NC PRAMS 2002: (How often in the past year have the following things happened to you? MY PARTNER THREATENED TO HIT OR THROW SOMETHING AT ME)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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How often in the past year have the following things happened to you? MY PARTNER THREATENED TO HIT OR THROW SOMETHING AT ME

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	Zero times			One to five times			6 or more times
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1522	1427	94.6	93.0-95.9	67	3.9	2.8- 5.3	28	1.5	0.9- 2.5
Age
< 20 years	197	173	87.4	79.8-92.4	15	7.2	3.6-13.9	9	5.4	2.4-11.4
20-24 years	396	357	91.8	87.9-94.6	30	6.7	4.2-10.4	9	1.5	0.6- 3.7
25-34 years	742	714	97.0	95.0-98.2	20	2.2	1.2- 4.1	8	0.8	0.3- 1.9
35+ years	187	183	98.1	93.7-99.4	2	1.0	0.2- 5.1	2	0.9	0.2- 5.2
Race
White	1045	989	95.3	93.5-96.6	34	2.9	1.9- 4.4	22	1.8	1.1- 3.1
Black	405	370	92.3	87.8-95.2	30	7.0	4.2-11.4	5	0.7	0.2- 2.6
Other	72	68	95.2	84.4-98.6	3	4.6	1.2-15.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	151	146	96.6	90.7-98.8	5	3.4	1.2- 9.3	0	0.0	. - .
No	1371	1281	94.4	92.7-95.7	62	3.9	2.8- 5.4	28	1.7	1.0- 2.7
Education
< High School	336	298	90.2	85.6-93.5	25	7.7	4.8-12.1	13	2.0	0.9- 4.6
High School	433	400	93.0	89.2-95.6	25	5.1	3.0- 8.6	8	1.8	0.8- 4.3
> High School	750	726	97.6	95.9-98.6	17	1.3	0.7- 2.7	7	1.1	0.5- 2.5
Marital Status
Married	966	926	96.6	95.0-97.8	25	2.1	1.3- 3.5	15	1.3	0.7- 2.4
Other	556	501	90.5	86.8-93.3	42	7.4	5.0-10.9	13	2.0	1.0- 4.2
Income
15,999 or less	450	394	89.3	85.1-92.4	40	7.9	5.2-11.7	16	2.9	1.5- 5.5
16,000-24,999	170	158	93.8	87.3-97.1	10	5.1	2.2-11.3	2	1.2	0.2- 6.5
25,000-39,999	205	197	97.0	92.5-98.8	5	2.0	0.6- 6.4	3	1.0	0.2- 4.6
40,000 or more	548	533	97.5	95.3-98.7	10	1.9	0.9- 3.9	5	0.6	0.2- 2.1
WIC recipient
No	830	795	96.3	94.3-97.6	24	2.6	1.5- 4.4	11	1.1	0.5- 2.4
Yes	679	622	92.7	89.8-94.8	43	5.5	3.7- 8.2	14	1.8	0.9- 3.5
Medicaid recipient
No	753	732	98.2	96.8-99.0	15	1.3	0.6- 2.6	6	0.5	0.2- 1.6
Yes	769	695	90.6	87.6-92.9	52	6.8	4.8- 9.5	22	2.7	1.6- 4.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	682	628	91.5	89.1-93.4	38	5.9	4.4- 8.0	16	2.6	1.6- 4.2
2500+ grams	840	799	94.9	93.2-96.2	29	3.7	2.6- 5.2	12	1.4	0.8- 2.5

#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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