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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 | 1234 | 168 | 12.1 | 10.2-14.3 | 608 | 49.2 | 46.1-52.4 | 162 | 14.0 | 11.9-16.3 | 296 | 24.7 | 22.1-27.6 |
| Age | |||||||||||||
| 18-19 years | 98 | 22 | 18.8 | 11.5-29.3 | 48 | 46.5 | 35.4-58.1 | 11 | 14.9 | 8.1-25.6 | 17 | 19.8 | 12.0-30.7 |
| 20-24 years | 290 | 38 | 10.7 | 7.3-15.4 | 165 | 56.2 | 49.4-62.7 | 26 | 9.8 | 6.4-14.7 | 61 | 23.3 | 18.0-29.7 |
| 25-34 years | 651 | 83 | 11.3 | 8.9-14.2 | 312 | 48.8 | 44.5-53.1 | 95 | 15.6 | 12.7-19.0 | 161 | 24.4 | 20.9-28.4 |
| 35-44 years | 195 | 25 | 13.7 | 9.1-20.0 | 83 | 41.3 | 33.9-49.1 | 30 | 14.3 | 9.7-20.7 | 57 | 30.7 | 23.9-38.4 |
| Race | |||||||||||||
| White | 860 | 113 | 11.0 | 8.9-13.4 | 448 | 52.3 | 48.6-56.0 | 115 | 14.1 | 11.7-16.9 | 184 | 22.6 | 19.6-25.9 |
| Black | 310 | 37 | 12.4 | 8.6-17.5 | 133 | 40.8 | 34.4-47.5 | 39 | 13.8 | 9.7-19.1 | 101 | 33.0 | 27.1-39.6 |
| Other | 64 | 18 | 26.7 | 16.2-40.7 | 27 | 43.0 | 29.9-57.1 | 8 | 13.0 | 6.2-25.3 | 11 | 17.3 | 9.0-30.7 |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 117 | 12 | 5.7 | 2.5-12.5 | 58 | 52.4 | 42.1-62.5 | 14 | 10.9 | 5.9-19.0 | 33 | 31.0 | 22.3-41.4 |
| No | 1116 | 156 | 12.8 | 10.8-15.2 | 550 | 48.9 | 45.6-52.2 | 148 | 14.3 | 12.1-16.8 | 262 | 24.0 | 21.2-27.0 |
| Education | |||||||||||||
| < High School | 173 | 24 | 12.7 | 8.0-19.6 | 66 | 33.7 | 26.1-42.2 | 29 | 18.5 | 12.7-26.2 | 54 | 35.1 | 27.4-43.8 |
| High School | 349 | 62 | 13.6 | 10.0-18.1 | 162 | 50.5 | 44.4-56.6 | 29 | 9.2 | 6.2-13.5 | 96 | 26.8 | 21.7-32.5 |
| > High School | 708 | 82 | 11.2 | 8.9-14.0 | 378 | 53.0 | 48.9-57.0 | 104 | 15.1 | 12.4-18.3 | 144 | 20.7 | 17.6-24.2 |
| Marital Status | |||||||||||||
| Married | 784 | 104 | 12.6 | 10.2-15.4 | 411 | 53.9 | 50.0-57.8 | 102 | 12.9 | 10.6-15.8 | 167 | 20.5 | 17.5-23.9 |
| Other | 450 | 64 | 11.2 | 8.4-14.9 | 197 | 41.5 | 36.4-46.9 | 60 | 15.6 | 12.0-20.0 | 129 | 31.6 | 26.8-36.8 |
| Income | |||||||||||||
| 14,999 or less | 324 | 48 | 12.1 | 8.5-16.8 | 137 | 42.2 | 35.9-48.7 | 43 | 13.9 | 10.0-19.0 | 96 | 31.9 | 26.1-38.2 |
| 15,000-24,999 | 160 | 22 | 10.7 | 6.5-17.1 | 64 | 42.3 | 33.9-51.3 | 22 | 14.8 | 9.5-22.4 | 52 | 32.1 | 24.4-40.9 |
| 25,000-49,999 | 251 | 39 | 13.9 | 9.8-19.4 | 114 | 45.4 | 38.6-52.3 | 34 | 14.5 | 10.3-20.1 | 64 | 26.2 | 20.6-32.8 |
| 50,000 or more | 433 | 47 | 10.8 | 8.0-14.4 | 258 | 60.3 | 55.2-65.3 | 56 | 13.1 | 10.0-17.0 | 72 | 15.8 | 12.4-19.9 |
| WIC recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 708 | 94 | 12.7 | 10.2-15.6 | 385 | 54.6 | 50.5-58.6 | 93 | 14.1 | 11.5-17.2 | 136 | 18.7 | 15.7-22.1 |
| Yes | 518 | 71 | 11.1 | 8.4-14.5 | 222 | 42.6 | 37.8-47.6 | 68 | 13.7 | 10.6-17.6 | 157 | 32.6 | 28.0-37.4 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 618 | 75 | 11.9 | 9.4-15.1 | 346 | 56.4 | 52.0-60.6 | 84 | 14.3 | 11.5-17.6 | 113 | 17.4 | 14.4-20.9 |
| Yes | 616 | 93 | 12.2 | 9.6-15.4 | 262 | 42.2 | 37.8-46.8 | 78 | 13.7 | 10.8-17.2 | 183 | 31.9 | 27.7-36.4 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 404 | 71 | 18.2 | 14.8-22.3 | 193 | 47.3 | 42.5-52.1 | 43 | 10.4 | 7.8-13.6 | 97 | 24.1 | 20.2-28.5 |
| 2500+ grams | 830 | 97 | 11.5 | 9.5-13.9 | 415 | 49.4 | 46.0-52.8 | 119 | 14.3 | 12.0-16.8 | 199 | 24.8 | 21.9-27.9 |
*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