| Demographic Groups |
Total Respond2 |
NO | YES,BEFORE PREGNANCY | YES,DURING PREGNANCY | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| Total | 777 | 232 | 28.5 | 24.8-32.6 | 98 | 11.6 | 9.2-14.5 | 447 | 59.9 | 55.6-64.0 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| < 25 years | 154 | 54 | 29.6 | 21.6-39.1 | *** | *** | *** | 90 | 67.1 | 57.6-75.4 |
| 25-34 years | 459 | 142 | 30.3 | 25.5-35.7 | 57 | 12.3 | 9.2-16.4 | 260 | 57.3 | 51.8-62.7 |
| 35+ years | 164 | 36 | 21.0 | 14.6-29.3 | 31 | 19.4 | 13.2-27.6 | 97 | 59.6 | 50.6-68.0 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 398 | 112 | 27.4 | 22.4-33.0 | 45 | 10.1 | 7.2-14.0 | 241 | 62.5 | 56.7-68.0 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 148 | 64 | 39.2 | 30.0-49.1 | 20 | 12.6 | 7.3-20.7 | 64 | 48.3 | 38.5-58.2 |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 39 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Latina | 159 | 38 | 21.9 | 15.5-30.0 | 18 | 10.3 | 5.9-17.4 | 103 | 67.8 | 58.8-75.7 |
| Education | ||||||||||
| < High School | 96 | 22 | 18.0 | 10.8-28.3 | *** | *** | *** | 64 | 75.5 | 64.6-83.9 |
| High School | 161 | 71 | 43.7 | 34.3-53.5 | 13 | 5.9 | 2.8-11.8 | 77 | 50.5 | 40.8-60.1 |
| > High School | 520 | 139 | 25.4 | 21.2-30.2 | 75 | 14.4 | 11.2-18.4 | 306 | 60.2 | 55.1-65.1 |
| Marital Status | ||||||||||
| Married | 473 | 109 | 22.5 | 18.4-27.4 | 70 | 13.8 | 10.5-17.8 | 294 | 63.7 | 58.4-68.7 |
| Other | 304 | 123 | 37.7 | 31.1-44.7 | 28 | 8.3 | 5.3-12.7 | 153 | 54.1 | 47.0-61.0 |
| Medicaid recipient | ||||||||||
| No | 408 | 85 | 20.7 | 16.4-25.7 | 57 | 12.9 | 9.6-17.2 | 266 | 66.4 | 60.8-71.5 |
| Yes | 369 | 147 | 37.4 | 31.4-43.9 | 41 | 10.0 | 6.9-14.3 | 181 | 52.5 | 46.1-58.9 |
| Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 273 | 100 | 39.4 | 33.4-45.7 | 35 | 13.2 | 9.5-18.0 | 138 | 47.5 | 41.3-53.7 |
| 2500+ grams | 504 | 132 | 27.5 | 23.5-31.9 | 63 | 11.4 | 8.9-14.6 | 309 | 61.1 | 56.4-65.5 |
1Asked of all mothers.
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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