NC PRAMS 2002: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? THE ONLY PROVIDER THAT WOULD ACCEPT ME AS A PATIENT)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? THE ONLY PROVIDER THAT WOULD ACCEPT ME AS A PATIENT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1527	1424	93.2	91.4-94.6	103	6.8	5.4- 8.6
Age
< 20 years	194	178	90.1	82.9-94.5	16	9.9	5.5-17.1
20-24 years	396	358	90.8	86.6-93.8	38	9.2	6.2-13.4
25-34 years	750	709	94.1	91.6-95.9	41	5.9	4.1- 8.4
35+ years	187	179	97.7	93.8-99.2	8	2.3	0.8- 6.2
Race
White	1051	982	93.3	91.2-94.9	69	6.7	5.1- 8.8
Black	401	374	93.9	89.7-96.4	27	6.1	3.6-10.3
Other	75	68	89.0	76.9-95.2	7	11.0	4.8-23.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	156	137	89.6	82.4-94.1	19	10.4	5.9-17.6
No	1371	1287	93.6	91.8-95.1	84	6.4	4.9- 8.2
Education
< High School	336	299	87.3	82.2-91.1	37	12.7	8.9-17.8
High School	438	405	93.4	89.8-95.8	33	6.6	4.2-10.2
> High School	750	717	95.9	93.8-97.3	33	4.1	2.7- 6.2
Marital Status
Married	977	930	95.4	93.5-96.7	47	4.6	3.3- 6.5
Other	550	494	88.7	84.6-91.8	56	11.3	8.2-15.4
Income
15,999 or less	452	406	90.1	86.0-93.1	46	9.9	6.9-14.0
16,000-24,999	170	153	89.1	81.6-93.8	17	10.9	6.2-18.4
25,000-39,999	205	189	90.4	84.0-94.5	16	9.6	5.5-16.0
40,000 or more	549	541	98.5	96.7-99.4	8	1.5	0.6- 3.3
WIC recipient
No	821	792	96.2	94.2-97.5	29	3.8	2.5- 5.8
Yes	692	618	89.4	86.1-91.9	74	10.6	8.1-13.9
Medicaid recipient
No	753	733	97.6	95.8-98.6	20	2.4	1.4- 4.2
Yes	774	691	88.4	85.1-91.0	83	11.6	9.0-14.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	681	634	92.8	90.6-94.5	47	7.2	5.5- 9.4
2500+ grams	846	790	93.2	91.3-94.8	56	6.8	5.2- 8.7

#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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