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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 | 1502 | 197 | 12.5 | 10.5-14.7 | 735 | 49.1 | 45.9-52.3 | 193 | 14.3 | 12.2-16.8 | 377 | 24.0 | 21.4-26.9 |
| Age | |||||||||||||
| 18-19 years | 133 | 32 | 17.9 | 11.0-27.7 | 62 | 50.9 | 39.8-62.0 | 12 | 15.2 | 8.5-25.7 | 27 | 16.0 | 9.5-25.7 |
| 20-24 years | 370 | 56 | 13.7 | 9.9-18.7 | 173 | 45.9 | 39.6-52.4 | 55 | 18.4 | 13.8-24.0 | 86 | 21.9 | 17.1-27.7 |
| 25-34 years | 782 | 86 | 11.0 | 8.6-14.1 | 398 | 51.8 | 47.4-56.2 | 92 | 11.6 | 9.1-14.8 | 206 | 25.5 | 21.9-29.6 |
| 35-44 years | 217 | 23 | 12.1 | 7.6-18.7 | 102 | 44.0 | 36.0-52.4 | 34 | 16.1 | 10.8-23.2 | 58 | 27.8 | 20.9-36.0 |
| Race | |||||||||||||
| White | 1016 | 141 | 13.1 | 10.7-15.8 | 529 | 52.7 | 48.9-56.5 | 122 | 13.0 | 10.6-15.8 | 224 | 21.2 | 18.3-24.5 |
| Black | 421 | 46 | 10.4 | 7.0-15.1 | 175 | 40.3 | 34.0-46.9 | 63 | 17.8 | 13.2-23.5 | 137 | 31.5 | 25.8-38.0 |
| Other | 65 | 10 | 15.2 | 7.6-28.1 | 31 | 41.9 | 28.4-56.8 | 8 | 16.4 | 7.7-31.4 | 16 | 26.5 | 15.4-41.5 |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 116 | 14 | 13.6 | 7.8-22.6 | 49 | 40.4 | 30.6-51.0 | 20 | 18.8 | 11.9-28.6 | 33 | 27.1 | 18.8-37.4 |
| No | 1384 | 183 | 12.4 | 10.4-14.7 | 684 | 50.1 | 46.7-53.4 | 173 | 13.8 | 11.6-16.4 | 344 | 23.7 | 21.0-26.7 |
| Education | |||||||||||||
| < High School | 211 | 30 | 10.8 | 6.5-17.3 | 90 | 43.5 | 35.0-52.3 | 39 | 20.0 | 13.8-28.1 | 52 | 25.8 | 18.8-34.2 |
| High School | 435 | 61 | 13.8 | 10.2-18.5 | 195 | 45.3 | 39.4-51.3 | 63 | 16.5 | 12.5-21.5 | 116 | 24.4 | 19.7-29.8 |
| > High School | 850 | 106 | 12.3 | 9.8-15.2 | 447 | 53.1 | 48.9-57.2 | 89 | 11.4 | 9.0-14.4 | 208 | 23.3 | 19.9-27.1 |
| Marital Status | |||||||||||||
| Married | 953 | 117 | 12.1 | 9.8-14.9 | 489 | 52.6 | 48.7-56.5 | 118 | 12.8 | 10.4-15.6 | 229 | 22.5 | 19.4-25.9 |
| Other | 549 | 80 | 13.0 | 9.8-17.2 | 246 | 43.6 | 38.2-49.1 | 75 | 16.8 | 13.0-21.5 | 148 | 26.6 | 22.0-31.7 |
| Income | |||||||||||||
| 14,999 or less | 370 | 67 | 16.1 | 11.8-21.6 | 134 | 37.9 | 31.7-44.6 | 54 | 16.8 | 12.3-22.5 | 115 | 29.2 | 23.5-35.6 |
| 15,000-24,999 | 232 | 30 | 12.5 | 8.0-19.0 | 109 | 48.4 | 40.2-56.8 | 23 | 9.2 | 5.4-15.3 | 70 | 29.8 | 22.8-37.9 |
| 25,000-49,999 | 297 | 34 | 11.7 | 7.8-17.0 | 144 | 43.1 | 36.2-50.3 | 46 | 18.7 | 13.6-25.2 | 73 | 26.5 | 20.6-33.4 |
| 50,000 or more | 528 | 58 | 10.4 | 7.6-13.9 | 305 | 59.2 | 54.0-64.1 | 64 | 13.3 | 10.1-17.3 | 101 | 17.1 | 13.6-21.3 |
| WIC recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 891 | 106 | 11.9 | 9.5-14.8 | 492 | 56.3 | 52.2-60.3 | 111 | 13.6 | 11.0-16.7 | 182 | 18.2 | 15.3-21.5 |
| Yes | 595 | 91 | 13.6 | 10.5-17.5 | 239 | 39.3 | 34.4-44.5 | 81 | 15.7 | 12.2-19.9 | 184 | 31.4 | 26.8-36.4 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 766 | 86 | 11.1 | 8.6-14.1 | 429 | 55.8 | 51.5-60.1 | 100 | 15.2 | 12.3-18.7 | 151 | 17.9 | 14.8-21.5 |
| Yes | 736 | 111 | 13.9 | 11.0-17.4 | 306 | 42.6 | 38.0-47.2 | 93 | 13.5 | 10.6-17.1 | 226 | 30.1 | 26.0-34.5 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 692 | 96 | 14.1 | 11.8-16.9 | 328 | 46.6 | 43.0-50.3 | 78 | 11.4 | 9.2-13.9 | 190 | 27.9 | 24.7-31.3 |
| 2500+ grams | 810 | 101 | 12.3 | 10.2-14.8 | 407 | 49.4 | 45.9-52.8 | 115 | 14.6 | 12.3-17.3 | 187 | 23.7 | 20.9-26.8 |
*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