NC PRAMS 2002: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? I SELECTED THIS OFFICE FROM A LIST GIVEN TO ME BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY)

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? I SELECTED THIS OFFICE FROM A LIST GIVEN TO ME BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1525	1148	75.2	72.5-77.8	377	24.8	22.2-27.5
Age
< 20 years	193	150	78.0	69.3-84.7	43	22.0	15.3-30.7
20-24 years	395	314	80.9	75.6-85.3	81	19.1	14.7-24.4
25-34 years	750	548	72.2	68.1-76.0	202	27.8	24.0-31.9
35+ years	187	136	72.7	64.2-79.8	51	27.3	20.2-35.8
Race
White	1049	802	77.2	74.0-80.1	247	22.8	19.9-26.0
Black	401	292	70.6	64.1-76.4	109	29.4	23.6-35.9
Other	75	54	67.9	54.0-79.2	21	32.1	20.8-46.0
Hispanic origin
Yes	155	135	87.7	80.0-92.8	20	12.3	7.2-20.0
No	1370	1013	73.7	70.7-76.5	357	26.3	23.5-29.3
Education
< High School	335	272	80.9	75.1-85.6	63	19.1	14.4-24.9
High School	437	329	75.9	70.3-80.7	108	24.1	19.3-29.7
> High School	750	544	72.0	68.0-75.8	206	28.0	24.2-32.0
Marital Status
Married	976	719	73.7	70.2-76.8	257	26.3	23.2-29.8
Other	549	429	78.5	73.6-82.8	120	21.5	17.2-26.4
Income
15,999 or less	450	365	80.3	75.0-84.7	85	19.7	15.3-25.0
16,000-24,999	171	129	79.0	70.2-85.8	42	21.0	14.2-29.8
25,000-39,999	205	147	74.3	66.2-81.0	58	25.7	19.0-33.8
40,000 or more	549	394	70.4	65.7-74.8	155	29.6	25.2-34.3
WIC recipient
No	820	595	72.4	68.6-76.0	225	27.6	24.0-31.4
Yes	691	543	78.7	74.6-82.4	148	21.3	17.6-25.4
Medicaid recipient
No	752	532	71.3	67.3-75.0	220	28.7	25.0-32.7
Yes	773	616	79.6	75.7-83.1	157	20.4	16.9-24.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	681	513	75.2	71.9-78.2	168	24.8	21.8-28.1
2500+ grams	844	635	75.3	72.2-78.0	209	24.7	22.0-27.8

#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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