NC PRAMS 2002: (Prevalence of Physical Abuse After Pregnancy by Anyone*)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

ABUSE

Prevalence of Physical Abuse After Pregnancy by Anyone*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	No			Yes
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1538	1471	96.7	95.4-97.6	67	3.3	2.4- 4.6
Age
< 20 years	199	174	88.7	81.7-93.3	25	11.3	6.7-18.3
20-24 years	401	384	96.6	93.6-98.2	17	3.4	1.8- 6.4
25-34 years	750	728	98.1	96.6-99.0	22	1.9	1.0- 3.4
35+ years	188	185	99.0	95.0-99.8	3	1.0	0.2- 5.0
Race
White	1057	1016	96.6	95.1-97.7	41	3.4	2.3- 4.9
Black	407	386	97.3	94.6-98.7	21	2.7	1.3- 5.4
Other	74	69	95.1	84.8-98.5	5	4.9	1.5-15.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	162	155	94.9	88.7-97.8	7	5.1	2.2-11.3
No	1376	1316	96.9	95.6-97.9	60	3.1	2.1- 4.4
Education
< High School	349	315	92.8	88.9-95.4	34	7.2	4.6-11.1
High School	436	418	96.5	93.5-98.1	18	3.5	1.9- 6.5
> High School	750	735	98.7	97.4-99.4	15	1.3	0.6- 2.6
Marital Status
Married	974	949	98.4	97.3-99.1	25	1.6	0.9- 2.7
Other	564	522	93.2	90.0-95.4	42	6.8	4.6-10.0
Income
15,999 or less	460	418	93.2	89.7-95.5	42	6.8	4.5-10.3
16,000-24,999	171	164	95.6	89.5-98.2	7	4.4	1.8-10.5
25,000-39,999	207	204	99.7	99.1-99.9	3	0.3	0.1- 0.9
40,000 or more	548	539	98.7	97.0-99.5	9	1.3	0.5- 3.0
WIC recipient
No	834	816	98.4	97.0-99.1	18	1.6	0.9- 3.0
Yes	690	643	94.8	92.3-96.5	47	5.2	3.5- 7.7
Medicaid recipient
No	752	741	99.2	98.1-99.7	11	0.8	0.3- 1.9
Yes	786	730	94.0	91.5-95.7	56	6.0	4.3- 8.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	688	646	93.4	91.2-95.1	42	6.6	4.9- 8.8
2500+ grams	850	825	97.0	95.6-98.0	25	3.0	2.0- 4.4

*Data in this table are constructed from survey question 79 (a-b).

#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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