NC PRAMS 2000: (Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy? HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (INCLUDING PREECLAMPSIA OR TOXEMIA) OR RETAINED WATER (EDEMA))

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2000 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy? HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (INCLUDING PREECLAMPSIA OR TOXEMIA) OR RETAINED WATER (EDEMA)

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1800	1312	79.3	76.7-81.6	488	20.7	18.4-23.3
Age
< 20 years	223	172	80.2	72.3-86.2	51	19.8	13.8-27.7
20-24 years	480	361	79.9	74.8-84.2	119	20.1	15.8-25.2
25-34 years	887	643	79.0	75.4-82.3	244	21.0	17.7-24.6
35+ years	210	136	77.8	69.8-84.2	74	22.2	15.8-30.2
Race
White	1208	888	80.2	77.3-82.9	320	19.8	17.1-22.7
Black	536	386	77.1	71.4-81.9	150	22.9	18.1-28.6
Other	56	38	71.9	53.7-84.9	18	28.1	15.1-46.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	141	118	88.6	80.7-93.5	23	11.4	6.5-19.3
No	1658	1194	78.3	75.6-80.8	464	21.7	19.2-24.4
Education
< High School	387	302	83.9	78.5-88.1	85	16.1	11.9-21.5
High School	594	420	75.8	70.9-80.1	174	24.2	19.9-29.1
> High School	818	589	79.1	75.4-82.5	229	20.9	17.5-24.6
Marital Status
Married	1155	823	78.0	74.8-80.8	332	22.0	19.2-25.2
Other	645	489	81.9	77.5-85.6	156	18.1	14.4-22.5
Income
15,999 or less	524	388	80.3	75.3-84.5	136	19.7	15.5-24.7
16,000-24,999	243	177	80.9	73.8-86.5	66	19.1	13.5-26.2
25,000-39,999	262	194	79.4	72.4-84.9	68	20.6	15.1-27.6
40,000 or more	611	429	76.0	71.4-80.0	182	24.0	20.0-28.6
WIC recipient
No	971	696	78.9	75.4-82.0	275	21.1	18.0-24.6
Yes	825	614	79.8	75.9-83.1	211	20.2	16.9-24.1
Medicaid recipient
No	891	638	77.6	73.9-80.8	253	22.4	19.2-26.1
Yes	909	674	81.0	77.4-84.2	235	19.0	15.8-22.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	348	208	59.6	54.8-64.2	140	40.4	35.8-45.2
1500 - 2499 grams	568	397	70.4	66.6-73.9	171	29.6	26.1-33.4
2500+ grams	884	707	80.2	77.5-82.7	177	19.8	17.3-22.5

#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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