| Demographic Groups |
Total Respond2 |
6 weeks or less | 7-12 weeks | 13 weeks or more | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| Total | 449 | 94 | 21.6 | 17.5-26.5 | 259 | 60.6 | 55.3-65.7 | 96 | 17.7 | 14.3-21.9 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| < 25 years | 67 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 25-34 years | 274 | 55 | 19.9 | 14.9-25.9 | 168 | 62.6 | 55.9-68.9 | 51 | 17.5 | 13.1-23.1 |
| 35+ years | 108 | 17 | 16.6 | 9.8-26.7 | *** | *** | *** | 35 | 25.3 | 17.4-35.3 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 294 | 56 | 20.0 | 15.4-25.6 | 179 | 61.8 | 55.5-67.6 | 59 | 18.2 | 14.0-23.4 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 79 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 19 | 12.2 | 6.3-22.2 |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 31 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Latina | 36 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Education | ||||||||||
| < High School | 16 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| High School | 76 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 14 | 10.3 | 5.3-18.8 |
| > High School | 357 | 68 | 21.1 | 16.4-26.6 | 208 | 59.2 | 53.3-64.9 | 81 | 19.7 | 15.6-24.6 |
| Marital Status | ||||||||||
| Married | 320 | 52 | 16.6 | 12.5-21.6 | 193 | 61.2 | 55.1-66.9 | 75 | 22.2 | 17.6-27.6 |
| Other | 129 | 42 | 32.6 | 23.4-43.5 | *** | *** | *** | 21 | 8.0 | 4.6-13.4 |
| Medicaid recipient | ||||||||||
| No | 300 | 41 | 14.3 | 10.4-19.5 | 186 | 63.5 | 57.3-69.4 | 73 | 22.2 | 17.5-27.7 |
| Yes | 149 | 53 | 34.7 | 26.1-44.4 | 73 | 55.4 | 45.7-64.8 | 23 | 9.9 | 6.0-16.0 |
| Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 136 | 29 | 23.5 | 16.9-31.8 | 69 | 48.6 | 40.2-57.1 | 38 | 27.8 | 20.8-36.1 |
| 2500+ grams | 313 | 65 | 21.5 | 17.0-26.7 | 190 | 61.6 | 55.9-67.0 | 58 | 16.9 | 13.2-21.4 |
1Asked only of mothers who reported taking leave from work after their new baby was born.
This question was new in Phase 8 (2016 - 2020). For more information please visit PRAMS–Annual Questionnaires.
2Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.
*** This estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards.
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.
The overall weighted response rate in 2018 was 53%.
This page was generated on 10OCT19
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