NC PRAMS 2002: (What were your or your husband''s or partner''s reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? UNSPECIFIED REASON)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? UNSPECIFIED REASON

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	495	406	80.9	76.0-84.9	89	19.1	15.1-24.0
Age
< 20 years	98	81	79.6	66.3-88.6	17	20.4	11.4-33.7
20-24 years	179	146	81.8	73.5-87.9	33	18.2	12.1-26.5
25-34 years	176	149	84.1	76.3-89.7	27	15.9	10.3-23.7
35+ years	42	30	65.0	45.4-80.6	12	35.0	19.4-54.6
Race
White	290	238	81.8	75.6-86.6	52	18.2	13.4-24.4
Black	182	147	78.8	69.7-85.7	35	21.2	14.3-30.3
Other	23	21	85.0	55.9-96.2	2	15.0	3.8-44.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	43	36	83.3	65.0-93.1	7	16.7	6.9-35.0
No	452	370	80.6	75.5-84.9	82	19.4	15.1-24.5
Education
< High School	162	138	84.0	75.1-90.1	24	16.0	9.9-24.9
High School	171	134	77.0	67.9-84.1	37	23.0	15.9-32.1
> High School	162	134	81.9	73.4-88.1	28	18.1	11.9-26.6
Marital Status
Married	223	181	79.7	72.4-85.5	42	20.3	14.5-27.6
Other	272	225	82.0	75.1-87.2	47	18.0	12.8-24.9
Income
15,999 or less	203	169	81.5	73.4-87.5	34	18.5	12.5-26.6
16,000-24,999	79	66	77.8	64.0-87.4	13	22.2	12.6-36.0
25,000-39,999	63	53	85.5	71.4-93.3	10	14.5	6.7-28.6
40,000 or more	93	74	80.0	68.0-88.3	19	20.0	11.7-32.0
WIC recipient
No	198	158	80.3	72.3-86.4	40	19.7	13.6-27.7
Yes	293	245	81.6	75.2-86.6	48	18.4	13.4-24.8
Medicaid recipient
No	152	124	81.8	72.9-88.3	28	18.2	11.7-27.1
Yes	343	282	80.4	74.4-85.3	61	19.6	14.7-25.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	240	200	83.0	77.8-87.2	40	17.0	12.8-22.2
2500+ grams	255	206	80.6	75.3-85.1	49	19.4	14.9-24.7

#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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