.0-20.5 | 76 | 23.2 | 16.3-32.1 | 242 | 59.1 | 49.8-67.8 | 17 | 3.6 | 1.3- 9.9 | *** | *** | *** |
| HEALTH INSURANCE4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Private | 627 | 55 | 11.7 | 7.6-17.7 | 213 | 38.0 | 31.8-44.6 | 329 | 46.2 | 39.9-52.7 | 16 | 2.1 | 0.7- 6.0 | 14 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.0 |
| Public | 286 | 36 | 9.5 | 6.0-14.8 | 61 | 23.2 | 16.0-32.4 | 176 | 64.8 | 55.8-72.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Other | 121 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| No health insurance | 29 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 220 | 17 | 9.0 | 4.5-17.0 | 47 | 19.5 | 12.0-30.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| No | 844 | 90 | 11.4 | 8.2-15.6 | 285 | 36.3 | 30.9-42.0 | 429 | 49.0 | 43.4-54.8 | 21 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.0 | 19 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.0 |
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.
*** This estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards; see N.C. CHAMP Technical Notes for more details
1Asked only of children ages 2 and older that reported a height (Question 2a of Weight/Height module).
Participants who reported that they guessed at the child's height, they arrived at child's height some other way, or that the child w
as measured more than 3 months ago were asked to measure the child and were called back to obtain a corrected height. Participants who derived the child's height from a ruler/yardstick, school, or doctor's office within the past 3 months were NOT called b
ack.
2Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.
39th-12th grade includes those in college or other post high school education.
4Health Insurance categories: PRIVATE = State Employee Health Plan, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NC, or other private health insurance plan purchased from an employer or directly from insurance company.
PUBLIC = Medicaid, Carolina ACCESS, Health Check, or NC Health Choice. OTHER = the military, CHAMPUS, TRI CARE, Indian Health Servcies or other type not otherwise listed.
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