NC PRAMS 2000: (When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?)

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2000 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	965	518	52.2	47.9-56.4	447	47.8	43.6-52.1
Age
< 20 years	173	98	52.9	42.8-62.8	75	47.1	37.2-57.2
20-24 years	322	164	50.8	43.5-58.0	158	49.2	42.0-56.5
25-34 years	372	196	51.4	44.6-58.2	176	48.6	41.8-55.4
35+ years	98	60	58.7	45.2-71.1	38	41.3	28.9-54.8
Race
White	527	275	53.7	48.2-59.0	252	46.3	41.0-51.8
Black	406	226	50.6	43.5-57.8	180	49.4	42.2-56.5
Other	32	17	39.4	19.9-63.0	15	60.6	37.0-80.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	66	35	53.6	38.7-67.8	31	46.4	32.2-61.3
No	899	483	52.0	47.6-56.4	416	48.0	43.6-52.4
Education
< High School	275	172	59.0	50.9-66.7	103	41.0	33.3-49.1
High School	368	181	49.1	42.2-55.9	187	50.9	44.1-57.8
> High School	321	165	49.1	41.9-56.3	156	50.9	43.7-58.1
Marital Status
Married	451	234	50.4	44.5-56.4	217	49.6	43.6-55.5
Other	514	284	53.9	47.8-59.8	230	46.1	40.2-52.2
Income
15,999 or less	380	216	57.1	50.1-63.9	164	42.9	36.1-49.9
16,000-24,999	158	73	40.3	30.7-50.8	85	59.7	49.2-69.3
25,000-39,999	152	89	59.0	48.6-68.7	63	41.0	31.3-51.4
40,000 or more	165	83	47.8	38.1-57.7	82	52.2	42.3-61.9
WIC recipient
No	398	197	46.5	39.9-53.2	201	53.5	46.8-60.1
Yes	562	320	55.7	50.1-61.1	242	44.3	38.9-49.9
Medicaid recipient
No	310	151	47.1	40.0-54.2	159	52.9	45.8-60.0
Yes	655	367	54.8	49.5-60.0	288	45.2	40.0-50.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	200	123	61.4	55.1-67.4	77	38.6	32.6-44.9
1500 - 2499 grams	318	165	52.9	47.6-58.2	153	47.1	41.8-52.4
2500+ grams	447	230	51.9	47.3-56.5	217	48.1	43.5-52.7

#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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