| 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 | 365 | 63 | 16.1 | 12.1-21.0 | 224 | 63.3 | 57.3-68.9 | 78 | 20.6 | 16.2-25.9 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| < 25 years | 40 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 25-34 years | 236 | 44 | 17.2 | 12.3-23.6 | 138 | 61.6 | 54.1-68.6 | 54 | 21.1 | 15.7-27.8 |
| 35+ years | 89 | 12 | 12.6 | 6.8-22.4 | *** | *** | *** | 15 | 16.3 | 9.5-26.4 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 209 | 27 | 11.3 | 7.3-17.1 | 132 | 66.3 | 58.7-73.2 | 50 | 22.4 | 16.6-29.4 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 73 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 15 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Latina | 49 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Education | ||||||||||
| < High School | 20 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| High School | 42 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| > High School | 303 | 43 | 12.5 | 8.9-17.3 | 193 | 66.4 | 60.0-72.2 | 67 | 21.1 | 16.3-26.9 |
| Marital Status | ||||||||||
| Married | 256 | 34 | 13.3 | 9.1-19.0 | 162 | 64.8 | 57.7-71.3 | 60 | 21.9 | 16.6-28.3 |
| Other | 109 | 29 | 22.0 | 14.2-32.4 | *** | *** | *** | 18 | 17.9 | 10.8-28.3 |
| Medicaid recipient | ||||||||||
| No | 246 | 33 | 13.3 | 9.2-19.0 | 157 | 65.6 | 58.5-72.1 | 56 | 21.1 | 15.9-27.4 |
| Yes | 119 | 30 | 22.3 | 14.4-32.9 | *** | *** | *** | 22 | 19.7 | 12.2-30.2 |
| Infant's birth weight | ||||||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 115 | 25 | 24.5 | 16.9-34.0 | 65 | 53.5 | 43.9-63.0 | 25 | 22.0 | 15.0-31.1 |
| 2500+ grams | 250 | 38 | 15.4 | 11.2-20.7 | 159 | 64.1 | 57.6-70.1 | 53 | 20.5 | 15.8-26.2 |
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 2020 was 45%.
This page was generated on 06SEP22
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