NC PRAMS 2002: (Did any of these things keep you from getting prenatal care as early as you wanted? UNSPECIFIED REASON)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

Did any of these things keep you from getting prenatal care as early as you wanted? UNSPECIFIED REASON

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	273	239	86.5	80.5-90.8	34	13.5	9.2-19.5
Age
< 20 years	55	43	79.9	62.8-90.3	12	20.1	9.7-37.2
20-24 years	92	80	84.6	73.0-91.8	12	15.4	8.2-27.0
25-34 years	110	102	91.0	81.7-95.8	8	9.0	4.2-18.3
35+ years	16	14	86.9	49.1-97.8	2	13.1	2.2-50.9
Race
White	163	145	88.8	81.4-93.4	18	11.2	6.6-18.6
Black	90	75	79.4	65.5-88.7	15	20.6	11.3-34.5
Other	20	19	92.9	63.4-99.0	1	7.1	1.0-36.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	33	27	88.1	68.2-96.2	6	11.9	3.8-31.8
No	240	212	86.2	79.7-90.9	28	13.8	9.1-20.3
Education
< High School	85	69	81.4	68.7-89.7	16	18.6	10.3-31.3
High School	85	75	86.2	74.4-93.1	10	13.8	6.9-25.6
> High School	103	95	91.4	81.8-96.2	8	8.6	3.8-18.2
Marital Status
Married	119	110	89.7	80.8-94.7	9	10.3	5.3-19.2
Other	154	129	83.6	74.5-89.9	25	16.4	10.1-25.5
Income
15,999 or less	120	106	89.8	80.8-94.9	14	10.2	5.1-19.2
16,000-24,999	40	34	76.6	55.4-89.6	6	23.4	10.4-44.6
25,000-39,999	36	33	95.5	80.8-99.1	3	4.5	0.9-19.2
40,000 or more	47	41	80.5	61.7-91.4	6	19.5	8.6-38.3
WIC recipient
No	120	106	87.8	78.4-93.4	14	12.2	6.6-21.6
Yes	152	132	85.3	76.6-91.2	20	14.7	8.8-23.4
Medicaid recipient
No	72	65	88.0	76.1-94.4	7	12.0	5.6-23.9
Yes	201	174	85.8	78.3-91.0	27	14.2	9.0-21.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	123	109	88.4	81.5-93.0	14	11.6	7.0-18.5
2500+ grams	150	130	86.3	79.7-91.0	20	13.7	9.0-20.3

#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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