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2000 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-CONTENT

During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker talk to you about any of the things listed below? HOW MUCH WEIGHT YOU SHOULD GAIN DURING YOUR PREGNANCY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
		N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1771	228	11.3	9.5-13.4	1543	88.7	86.6-90.5
Age
< 20 years	220	20	6.0	3.0-11.4	200	94.0	88.6-97.0
20-24 years	472	58	11.4	8.1-15.9	414	88.6	84.1-91.9
25-34 years	871	117	12.1	9.6-15.2	754	87.9	84.8-90.4
35+ years	208	33	13.7	8.6-21.2	175	86.3	78.8-91.4
Race
White	1188	164	11.8	9.7-14.2	1024	88.2	85.8-90.3
Black	527	57	9.8	6.7-14.3	470	90.2	85.7-93.3
Other	56	7	12.4	4.5-30.1	49	87.6	69.9-95.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	131	35	18.7	11.9-28.3	96	81.3	71.7-88.1
No	1639	193	10.5	8.8-12.7	1446	89.5	87.3-91.2
Education
< High School	368	55	11.5	7.8-16.5	313	88.5	83.5-92.2
High School	582	74	11.0	8.0-14.9	508	89.0	85.1-92.0
> High School	819	98	11.4	8.9-14.5	721	88.6	85.5-91.1
Marital Status
Married	1143	146	12.0	9.8-14.6	997	88.0	85.4-90.2
Other	628	82	10.0	7.2-13.7	546	90.0	86.3-92.8
Income
15,999 or less	519	74	12.0	8.7-16.4	445	88.0	83.6-91.3
16,000-24,999	240	30	10.7	6.5-17.0	210	89.3	83.0-93.5
25,000-39,999	260	32	10.6	6.7-16.3	228	89.4	83.7-93.3
40,000 or more	609	70	11.7	8.8-15.4	539	88.3	84.6-91.2
WIC recipient
No	947	129	11.8	9.4-14.7	818	88.2	85.3-90.6
Yes	819	99	10.9	8.4-14.1	720	89.1	85.9-91.6
Medicaid recipient
No	877	105	11.4	9.0-14.4	772	88.6	85.6-91.0
Yes	894	123	11.2	8.7-14.3	771	88.8	85.7-91.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	343	51	15.3	12.1-19.2	292	84.7	80.8-87.9
1500 - 2499 grams	556	80	14.4	11.8-17.5	476	85.6	82.5-88.2
2500+ grams	872	97	11.0	9.1-13.3	775	89.0	86.7-90.9

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