NC PRAMS 2011~` : (How do you most often lay your baby down to sleep now?)

2011 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

SLEEP POSITION AND BED SHARING

How do you most often lay your baby down to sleep now?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	Recommended (Back)			Other (Combining Side, Stomach)
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	862	638	74.1	70.6-77.3	224	25.9	22.7-29.4
Age
< 20 years	54	35	63.3	47.3-76.8	19	36.7	23.2-52.7
20-24 years	207	141	67.9	60.0-74.8	66	32.1	25.2-40.0
25-34 years	466	359	77.5	73.0-81.5	107	22.5	18.5-27.0
35+ years	135	103	77.5	68.5-84.5	32	22.5	15.5-31.5
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	501	398	77.4	72.9-81.3	103	22.6	18.7-27.1
Non-Hispanic Black	189	109	59.2	50.6-67.3	80	40.8	32.7-49.4
Non-Hispanic Other	48	***	***	***	***	***	***
Latina	114	86	76.3	66.7-83.9	28	23.7	16.1-33.3
Education
< High School	144	107	72.6	63.1-80.4	37	27.4	19.6-36.9
High School	167	124	76.1	67.9-82.8	43	23.9	17.2-32.1
> High School	550	406	73.8	69.4-77.7	144	26.2	22.3-30.6
Marital Status
Married	533	421	78.1	73.9-81.9	112	21.9	18.1-26.1
Other	328	216	67.3	61.0-73.0	112	32.7	27.0-39.0
WIC recipient
No	442	345	77.6	72.9-81.8	97	22.4	18.2-27.1
Yes	418	291	70.4	65.1-75.2	127	29.6	24.8-34.9
Medicaid recipient
No	386	307	79.1	74.1-83.3	79	20.9	16.7-25.9
Yes	476	331	70.1	65.1-74.6	145	29.9	25.4-34.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	270	195	71.3	65.6-76.4	75	28.7	23.6-34.4
2500+ grams	592	443	74.3	70.5-77.7	149	25.7	22.3-29.5

~Low participation was a substantial problem for NC PRAMS in 2011.The overall weighted response rate was 54%.

*** This estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards

#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.

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