NC PRAMS 2001: (Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy? HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (INCLUDING PREECLAMPSIA OR TOXEMIA) OR RETAINED WATER (EDEMA))

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2001 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy? HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (INCLUDING PREECLAMPSIA OR TOXEMIA) OR RETAINED WATER (EDEMA)

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1640	1218	81.5	79.0-83.7	422	18.5	16.3-21.0
Age
< 20 years	228	180	82.7	75.3-88.2	48	17.3	11.8-24.7
20-24 years	432	320	80.6	75.4-84.8	112	19.4	15.2-24.6
25-34 years	799	588	81.6	78.0-84.7	211	18.4	15.3-22.0
35+ years	181	130	81.8	73.6-87.9	51	18.2	12.1-26.4
Race
White	1110	831	80.6	77.6-83.3	279	19.4	16.7-22.4
Black	470	341	84.1	79.0-88.2	129	15.9	11.8-21.0
Other	60	46	81.3	65.8-90.8	14	18.7	9.2-34.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	163	127	83.3	75.1-89.2	36	16.7	10.8-24.9
No	1475	1089	81.2	78.6-83.6	386	18.8	16.4-21.4
Education
< High School	359	283	84.6	79.0-88.9	76	15.4	11.1-21.0
High School	507	369	80.3	75.5-84.4	138	19.7	15.6-24.5
> High School	770	562	80.5	76.8-83.7	208	19.5	16.3-23.2
Marital Status
Married	1037	760	79.6	76.4-82.4	277	20.4	17.6-23.6
Other	603	458	85.0	80.8-88.5	145	15.0	11.5-19.2
Income
15,999 or less	498	372	82.6	77.7-86.7	126	17.4	13.3-22.3
16,000-24,999	181	140	82.8	74.8-88.6	41	17.2	11.4-25.2
25,000-39,999	248	167	73.5	65.9-79.9	81	26.5	20.1-34.1
40,000 or more	557	418	82.1	77.9-85.6	139	17.9	14.4-22.1
WIC recipient
No	853	626	79.2	75.6-82.4	227	20.8	17.6-24.4
Yes	782	588	84.0	80.4-87.0	194	16.0	13.0-19.6
Medicaid recipient
No	818	592	79.0	75.4-82.2	226	21.0	17.8-24.6
Yes	822	626	84.2	80.6-87.2	196	15.8	12.8-19.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	315	204	66.0	61.0-70.6	111	34.0	29.4-39.0
1500 - 2499 grams	491	329	67.6	63.4-71.5	162	32.4	28.5-36.6
2500+ grams	834	685	82.7	80.0-85.1	149	17.3	14.9-20.0

#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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