NC PRAMS 2002: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? THEY OFFERED SPECIALIZED SERVICES)

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? THEY OFFERED SPECIALIZED SERVICES

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1527	1299	87.0	84.8-88.9	228	13.0	11.1-15.2
Age
< 20 years	194	166	91.0	84.5-94.9	28	9.0	5.1-15.5
20-24 years	395	344	90.2	86.0-93.2	51	9.8	6.8-14.0
25-34 years	751	642	86.3	83.0-89.0	109	13.7	11.0-17.0
35+ years	187	147	79.4	71.4-85.6	40	20.6	14.4-28.6
Race
White	1051	907	87.9	85.4-90.1	144	12.1	9.9-14.6
Black	401	331	85.3	80.2-89.4	70	14.7	10.6-19.8
Other	75	61	80.9	68.0-89.5	14	19.1	10.5-32.0
Hispanic origin
Yes	157	131	86.9	79.3-92.0	26	13.1	8.0-20.7
No	1370	1168	87.0	84.7-89.0	202	13.0	11.0-15.3
Education
< High School	336	286	88.7	84.0-92.2	50	11.3	7.8-16.0
High School	438	377	87.9	83.4-91.3	61	12.1	8.7-16.6
> High School	750	633	85.6	82.3-88.4	117	14.4	11.6-17.7
Marital Status
Married	977	831	86.1	83.3-88.5	146	13.9	11.5-16.7
Other	550	468	88.9	85.1-91.8	82	11.1	8.2-14.9
Income
15,999 or less	452	401	90.8	86.8-93.6	51	9.2	6.4-13.2
16,000-24,999	171	147	89.0	81.7-93.6	24	11.0	6.4-18.3
25,000-39,999	205	166	81.9	74.4-87.6	39	18.1	12.4-25.6
40,000 or more	548	464	85.7	81.8-88.8	84	14.3	11.2-18.2
WIC recipient
No	821	697	85.6	82.4-88.2	124	14.4	11.8-17.6
Yes	692	589	88.6	85.3-91.2	103	11.4	8.8-14.7
Medicaid recipient
No	752	638	85.7	82.4-88.4	114	14.3	11.6-17.6
Yes	775	661	88.5	85.3-91.0	114	11.5	9.0-14.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	682	561	81.8	78.7-84.5	121	18.2	15.5-21.3
2500+ grams	845	738	87.5	85.1-89.5	107	12.5	10.5-14.9

#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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