2020 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

SOCIAL STRESS

Frequency of Stressful Events 12 Months Before Pregnancy1

Demographic
Groups
Total
Respond2
None 1 to 2 stressors 3 to 5 stressors 6 to 18 stressors
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total 779 249 29.8 26.1-33.7 336 43.6 39.4-47.9 157 21.6 18.2-25.4 37 5.0 3.4- 7.4
Age
< 25 years 154 32 16.9 11.0-25.1 61 40.3 31.1-50.2 46 33.2 24.5-43.1 15 9.6 5.1-17.3
25-34 years 460 160 33.2 28.2-38.5 204 45.0 39.6-50.5 81 18.1 14.2-22.8 15 3.7 2.0- 6.9
35+ years 165 57 34.3 26.5-43.0 71 42.9 34.4-51.9 30 19.0 13.0-26.8 *** *** ***
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 401 128 31.1 26.0-36.6 178 43.7 38.0-49.6 80 21.6 17.1-26.9 15 3.6 1.9- 6.7
Non-Hispanic Black 146 44 24.8 17.5-33.9 60 44.1 34.5-54.1 33 23.9 16.4-33.4 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Latina 160 55 36.1 27.6-45.5 71 45.1 35.9-54.6 25 12.2 7.6-19.0 *** *** ***
Education
< High School 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 18.5 10.6-30.2 *** *** ***
High School 162 50 24.4 17.5-33.0 67 40.9 31.7-50.8 35 28.0 19.8-38.0 *** *** ***
> High School 520 165 29.6 25.2-34.4 236 46.6 41.6-51.8 100 20.0 16.3-24.4 19 3.7 2.1- 6.5
Marital Status
Married 477 174 34.3 29.5-39.4 216 45.8 40.6-51.2 79 18.1 14.3-22.7 *** *** ***
Other 302 75 22.8 17.5-29.1 120 40.2 33.4-47.3 78 27.0 21.1-33.8 29 10.1 6.4-15.4
Medicaid recipient
No 411 159 35.7 30.6-41.3 181 46.3 40.7-52.0 64 16.2 12.5-20.8 *** *** ***
Yes 368 90 23.0 18.2-28.7 155 40.6 34.4-47.0 93 27.7 22.1-33.9 30 8.8 5.6-13.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams 271 89 33.2 27.6-39.4 113 40.3 34.3-46.5 53 20.3 15.7-25.9 16 6.2 3.8-10.0
2500+ grams 508 160 29.5 25.5-33.8 223 43.9 39.4-48.5 104 21.7 18.1-25.8 21 4.9 3.1- 7.6

1Data in this table are constructed from survey question 43 (a-n).
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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