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

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

ABUSE

Prevalence of Physical Abuse During Pregnancy by Anyone*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	No			Yes
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1547	1470	95.6	94.2-96.7	77	4.4	3.3- 5.8
Age
< 20 years	199	179	89.0	81.8-93.6	20	11.0	6.4-18.2
20-24 years	405	382	94.9	91.5-97.0	23	5.1	3.0- 8.5
25-34 years	753	724	97.1	95.3-98.3	29	2.9	1.7- 4.7
35+ years	190	185	97.4	92.7-99.1	5	2.6	0.9- 7.3
Race
White	1061	1017	95.8	94.1-97.1	44	4.2	2.9- 5.9
Black	411	381	94.9	91.4-97.1	30	5.1	2.9- 8.6
Other	75	72	95.4	84.4-98.8	3	4.6	1.2-15.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	162	154	94.7	88.5-97.6	8	5.3	2.4-11.5
No	1385	1316	95.7	94.2-96.9	69	4.3	3.1- 5.8
Education
< High School	350	320	91.2	86.8-94.2	30	8.8	5.8-13.2
High School	441	416	95.2	91.9-97.2	25	4.8	2.8- 8.1
> High School	753	731	98.0	96.5-98.9	22	2.0	1.1- 3.5
Marital Status
Married	980	953	97.8	96.5-98.7	27	2.2	1.3- 3.5
Other	567	517	91.1	87.5-93.7	50	8.9	6.3-12.5
Income
15,999 or less	463	420	92.0	88.2-94.6	43	8.0	5.4-11.8
16,000-24,999	172	157	91.0	84.0-95.2	15	9.0	4.8-16.0
25,000-39,999	207	204	99.7	99.1-99.9	3	0.3	0.1- 0.9
40,000 or more	550	539	98.2	96.3-99.1	11	1.8	0.9- 3.7
WIC recipient
No	839	819	97.9	96.3-98.8	20	2.1	1.2- 3.7
Yes	694	638	92.7	89.8-94.8	56	7.3	5.2-10.2
Medicaid recipient
No	759	748	98.9	97.6-99.5	11	1.1	0.5- 2.4
Yes	788	722	92.0	89.2-94.1	66	8.0	5.9-10.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	694	652	93.5	91.4-95.1	42	6.5	4.9- 8.6
2500+ grams	853	818	95.8	94.2-97.0	35	4.2	3.0- 5.8

*Data in this table are constructed from survey question 36 (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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