NC PRAMS 2000: (Did any of these things keep you from getting prenatal care as early as you wanted? I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS PREGNANT)

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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 KNOW THAT I WAS PREGNANT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	398	225	56.2	49.3-62.8	173	43.8	37.2-50.7
Age
< 20 years	76	34	46.4	31.3-62.2	42	53.6	37.8-68.7
20-24 years	144	84	57.0	46.2-67.1	60	43.0	32.9-53.8
25-34 years	149	91	59.7	47.8-70.6	58	40.3	29.4-52.2
35+ years	29	16	62.2	35.9-82.9	13	37.8	17.1-64.1
Race
White	229	145	62.7	54.2-70.5	84	37.3	29.5-45.8
Black	152	75	44.2	32.4-56.8	77	55.8	43.2-67.6
Other	17	5	35.8	12.7-68.1	12	64.2	31.9-87.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	37	32	84.3	62.5-94.5	5	15.7	5.5-37.5
No	361	193	52.5	45.2-59.6	168	47.5	40.4-54.8
Education
< High School	115	55	46.0	33.8-58.7	60	54.0	41.3-66.2
High School	156	93	56.9	46.2-67.1	63	43.1	32.9-53.8
> High School	125	76	67.0	54.6-77.4	49	33.0	22.6-45.4
Marital Status
Married	193	121	64.8	55.4-73.2	72	35.2	26.8-44.6
Other	205	104	46.6	36.8-56.5	101	53.4	43.5-63.2
Income
15,999 or less	170	90	48.2	37.5-59.0	80	51.8	41.0-62.5
16,000-24,999	73	41	60.7	45.2-74.3	32	39.3	25.7-54.8
25,000-39,999	55	34	53.7	36.7-70.0	21	46.3	30.0-63.3
40,000 or more	58	38	78.4	61.5-89.1	20	21.6	10.9-38.5
WIC recipient
No	167	102	59.6	48.4-69.9	65	40.4	30.1-51.6
Yes	227	121	54.6	45.8-63.1	106	45.4	36.9-54.2
Medicaid recipient
No	125	80	67.8	56.1-77.6	45	32.2	22.4-43.9
Yes	273	145	50.4	42.0-58.8	128	49.6	41.2-58.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	95	52	53.3	44.1-62.2	43	46.7	37.8-55.9
1500 - 2499 grams	135	77	56.1	47.9-64.0	58	43.9	36.0-52.1
2500+ grams	168	96	56.2	48.6-63.6	72	43.8	36.4-51.4

#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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