NC PRAMS 2000: (Did any of these things keep you from getting prenatal care as early as you wanted? I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY OR INSURANCE TO PAY FOR MY VISITS)

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2000 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

Did any of these things keep you from getting prenatal care as early as you wanted? I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY OR INSURANCE TO PAY FOR MY VISITS

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	398	322	81.1	75.0-85.9	76	18.9	14.1-25.0
Age
< 20 years	76	67	82.0	66.0-91.4	9	18.0	8.6-34.0
20-24 years	144	114	81.4	71.6-88.4	30	18.6	11.6-28.4
25-34 years	149	119	83.2	72.6-90.2	30	16.8	9.8-27.4
35+ years	29	22	67.6	40.0-86.7	7	32.4	13.3-60.0
Race
White	229	186	81.4	73.8-87.1	43	18.6	12.9-26.2
Black	152	123	79.5	67.3-87.9	29	20.5	12.1-32.7
Other	17	13	86.8	51.4-97.6	4	13.2	2.4-48.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	37	30	87.0	66.4-95.8	7	13.0	4.2-33.6
No	361	292	80.3	73.8-85.5	69	19.7	14.5-26.2
Education
< High School	115	88	75.2	62.6-84.6	27	24.8	15.4-37.4
High School	156	129	83.9	74.5-90.3	27	16.1	9.7-25.5
> High School	125	103	83.8	72.3-91.1	22	16.2	8.9-27.7
Marital Status
Married	193	157	82.8	74.4-88.9	36	17.2	11.1-25.6
Other	205	165	79.1	69.7-86.2	40	20.9	13.8-30.3
Income
15,999 or less	170	135	79.0	68.9-86.5	35	21.0	13.5-31.1
16,000-24,999	73	62	86.3	72.3-93.8	11	13.7	6.2-27.7
25,000-39,999	55	45	83.7	66.1-93.2	10	16.3	6.8-33.9
40,000 or more	58	52	87.4	69.0-95.6	6	12.6	4.4-31.0
WIC recipient
No	167	140	83.2	72.9-90.1	27	16.8	9.9-27.1
Yes	227	180	79.8	71.8-86.0	47	20.2	14.0-28.2
Medicaid recipient
No	125	112	88.1	77.9-94.0	13	11.9	6.0-22.1
Yes	273	210	77.6	69.7-83.8	63	22.4	16.2-30.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	95	73	76.2	67.4-83.2	22	23.8	16.8-32.6
1500 - 2499 grams	135	112	82.7	75.6-88.1	23	17.3	11.9-24.4
2500+ grams	168	137	81.0	74.3-86.3	31	19.0	13.7-25.7

#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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