NC PRAMS 2001: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? UNSPECIFIED REASON)

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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? UNSPECIFIED REASON

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1641	1214	71.7	68.8-74.5	427	28.3	25.5-31.2
Age
< 20 years	224	190	83.4	75.8-89.0	34	16.6	11.0-24.2
20-24 years	435	312	67.8	61.8-73.3	123	32.2	26.7-38.2
25-34 years	798	578	71.3	67.1-75.1	220	28.7	24.9-32.9
35+ years	184	134	67.9	58.4-76.1	50	32.1	23.9-41.6
Race
White	1119	803	69.7	66.3-73.0	316	30.3	27.0-33.7
Black	462	356	74.6	68.3-80.0	106	25.4	20.0-31.7
Other	60	55	93.1	79.8-97.9	5	6.9	2.1-20.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	174	151	85.2	77.4-90.7	23	14.8	9.3-22.6
No	1465	1062	69.7	66.6-72.7	403	30.3	27.3-33.4
Education
< High School	358	301	82.3	76.2-87.0	57	17.7	13.0-23.8
High School	509	366	68.5	62.9-73.7	143	31.5	26.3-37.1
> High School	769	542	68.1	63.8-72.1	227	31.9	27.9-36.2
Marital Status
Married	1042	728	68.3	64.6-71.7	314	31.7	28.3-35.4
Other	599	486	78.2	73.2-82.5	113	21.8	17.5-26.8
Income
15,999 or less	498	383	73.5	67.8-78.5	115	26.5	21.5-32.2
16,000-24,999	180	126	67.2	57.7-75.5	54	32.8	24.5-42.3
25,000-39,999	249	177	69.5	61.6-76.4	72	30.5	23.6-38.4
40,000 or more	557	399	69.9	65.0-74.4	158	30.1	25.6-35.0
WIC recipient
No	848	607	70.1	66.0-73.8	241	29.9	26.2-34.0
Yes	785	600	73.4	69.0-77.4	185	26.6	22.6-31.0
Medicaid recipient
No	824	587	69.9	65.9-73.7	237	30.1	26.3-34.1
Yes	817	627	73.7	69.3-77.6	190	26.3	22.4-30.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	307	234	76.5	71.9-80.6	73	23.5	19.4-28.1
1500 - 2499 grams	495	387	77.8	73.9-81.2	108	22.2	18.8-26.1
2500+ grams	839	593	71.2	68.1-74.2	246	28.8	25.8-31.9

#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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