NC PRAMS 2001: (When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?)

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2001 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	853	487	56.6	52.1-61.0	366	43.4	39.0-47.9
Age
< 20 years	178	99	56.7	46.7-66.3	79	43.3	33.7-53.3
20-24 years	284	168	59.1	51.4-66.4	116	40.9	33.6-48.6
25-34 years	312	170	50.2	43.0-57.5	142	49.8	42.5-57.0
35+ years	79	50	74.3	59.6-85.0	29	25.7	15.0-40.4
Race
White	484	279	56.8	51.2-62.2	205	43.2	37.8-48.8
Black	339	190	55.5	47.7-63.0	149	44.5	37.0-52.3
Other	30	18	66.7	41.1-85.2	12	33.3	14.8-58.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	86	48	58.2	44.3-70.9	38	41.8	29.1-55.7
No	765	438	56.4	51.6-61.0	327	43.6	39.0-48.4
Education
< High School	244	156	61.8	53.1-69.9	88	38.2	30.1-46.9
High School	327	191	61.7	54.3-68.5	136	38.3	31.5-45.7
> High School	279	138	46.7	39.3-54.2	141	53.3	45.8-60.7
Marital Status
Married	387	207	50.7	44.4-57.0	180	49.3	43.0-55.6
Other	466	280	61.9	55.6-67.9	186	38.1	32.1-44.4
Income
15,999 or less	363	217	60.1	52.8-67.0	146	39.9	33.0-47.2
16,000-24,999	118	60	47.6	36.1-59.4	58	52.4	40.6-63.9
25,000-39,999	124	64	54.9	43.5-65.8	60	45.1	34.2-56.5
40,000 or more	151	87	55.2	45.4-64.5	64	44.8	35.5-54.6
WIC recipient
No	316	179	55.9	48.6-62.9	137	44.1	37.1-51.4
Yes	528	307	57.5	51.7-63.1	221	42.5	36.9-48.3
Medicaid recipient
No	280	161	56.5	49.1-63.7	119	43.5	36.3-50.9
Yes	573	326	56.6	50.9-62.1	247	43.4	37.9-49.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	175	107	61.6	54.8-68.0	68	38.4	32.0-45.2
1500 - 2499 grams	273	151	55.7	49.8-61.4	122	44.3	38.6-50.2
2500+ grams	405	229	56.5	51.6-61.3	176	43.5	38.7-48.4

#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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