NC PRAMS 2001: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? THEIR OFFICE WAS MOST CONVENIENT FOR ME)

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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? THEIR OFFICE WAS MOST CONVENIENT FOR ME

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1640	1131	68.2	65.2-71.1	509	31.8	28.9-34.8
Age
< 20 years	224	118	47.2	38.6-56.0	106	52.8	44.0-61.4
20-24 years	435	276	61.7	55.5-67.5	159	38.3	32.5-44.5
25-34 years	797	599	76.1	72.1-79.7	198	23.9	20.3-27.9
35+ years	184	138	76.6	67.6-83.7	46	23.4	16.3-32.4
Race
White	1118	814	72.5	69.1-75.7	304	27.5	24.3-30.9
Black	462	281	58.3	51.6-64.7	181	41.7	35.3-48.4
Other	60	36	49.9	34.3-65.5	24	50.1	34.5-65.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	174	84	49.7	40.5-59.0	90	50.3	41.0-59.5
No	1464	1046	71.0	67.8-74.0	418	29.0	26.0-32.2
Education
< High School	358	192	51.6	44.6-58.5	166	48.4	41.5-55.4
High School	509	346	68.2	62.5-73.4	163	31.8	26.6-37.5
> High School	768	591	77.0	73.1-80.6	177	23.0	19.4-26.9
Marital Status
Married	1041	789	74.6	71.1-77.8	252	25.4	22.2-28.9
Other	599	342	56.4	50.7-61.8	257	43.6	38.2-49.3
Income
15,999 or less	498	298	57.6	51.4-63.5	200	42.4	36.5-48.6
16,000-24,999	180	119	66.4	56.9-74.8	61	33.6	25.2-43.1
25,000-39,999	249	187	77.5	70.1-83.5	62	22.5	16.5-29.9
40,000 or more	556	448	80.4	76.0-84.2	108	19.6	15.8-24.0
WIC recipient
No	847	658	77.9	74.1-81.3	189	22.1	18.7-25.9
Yes	785	469	58.1	53.4-62.7	316	41.9	37.3-46.6
Medicaid recipient
No	823	646	78.0	74.3-81.4	177	22.0	18.6-25.7
Yes	817	485	57.9	53.1-62.4	332	42.1	37.6-46.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	307	213	69.0	64.0-73.5	94	31.0	26.5-36.0
1500 - 2499 grams	495	332	65.8	61.5-69.8	163	34.2	30.2-38.5
2500+ grams	838	586	68.4	65.1-71.5	252	31.6	28.5-34.9

#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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