NC PRAMS 2001: (What were the sources of your household's income during the past 12 months? AID SUCH AS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF), WELFARE, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, GENERAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD STAMPS, OR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME)

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2001 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

INCOME

What were the sources of your household's income during the past 12 months? AID SUCH AS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF), WELFARE, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, GENERAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD STAMPS, OR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1663	1394	85.5	83.1-87.6	269	14.5	12.4-16.9
Age
< 20 years	229	167	74.4	66.0-81.4	62	25.6	18.6-34.0
20-24 years	440	332	75.4	69.6-80.4	108	24.6	19.6-30.4
25-34 years	807	724	93.0	90.3-94.9	83	7.0	5.1- 9.7
35+ years	187	171	91.1	83.5-95.4	16	8.9	4.6-16.5
Race
White	1128	1011	89.7	87.1-91.8	117	10.3	8.2-12.9
Black	475	330	72.4	66.1-77.9	145	27.6	22.1-33.9
Other	60	53	91.8	77.2-97.3	7	8.2	2.7-22.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	177	157	85.7	77.6-91.1	20	14.3	8.9-22.4
No	1484	1235	85.5	82.9-87.7	249	14.5	12.3-17.1
Education
< High School	367	259	71.5	64.9-77.3	108	28.5	22.7-35.1
High School	517	411	82.8	77.9-86.7	106	17.2	13.3-22.1
> High School	774	719	94.0	91.4-95.9	55	6.0	4.1- 8.6
Marital Status
Married	1050	986	93.9	91.7-95.6	64	6.1	4.4- 8.3
Other	613	408	69.6	64.3-74.5	205	30.4	25.5-35.7
Income
15,999 or less	512	340	67.2	61.3-72.7	172	32.8	27.3-38.7
16,000-24,999	183	146	85.0	77.1-90.5	37	15.0	9.5-22.9
25,000-39,999	250	233	94.1	88.4-97.1	17	5.9	2.9-11.6
40,000 or more	559	553	99.6	98.3-99.9	6	0.4	0.1- 1.7
WIC recipient
No	862	807	96.6	94.5-97.8	55	3.4	2.2- 5.5
Yes	792	579	73.5	69.1-77.4	213	26.5	22.6-30.9
Medicaid recipient
No	826	811	98.9	97.5-99.5	15	1.1	0.5- 2.5
Yes	837	583	71.3	66.9-75.4	254	28.7	24.6-33.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	322	256	78.4	73.9-82.3	66	21.6	17.7-26.1
1500 - 2499 grams	500	402	78.9	75.1-82.3	98	21.1	17.7-24.9
2500+ grams	841	736	86.1	83.4-88.4	105	13.9	11.6-16.6

#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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