NC PRAMS 2000: (What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? UNSPECIFIED REASON)

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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? UNSPECIFIED REASON

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	561	456	82.8	78.1-86.6	105	17.2	13.4-21.9
Age
< 20 years	105	85	79.6	66.8-88.4	20	20.4	11.6-33.2
20-24 years	181	148	79.2	70.1-86.1	33	20.8	13.9-29.9
25-34 years	209	170	86.4	79.0-91.4	39	13.6	8.6-21.0
35+ years	66	53	87.1	72.1-94.6	13	12.9	5.4-27.9
Race
White	299	262	88.4	83.0-92.3	37	11.6	7.7-17.0
Black	243	182	73.9	64.6-81.5	61	26.1	18.5-35.4
Other	19	12	56.5	24.6-83.8	7	43.5	16.2-75.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	40	33	82.8	63.7-93.0	7	17.2	7.0-36.3
No	521	423	82.8	77.8-86.8	98	17.2	13.2-22.2
Education
< High School	181	144	82.2	73.2-88.6	37	17.8	11.4-26.8
High School	199	165	82.8	74.6-88.7	34	17.2	11.3-25.4
> High School	181	147	83.4	74.8-89.5	34	16.6	10.5-25.2
Marital Status
Married	246	206	88.7	82.7-92.8	40	11.3	7.2-17.3
Other	315	250	77.6	70.4-83.5	65	22.4	16.5-29.6
Income
15,999 or less	239	189	79.0	71.1-85.2	50	21.0	14.8-28.9
16,000-24,999	80	67	85.4	71.6-93.2	13	14.6	6.8-28.4
25,000-39,999	91	74	86.2	74.6-93.0	17	13.8	7.0-25.4
40,000 or more	91	79	92.0	81.2-96.9	12	8.0	3.1-18.8
WIC recipient
No	211	178	87.1	79.6-92.1	33	12.9	7.9-20.4
Yes	349	278	80.9	74.8-85.9	71	19.1	14.1-25.2
Medicaid recipient
No	167	142	87.8	79.8-92.9	25	12.2	7.1-20.2
Yes	394	314	80.5	74.4-85.3	80	19.5	14.7-25.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	128	106	83.2	76.5-88.2	22	16.8	11.8-23.5
1500 - 2499 grams	181	140	77.6	71.2-82.9	41	22.4	17.1-28.8
2500+ grams	252	210	83.1	78.0-87.3	42	16.9	12.7-22.0

#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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