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 CAN''T PAY FOR BIRTH CONTROL)

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 CAN'T PAY FOR BIRTH CONTROL

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	220	209	96.7	92.1-98.6	11	3.3	1.4- 7.9
Age
< 20 years	26	21	81.5	53.6-94.3	5	18.5	5.7-46.4
20-24 years	55	51	98.7	96.5-99.5	4	1.3	0.5- 3.5
25-34 years	111	110	99.8	98.8- 100	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2
35+ years	28	27	91.2	57.8-98.8	1	8.8	1.2-42.2
Race
White	139	131	95.4	88.4-98.3	8	4.6	1.7-11.6
Black	60	58	99.2	96.9-99.8	2	0.8	0.2- 3.1
Other	21	20	99.1	94.1-99.9	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	28	24	77.5	50.3-92.1	4	22.5	7.9-49.7
No	192	185	99.3	98.6-99.7	7	0.7	0.3- 1.4
Education
< High School	62	56	93.4	81.0-97.9	6	6.6	2.1-19.0
High School	50	47	95.1	78.0-99.1	3	4.9	0.9-22.0
> High School	108	106	99.7	98.7-99.9	2	0.3	0.1- 1.3
Marital Status
Married	137	136	99.9	99.0- 100	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0
Other	83	73	90.9	79.0-96.3	10	9.1	3.7-21.0
Income
15,999 or less	79	72	93.2	81.2-97.8	7	6.8	2.2-18.8
16,000-24,999	20	18	98.0	92.0-99.5	2	2.0	0.5- 8.0
25,000-39,999	13	13	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
40,000 or more	74	74	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
WIC recipient
No	111	107	96.2	87.7-98.9	4	3.8	1.1-12.3
Yes	105	98	97.0	89.9-99.2	7	3.0	0.8-10.1
Medicaid recipient
No	100	98	99.6	98.6-99.9	2	0.4	0.1- 1.4
Yes	120	111	93.7	84.8-97.5	9	6.3	2.5-15.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	115	107	93.2	87.2-96.5	8	6.8	3.5-12.8
2500+ grams	105	102	97.1	91.3-99.0	3	2.9	1.0- 8.7

#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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