NC PRAMS 2002: (What are your or your husband''s or partner''s reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I AM NOT HAVING SEX)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What are your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I AM NOT HAVING SEX

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	221	165	76.1	68.0-82.7	56	23.9	17.3-32.0
Age
< 20 years	27	18	57.2	32.0-79.2	9	42.8	20.8-68.0
20-24 years	55	34	67.6	50.3-81.1	21	32.4	18.9-49.7
25-34 years	111	92	85.2	74.6-91.8	19	14.8	8.2-25.4
35+ years	28	21	71.4	43.8-88.9	7	28.6	11.1-56.2
Race
White	140	110	78.8	69.0-86.2	30	21.2	13.8-31.0
Black	60	39	71.4	52.8-84.8	21	28.6	15.2-47.2
Other	21	16	69.1	41.5-87.5	5	30.9	12.5-58.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	29	17	48.8	26.8-71.3	12	51.2	28.7-73.2
No	192	148	80.1	71.8-86.5	44	19.9	13.5-28.2
Education
< High School	62	45	71.9	56.2-83.7	17	28.1	16.3-43.8
High School	51	34	62.5	43.3-78.5	17	37.5	21.5-56.7
> High School	108	86	85.4	75.0-92.0	22	14.6	8.0-25.0
Marital Status
Married	137	115	84.4	75.1-90.7	22	15.6	9.3-24.9
Other	84	50	61.4	46.7-74.2	34	38.6	25.8-53.3
Income
15,999 or less	80	50	67.1	52.0-79.3	30	32.9	20.7-48.0
16,000-24,999	20	16	85.3	53.4-96.7	4	14.7	3.3-46.6
25,000-39,999	13	10	95.8	85.7-98.8	3	4.2	1.2-14.3
40,000 or more	74	67	88.1	75.2-94.8	7	11.9	5.2-24.8
WIC recipient
No	111	91	83.8	73.3-90.7	20	16.2	9.3-26.7
Yes	106	70	66.7	53.9-77.5	36	33.3	22.5-46.1
Medicaid recipient
No	100	85	84.3	73.3-91.3	15	15.7	8.7-26.7
Yes	121	80	68.2	56.0-78.3	41	31.8	21.7-44.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	115	83	70.8	61.9-78.4	32	29.2	21.6-38.1
2500+ grams	106	82	76.7	67.7-83.9	24	23.3	16.1-32.3

#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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