NC PRAMS 2000: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? I SELECTED THIS OFFICE FROM A LIST GIVEN TO ME BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY)

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2000 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? I SELECTED THIS OFFICE FROM A LIST GIVEN TO ME BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1792	1294	70.8	67.9-73.5	498	29.2	26.5-32.1
Age
< 20 years	222	171	77.0	68.7-83.6	51	23.0	16.4-31.3
20-24 years	480	376	79.2	73.9-83.6	104	20.8	16.4-26.1
25-34 years	879	596	64.1	59.8-68.1	283	35.9	31.9-40.2
35+ years	211	151	72.9	64.3-80.1	60	27.1	19.9-35.7
Race
White	1205	877	72.5	69.2-75.5	328	27.5	24.5-30.8
Black	529	376	65.9	59.6-71.7	153	34.1	28.3-40.4
Other	58	41	67.1	49.0-81.3	17	32.9	18.7-51.0
Hispanic origin
Yes	143	119	81.4	72.2-88.1	24	18.6	11.9-27.8
No	1648	1174	69.5	66.5-72.4	474	30.5	27.6-33.5
Education
< High School	381	296	74.6	68.3-80.0	85	25.4	20.0-31.7
High School	585	431	75.1	70.1-79.5	154	24.9	20.5-29.9
> High School	824	565	65.8	61.5-69.9	259	34.2	30.1-38.5
Marital Status
Married	1156	808	69.4	65.9-72.7	348	30.6	27.3-34.1
Other	636	486	73.6	68.5-78.2	150	26.4	21.8-31.5
Income
15,999 or less	525	413	76.5	71.1-81.2	112	23.5	18.8-28.9
16,000-24,999	244	191	79.1	71.6-85.0	53	20.9	15.0-28.4
25,000-39,999	261	188	71.3	63.7-77.9	73	28.7	22.1-36.3
40,000 or more	610	394	62.9	57.9-67.7	216	37.1	32.3-42.1
WIC recipient
No	958	645	64.9	60.8-68.7	313	35.1	31.3-39.2
Yes	829	645	77.0	72.9-80.6	184	23.0	19.4-27.1
Medicaid recipient
No	886	580	63.6	59.5-67.6	306	36.4	32.4-40.5
Yes	906	714	78.0	74.1-81.5	192	22.0	18.5-25.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	349	259	74.2	69.8-78.1	90	25.8	21.9-30.2
1500 - 2499 grams	560	415	74.7	71.0-78.0	145	25.3	22.0-29.0
2500+ grams	883	620	70.5	67.4-73.4	263	29.5	26.6-32.6

#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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