NC PRAMS 2001: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? I SELECTED THIS OFFICE FROM A LIST GIVEN TO ME BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY)

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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? I SELECTED THIS OFFICE FROM A LIST GIVEN TO ME BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1640	1293	77.7	75.0-80.2	347	22.3	19.8-25.0
Age
< 20 years	224	187	83.2	75.4-88.9	37	16.8	11.1-24.6
20-24 years	435	358	80.3	74.8-84.8	77	19.7	15.2-25.2
25-34 years	797	614	75.2	71.2-78.8	183	24.8	21.2-28.8
35+ years	184	134	75.4	66.6-82.6	50	24.6	17.4-33.4
Race
White	1118	879	77.7	74.5-80.6	239	22.3	19.4-25.5
Black	462	369	79.7	73.8-84.6	93	20.3	15.4-26.2
Other	60	45	64.2	47.6-77.9	15	35.8	22.1-52.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	174	152	88.2	80.9-93.0	22	11.8	7.0-19.1
No	1464	1139	76.1	73.2-78.9	325	23.9	21.1-26.8
Education
< High School	358	309	85.9	80.4-90.1	49	14.1	9.9-19.6
High School	509	414	79.0	73.8-83.4	95	21.0	16.6-26.2
> High School	768	565	72.6	68.4-76.3	203	27.4	23.7-31.6
Marital Status
Married	1041	797	75.4	72.0-78.5	244	24.6	21.5-28.0
Other	599	496	82.0	77.3-86.0	103	18.0	14.0-22.7
Income
15,999 or less	498	425	84.8	79.9-88.7	73	15.2	11.3-20.1
16,000-24,999	180	144	79.9	71.3-86.4	36	20.1	13.6-28.7
25,000-39,999	249	195	75.6	68.1-81.8	54	24.4	18.2-31.9
40,000 or more	556	400	70.4	65.5-74.9	156	29.6	25.1-34.5
WIC recipient
No	847	620	71.2	67.2-74.9	227	28.8	25.1-32.8
Yes	785	667	84.9	81.2-87.9	118	15.1	12.1-18.8
Medicaid recipient
No	823	582	68.4	64.3-72.2	241	31.6	27.8-35.7
Yes	817	711	87.6	84.1-90.3	106	12.4	9.7-15.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	307	253	82.9	78.7-86.4	54	17.1	13.6-21.3
1500 - 2499 grams	495	398	80.9	77.3-84.0	97	19.1	16.0-22.7
2500+ grams	838	642	77.4	74.5-80.1	196	22.6	19.9-25.5

#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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