NC PRAMS 2000: (Which of the following things would cause you to take a multivitamin? MY DOCTOR OR NURSE SAID IT WAS A GOOD IDEA)

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2000 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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Which of the following things would cause you to take a multivitamin? MY DOCTOR OR NURSE SAID IT WAS A GOOD IDEA

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1825	604	33.5	30.7-36.4	1221	66.5	63.6-69.3
Age
< 20 years	230	60	27.6	20.5-36.0	170	72.4	64.0-79.5
20-24 years	485	153	32.9	27.5-38.8	332	67.1	61.2-72.5
25-34 years	896	301	33.2	29.3-37.3	595	66.8	62.7-70.7
35+ years	214	90	43.5	34.9-52.4	124	56.5	47.6-65.1
Race
White	1219	411	34.3	31.1-37.8	808	65.7	62.2-68.9
Black	548	178	30.8	25.4-36.9	370	69.2	63.1-74.6
Other	58	15	34.2	19.5-52.7	43	65.8	47.3-80.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	149	39	24.0	16.5-33.6	110	76.0	66.4-83.5
No	1675	565	34.7	31.7-37.8	1110	65.3	62.2-68.3
Education
< High School	397	115	31.8	26.0-38.3	282	68.2	61.7-74.0
High School	599	208	35.1	30.2-40.4	391	64.9	59.6-69.8
> High School	827	280	33.3	29.3-37.6	547	66.7	62.4-70.7
Marital Status
Married	1165	401	35.4	31.9-39.0	764	64.6	61.0-68.1
Other	660	203	29.8	25.2-34.9	457	70.2	65.1-74.8
Income
15,999 or less	541	185	31.7	26.5-37.3	356	68.3	62.7-73.5
16,000-24,999	247	79	34.6	27.3-42.8	168	65.4	57.2-72.7
25,000-39,999	263	88	33.9	26.8-41.7	175	66.1	58.3-73.2
40,000 or more	613	207	36.0	31.2-41.0	406	64.0	59.0-68.8
WIC recipient
No	982	342	35.1	31.2-39.1	640	64.9	60.9-68.8
Yes	838	260	31.8	27.8-36.2	578	68.2	63.8-72.2
Medicaid recipient
No	897	305	34.7	30.8-38.8	592	65.3	61.2-69.2
Yes	928	299	32.3	28.3-36.6	629	67.7	63.4-71.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	361	123	33.9	29.6-38.5	238	66.1	61.5-70.4
1500 - 2499 grams	574	178	30.8	27.2-34.5	396	69.2	65.5-72.8
2500+ grams	890	303	33.7	30.7-36.9	587	66.3	63.1-69.3

#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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