NC PRAMS 2002: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? THEIR OFFICE WAS MOST CONVENIENT FOR ME)

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? THEIR OFFICE WAS MOST CONVENIENT FOR ME

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1528	1028	67.2	64.2-70.1	500	32.8	29.9-35.8
Age
< 20 years	194	108	58.9	49.6-67.6	86	41.1	32.4-50.4
20-24 years	396	250	61.4	55.2-67.2	146	38.6	32.8-44.8
25-34 years	751	531	70.4	66.2-74.2	220	29.6	25.8-33.8
35+ years	187	139	75.3	66.9-82.1	48	24.7	17.9-33.1
Race
White	1052	742	70.0	66.5-73.2	310	30.0	26.8-33.5
Black	401	237	60.1	53.4-66.5	164	39.9	33.5-46.6
Other	75	49	59.0	45.1-71.6	26	41.0	28.4-54.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	157	69	42.5	33.5-52.0	88	57.5	48.0-66.5
No	1371	959	70.3	67.2-73.2	412	29.7	26.8-32.8
Education
< High School	336	174	52.0	45.4-58.5	162	48.0	41.5-54.6
High School	439	283	63.9	57.8-69.5	156	36.1	30.5-42.2
> High School	750	569	76.6	72.7-80.0	181	23.4	20.0-27.3
Marital Status
Married	978	715	71.3	67.7-74.6	263	28.7	25.4-32.3
Other	550	313	58.8	53.3-64.1	237	41.2	35.9-46.7
Income
15,999 or less	452	265	59.8	53.8-65.5	187	40.2	34.5-46.2
16,000-24,999	171	118	63.2	53.5-71.9	53	36.8	28.1-46.5
25,000-39,999	205	142	66.4	57.9-74.0	63	33.6	26.0-42.1
40,000 or more	549	423	76.8	72.3-80.7	126	23.2	19.3-27.7
WIC recipient
No	822	612	74.0	70.1-77.5	210	26.0	22.5-29.9
Yes	692	406	58.4	53.7-63.0	286	41.6	37.0-46.3
Medicaid recipient
No	753	570	74.5	70.5-78.0	183	25.5	22.0-29.5
Yes	775	458	59.3	54.7-63.7	317	40.7	36.3-45.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	682	452	64.6	61.0-68.1	230	35.4	31.9-39.0
2500+ grams	846	576	67.5	64.2-70.5	270	32.5	29.5-35.8

#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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