Characteristics of the study population (%), stratified by diabetes and BMI, in the 2002 NSFG (n = 5,955)
| . | Diabetes . | BMI (kg/m2) . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes . | No . | Under/normal (<25.0) . | Overweight (25.0–29.9) . | Class I obese (30.0–34.9) . | Class II/III obese (≥35.0) . | |
| n | 135 | 5,820 | 3,028 | 1,522 | 795 | 610 |
| Age (years)*† | ||||||
| 20–29 | 15.8 | 36.1 | 41.1 | 29.9 | 33.3 | 25.3 |
| 30–39 | 41.7 | 40.8 | 37.7 | 44.2 | 43.0 | 45.6 |
| 40–44 | 42.5 | 23.1 | 21.2 | 25.9 | 23.7 | 29.1 |
| Race and Hispanic origin*† | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 63.7 | 67.6 | 71.6 | 63.0 | 62.0 | 64.2 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 21.5 | 13.7 | 9.5 | 16.9 | 19.1 | 22.3 |
| Non-Hispanic other | 1.1* | 5.1 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
| Hispanic | 13.7 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 16.5 | 15.3 | 10.5 |
| Completed years of education† | ||||||
| <12 | 13.9 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 17.1 | 15.5 | 18.6 |
| 12 | 29.6 | 20.5 | 18.1 | 21.6 | 25.6 | 25.7 |
| >12 | 56.5 | 64.5 | 68.7 | 61.3 | 58.9 | 55.7 |
| Marital status* | ||||||
| Never married | 18.1 | 25.0 | 26.7 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 24.7 |
| Cohabitating | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 |
| Married | 48.5 | 53.7 | 52.5 | 56.3 | 54.0 | 52.3 |
| Separated, divorced, or widowed | 24.5 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.2 |
| Total combined income, 2001 (USD)†‡ | ||||||
| <20,000 | 34.6 | 24.2 | 23.4 | 22.0 | 28.8 | 29.5 |
| 20,000–34,999 | 17.5 | 22.1 | 20.3 | 22.8 | 23.6 | 26.0 |
| 35,000–50,000 | 17.6 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 19.1 |
| ≥50,000 | 30.2 | 38.5 | 41.7 | 39.3 | 33.6 | 25.4 |
| Health insurance coverage, 2001 | ||||||
| Private or Medi-Gap | 69.3 | 70.8 | 73.5 | 70.3 | 66.6 | 63.5 |
| Medicaid, CHIP, or state sponsored | 14.4 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 12.3 | 14.4 |
| Other | 3.6§ | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| Uninsured | 12.7 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 17.9 |
| Do not know/refused | 0.0§ | 0.1§ | 0.1§ | 0.02§ | 0.0§ | 0.4§ |
| Tobacco use | ||||||
| Current (in past 12 months) | 39.7 | 29.6 | 30.2 | 30.0 | 28.6 | 29.0 |
| Past | 10.4 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 14.1 | 14.4 |
| Never | 49.9 | 58.5 | 58.5 | 59.3 | 57.3 | 56.6 |
| Previously pregnant† | ||||||
| Yes | 80.0 | 74.2 | 69.3 | 80.0 | 79.5 | 79.7 |
| No | 20.2 | 25.8 | 30.7 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 20.3 |
| Medical help to become pregnant | ||||||
| Yes | 13.0 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 12.5 |
| No | 87.0 | 90.3 | 80.5 | 91.3 | 89.2 | 87.5 |
| Pregnancy desire* | ||||||
| Yes | 41.7 | 49.8 | 52.0 | 46.4 | 49.3 | 45.9 |
| No | 57.8 | 47.7 | 45.4 | 51.4 | 48.1 | 52.1 |
| Do not know | 0.5§ | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
| Pregnancy intention‖ | ||||||
| Intend | 62.7 | 63.5 | 65.4 | 61.3 | 58.6 | 64.3 |
| Do not intend | 37.3 | 33.7 | 32.2 | 35.1 | 39.4 | 32.8 |
| Do not know | 0.0§ | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.0§ | 2.9§ |
| Currently sexually active*† | ||||||
| Yes | 77.2 | 87.1 | 88.1 | 87.7 | 86.0 | 79.7 |
| No | 22.8 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 14.0 | 20.3 |
| Current contraceptive methods¶ | ||||||
| None*† | 38.8 | 27.3 | 28.0 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 33.0 |
| Hormonal based*† | 15.3 | 26.4 | 29.3 | 24.8 | 23.7 | 16.5 |
| Barrier† | 11.1 | 15.8 | 17.6 | 14.9 | 13.1 | 11.1 |
| Sterilization† | 36.7 | 28.4 | 24.1 | 31.5 | 33.8 | 37.5 |
| Other* | 1.6§ | 7.9 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 5.6 |
| Female's sterility status*† | ||||||
| Not sterile | 55.8 | 75.5 | 81.0 | 72.0 | 66.9 | 62.3 |
| Surgically sterile | 36.3 | 22.3 | 16.7 | 26.1 | 31.0 | 34.3 |
| Nonsurgically sterile | 7.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| Partner's sterility status | ||||||
| Not sterile | 91.4 | 86.2 | 84.5 | 88.3 | 89.4 | 86.4 |
| Surgically sterile | 5.0§ | 12.7 | 14.3 | 10.9 | 9.0 | 12.1 |
| Nonsurgically sterile | 3.6§ | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8§ | 1.6§ | 1.5§ |
| . | Diabetes . | BMI (kg/m2) . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes . | No . | Under/normal (<25.0) . | Overweight (25.0–29.9) . | Class I obese (30.0–34.9) . | Class II/III obese (≥35.0) . | |
| n | 135 | 5,820 | 3,028 | 1,522 | 795 | 610 |
| Age (years)*† | ||||||
| 20–29 | 15.8 | 36.1 | 41.1 | 29.9 | 33.3 | 25.3 |
| 30–39 | 41.7 | 40.8 | 37.7 | 44.2 | 43.0 | 45.6 |
| 40–44 | 42.5 | 23.1 | 21.2 | 25.9 | 23.7 | 29.1 |
| Race and Hispanic origin*† | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 63.7 | 67.6 | 71.6 | 63.0 | 62.0 | 64.2 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 21.5 | 13.7 | 9.5 | 16.9 | 19.1 | 22.3 |
| Non-Hispanic other | 1.1* | 5.1 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
| Hispanic | 13.7 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 16.5 | 15.3 | 10.5 |
| Completed years of education† | ||||||
| <12 | 13.9 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 17.1 | 15.5 | 18.6 |
| 12 | 29.6 | 20.5 | 18.1 | 21.6 | 25.6 | 25.7 |
| >12 | 56.5 | 64.5 | 68.7 | 61.3 | 58.9 | 55.7 |
| Marital status* | ||||||
| Never married | 18.1 | 25.0 | 26.7 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 24.7 |
| Cohabitating | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 |
| Married | 48.5 | 53.7 | 52.5 | 56.3 | 54.0 | 52.3 |
| Separated, divorced, or widowed | 24.5 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.2 |
| Total combined income, 2001 (USD)†‡ | ||||||
| <20,000 | 34.6 | 24.2 | 23.4 | 22.0 | 28.8 | 29.5 |
| 20,000–34,999 | 17.5 | 22.1 | 20.3 | 22.8 | 23.6 | 26.0 |
| 35,000–50,000 | 17.6 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 19.1 |
| ≥50,000 | 30.2 | 38.5 | 41.7 | 39.3 | 33.6 | 25.4 |
| Health insurance coverage, 2001 | ||||||
| Private or Medi-Gap | 69.3 | 70.8 | 73.5 | 70.3 | 66.6 | 63.5 |
| Medicaid, CHIP, or state sponsored | 14.4 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 12.3 | 14.4 |
| Other | 3.6§ | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| Uninsured | 12.7 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 17.9 |
| Do not know/refused | 0.0§ | 0.1§ | 0.1§ | 0.02§ | 0.0§ | 0.4§ |
| Tobacco use | ||||||
| Current (in past 12 months) | 39.7 | 29.6 | 30.2 | 30.0 | 28.6 | 29.0 |
| Past | 10.4 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 14.1 | 14.4 |
| Never | 49.9 | 58.5 | 58.5 | 59.3 | 57.3 | 56.6 |
| Previously pregnant† | ||||||
| Yes | 80.0 | 74.2 | 69.3 | 80.0 | 79.5 | 79.7 |
| No | 20.2 | 25.8 | 30.7 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 20.3 |
| Medical help to become pregnant | ||||||
| Yes | 13.0 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 12.5 |
| No | 87.0 | 90.3 | 80.5 | 91.3 | 89.2 | 87.5 |
| Pregnancy desire* | ||||||
| Yes | 41.7 | 49.8 | 52.0 | 46.4 | 49.3 | 45.9 |
| No | 57.8 | 47.7 | 45.4 | 51.4 | 48.1 | 52.1 |
| Do not know | 0.5§ | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
| Pregnancy intention‖ | ||||||
| Intend | 62.7 | 63.5 | 65.4 | 61.3 | 58.6 | 64.3 |
| Do not intend | 37.3 | 33.7 | 32.2 | 35.1 | 39.4 | 32.8 |
| Do not know | 0.0§ | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.0§ | 2.9§ |
| Currently sexually active*† | ||||||
| Yes | 77.2 | 87.1 | 88.1 | 87.7 | 86.0 | 79.7 |
| No | 22.8 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 14.0 | 20.3 |
| Current contraceptive methods¶ | ||||||
| None*† | 38.8 | 27.3 | 28.0 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 33.0 |
| Hormonal based*† | 15.3 | 26.4 | 29.3 | 24.8 | 23.7 | 16.5 |
| Barrier† | 11.1 | 15.8 | 17.6 | 14.9 | 13.1 | 11.1 |
| Sterilization† | 36.7 | 28.4 | 24.1 | 31.5 | 33.8 | 37.5 |
| Other* | 1.6§ | 7.9 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 5.6 |
| Female's sterility status*† | ||||||
| Not sterile | 55.8 | 75.5 | 81.0 | 72.0 | 66.9 | 62.3 |
| Surgically sterile | 36.3 | 22.3 | 16.7 | 26.1 | 31.0 | 34.3 |
| Nonsurgically sterile | 7.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| Partner's sterility status | ||||||
| Not sterile | 91.4 | 86.2 | 84.5 | 88.3 | 89.4 | 86.4 |
| Surgically sterile | 5.0§ | 12.7 | 14.3 | 10.9 | 9.0 | 12.1 |
| Nonsurgically sterile | 3.6§ | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8§ | 1.6§ | 1.5§ |
*Rao-Scott χ2 test, P < 0.05, for diabetes.
†Rao-Scott χ2 test, P < 0.05, for BMI.
‡Data available for 5,664 (95%) of respondents.
§Unweighted frequency was <10.
‖Eligible respondents were physically able to have children.
¶Respondents could select up to three methods. Percentages do not sum to 100.