NC PRAMS 2002: (Which of the following things would cause you to take a multivitamin? MY DOCTOR OR NURSE SAID IT WAS A GOOD IDEA)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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Which of the following things would cause you to take a multivitamin? MY DOCTOR OR NURSE SAID IT WAS A GOOD IDEA

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1548	489	31.8	29.0-34.7	1059	68.2	65.3-71.0
Age
< 20 years	199	51	27.7	20.2-36.7	148	72.3	63.3-79.8
20-24 years	405	125	32.3	26.8-38.2	280	67.7	61.8-73.2
25-34 years	754	252	32.1	28.2-36.3	502	67.9	63.7-71.8
35+ years	190	61	33.4	25.7-42.0	129	66.6	58.0-74.3
Race
White	1063	343	30.8	27.5-34.2	720	69.2	65.8-72.5
Black	410	118	33.0	26.9-39.6	292	67.0	60.4-73.1
Other	75	28	41.2	28.6-55.1	47	58.8	44.9-71.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	164	47	28.0	20.4-37.0	117	72.0	63.0-79.6
No	1384	442	32.3	29.3-35.4	942	67.7	64.6-70.7
Education
< High School	350	103	32.0	26.3-38.4	247	68.0	61.6-73.7
High School	441	143	29.7	24.5-35.5	298	70.3	64.5-75.5
> High School	754	243	33.0	29.0-37.2	511	67.0	62.8-71.0
Marital Status
Married	981	314	31.1	27.7-34.6	667	68.9	65.4-72.3
Other	567	175	33.2	28.3-38.6	392	66.8	61.4-71.7
Income
15,999 or less	464	171	35.5	30.1-41.4	293	64.5	58.6-69.9
16,000-24,999	173	60	34.6	26.2-44.0	113	65.4	56.0-73.8
25,000-39,999	207	63	29.6	22.5-37.9	144	70.4	62.1-77.5
40,000 or more	551	163	31.2	26.8-36.0	388	68.8	64.0-73.2
WIC recipient
No	839	269	32.3	28.6-36.3	570	67.7	63.7-71.4
Yes	695	214	30.7	26.5-35.2	481	69.3	64.8-73.5
Medicaid recipient
No	759	236	30.9	27.1-35.0	523	69.1	65.0-72.9
Yes	789	253	32.7	28.6-37.1	536	67.3	62.9-71.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	694	217	31.0	27.7-34.4	477	69.0	65.6-72.3
2500+ grams	854	272	31.8	28.8-35.0	582	68.2	65.0-71.2

#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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