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| Demographic Groups |
Total Respond.# |
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 | 1411 | 211 | 14.0 | 11.9-16.4 | 669 | 48.6 | 45.3-51.8 | 176 | 13.1 | 11.1-15.5 | 355 | 24.3 | 21.6-27.2 |
| Age | |||||||||||||
| 18-19 years | 102 | 30 | 25.5 | 16.1-37.9 | 39 | 37.4 | 26.2-50.2 | 9 | 9.4 | 4.2-19.7 | 24 | 27.7 | 17.9-40.3 |
| 20-24 years | 377 | 73 | 17.3 | 13.1-22.5 | 170 | 48.3 | 42.0-54.6 | 49 | 11.4 | 7.9-16.0 | 85 | 23.1 | 18.1-28.9 |
| 25-34 years | 744 | 93 | 12.0 | 9.4-15.2 | 362 | 49.9 | 45.5-54.4 | 97 | 14.4 | 11.5-17.8 | 192 | 23.7 | 20.1-27.7 |
| 35-44 years | 188 | 15 | 7.8 | 4.3-13.9 | 98 | 50.5 | 41.7-59.3 | 21 | 14.1 | 8.9-21.8 | 54 | 27.6 | 20.3-36.3 |
| Race | |||||||||||||
| White | 964 | 155 | 14.8 | 12.3-17.7 | 472 | 49.0 | 45.2-52.8 | 123 | 13.7 | 11.3-16.6 | 214 | 22.5 | 19.5-25.9 |
| Black | 385 | 48 | 12.0 | 8.1-17.2 | 159 | 43.2 | 36.5-50.2 | 50 | 12.6 | 8.7-17.9 | 128 | 32.2 | 26.1-39.0 |
| Other | 62 | 8 | 12.4 | 5.2-26.9 | 38 | 69.0 | 53.7-81.0 | 3 | 5.5 | 1.5-18.3 | 13 | 13.1 | 6.1-25.8 |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 102 | 14 | 11.1 | 5.9-20.0 | 44 | 46.1 | 34.9-57.8 | 16 | 17.8 | 10.4-28.8 | 28 | 25.0 | 16.2-36.4 |
| No | 1309 | 197 | 14.3 | 12.1-16.9 | 625 | 48.8 | 45.4-52.2 | 160 | 12.6 | 10.5-15.0 | 327 | 24.2 | 21.4-27.3 |
| Education | |||||||||||||
| < High School | 213 | 34 | 12.7 | 8.2-19.3 | 93 | 42.4 | 34.3-51.0 | 30 | 15.4 | 10.1-22.7 | 56 | 29.5 | 22.3-37.9 |
| High School | 428 | 77 | 15.6 | 11.7-20.6 | 178 | 45.5 | 39.5-51.6 | 56 | 11.8 | 8.5-16.3 | 117 | 27.1 | 22.0-32.8 |
| > High School | 768 | 100 | 13.5 | 10.8-16.8 | 397 | 52.4 | 48.1-56.7 | 90 | 13.2 | 10.5-16.4 | 181 | 20.9 | 17.6-24.6 |
| Marital Status | |||||||||||||
| Married | 905 | 120 | 12.9 | 10.5-15.8 | 457 | 52.6 | 48.7-56.5 | 111 | 13.6 | 11.1-16.5 | 217 | 20.9 | 17.9-24.2 |
| Other | 506 | 91 | 16.0 | 12.2-20.7 | 212 | 41.3 | 35.7-47.1 | 65 | 12.3 | 9.0-16.6 | 138 | 30.4 | 25.3-36.1 |
| Income | |||||||||||||
| 14,999 or less | 396 | 73 | 15.0 | 11.1-20.1 | 163 | 42.0 | 35.7-48.5 | 54 | 14.3 | 10.3-19.5 | 106 | 28.7 | 23.1-34.9 |
| 15,000-24,999 | 220 | 28 | 11.8 | 7.4-18.4 | 104 | 47.5 | 39.4-55.8 | 25 | 13.5 | 8.7-20.3 | 63 | 27.1 | 20.4-35.1 |
| 25,000-49,999 | 307 | 37 | 12.3 | 8.5-17.5 | 135 | 49.0 | 42.3-55.7 | 46 | 14.2 | 10.1-19.6 | 89 | 24.5 | 19.3-30.7 |
| 50,000 or more | 408 | 58 | 14.5 | 10.9-19.1 | 231 | 56.6 | 50.8-62.3 | 42 | 11.3 | 8.1-15.6 | 77 | 17.6 | 13.6-22.4 |
| WIC recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 741 | 106 | 14.7 | 11.8-18.1 | 382 | 52.4 | 48.0-56.8 | 86 | 12.1 | 9.5-15.2 | 167 | 20.8 | 17.5-24.6 |
| Yes | 660 | 105 | 13.6 | 10.6-17.2 | 282 | 44.2 | 39.4-49.1 | 88 | 13.9 | 10.8-17.7 | 185 | 28.3 | 24.1-33.0 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 694 | 90 | 13.6 | 10.8-17.0 | 372 | 55.8 | 51.3-60.2 | 87 | 12.6 | 10.0-15.9 | 145 | 17.9 | 14.8-21.6 |
| Yes | 717 | 121 | 14.4 | 11.4-18.0 | 297 | 41.7 | 37.1-46.4 | 89 | 13.6 | 10.6-17.2 | 210 | 30.3 | 26.2-34.9 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 630 | 103 | 16.8 | 14.1-19.8 | 282 | 44.0 | 40.3-47.8 | 73 | 11.8 | 9.5-14.5 | 172 | 27.4 | 24.1-30.9 |
| 2500+ grams | 781 | 108 | 13.8 | 11.5-16.4 | 387 | 49.0 | 45.4-52.5 | 103 | 13.2 | 11.0-15.8 | 183 | 24.0 | 21.1-27.2 |
*Data in this table are constructed from survey questions 5 and 6. (BMI is a relationship between weight and height that is associated with body fat and health risk.)
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.
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.
This page was generated on 12JUL10