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 CAN'T PAY FOR BIRTH CONTROL)

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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 CAN'T PAY FOR BIRTH CONTROL

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	228	208	93.2	87.2-96.5	20	6.8	3.5-12.8
Age
< 20 years	33	22	71.3	46.9-87.5	11	28.7	12.5-53.1
20-24 years	53	48	94.4	79.6-98.7	5	5.6	1.3-20.4
25-34 years	101	97	97.7	89.3-99.5	4	2.3	0.5-10.7
35+ years	41	41	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Race
White	154	142	91.4	83.2-95.8	12	8.6	4.2-16.8
Black	61	53	97.0	93.2-98.7	8	3.0	1.3- 6.8
Other	13	13	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	24	22	92.1	64.4-98.7	2	7.9	1.3-35.6
No	203	185	93.3	86.9-96.7	18	6.7	3.3-13.1
Education
< High School	57	46	81.6	63.2-91.9	11	18.4	8.1-36.8
High School	61	54	94.8	83.3-98.5	7	5.2	1.5-16.7
> High School	107	105	98.2	89.5-99.7	2	1.8	0.3-10.5
Marital Status
Married	121	114	95.3	86.5-98.5	7	4.7	1.5-13.5
Other	107	94	90.7	80.0-96.0	13	9.3	4.0-20.0
Income
15,999 or less	73	64	89.3	74.8-95.9	9	10.7	4.1-25.2
16,000-24,999	22	19	84.5	49.4-96.8	3	15.5	3.2-50.6
25,000-39,999	29	27	92.7	64.7-98.9	2	7.3	1.1-35.3
40,000 or more	78	76	96.8	83.3-99.5	2	3.2	0.5-16.7
WIC recipient
No	134	126	97.5	90.9-99.4	8	2.5	0.6- 9.1
Yes	94	82	86.5	73.6-93.7	12	13.5	6.3-26.4
Medicaid recipient
No	114	111	97.9	89.1-99.6	3	2.1	0.4-10.9
Yes	114	97	87.3	75.8-93.8	17	12.7	6.2-24.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	52	46	87.6	76.3-93.9	6	12.4	6.1-23.7
1500 - 2499 grams	69	61	87.3	76.9-93.5	8	12.7	6.5-23.1
2500+ grams	107	101	93.8	86.8-97.2	6	6.2	2.8-13.2

#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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