NC PRAMS 2001: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? THEY OFFERED SPECIALIZED SERVICES)

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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? THEY OFFERED SPECIALIZED SERVICES

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1638	1410	89.1	86.9-90.9	228	10.9	9.1-13.1
Age
< 20 years	224	196	85.6	78.1-90.9	28	14.4	9.1-21.9
20-24 years	435	369	85.3	80.3-89.2	66	14.7	10.8-19.7
25-34 years	795	691	91.8	89.1-93.8	104	8.2	6.2-10.9
35+ years	184	154	90.4	83.8-94.5	30	9.6	5.5-16.2
Race
White	1116	966	89.3	86.8-91.4	150	10.7	8.6-13.2
Black	462	390	87.5	82.5-91.2	72	12.5	8.8-17.5
Other	60	54	95.3	84.6-98.7	6	4.7	1.3-15.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	174	138	80.3	71.9-86.7	36	19.7	13.3-28.1
No	1462	1270	90.4	88.2-92.1	192	9.6	7.9-11.8
Education
< High School	358	306	84.3	78.5-88.7	52	15.7	11.3-21.5
High School	508	435	89.5	85.4-92.5	73	10.5	7.5-14.6
> High School	767	665	91.4	88.6-93.5	102	8.6	6.5-11.4
Marital Status
Married	1040	900	91.1	88.8-93.0	140	8.9	7.0-11.2
Other	598	510	85.2	80.7-88.8	88	14.8	11.2-19.3
Income
15,999 or less	498	421	85.7	80.9-89.4	77	14.3	10.6-19.1
16,000-24,999	179	160	94.8	89.5-97.5	19	5.2	2.5-10.5
25,000-39,999	248	213	90.9	85.6-94.4	35	9.1	5.6-14.4
40,000 or more	556	481	91.1	87.9-93.6	75	8.9	6.4-12.1
WIC recipient
No	846	739	90.8	88.1-92.9	107	9.2	7.1-11.9
Yes	784	664	87.1	83.6-89.9	120	12.9	10.1-16.4
Medicaid recipient
No	823	719	91.4	88.8-93.5	104	8.6	6.5-11.2
Yes	815	691	86.6	83.1-89.4	124	13.4	10.6-16.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	307	251	82.4	78.1-85.9	56	17.6	14.1-21.9
1500 - 2499 grams	493	405	82.3	78.8-85.4	88	17.7	14.6-21.2
2500+ grams	838	754	89.6	87.3-91.6	84	10.4	8.4-12.7

#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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