NC PRAMS 2000: (How often in the past year have the following things happened to you? MY PARTNER USED THREATS TO MAKE ME HAVE SEX WHEN I DIDN'T WANT TO)

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2000 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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How often in the past year have the following things happened to you? MY PARTNER USED THREATS TO MAKE ME HAVE SEX WHEN I DIDN'T WANT TO

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	Zero times			One to five times			6 or more times
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1797	1760	98.7	97.8-99.2	25	1.0	0.6- 1.8	12	0.3	0.1- 0.8
Age
< 20 years	225	220	98.9	95.6-99.7	5	1.1	0.3- 4.4	0	0.0	. - .
20-24 years	479	463	97.0	94.2-98.4	12	2.5	1.2- 5.2	4	0.5	0.1- 2.2
25-34 years	884	871	99.3	98.2-99.7	8	0.4	0.1- 1.4	5	0.3	0.1- 1.2
35+ years	209	206	99.8	99.3-99.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	0.2	0.1- 0.7
Race
White	1195	1172	98.9	97.9-99.4	15	1.0	0.5- 2.0	8	0.1	0.1- 0.2
Black	544	532	98.3	96.0-99.3	9	1.2	0.4- 3.2	3	0.5	0.1- 2.5
Other	58	56	96.1	80.0-99.3	1	0.4	0.1- 2.4	1	3.5	0.5-21.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	132	127	98.2	92.7-99.6	2	1.3	0.2- 8.3	3	0.4	0.1- 1.3
No	1664	1632	98.7	97.8-99.2	23	1.0	0.5- 1.8	9	0.3	0.1- 0.9
Education
< High School	380	364	98.3	96.0-99.3	12	1.4	0.5- 3.9	4	0.2	0.1- 0.6
High School	591	580	98.5	96.5-99.3	8	1.4	0.6- 3.5	3	0.1	0.0- 0.3
> High School	825	815	99.0	97.6-99.6	5	0.5	0.2- 1.7	5	0.5	0.2- 1.7
Marital Status
Married	1155	1140	98.9	97.8-99.5	11	0.8	0.3- 1.8	4	0.3	0.1- 1.2
Other	642	620	98.2	96.5-99.1	14	1.5	0.7- 3.3	8	0.3	0.1- 0.6
Income
15,999 or less	531	513	97.7	95.3-98.9	12	1.8	0.8- 4.0	6	0.5	0.1- 2.0
16,000-24,999	245	238	98.0	93.9-99.3	5	1.9	0.6- 6.1	2	0.2	0.0- 0.6
25,000-39,999	262	259	99.8	99.3-99.9	2	0.2	0.0- 0.6	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4
40,000 or more	613	610	99.4	97.7-99.8	2	0.3	0.0- 2.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1
WIC recipient
No	971	960	99.3	98.2-99.7	9	0.7	0.3- 1.8	2	0.0	0.0- 0.2
Yes	820	794	98.0	96.4-98.9	16	1.4	0.7- 2.9	10	0.6	0.2- 1.6
Medicaid recipient
No	892	887	99.4	98.2-99.8	4	0.4	0.1- 1.6	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4
Yes	905	873	97.9	96.4-98.8	21	1.6	0.8- 3.1	11	0.4	0.2- 1.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	357	351	98.3	96.4-99.2	5	1.4	0.6- 3.1	1	0.3	0.1- 1.9
1500 - 2499 grams	562	541	95.9	93.9-97.3	12	2.3	1.3- 4.0	9	1.8	0.9- 3.3
2500+ grams	878	868	98.8	97.9-99.4	8	0.9	0.5- 1.9	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9

#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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