NC PRAMS 2001: (What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I DIDN'T MIND IF I GOT PREGNANT)

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2001 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I DIDN'T MIND IF I GOT PREGNANT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	523	323	62.9	57.3-68.3	200	37.1	31.7-42.7
Age
< 20 years	105	76	72.0	58.9-82.3	29	28.0	17.7-41.1
20-24 years	178	108	61.9	52.1-70.8	70	38.1	29.2-47.9
25-34 years	188	113	62.5	52.8-71.3	75	37.5	28.7-47.2
35+ years	52	26	50.0	33.0-67.0	26	50.0	33.0-67.0
Race
White	302	169	58.0	50.8-64.8	133	42.0	35.2-49.2
Black	202	142	72.1	62.2-80.3	60	27.9	19.7-37.8
Other	19	12	62.5	32.1-85.4	7	37.5	14.6-67.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	53	35	68.5	51.0-82.0	18	31.5	18.0-49.0
No	469	288	62.2	56.1-67.9	181	37.8	32.1-43.9
Education
< High School	166	114	73.4	63.2-81.7	52	26.6	18.3-36.8
High School	205	135	65.7	56.8-73.7	70	34.3	26.3-43.2
> High School	150	73	47.1	36.8-57.5	77	52.9	42.5-63.2
Marital Status
Married	222	114	50.7	42.3-59.0	108	49.3	41.0-57.7
Other	301	209	72.3	64.8-78.7	92	27.7	21.3-35.2
Income
15,999 or less	233	158	70.3	61.5-77.9	75	29.7	22.1-38.5
16,000-24,999	63	45	72.5	55.7-84.7	18	27.5	15.3-44.3
25,000-39,999	69	42	67.0	52.3-79.0	27	33.0	21.0-47.7
40,000 or more	94	37	37.6	26.4-50.3	57	62.4	49.7-73.6
WIC recipient
No	199	100	46.2	37.2-55.5	99	53.8	44.5-62.8
Yes	323	222	72.6	65.7-78.7	101	27.4	21.3-34.3
Medicaid recipient
No	177	86	47.8	38.5-57.3	91	52.2	42.7-61.5
Yes	346	237	70.9	64.0-77.0	109	29.1	23.0-36.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	115	75	65.9	57.6-73.4	40	34.1	26.6-42.4
1500 - 2499 grams	165	100	61.0	53.5-68.1	65	39.0	31.9-46.5
2500+ grams	243	148	63.0	56.8-68.9	95	37.0	31.1-43.2

#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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