NC PRAMS 2002: (What were the sources of your household''s income during the past 12 months? AID SUCH AS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF), WELFARE, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, GENERAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD STAMPS, OR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

INCOME

What were the sources of your household's income during the past 12 months? AID SUCH AS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF), WELFARE, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, GENERAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD STAMPS, OR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1550	1290	86.8	84.5-88.7	260	13.2	11.3-15.5
Age
< 20 years	200	132	71.8	63.0-79.2	68	28.2	20.8-37.0
20-24 years	405	316	81.2	76.0-85.4	89	18.8	14.6-24.0
25-34 years	755	665	91.2	88.4-93.3	90	8.8	6.7-11.6
35+ years	190	177	95.4	90.1-97.9	13	4.6	2.1- 9.9
Race
White	1064	948	90.4	88.1-92.3	116	9.6	7.7-11.9
Black	411	277	74.8	68.8-80.1	134	25.2	19.9-31.2
Other	75	65	86.1	73.6-93.3	10	13.9	6.7-26.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	164	127	76.9	68.1-83.8	37	23.1	16.2-31.9
No	1386	1163	88.0	85.7-90.0	223	12.0	10.0-14.3
Education
< High School	350	239	71.8	65.7-77.2	111	28.2	22.8-34.3
High School	443	353	86.6	82.1-90.1	90	13.4	9.9-17.9
> High School	754	697	94.4	92.2-96.1	57	5.6	3.9- 7.8
Marital Status
Married	981	914	94.8	92.9-96.2	67	5.2	3.8- 7.1
Other	569	376	70.4	65.3-75.1	193	29.6	24.9-34.7
Income
15,999 or less	464	299	67.2	61.4-72.5	165	32.8	27.5-38.6
16,000-24,999	173	141	84.6	76.7-90.2	32	15.4	9.8-23.3
25,000-39,999	207	194	96.6	92.6-98.5	13	3.4	1.5- 7.4
40,000 or more	551	542	99.2	97.7-99.7	9	0.8	0.3- 2.3
WIC recipient
No	840	780	95.5	93.5-96.9	60	4.5	3.1- 6.5
Yes	696	499	76.0	71.7-79.7	197	24.0	20.3-28.3
Medicaid recipient
No	759	736	97.9	96.3-98.8	23	2.1	1.2- 3.7
Yes	791	554	74.6	70.6-78.3	237	25.4	21.7-29.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	695	534	74.4	70.9-77.5	161	25.6	22.5-29.1
2500+ grams	855	756	87.8	85.4-89.9	99	12.2	10.1-14.6

#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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