2018 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

MATERNAL CHARACTERISTICS

Mother's Body Mass Index (BMI) Before Pregnancy1

Demographic
Groups
Total
Respond2
UNDERWT (< 19.8) NORMAL (19.8-26) OVERWT (> 26-29) OBESE (> 29)
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total 874 85 8.7 6.8-11.2 371 42.2 38.4-46.1 116 13.4 10.9-16.4 302 35.6 31.9-39.5
Age
< 25 years 200 30 13.8 9.1-20.4 83 42.1 34.2-50.5 24 12.6 7.9-19.6 63 31.5 24.4-39.5
25-34 years 495 45 7.1 5.1- 9.9 208 42.4 37.4-47.5 65 12.7 9.7-16.6 177 37.7 32.8-42.9
35+ years 179 *** *** *** 80 41.8 33.8-50.3 27 16.5 11.0-24.0 62 35.2 27.5-43.8
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 486 49 9.9 7.2-13.3 231 48.0 43.1-53.0 60 13.3 10.2-17.2 146 28.8 24.6-33.4
Non-Hispanic Black 156 13 6.3 2.9-13.1 46 29.8 21.3-40.0 25 14.9 9.1-23.6 72 49.0 39.0-59.1
Non-Hispanic Other 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.7 7.5-26.5
Latina 145 13 8.7 4.8-15.5 49 33.1 25.1-42.2 19 10.6 6.3-17.3 64 47.5 38.6-56.6
Education
< High School 101 13 13.8 7.7-23.5 33 28.4 19.2-39.8 17 14.5 7.5-26.0 *** *** ***
High School 189 24 10.7 6.4-17.6 54 29.2 22.0-37.6 24 12.2 7.8-18.5 87 47.8 39.3-56.5
> High School 583 48 7.3 5.3-10.0 283 48.5 43.8-53.2 75 13.7 10.7-17.5 177 30.4 26.2-34.9
Marital Status
Married 562 48 8.4 6.2-11.3 264 46.8 42.2-51.4 75 13.8 10.9-17.2 175 31.1 27.0-35.5
Other 312 37 9.3 6.1-13.9 107 35.0 28.6-42.1 41 12.9 8.7-18.7 127 42.8 36.0-49.8
Medicaid recipient
No 477 39 7.8 5.5-10.9 239 49.4 44.4-54.5 57 12.5 9.4-16.3 142 30.3 25.9-35.2
Yes 397 46 9.9 6.9-13.8 132 34.2 28.7-40.2 59 14.5 10.7-19.3 160 41.4 35.6-47.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams 281 35 13.4 9.8-18.2 112 38.5 32.9-44.3 39 14.2 10.5-18.9 95 33.9 28.6-39.8
2500+ grams 593 50 8.3 6.3-10.9 259 42.6 38.4-46.8 77 13.4 10.7-16.6 207 35.8 31.8-39.9

1Data in this table are constructed from survey questions 1 and 2. (BMI is a relationship between weight and height that is associated with body fat and health risk.)
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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