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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 | 1241 | 179 | 12.6 | 10.5-15.1 | 589 | 47.9 | 44.4-51.4 | 170 | 14.0 | 11.8-16.7 | 303 | 25.5 | 22.5-28.8 |
| Age | |||||||||||||
| 18-19 years | 89 | 18 | 18.4 | 10.4-30.3 | 41 | 44.2 | 31.8-57.2 | 14 | 18.6 | 10.5-30.8 | 16 | 18.9 | 10.7-31.2 |
| 20-24 years | 280 | 57 | 16.4 | 11.8-22.3 | 123 | 42.4 | 35.3-49.8 | 39 | 16.4 | 11.6-22.9 | 61 | 24.7 | 18.8-31.9 |
| 25-34 years | 661 | 77 | 10.0 | 7.5-13.3 | 320 | 49.8 | 45.0-54.5 | 89 | 13.0 | 10.2-16.5 | 175 | 27.1 | 23.0-31.7 |
| 35-44 years | 211 | 27 | 12.3 | 7.7-19.1 | 105 | 52.3 | 43.4-61.0 | 28 | 10.9 | 6.6-17.5 | 51 | 24.5 | 17.4-33.3 |
| Race | |||||||||||||
| White | 912 | 134 | 12.5 | 10.1-15.4 | 454 | 50.4 | 46.4-54.4 | 122 | 13.7 | 11.2-16.7 | 202 | 23.3 | 20.0-26.9 |
| Black | 258 | 30 | 10.7 | 6.6-16.9 | 101 | 38.0 | 30.4-46.3 | 39 | 15.4 | 10.3-22.4 | 88 | 35.8 | 28.3-44.2 |
| Other | 71 | 15 | 21.6 | 11.8-36.2 | 34 | 54.3 | 39.5-68.3 | 9 | 12.4 | 5.6-25.2 | 13 | 11.7 | 5.4-23.7 |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 131 | 18 | 10.0 | 5.7-17.2 | 60 | 48.4 | 38.1-58.8 | 26 | 18.4 | 11.7-27.6 | 27 | 23.2 | 15.2-33.6 |
| No | 1110 | 161 | 13.0 | 10.7-15.7 | 529 | 47.8 | 44.1-51.5 | 144 | 13.4 | 11.0-16.2 | 276 | 25.8 | 22.6-29.3 |
| Education | |||||||||||||
| < High School | 148 | 22 | 13.2 | 7.9-21.2 | 75 | 47.7 | 37.4-58.2 | 17 | 12.5 | 7.2-21.0 | 34 | 26.6 | 18.1-37.3 |
| High School | 381 | 69 | 16.0 | 11.8-21.3 | 154 | 41.6 | 35.4-48.1 | 60 | 14.8 | 10.8-19.9 | 98 | 27.6 | 22.1-33.9 |
| > High School | 710 | 88 | 10.5 | 8.1-13.6 | 359 | 51.6 | 47.1-56.1 | 93 | 14.1 | 11.2-17.6 | 170 | 23.8 | 20.1-27.9 |
| Marital Status | |||||||||||||
| Married | 845 | 109 | 12.4 | 9.9-15.4 | 420 | 51.2 | 47.1-55.4 | 117 | 14.1 | 11.5-17.3 | 199 | 22.2 | 19.0-25.9 |
| Other | 396 | 70 | 13.0 | 9.4-17.8 | 169 | 42.1 | 35.8-48.5 | 53 | 13.9 | 10.0-18.9 | 104 | 31.1 | 25.4-37.5 |
| Income | |||||||||||||
| 14,999 or less | 304 | 49 | 12.4 | 8.5-17.8 | 139 | 47.0 | 39.6-54.4 | 37 | 12.9 | 8.8-18.6 | 79 | 27.7 | 21.5-35.0 |
| 15,000-24,999 | 162 | 27 | 13.6 | 8.2-21.7 | 59 | 35.1 | 26.5-44.8 | 27 | 16.1 | 10.1-24.7 | 49 | 35.2 | 26.2-45.2 |
| 25,000-49,999 | 249 | 34 | 14.1 | 9.5-20.4 | 110 | 44.4 | 36.9-52.1 | 34 | 14.6 | 10.0-20.8 | 71 | 27.0 | 20.7-34.3 |
| 50,000 or more | 437 | 57 | 11.0 | 8.0-14.9 | 241 | 56.5 | 50.8-62.1 | 55 | 12.8 | 9.5-17.2 | 84 | 19.7 | 15.5-24.6 |
| WIC recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 723 | 91 | 11.4 | 8.8-14.6 | 375 | 51.4 | 46.8-55.9 | 92 | 12.3 | 9.6-15.7 | 165 | 24.9 | 21.1-29.2 |
| Yes | 506 | 87 | 14.4 | 11.0-18.6 | 209 | 43.6 | 38.1-49.2 | 75 | 15.7 | 12.1-20.1 | 135 | 26.4 | 21.7-31.6 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 660 | 92 | 13.1 | 10.3-16.5 | 336 | 50.9 | 46.2-55.6 | 86 | 13.7 | 10.7-17.3 | 146 | 22.3 | 18.6-26.6 |
| Yes | 581 | 87 | 12.1 | 9.1-16.0 | 253 | 44.8 | 39.6-50.1 | 84 | 14.4 | 11.1-18.4 | 157 | 28.6 | 24.0-33.8 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 543 | 94 | 18.3 | 15.1-22.0 | 246 | 45.7 | 41.4-50.1 | 70 | 12.9 | 10.3-16.2 | 133 | 23.1 | 19.7-26.8 |
| 2500+ grams | 698 | 85 | 12.1 | 9.8-14.8 | 343 | 48.1 | 44.3-51.9 | 100 | 14.1 | 11.7-17.0 | 170 | 25.7 | 22.4-29.2 |
*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