NC PRAMS 2002: (When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	787	460	60.0	55.6-64.2	327	40.0	35.8-44.4
Age
< 20 years	159	94	58.2	47.7-68.1	65	41.8	31.9-52.3
20-24 years	259	167	66.8	59.1-73.7	92	33.2	26.3-40.9
25-34 years	293	161	57.0	49.9-63.9	132	43.0	36.1-50.1
35+ years	76	38	52.1	38.4-65.6	38	47.9	34.4-61.6
Race
White	447	272	59.6	53.9-65.0	175	40.4	35.0-46.1
Black	302	165	60.9	53.2-68.1	137	39.1	31.9-46.8
Other	38	23	58.4	38.6-75.8	15	41.6	24.2-61.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	64	38	53.8	39.2-67.8	26	46.2	32.2-60.8
No	723	422	60.6	56.0-65.1	301	39.4	34.9-44.0
Education
< High School	231	150	62.6	54.4-70.2	81	37.4	29.8-45.6
High School	273	160	63.7	56.0-70.9	113	36.3	29.1-44.0
> High School	282	150	54.6	47.4-61.6	132	45.4	38.4-52.6
Marital Status
Married	362	212	57.9	51.7-64.0	150	42.1	36.0-48.3
Other	425	248	62.0	55.7-68.0	177	38.0	32.0-44.3
Income
15,999 or less	321	190	63.8	56.7-70.4	131	36.2	29.6-43.3
16,000-24,999	122	74	65.3	54.0-75.2	48	34.7	24.8-46.0
25,000-39,999	100	57	58.8	46.6-70.1	43	41.2	29.9-53.4
40,000 or more	153	87	52.9	43.5-62.2	66	47.1	37.8-56.5
WIC recipient
No	317	183	59.4	52.4-65.9	134	40.6	34.1-47.6
Yes	464	274	60.6	54.8-66.1	190	39.4	33.9-45.2
Medicaid recipient
No	253	140	54.3	46.7-61.6	113	45.7	38.4-53.3
Yes	534	320	63.0	57.5-68.1	214	37.0	31.9-42.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	388	221	57.0	52.1-61.7	167	43.0	38.3-47.9
2500+ grams	399	239	60.3	55.4-65.0	160	39.7	35.0-44.6

#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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