NC PRAMS 2002: (What were the sources of your household''s income during the past 12 months? SOCIAL SECURITY, WORKERS'' COMPENSATION, VETERAN BENEFITS, OR PENSIONS)

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? SOCIAL SECURITY, WORKERS' COMPENSATION, VETERAN BENEFITS, OR PENSIONS

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1547	1494	97.6	96.4-98.3	53	2.4	1.7- 3.6
Age
< 20 years	198	180	93.2	87.1-96.5	18	6.8	3.5-12.9
20-24 years	404	391	97.0	94.1-98.5	13	3.0	1.5- 5.9
25-34 years	755	739	98.7	97.3-99.3	16	1.3	0.7- 2.7
35+ years	190	184	98.4	94.2-99.6	6	1.6	0.4- 5.8
Race
White	1063	1042	98.6	97.5-99.2	21	1.4	0.8- 2.5
Black	409	377	93.6	89.5-96.1	32	6.4	3.9-10.5
Other	75	75	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	164	163	99.9	99.3- 100	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7
No	1383	1331	97.3	96.0-98.1	52	2.7	1.9- 4.0
Education
< High School	347	323	95.0	91.4-97.1	24	5.0	2.9- 8.6
High School	443	424	97.5	95.0-98.8	19	2.5	1.2- 5.0
> High School	754	744	98.8	97.5-99.5	10	1.2	0.5- 2.5
Marital Status
Married	981	959	98.3	97.0-99.0	22	1.7	1.0- 3.0
Other	566	535	96.1	93.4-97.7	31	3.9	2.3- 6.6
Income
15,999 or less	463	433	95.2	92.1-97.1	30	4.8	2.9- 7.9
16,000-24,999	173	170	98.8	94.5-99.8	3	1.2	0.2- 5.5
25,000-39,999	207	202	98.1	94.0-99.4	5	1.9	0.6- 6.0
40,000 or more	550	545	99.6	98.5-99.9	5	0.4	0.1- 1.5
WIC recipient
No	839	826	99.0	97.8-99.5	13	1.0	0.5- 2.2
Yes	694	654	95.7	93.4-97.2	40	4.3	2.8- 6.6
Medicaid recipient
No	759	751	99.1	97.7-99.6	8	0.9	0.4- 2.3
Yes	788	743	95.9	93.8-97.3	45	4.1	2.7- 6.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	692	656	94.1	91.9-95.7	36	5.9	4.3- 8.1
2500+ grams	855	838	97.9	96.6-98.7	17	2.1	1.3- 3.4

#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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