NC PRAMS 2001: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? THE ONLY PROVIDER THAT WOULD ACCEPT ME AS A PATIENT)

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2001 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? THE ONLY PROVIDER THAT WOULD ACCEPT ME AS A PATIENT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1638	1514	93.5	91.7-94.9	124	6.5	5.1- 8.3
Age
< 20 years	222	201	93.4	87.7-96.6	21	6.6	3.4-12.3
20-24 years	435	391	90.5	86.1-93.6	44	9.5	6.4-13.9
25-34 years	797	748	94.5	92.1-96.3	49	5.5	3.7- 7.9
35+ years	184	174	95.8	89.8-98.4	10	4.2	1.6-10.2
Race
White	1116	1039	94.6	92.7-96.1	77	5.4	3.9- 7.3
Black	462	422	90.2	85.3-93.6	40	9.8	6.4-14.7
Other	60	53	92.6	79.7-97.5	7	7.4	2.5-20.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	174	152	90.0	82.9-94.4	22	10.0	5.6-17.1
No	1462	1360	94.0	92.1-95.4	102	6.0	4.6- 7.9
Education
< High School	356	313	90.8	86.0-94.1	43	9.2	5.9-14.0
High School	509	464	91.6	87.6-94.4	45	8.4	5.6-12.4
> High School	768	733	96.1	93.9-97.5	35	3.9	2.5- 6.1
Marital Status
Married	1040	989	96.0	94.2-97.3	51	4.0	2.7- 5.8
Other	598	525	88.6	84.6-91.7	73	11.4	8.3-15.4
Income
15,999 or less	498	431	88.6	84.2-91.9	67	11.4	8.1-15.8
16,000-24,999	181	161	91.1	84.0-95.2	20	8.9	4.8-16.0
25,000-39,999	248	233	95.9	91.5-98.0	15	4.1	2.0- 8.5
40,000 or more	556	549	98.9	97.1-99.6	7	1.1	0.4- 2.9
WIC recipient
No	847	816	97.4	95.7-98.5	31	2.6	1.5- 4.3
Yes	783	690	89.2	85.9-91.8	93	10.8	8.2-14.1
Medicaid recipient
No	822	796	97.3	95.5-98.4	26	2.7	1.6- 4.5
Yes	816	718	89.3	86.1-91.9	98	10.7	8.1-13.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	308	275	88.8	85.0-91.7	33	11.2	8.3-15.0
1500 - 2499 grams	494	451	90.2	87.1-92.6	43	9.8	7.4-12.9
2500+ grams	836	788	93.8	91.8-95.3	48	6.2	4.7- 8.2

#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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