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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 | 903 | 115 | 12.3 | 10.1-15.0 | 440 | 48.7 | 44.9-52.5 | 116 | 13.1 | 10.7-15.8 | 232 | 25.9 | 22.7-29.4 |
| Age | |||||||||||||
| 18-19 years | 49 | 11 | 20.2 | 10.5-35.4 | 22 | 41.4 | 26.6-57.9 | 8 | 19.5 | 9.3-36.5 | 8 | 18.8 | 8.6-36.4 |
| 20-24 years | 214 | 35 | 15.7 | 10.9-22.2 | 100 | 47.9 | 40.3-55.6 | 25 | 12.1 | 7.8-18.2 | 54 | 24.3 | 18.3-31.6 |
| 25-34 years | 489 | 63 | 12.5 | 9.6-16.2 | 234 | 47.3 | 42.3-52.4 | 68 | 13.9 | 10.8-17.7 | 124 | 26.3 | 22.0-31.0 |
| 35-44 years | 151 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.0 | 84 | 58.9 | 49.3-67.8 | 15 | 8.7 | 4.7-15.6 | 46 | 30.8 | 22.7-40.3 |
| Race | |||||||||||||
| White | 641 | 89 | 13.5 | 10.8-16.8 | 331 | 51.8 | 47.3-56.2 | 78 | 12.2 | 9.6-15.4 | 143 | 22.5 | 19.0-26.5 |
| Black | 188 | 14 | 7.1 | 3.7-13.0 | 67 | 37.3 | 29.5-45.8 | 32 | 16.8 | 11.3-24.2 | 75 | 38.8 | 30.9-47.5 |
| Other | 67 | 11 | 15.5 | 7.8-28.5 | 37 | 48.8 | 35.4-62.4 | 6 | 11.9 | 5.4-24.2 | 13 | 23.8 | 13.8-37.7 |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 86 | 8 | 10.4 | 4.8-21.1 | 47 | 55.9 | 43.6-67.5 | 6 | 6.4 | 2.6-15.1 | 25 | 27.3 | 17.8-39.3 |
| No | 815 | 107 | 12.6 | 10.3-15.5 | 392 | 47.8 | 43.8-51.7 | 109 | 13.8 | 11.2-16.8 | 207 | 25.8 | 22.5-29.5 |
| Education | |||||||||||||
| < High School | 107 | 12 | 11.2 | 5.6-21.4 | 50 | 48.7 | 37.1-60.4 | 14 | 12.6 | 6.6-22.7 | 31 | 27.5 | 18.2-39.3 |
| High School | 237 | 36 | 14.8 | 10.3-20.7 | 93 | 40.2 | 33.3-47.6 | 36 | 17.3 | 12.4-23.6 | 72 | 27.7 | 21.7-34.6 |
| > High School | 556 | 67 | 11.5 | 8.9-14.7 | 294 | 52.5 | 47.8-57.1 | 66 | 11.2 | 8.6-14.5 | 129 | 24.8 | 20.9-29.2 |
| Marital Status | |||||||||||||
| Married | 599 | 75 | 12.1 | 9.5-15.3 | 315 | 52.2 | 47.7-56.7 | 72 | 12.4 | 9.7-15.8 | 137 | 23.3 | 19.6-27.4 |
| Other | 304 | 40 | 12.7 | 8.9-17.8 | 125 | 43.0 | 36.6-49.6 | 44 | 14.1 | 10.1-19.4 | 95 | 30.2 | 24.5-36.6 |
| Income | |||||||||||||
| 14,999 or less | 224 | 29 | 10.8 | 6.9-16.5 | 96 | 44.8 | 37.2-52.6 | 28 | 12.2 | 7.9-18.3 | 71 | 32.2 | 25.4-39.8 |
| 15,000-24,999 | 125 | 18 | 16.8 | 10.3-26.2 | 46 | 35.0 | 26.1-45.1 | 24 | 19.0 | 12.3-28.3 | 37 | 29.1 | 20.9-39.0 |
| 25,000-49,999 | 194 | 27 | 12.4 | 8.2-18.3 | 89 | 47.5 | 39.6-55.6 | 27 | 13.4 | 8.9-19.8 | 51 | 26.7 | 20.1-34.4 |
| 50,000 or more | 316 | 32 | 9.8 | 6.7-14.1 | 186 | 59.3 | 53.1-65.2 | 34 | 11.7 | 8.2-16.4 | 64 | 19.2 | 14.8-24.6 |
| WIC recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 516 | 68 | 12.8 | 9.9-16.4 | 280 | 55.6 | 50.6-60.4 | 59 | 12.0 | 9.1-15.7 | 109 | 19.6 | 16.0-23.8 |
| Yes | 381 | 46 | 11.8 | 8.5-16.1 | 157 | 40.5 | 34.9-46.4 | 57 | 14.5 | 10.9-19.1 | 121 | 33.2 | 27.9-38.9 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||||||||
| No | 474 | 57 | 11.8 | 8.9-15.5 | 263 | 55.6 | 50.5-60.6 | 54 | 12.0 | 9.0-15.8 | 100 | 20.6 | 16.7-25.1 |
| Yes | 429 | 58 | 12.8 | 9.6-16.9 | 177 | 42.1 | 36.7-47.6 | 62 | 14.1 | 10.7-18.4 | 132 | 31.0 | 26.1-36.4 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 302 | 40 | 13.5 | 10.1-18.0 | 140 | 44.4 | 38.8-50.1 | 39 | 13.2 | 9.8-17.6 | 83 | 28.9 | 23.9-34.3 |
| 2500+ grams | 601 | 75 | 12.2 | 9.8-15.2 | 300 | 49.1 | 45.0-53.1 | 77 | 13.0 | 10.5-16.1 | 149 | 25.7 | 22.2-29.4 |
*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.)
#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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