Table 2.
Characteristics of black and white reproductive aged women by region*, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2005, 2007, 2009
| MS Delta* n = 625 % (95 % CI)† |
MS non-Delta* n = 3,199 % (95 % CI)† |
Non-MS Delta states* n = 8,060 % (95 % CI)† |
Non-Delta U.S. states* n = 159,728 % (95 % CI)† |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | ||||
| Age (years)‡ | ||||
| 18–19 | 10.0 (6.3, 15.6) | 6.6 (5.2, 8.2) | 5.1 (4.4, 5.9) | 6.4 (6.1, 6.6) |
| 20–24 | 12.4 (9.1, 16.6) | 18.3 (16.3, 20.6) | 12.1 (11.1, 13.3) | 15.4 (15.0, 15.8) |
| 25–29 | 20.0 (16.0, 24.7) | 16.8 (15.3, 18.4) | 15.1 (14.0, 16.2) | 14.8 (14.5, 15.1) |
| 30–34 | 18.5 (15.1, 22.4) | 21.4 (19.7, 23.1) | 21.0 (19.8, 22.2) | 20.1 (19.7, 20.4) |
| 35–39 | 18.6 (15.2, 22.4) | 17.7 (16.4, 19.2) | 21.2 (20.1, 22.4) | 19.6 (19.2, 19.9) |
| 40–44 | 20.6 (17.1, 24.6) | 19.2 (17.8, 20.7) | 25.6 (24.3, 26.8) | 23.8 (23.5, 24.1) |
| Race‡ | ||||
| Black | 75.3 (70.2, 79.7) | 38.1 (36.0, 40.3) | 22.8 (21.5, 24.0) | 14.8 (14.4, 15.1) |
| White | 24.7 (20.3, 29.8) | 61.9 (59.7, 64.0) | 77.2 (76.0, 78.5) | 85.2 (84.9, 85.6) |
| Marital status‡ | ||||
| Never married | 48.4 (43.2, 53.7) | 32.2 (30.0, 34.4) | 24.3 (23.0, 25.6) | 28.1 (27.6, 28.5) |
| Divorced, separated or widowed | 13.8 (11.0, 17.2) | 12.8 (11.5, 14.1) | 13.7 (12.7, 14.6) | 10.2 (9.9, 10.4) |
| Unmarried Couple | 3.9 (2.3, 6.6) | 2.2 (1.6, 3.2) | 2.0 (1.6, 2.4) | 4.9 (4.7, 5.1) |
| Married | 33.9 (29.3, 38.8) | 52.8 (50.6, 55.0) | 60.1 (58.6, 61.6) | 57.0 (56.5, 57.4) |
| Employment‡ | ||||
| Employed for wages | 53.3 (48.0, 58.5) | 62.6 (60.4, 64.7) | 63.2 (61.7, 64.6) | 65.8 (65.3, 66.2) |
| Homemaker | 9.1 (6.7, 12.4) | 14.1 (12.7, 15.6) | 17.6 (16.5, 18.7) | 15.0 (14.7, 15.3) |
| Unemployed | 15.8 (12.0, 20.4) | 8.8 (7.6, 10.2) | 5.8 (5.2, 6.6) | 6.5 (6.3, 6.8) |
| Unable to work | 9.7 (7.0, 13.2) | 5.1 (4.3, 6.1) | 5.1 (4.5, 5.8) | 3.4 (3.2, 3.6) |
| Student or retired | 12.1 (8.7, 16.6) | 9.4 (8.0, 11.1) | 8.3 (7.4, 9.2) | 9.4 (9.0, 9.7) |
| Income ($)‡ | ||||
| <15,000 | 16.7 (12.8, 21.5) | 8.5 (7.3, 9.9) | 6.3 (5.6, 7.1) | 4.4 (4.2, 4.6) |
| 15,000–24,999 | 41.2 (35.9, 46.6) | 29.8 (27.6, 32.0) | 23.6 (22.3, 25.0) | 16.4 (16.0, 16.8) |
| 25,000–49,999 | 23.4 (19.3, 28.0) | 27.4 (25.4, 29.4) | 30.5 (29.1, 32.0) | 26.6 (26.2, 27.0) |
| ≥50,000 | 18.7 (14.9, 23.3) | 34.3 (32.3, 36.4) | 39.5 (38.0, 41.0) | 52.6 (52.1, 53.0) |
*
Data from combined 2005, 2007 and 2009 from 14 Mississippi Delta counties (Washington, Humphreys, Issaquena, Panola, Quitman, Bolivar, Coahoma, Leflore, Sunflower, Sharkey, Tunica, Tallahatchie, Holmes, Yazoo), remainder of MS, Mississippi Delta states (LA, AR, TN), and remainder of U.S. (minus MS, LA, AR, TN)
†
Weighted
‡
Chi square p value < 0.0001