Table 1.
Selected Demographic Characteristics of Survey Respondents and Their Children with Orofacial Cleft (OFC) in North Carolina, 2001 to 2004
| Characteristics | N=245 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal | n | % |
| Age (years) | ||
| < 30 | 92 | 37.6 |
| 30–35 | 85 | 34.7 |
| ≥ 36 | 68 | 27.8 |
| Education | ||
| Elementary and some high school | 28 | 11.5 |
| High school graduate | 57 | 23.5 |
| Some college | 77 | 31.7 |
| College graduate | 81 | 33.3 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 204 | 83.3 |
| Othera | 41 | 16.7 |
| Marital status | ||
| Currently married | 170 | 70.0 |
| Previously married | 39 | 16.1 |
| Never married | 34 | 14.0 |
| Job status | ||
| Employed | 141 | 58.0 |
| Unemployed | 102 | 42.0 |
| Annual household income (before taxes) | ||
| ≤ $19,999 | 70 | 29.9 |
| $20,000 to $49,999 | 72 | 30.8 |
| ≥ $50,000 | 92 | 39.3 |
| No. of children with special health care needs in household (other than child with OFC) | ||
| None | 171 | 71.0 |
| ≥1 child | 70 | 29.0 |
| Child | ||
| Age (years) | ||
| 2 | 60 | 24.5 |
| 3 | 75 | 30.6 |
| 4 | 62 | 25.3 |
| 5 | 30 | 12.2 |
| 6 | 18 | 7.4 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 199 | 81.2 |
| Othera | 46 | 18.8 |
| Preterm birth | ||
| < 37 weeks | 46 | 18.8 |
| ≥ 37 weeks | 199 | 81.2 |
| Low birth weight (≤2500 g) | ||
| Yes | 42 | 17.1 |
| No | 203 | 82.9 |
| Primary insurance13 | ||
| Private health insurance | 115 | 50.0 |
| Public health insurance | 104 | 45.2 |
| Military | 11 | 4.8 |
| Cleft type | ||
| Cleft palate only | 89 | 36.3 |
| Cleft lip only | 47 | 19.2 |
| Cleft lip with cleft palate | 109 | 44.5 |
| Presence of other anomalies | ||
| Isolated anomaly (orofacial cleft diagnosis only) | 145 | 59.2 |
| Multiple anomalies (orofacial cleft + another birth defect) | 100 | 40.8 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 141 | 57.6 |
| Female | 104 | 42.5 |
The total N may not equal 245 due to missing data.
Other includes respondents who indicated a race of Hispanic, Black/African-American, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, or an open-ended other option.
Private health insurance was defined as enrollment in the State Employee Health Plan or a private health insurance plan purchased from an employer or directly from an insurance company. Public health insurance was defined as having enrollment in one of the following insurance plans: North Carolina Health Choice (State Children’s Health Insurance Program), Medicaid, Carolina ACCESS or Health Check. Military insurance was defined as having insurance through Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services, TRICARE (formerly Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services), or the Veteran’s Administration.