NC PRAMS 2002: (Physical Abuse During the 12 Months Before Pregnancy by Anyone*)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

ABUSE

Physical Abuse During the 12 Months Before Pregnancy by Anyone*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	No			Yes
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1548	1457	95.6	94.2-96.7	91	4.4	3.3- 5.8
Age
< 20 years	200	173	86.6	79.1-91.8	27	13.4	8.2-20.9
20-24 years	404	377	95.6	92.5-97.4	27	4.4	2.6- 7.5
25-34 years	754	721	97.1	95.3-98.2	33	2.9	1.8- 4.7
35+ years	190	186	98.2	93.8-99.5	4	1.8	0.5- 6.2
Race
White	1062	1008	96.0	94.4-97.2	54	4.0	2.8- 5.6
Black	411	378	94.2	90.5-96.6	33	5.8	3.4- 9.5
Other	75	71	95.4	85.1-98.7	4	4.6	1.3-14.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	163	155	96.5	91.2-98.7	8	3.5	1.3- 8.8
No	1385	1302	95.5	93.9-96.6	83	4.5	3.4- 6.1
Education
< High School	349	311	91.5	87.2-94.4	38	8.5	5.6-12.8
High School	443	415	94.7	91.4-96.8	28	5.3	3.2- 8.6
> High School	753	728	98.1	96.7-99.0	25	1.9	1.0- 3.3
Marital Status
Married	981	942	96.9	95.2-97.9	39	3.1	2.1- 4.8
Other	567	515	93.1	89.9-95.3	52	6.9	4.7-10.1
Income
15,999 or less	464	413	91.9	88.2-94.5	51	8.1	5.5-11.8
16,000-24,999	173	158	93.1	86.9-96.4	15	6.9	3.6-13.1
25,000-39,999	207	201	98.0	94.0-99.4	6	2.0	0.6- 6.0
40,000 or more	550	538	98.6	96.8-99.4	12	1.4	0.6- 3.2
WIC recipient
No	839	806	96.6	94.8-97.8	33	3.4	2.2- 5.2
Yes	695	638	94.2	91.7-96.0	57	5.8	4.0- 8.3
Medicaid recipient
No	759	744	98.4	96.9-99.2	15	1.6	0.8- 3.1
Yes	789	713	92.5	89.9-94.5	76	7.5	5.5-10.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	695	637	91.1	88.7-93.0	58	8.9	7.0-11.3
2500+ grams	853	820	96.0	94.4-97.1	33	4.0	2.9- 5.6

*Data in this table are constructed from survey question 35 (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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