2020 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

MATERNAL CHARACTERISTICS

Mother's Body Mass Index (BMI) Before Pregnancy1

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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