NC PRAMS 2001: (During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker talk to you about any of the things listed below? DISEASES OR BIRTH DEFECTS THAT COULD RUN IN YOUR FAMILY)

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2001 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-CONTENT

During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker talk to you about any of the things listed below? DISEASES OR BIRTH DEFECTS THAT COULD RUN IN YOUR FAMILY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1625	285	18.6	16.3-21.2	1340	81.4	78.8-83.7
Age
< 20 years	220	36	13.8	8.8-20.9	184	86.2	79.1-91.2
20-24 years	433	79	18.5	14.2-23.8	354	81.5	76.2-85.8
25-34 years	791	158	23.0	19.4-27.0	633	77.0	73.0-80.6
35+ years	181	12	5.1	2.2-11.6	169	94.9	88.4-97.8
Race
White	1108	206	20.1	17.3-23.2	902	79.9	76.8-82.7
Black	457	71	14.9	10.7-20.2	386	85.1	79.8-89.3
Other	60	8	14.8	6.6-29.9	52	85.2	70.1-93.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	169	43	26.7	19.2-35.9	126	73.3	64.1-80.8
No	1454	241	17.4	15.0-20.1	1213	82.6	79.9-85.0
Education
< High School	349	65	19.2	14.3-25.3	284	80.8	74.7-85.7
High School	505	86	16.2	12.4-20.9	419	83.8	79.1-87.6
> High School	767	133	19.6	16.3-23.4	634	80.4	76.6-83.7
Marital Status
Married	1035	186	20.7	17.7-24.0	849	79.3	76.0-82.3
Other	590	99	14.7	11.2-19.1	491	85.3	80.9-88.8
Income
15,999 or less	487	92	18.2	14.0-23.5	395	81.8	76.5-86.0
16,000-24,999	180	31	18.8	12.4-27.4	149	81.2	72.6-87.6
25,000-39,999	248	44	20.2	14.4-27.5	204	79.8	72.5-85.6
40,000 or more	556	90	18.4	14.8-22.8	466	81.6	77.2-85.2
WIC recipient
No	843	152	18.0	15.0-21.5	691	82.0	78.5-85.0
Yes	774	132	19.4	15.9-23.5	642	80.6	76.5-84.1
Medicaid recipient
No	821	134	17.9	14.9-21.4	687	82.1	78.6-85.1
Yes	804	151	19.4	15.9-23.4	653	80.6	76.6-84.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	302	48	16.0	12.6-20.3	254	84.0	79.7-87.4
1500 - 2499 grams	489	80	16.7	13.7-20.3	409	83.3	79.7-86.3
2500+ grams	834	157	18.8	16.3-21.6	677	81.2	78.4-83.7

#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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