NC PRAMS 2001: (Did any of these things keep you from getting prenatal care as early as you wanted? UNSPECIFIED REASON)

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2001 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

Did any of these things keep you from getting prenatal care as early as you wanted? UNSPECIFIED REASON

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	317	274	85.9	79.9-90.3	43	14.1	9.7-20.1
Age
< 20 years	62	51	80.8	64.4-90.7	11	19.2	9.3-35.6
20-24 years	106	94	88.5	77.6-94.5	12	11.5	5.5-22.4
25-34 years	123	110	91.0	81.7-95.8	13	9.0	4.2-18.3
35+ years	26	19	58.2	29.8-82.0	7	41.8	18.0-70.2
Race
White	202	180	88.0	80.8-92.7	22	12.0	7.3-19.2
Black	108	88	80.1	66.6-89.1	20	19.9	10.9-33.4
Other	7	6	97.8	84.5-99.7	1	2.2	0.3-15.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	48	40	87.8	71.5-95.4	8	12.2	4.6-28.5
No	268	233	85.4	78.6-90.4	35	14.6	9.6-21.4
Education
< High School	92	76	78.5	64.7-87.9	16	21.5	12.1-35.3
High School	109	99	92.5	83.1-96.8	10	7.5	3.2-16.9
> High School	115	98	85.4	74.3-92.2	17	14.6	7.8-25.7
Marital Status
Married	161	144	89.1	81.4-93.9	17	10.9	6.1-18.6
Other	156	130	81.8	71.2-89.0	26	18.2	11.0-28.8
Income
15,999 or less	138	116	82.9	72.1-90.0	22	17.1	10.0-27.9
16,000-24,999	38	36	90.8	69.9-97.7	2	9.2	2.3-30.1
25,000-39,999	47	41	88.6	71.3-96.0	6	11.4	4.0-28.7
40,000 or more	61	54	90.1	75.6-96.4	7	9.9	3.6-24.4
WIC recipient
No	125	108	86.2	75.6-92.7	17	13.8	7.3-24.4
Yes	188	162	85.4	77.3-91.0	26	14.6	9.0-22.7
Medicaid recipient
No	113	99	88.0	77.9-93.8	14	12.0	6.2-22.1
Yes	204	175	84.8	76.6-90.4	29	15.2	9.6-23.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	75	63	84.3	75.2-90.4	12	15.7	9.6-24.8
1500 - 2499 grams	86	76	88.4	79.8-93.7	10	11.6	6.3-20.2
2500+ grams	156	135	85.8	79.2-90.5	21	14.2	9.5-20.8

#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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