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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 | 1036 | 127 | 11.2 | 9.1-13.5 | 525 | 51.3 | 47.7-54.8 | 138 | 14.3 | 12.0-17.0 | 246 | 23.3 | 20.4-26.5 |
| Age | |||||||||||||
| 18-19 years | 79 | 14 | 19.5 | 10.9-32.5 | 45 | 57.6 | 44.1-70.1 | 8 | 15.3 | 7.6-28.4 | 12 | 7.6 | 3.5-15.6 |
| 20-24 years | 242 | 36 | 10.9 | 7.3-16.2 | 114 | 47.1 | 39.8-54.5 | 24 | 10.8 | 6.9-16.3 | 68 | 31.2 | 24.7-38.6 |
| 25-34 years | 550 | 61 | 11.1 | 8.4-14.4 | 280 | 51.3 | 46.4-56.0 | 78 | 14.9 | 11.7-18.7 | 131 | 22.8 | 19.0-27.2 |
| 35-44 years | 165 | 16 | 7.1 | 4.0-12.6 | 86 | 55.1 | 46.3-63.5 | 28 | 17.9 | 12.1-25.7 | 35 | 19.8 | 13.7-27.9 |
| Race | |||||||||||||
| White | 747 | 93 | 12.1 | 9.7-15.0 | 402 | 54.4 | 50.4-58.4 | 99 | 13.0 | 10.5-15.9 | 153 | 20.5 | 17.4-24.0 |
| Black | 242 | 25 | 7.7 | 4.6-12.7 | 95 | 41.0 | 33.5-49.0 | 36 | 19.3 | 13.7-26.5 | 86 | 31.9 | 25.1-39.6 |
| Other | 47 | 9 | 15.5 | 6.6-32.4 | 28 | 57.9 | 40.6-73.4 | 3 | 7.0 | 1.9-22.6 | 7 | 19.6 | 9.0-37.6 |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 75 | 7 | 8.6 | 3.8-18.1 | 32 | 40.9 | 29.3-53.7 | 15 | 20.7 | 12.4-32.5 | 21 | 29.8 | 19.6-42.4 |
| No | 961 | 120 | 11.4 | 9.3-13.9 | 493 | 52.3 | 48.6-55.9 | 123 | 13.7 | 11.3-16.5 | 225 | 22.7 | 19.7-25.9 |
| Education | |||||||||||||
| < High School | 118 | 18 | 14.1 | 8.1-23.5 | 61 | 47.5 | 36.8-58.4 | 11 | 11.7 | 6.2-21.2 | 28 | 26.6 | 18.0-37.5 |
| High School | 294 | 39 | 11.6 | 8.1-16.5 | 126 | 44.2 | 37.7-50.9 | 41 | 16.8 | 12.2-22.6 | 88 | 27.4 | 21.9-33.7 |
| > High School | 620 | 70 | 10.3 | 7.9-13.2 | 337 | 56.0 | 51.5-60.4 | 86 | 13.6 | 10.8-16.9 | 127 | 20.2 | 16.7-24.1 |
| Marital Status | |||||||||||||
| Married | 673 | 71 | 10.2 | 7.9-13.1 | 360 | 54.0 | 49.7-58.2 | 91 | 13.6 | 10.9-16.8 | 151 | 22.2 | 18.8-26.0 |
| Other | 363 | 56 | 12.6 | 9.2-17.1 | 165 | 46.9 | 40.7-53.1 | 47 | 15.4 | 11.4-20.6 | 95 | 25.1 | 20.1-30.9 |
| Income | |||||||||||||
| 14,999 or less | 269 | 37 | 10.7 | 7.2-15.6 | 119 | 44.0 | 37.1-51.2 | 37 | 17.0 | 12.1-23.3 | 76 | 28.3 | 22.3-35.1 |
| 15,000-24,999 | 132 | 20 | 16.0 | 9.9-24.7 | 60 | 46.9 | 37.2-56.8 | 19 | 14.0 | 8.4-22.3 | 33 | 23.1 | 15.8-32.5 |
| 25,000-49,999 | 225 | 27 | 10.9 | 7.1-16.4 | 101 | 49.2 | 41.6-56.8 | 26 | 11.8 | 7.8-17.6 | 71 | 28.1 | 21.7-35.5 |
| 50,000 or more | 368 | 33 | 8.1 | 5.5-11.7 | 227 | 62.5 | 56.8-67.9 | 51 | 13.3 | 9.9-17.5 | 57 | 16.2 | 12.3-21.0 |
| WIC recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 593 | 68 | 10.6 | 8.2-13.7 | 318 | 54.8 | 50.2-59.3 | 81 | 14.1 | 11.2-17.6 | 126 | 20.5 | 17.0-24.5 |
| Yes | 443 | 59 | 11.8 | 8.7-15.7 | 207 | 47.1 | 41.6-52.6 | 57 | 14.5 | 10.9-19.0 | 120 | 26.6 | 22.0-31.8 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 548 | 55 | 8.9 | 6.6-11.9 | 317 | 59.4 | 54.7-63.9 | 71 | 12.8 | 10.0-16.2 | 105 | 18.9 | 15.4-22.9 |
| Yes | 488 | 72 | 13.3 | 10.2-17.2 | 208 | 43.3 | 38.1-48.6 | 67 | 15.8 | 12.2-20.2 | 141 | 27.6 | 23.1-32.6 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 353 | 53 | 15.5 | 12.0-19.7 | 161 | 44.6 | 39.5-49.8 | 41 | 11.7 | 8.7-15.6 | 98 | 28.2 | 23.8-33.2 |
| 2500+ grams | 683 | 74 | 10.8 | 8.6-13.4 | 364 | 51.9 | 48.0-55.7 | 97 | 14.5 | 12.0-17.5 | 148 | 22.8 | 19.7-26.3 |
*Data in this table are constructed from survey questions 4 and 5. (BMI is a relationship between weight and height that is associated with body fat and health risk.)
~Low participation was a substantial problem for NC PRAMS in 2009. The overall weighted response rate was 63%.
#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.
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