NC PRAMS 2002: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? RECOMMENDATION FROM A RELATIVE OR FRIEND)

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? RECOMMENDATION FROM A RELATIVE OR FRIEND

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1528	813	54.1	51.0-57.2	715	45.9	42.8-49.0
Age
< 20 years	194	99	57.8	48.6-66.6	95	42.2	33.4-51.4
20-24 years	396	227	58.3	52.1-64.2	169	41.7	35.8-47.9
25-34 years	751	379	50.4	46.0-54.8	372	49.6	45.2-54.0
35+ years	187	108	56.6	47.8-65.0	79	43.4	35.0-52.2
Race
White	1052	536	50.9	47.3-54.5	516	49.1	45.5-52.7
Black	401	233	61.7	55.0-68.0	168	38.3	32.0-45.0
Other	75	44	66.9	53.2-78.3	31	33.1	21.7-46.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	157	89	58.4	48.9-67.4	68	41.6	32.6-51.1
No	1371	724	53.6	50.3-56.9	647	46.4	43.1-49.7
Education
< High School	336	194	59.8	53.2-66.1	142	40.2	33.9-46.8
High School	439	247	58.1	52.0-63.9	192	41.9	36.1-48.0
> High School	750	371	49.4	45.1-53.7	379	50.6	46.3-54.9
Marital Status
Married	978	501	52.0	48.2-55.7	477	48.0	44.3-51.8
Other	550	312	58.6	53.1-63.9	238	41.4	36.1-46.9
Income
15,999 or less	452	280	63.8	57.9-69.3	172	36.2	30.7-42.1
16,000-24,999	171	92	57.3	47.7-66.3	79	42.7	33.7-52.3
25,000-39,999	205	111	57.3	48.7-65.5	94	42.7	34.5-51.3
40,000 or more	549	247	44.5	39.7-49.5	302	55.5	50.5-60.3
WIC recipient
No	822	403	48.6	44.5-52.8	419	51.4	47.2-55.5
Yes	692	401	60.8	56.1-65.3	291	39.2	34.7-43.9
Medicaid recipient
No	753	363	48.7	44.5-53.0	390	51.3	47.0-55.5
Yes	775	450	60.1	55.6-64.4	325	39.9	35.6-44.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	682	358	53.3	49.6-56.9	324	46.7	43.1-50.4
2500+ grams	846	455	54.2	50.8-57.5	391	45.8	42.5-49.2

#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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