NC PRAMS 2002: (What were the sources of your household''s income during the past 12 months? CHILD SUPPORT OR ALIMONY)

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? CHILD SUPPORT OR ALIMONY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1548	1432	92.3	90.5-93.8	116	7.7	6.2- 9.5
Age
< 20 years	199	178	91.4	85.0-95.2	21	8.6	4.8-15.0
20-24 years	405	371	90.4	86.0-93.4	34	9.6	6.6-14.0
25-34 years	755	703	92.5	89.8-94.6	52	7.5	5.4-10.2
35+ years	189	180	96.6	91.8-98.7	9	3.4	1.3- 8.2
Race
White	1063	1015	94.8	92.9-96.2	48	5.2	3.8- 7.1
Black	410	346	84.1	78.6-88.4	64	15.9	11.6-21.4
Other	75	71	93.2	81.7-97.7	4	6.8	2.3-18.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	164	157	94.8	88.7-97.7	7	5.2	2.3-11.3
No	1384	1275	92.0	90.0-93.6	109	8.0	6.4-10.0
Education
< High School	348	305	87.5	82.5-91.2	43	12.5	8.8-17.5
High School	443	405	91.3	87.1-94.2	38	8.7	5.8-12.9
> High School	754	719	95.3	93.1-96.8	35	4.7	3.2- 6.9
Marital Status
Married	980	940	95.5	93.6-96.8	40	4.5	3.2- 6.4
Other	568	492	85.9	81.7-89.3	76	14.1	10.7-18.3
Income
15,999 or less	464	403	85.6	80.8-89.3	61	14.4	10.7-19.2
16,000-24,999	173	161	91.6	84.7-95.6	12	8.4	4.4-15.3
25,000-39,999	207	192	93.2	87.3-96.5	15	6.8	3.5-12.7
40,000 or more	551	535	96.4	93.9-97.9	16	3.6	2.1- 6.1
WIC recipient
No	840	801	95.6	93.6-97.0	39	4.4	3.0- 6.4
Yes	694	618	88.2	84.8-91.0	76	11.8	9.0-15.2
Medicaid recipient
No	759	731	96.1	94.1-97.5	28	3.9	2.5- 5.9
Yes	789	701	88.2	84.9-90.8	88	11.8	9.2-15.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	694	640	91.0	88.4-93.0	54	9.0	7.0-11.6
2500+ grams	854	792	92.4	90.4-94.1	62	7.6	5.9- 9.6

#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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