| 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 | 757 | 61 | 7.6 | 5.5-10.3 | 324 | 42.0 | 37.8-46.3 | 111 | 14.2 | 11.5-17.4 | 261 | 36.3 | 32.2-40.6 |
| Age | |||||||||||||
| < 25 years | 149 | 19 | 14.6 | 8.6-23.6 | 56 | 31.6 | 23.2-41.4 | 21 | 13.4 | 8.0-21.7 | 53 | 40.4 | 31.0-50.6 |
| 25-34 years | 448 | 35 | 6.6 | 4.3- 9.9 | 188 | 42.8 | 37.4-48.4 | 66 | 13.9 | 10.6-18.2 | 159 | 36.7 | 31.4-42.3 |
| 35+ years | 160 | *** | *** | *** | 80 | 52.0 | 42.9-60.8 | 24 | 16.0 | 10.4-23.6 | 49 | 29.7 | 22.0-38.8 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 393 | 39 | 9.2 | 6.2-13.4 | 189 | 46.6 | 40.8-52.5 | 45 | 12.7 | 9.2-17.3 | 120 | 31.4 | 26.1-37.3 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 149 | 13 | 6.9 | 3.3-13.7 | 43 | 30.1 | 21.8-39.9 | 22 | 12.3 | 7.4-19.6 | 71 | 50.8 | 41.0-60.5 |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 37 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Latina | 145 | *** | *** | *** | 63 | 45.9 | 36.2-55.9 | 28 | 16.0 | 10.3-24.0 | 48 | 32.3 | 23.9-42.1 |
| Education | |||||||||||||
| < High School | 87 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| High School | 155 | 22 | 12.1 | 6.9-20.3 | 55 | 34.5 | 25.8-44.5 | 25 | 13.9 | 8.5-21.9 | 53 | 39.5 | 30.0-49.7 |
| > High School | 515 | 37 | 7.3 | 4.9-10.7 | 234 | 45.6 | 40.6-50.7 | 71 | 13.5 | 10.4-17.4 | 173 | 33.6 | 28.9-38.7 |
| Marital Status | |||||||||||||
| Married | 463 | 30 | 6.1 | 3.9- 9.4 | 214 | 45.3 | 40.0-50.7 | 58 | 13.0 | 9.8-16.9 | 161 | 35.6 | 30.5-41.0 |
| Other | 294 | 31 | 9.8 | 6.1-15.3 | 110 | 36.8 | 30.2-43.9 | 53 | 16.1 | 11.5-21.9 | 100 | 37.3 | 30.6-44.6 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 396 | 26 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.3 | 199 | 48.0 | 42.3-53.8 | 50 | 13.2 | 9.8-17.5 | 121 | 32.2 | 26.9-37.9 |
| Yes | 361 | 35 | 8.6 | 5.5-13.3 | 125 | 35.1 | 29.2-41.6 | 61 | 15.3 | 11.2-20.5 | 140 | 40.9 | 34.7-47.6 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 271 | 31 | 11.4 | 8.0-16.0 | 103 | 35.5 | 29.8-41.6 | 39 | 15.2 | 11.2-20.4 | 98 | 37.9 | 32.0-44.2 |
| 2500+ grams | 486 | 30 | 7.2 | 5.0-10.3 | 221 | 42.6 | 38.1-47.3 | 72 | 14.1 | 11.2-17.6 | 163 | 36.1 | 31.6-40.9 |
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 2020 was 45%.
This page was generated on 06SEP22
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