NC PRAMS 2000: (What were your or your husband' s or partner' s reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I DIDN' T MIND IF I GOT PREGNANT)

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2000 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I DIDN'T MIND IF I GOT PREGNANT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	561	379	67.4	61.9-72.4	182	32.6	27.6-38.1
Age
< 20 years	105	91	89.7	78.3-95.5	14	10.3	4.5-21.7
20-24 years	181	118	69.2	59.5-77.4	63	30.8	22.6-40.5
25-34 years	209	126	54.9	45.7-63.9	83	45.1	36.1-54.3
35+ years	66	44	64.7	47.3-78.9	22	35.3	21.1-52.7
Race
White	299	183	63.5	56.4-70.0	116	36.5	30.0-43.6
Black	243	183	73.8	64.3-81.5	60	26.2	18.5-35.7
Other	19	13	81.5	46.6-95.7	6	18.5	4.3-53.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	40	32	82.2	62.6-92.7	8	17.8	7.3-37.4
No	521	347	65.8	60.0-71.2	174	34.2	28.8-40.0
Education
< High School	181	134	71.2	61.2-79.6	47	28.8	20.4-38.8
High School	199	133	72.1	63.2-79.6	66	27.9	20.4-36.8
> High School	181	112	57.5	47.5-66.9	69	42.5	33.1-52.5
Marital Status
Married	246	134	55.0	46.8-63.0	112	45.0	37.0-53.2
Other	315	245	78.1	70.8-83.9	70	21.9	16.1-29.2
Income
15,999 or less	239	191	80.1	72.1-86.3	48	19.9	13.7-27.9
16,000-24,999	80	53	70.3	55.0-82.1	27	29.7	17.9-45.0
25,000-39,999	91	48	48.5	35.6-61.6	43	51.5	38.4-64.4
40,000 or more	91	45	49.5	36.0-63.0	46	50.5	37.0-64.0
WIC recipient
No	211	129	55.9	46.4-64.9	82	44.1	35.1-53.6
Yes	349	249	73.2	66.5-79.0	100	26.8	21.0-33.5
Medicaid recipient
No	167	91	54.5	44.6-64.0	76	45.5	36.0-55.4
Yes	394	288	73.3	66.8-79.0	106	26.7	21.0-33.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	128	84	66.7	59.0-73.7	44	33.3	26.3-41.0
1500 - 2499 grams	181	127	71.2	64.5-77.1	54	28.8	22.9-35.5
2500+ grams	252	168	67.1	61.1-72.6	84	32.9	27.4-38.9

#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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