NC PRAMS 2000: (What were the sources of your household's income during the past 12 months? AID SUCH AS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF), WELFARE, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, GENERAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD STAMPS, OR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME)

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2000 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

INCOME

What were the sources of your household's income during the past 12 months? AID SUCH AS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF), WELFARE, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, GENERAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD STAMPS, OR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1825	1563	87.8	85.6-89.6	262	12.2	10.4-14.4
Age
< 20 years	228	185	82.4	74.6-88.1	43	17.6	11.9-25.4
20-24 years	487	382	80.6	75.4-84.9	105	19.4	15.1-24.6
25-34 years	897	801	91.9	89.2-94.0	96	8.1	6.0-10.8
35+ years	213	195	93.4	86.9-96.8	18	6.6	3.2-13.1
Race
White	1217	1120	91.9	89.7-93.8	97	8.1	6.2-10.3
Black	550	391	73.6	67.7-78.7	159	26.4	21.3-32.3
Other	58	52	98.3	95.9-99.3	6	1.7	0.7- 4.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	149	126	84.1	75.3-90.2	23	15.9	9.8-24.7
No	1675	1436	88.2	85.9-90.1	239	11.8	9.9-14.1
Education
< High School	396	287	73.7	67.6-79.1	109	26.3	20.9-32.4
High School	598	490	87.0	83.1-90.2	108	13.0	9.8-16.9
> High School	829	784	96.0	93.8-97.4	45	4.0	2.6- 6.2
Marital Status
Married	1166	1089	94.8	92.8-96.2	77	5.2	3.8- 7.2
Other	659	474	73.9	68.9-78.4	185	26.1	21.6-31.1
Income
15,999 or less	543	382	74.0	68.6-78.8	161	26.0	21.2-31.4
16,000-24,999	247	208	86.7	80.0-91.4	39	13.3	8.6-20.0
25,000-39,999	264	246	96.6	92.2-98.6	18	3.4	1.4- 7.8
40,000 or more	614	604	98.7	96.9-99.5	10	1.3	0.5- 3.1
WIC recipient
No	982	924	96.0	94.0-97.3	58	4.0	2.7- 6.0
Yes	837	634	79.0	75.1-82.4	203	21.0	17.6-24.9
Medicaid recipient
No	897	869	98.1	96.6-99.0	28	1.9	1.0- 3.4
Yes	928	694	77.4	73.5-80.9	234	22.6	19.1-26.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	361	294	81.4	77.5-84.8	67	18.6	15.2-22.5
1500 - 2499 grams	574	475	81.6	78.3-84.6	99	18.4	15.4-21.7
2500+ grams	890	794	88.3	85.9-90.3	96	11.7	9.7-14.1

#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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