NC PRAMS 2001: (What are your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I AM NOT HAVING SEX)

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2001 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What are your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I AM NOT HAVING SEX

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	228	159	62.9	54.1-71.0	69	37.1	29.0-45.9
Age
< 20 years	33	19	58.2	34.7-78.4	14	41.8	21.6-65.3
20-24 years	53	42	69.5	50.8-83.4	11	30.5	16.6-49.2
25-34 years	101	72	70.4	57.5-80.8	29	29.6	19.2-42.5
35+ years	41	26	37.5	20.7-58.1	15	62.5	41.9-79.3
Race
White	154	111	63.1	52.8-72.4	43	36.9	27.6-47.2
Black	61	40	68.5	47.9-83.7	21	31.5	16.3-52.1
Other	13	8	45.3	19.4-74.0	5	54.7	26.0-80.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	24	15	46.5	24.4-70.2	9	53.5	29.8-75.6
No	203	143	65.6	56.2-73.9	60	34.4	26.1-43.8
Education
< High School	57	38	54.5	36.3-71.6	19	45.5	28.4-63.7
High School	61	39	59.9	42.7-75.0	22	40.1	25.0-57.3
> High School	107	79	67.3	54.8-77.8	28	32.7	22.2-45.2
Marital Status
Married	121	90	66.8	55.3-76.6	31	33.2	23.4-44.7
Other	107	69	58.4	44.7-70.8	38	41.6	29.2-55.3
Income
15,999 or less	73	43	54.1	38.3-69.1	30	45.9	30.9-61.7
16,000-24,999	22	20	86.1	48.8-97.6	2	13.9	2.4-51.2
25,000-39,999	29	24	69.5	42.6-87.5	5	30.5	12.5-57.4
40,000 or more	78	55	61.0	46.6-73.7	23	39.0	26.3-53.4
WIC recipient
No	134	97	60.2	49.0-70.4	37	39.8	29.6-51.0
Yes	94	62	67.0	52.5-78.9	32	33.0	21.1-47.5
Medicaid recipient
No	114	84	67.1	55.5-76.9	30	32.9	23.1-44.5
Yes	114	75	57.8	44.1-70.3	39	42.2	29.7-55.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	52	43	81.9	70.0-89.7	9	18.1	10.3-30.0
1500 - 2499 grams	69	49	71.5	60.1-80.7	20	28.5	19.3-39.9
2500+ grams	107	67	61.8	52.2-70.6	40	38.2	29.4-47.8

#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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