NC PRAMS 2000: (What are your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I CAN'T PAY FOR BIRTH CONTROL)

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2000 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What are your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I CAN'T PAY FOR BIRTH CONTROL

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	257	244	94.1	87.7-97.2	13	5.9	2.8-12.3
Age
< 20 years	28	26	90.5	56.9-98.6	2	9.5	1.4-43.1
20-24 years	60	55	93.7	77.4-98.5	5	6.3	1.5-22.6
25-34 years	136	131	95.5	85.7-98.7	5	4.5	1.3-14.3
35+ years	33	32	92.0	60.2-98.9	1	8.0	1.1-39.8
Race
White	159	148	94.4	86.5-97.8	11	5.6	2.2-13.5
Black	88	86	92.4	74.4-98.1	2	7.6	1.9-25.6
Other	10	10	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	27	23	87.8	57.7-97.4	4	12.2	2.6-42.3
No	230	221	95.0	88.2-97.9	9	5.0	2.1-11.8
Education
< High School	51	44	89.1	70.8-96.5	7	10.9	3.5-29.2
High School	76	72	88.3	70.0-96.1	4	11.7	3.9-30.0
> High School	129	127	99.7	98.8-99.9	2	0.3	0.1- 1.2
Marital Status
Married	151	143	95.5	87.0-98.5	8	4.5	1.5-13.0
Other	106	101	92.1	79.1-97.3	5	7.9	2.7-20.9
Income
15,999 or less	81	73	85.0	68.0-93.8	8	15.0	6.2-32.0
16,000-24,999	22	22	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25,000-39,999	33	32	93.0	63.9-99.0	1	7.0	1.0-36.1
40,000 or more	93	91	99.6	98.3-99.9	2	0.4	0.1- 1.7
WIC recipient
No	135	132	97.8	88.6-99.6	3	2.2	0.4-11.4
Yes	120	111	90.3	78.8-95.9	9	9.7	4.1-21.2
Medicaid recipient
No	130	128	99.7	98.8-99.9	2	0.3	0.1- 1.2
Yes	127	116	88.4	76.6-94.6	11	11.6	5.4-23.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	85	83	97.8	92.4-99.4	2	2.2	0.6- 7.6
1500 - 2499 grams	85	79	92.8	85.3-96.6	6	7.2	3.4-14.7
2500+ grams	87	82	94.0	86.5-97.5	5	6.0	2.5-13.5

#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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