NC PRAMS 2001: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? RECOMMENDATION FROM A RELATIVE OR FRIEND)

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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? RECOMMENDATION FROM A RELATIVE OR FRIEND

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1638	929	55.8	52.6-58.9	709	44.2	41.1-47.4
Age
< 20 years	223	120	50.3	41.6-59.1	103	49.7	40.9-58.4
20-24 years	434	257	58.6	52.3-64.5	177	41.4	35.5-47.7
25-34 years	797	443	54.2	49.8-58.6	354	45.8	41.4-50.2
35+ years	184	109	63.2	53.7-71.7	75	36.8	28.3-46.3
Race
White	1117	597	53.0	49.3-56.6	520	47.0	43.4-50.7
Black	461	302	63.0	56.3-69.2	159	37.0	30.8-43.7
Other	60	30	61.8	45.6-75.7	30	38.2	24.3-54.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	174	97	55.8	46.4-64.8	77	44.2	35.2-53.6
No	1462	831	55.7	52.4-59.0	631	44.3	41.0-47.6
Education
< High School	356	221	55.8	48.8-62.7	135	44.2	37.3-51.2
High School	509	295	58.0	52.2-63.6	214	42.0	36.4-47.8
> High School	768	409	53.9	49.4-58.3	359	46.1	41.7-50.6
Marital Status
Married	1039	577	56.3	52.5-60.1	462	43.7	39.9-47.5
Other	599	352	54.7	49.1-60.2	247	45.3	39.8-50.9
Income
15,999 or less	496	305	58.8	52.7-64.7	191	41.2	35.3-47.3
16,000-24,999	180	114	64.6	55.1-73.1	66	35.4	26.9-44.9
25,000-39,999	249	148	60.9	52.8-68.5	101	39.1	31.5-47.2
40,000 or more	556	270	47.7	42.7-52.9	286	52.3	47.1-57.3
WIC recipient
No	846	449	52.4	48.1-56.6	397	47.6	43.4-51.9
Yes	784	477	59.5	54.8-64.0	307	40.5	36.0-45.2
Medicaid recipient
No	823	438	53.0	48.8-57.2	385	47.0	42.8-51.2
Yes	815	491	58.7	54.0-63.2	324	41.3	36.8-46.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	307	189	62.3	57.2-67.2	118	37.7	32.8-42.8
1500 - 2499 grams	494	280	58.2	53.9-62.4	214	41.8	37.6-46.1
2500+ grams	837	460	55.5	52.1-58.8	377	44.5	41.2-47.9

#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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