| Demographic Groups |
Total Respond2 |
On their back (Recommended) | On their side or stomach (Not Recommended) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| Total | 871 | 647 | 74.4 | 70.8-77.7 | 224 | 25.6 | 22.3-29.2 |
| Age | |||||||
| < 25 years | 180 | 121 | 65.4 | 56.5-73.2 | 59 | 34.6 | 26.8-43.5 |
| 25-34 years | 486 | 370 | 77.4 | 72.8-81.4 | 116 | 22.6 | 18.6-27.2 |
| 35+ years | 205 | 156 | 76.8 | 69.4-82.9 | 49 | 23.2 | 17.1-30.6 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 451 | 371 | 81.5 | 77.1-85.2 | 80 | 18.5 | 14.8-22.9 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 184 | 107 | 61.9 | 52.8-70.2 | 77 | 38.1 | 29.8-47.2 |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 45 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Latina | 167 | 125 | 73.3 | 64.2-80.9 | 42 | 26.7 | 19.1-35.8 |
| Education | |||||||
| < High School | 106 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| High School | 183 | 119 | 66.6 | 58.1-74.2 | 64 | 33.4 | 25.8-41.9 |
| > High School | 579 | 451 | 78.0 | 73.7-81.7 | 128 | 22.0 | 18.3-26.3 |
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Married | 550 | 443 | 80.7 | 76.6-84.3 | 107 | 19.3 | 15.7-23.4 |
| Other | 320 | 203 | 64.2 | 57.6-70.3 | 117 | 35.8 | 29.7-42.4 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||
| No | 494 | 393 | 79.7 | 75.3-83.5 | 101 | 20.3 | 16.5-24.7 |
| Yes | 377 | 254 | 67.9 | 61.9-73.3 | 123 | 32.1 | 26.7-38.1 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 284 | 195 | 66.4 | 60.4-71.8 | 89 | 33.6 | 28.2-39.6 |
| 2500+ grams | 587 | 452 | 75.1 | 71.2-78.7 | 135 | 24.9 | 21.3-28.8 |
1Asked of mothers with baby at home
Please visit PRAMS–Annual Questionnaires for the new Phase 8 sleep position and bed sharing questions.
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 2019 was 50%.
This page was generated on 23MAR21
