| Demographic Groups |
Total Respond2 |
NO | YES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| Total | 267 | 188 | 71.5 | 64.5-77.7 | 79 | 28.5 | 22.3-35.5 |
| Age | |||||||
| < 25 years | 72 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 25-34 years | 151 | 106 | 72.9 | 63.7-80.6 | 45 | 27.1 | 19.4-36.3 |
| 35+ years | 44 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 124 | 83 | 69.1 | 58.4-78.1 | 41 | 30.9 | 21.9-41.6 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 62 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Latina | 61 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Education | |||||||
| < High School | 40 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| High School | 64 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| > High School | 163 | 114 | 69.6 | 60.5-77.4 | 49 | 30.4 | 22.6-39.5 |
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Married | 128 | 86 | 67.9 | 57.4-76.9 | 42 | 32.1 | 23.1-42.6 |
| Other | 139 | 102 | 74.5 | 64.5-82.4 | 37 | 25.5 | 17.6-35.5 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||
| No | 113 | 70 | 64.2 | 53.0-73.9 | *** | *** | *** |
| Yes | 154 | 118 | 77.1 | 67.7-84.4 | 36 | 22.9 | 15.6-32.3 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 108 | 77 | 71.9 | 62.3-79.8 | 31 | 28.1 | 20.2-37.7 |
| 2500+ grams | 159 | 111 | 71.5 | 63.6-78.3 | 48 | 28.5 | 21.7-36.4 |
1Asked only of mothers who breastfed their baby after delivery, but are not currently breastfeeding their baby. Mothers could cite more than one reason for not breastfeeding their new baby.
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 2020 was 45%.
This page was generated on 06SEP22
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