NC PRAMS 2001: (When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you trying to become pregnant?)

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2001 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you trying to become pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1653	876	52.2	49.1-55.4	777	47.8	44.6-50.9
Age
< 20 years	229	184	76.2	67.8-82.9	45	23.8	17.1-32.2
20-24 years	438	289	66.7	60.6-72.2	149	33.3	27.8-39.4
25-34 years	798	320	39.6	35.3-44.1	478	60.4	55.9-64.7
35+ years	188	83	41.4	32.4-50.9	105	58.6	49.1-67.6
Race
White	1120	496	45.0	41.4-48.7	624	55.0	51.3-58.6
Black	474	350	75.3	69.3-80.5	124	24.7	19.5-30.7
Other	59	30	36.4	22.8-52.6	29	63.6	47.4-77.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	175	87	47.2	38.0-56.5	88	52.8	43.5-62.0
No	1476	787	53.0	49.6-56.3	689	47.0	43.7-50.4
Education
< High School	365	251	65.0	58.1-71.3	114	35.0	28.7-41.9
High School	513	335	65.5	59.9-70.8	178	34.5	29.2-40.1
> High School	770	287	37.7	33.4-42.2	483	62.3	57.8-66.6
Marital Status
Married	1044	396	38.2	34.5-42.0	648	61.8	58.0-65.5
Other	609	480	78.6	73.6-82.8	129	21.4	17.2-26.4
Income
15,999 or less	506	373	71.0	65.1-76.2	133	29.0	23.8-34.9
16,000-24,999	182	121	67.3	58.0-75.4	61	32.7	24.6-42.0
25,000-39,999	249	128	53.4	45.4-61.3	121	46.6	38.7-54.6
40,000 or more	553	153	29.2	24.7-34.1	400	70.8	65.9-75.3
WIC recipient
No	852	326	36.8	32.8-41.1	526	63.2	58.9-67.2
Yes	789	541	68.3	63.8-72.5	248	31.7	27.5-36.2
Medicaid recipient
No	818	288	35.0	31.1-39.3	530	65.0	60.7-68.9
Yes	835	588	70.3	65.9-74.4	247	29.7	25.6-34.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	322	182	58.5	53.5-63.4	140	41.5	36.6-46.5
1500 - 2499 grams	494	283	60.0	55.8-64.1	211	40.0	35.9-44.2
2500+ grams	837	411	51.6	48.2-55.0	426	48.4	45.0-51.8

#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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