NC PRAMS 2002: (Which of the following things would cause you to take a multivitamin? MY FAMILY OR FRIENDS 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 FAMILY OR FRIENDS 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	1539	1051	67.7	64.7-70.5	488	32.3	29.5-35.3
Age
< 20 years	196	110	56.6	47.3-65.5	86	43.4	34.5-52.7
20-24 years	402	269	67.2	61.3-72.6	133	32.8	27.4-38.7
25-34 years	751	535	68.7	64.5-72.6	216	31.3	27.4-35.5
35+ years	190	137	75.0	66.8-81.8	53	25.0	18.2-33.2
Race
White	1057	731	68.2	64.7-71.5	326	31.8	28.5-35.3
Black	408	269	65.8	59.2-71.9	139	34.2	28.1-40.8
Other	74	51	68.6	54.7-79.9	23	31.4	20.1-45.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	162	96	61.5	52.2-70.0	66	38.5	30.0-47.8
No	1377	955	68.5	65.3-71.5	422	31.5	28.5-34.7
Education
< High School	347	214	62.8	56.4-68.8	133	37.2	31.2-43.6
High School	439	301	65.6	59.6-71.1	138	34.4	28.9-40.4
> High School	750	535	71.4	67.3-75.2	215	28.6	24.8-32.7
Marital Status
Married	978	697	69.7	66.1-73.1	281	30.3	26.9-33.9
Other	561	354	63.6	58.2-68.7	207	36.4	31.3-41.8
Income
15,999 or less	462	318	68.1	62.3-73.4	144	31.9	26.6-37.7
16,000-24,999	173	110	64.0	54.5-72.5	63	36.0	27.5-45.5
25,000-39,999	206	146	68.7	60.3-76.0	60	31.3	24.0-39.7
40,000 or more	550	400	72.6	68.0-76.8	150	27.4	23.2-32.0
WIC recipient
No	835	594	69.6	65.7-73.3	241	30.4	26.7-34.3
Yes	690	448	65.3	60.7-69.7	242	34.7	30.3-39.3
Medicaid recipient
No	756	545	69.5	65.4-73.3	211	30.5	26.7-34.6
Yes	783	506	65.7	61.3-69.9	277	34.3	30.1-38.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	687	473	68.2	64.7-71.5	214	31.8	28.5-35.3
2500+ grams	852	578	67.6	64.4-70.7	274	32.4	29.3-35.6

#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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