NC PRAMS 2002: (How was your prenatal care paid for? MEDICAID)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

HEALTH INSURANCE

How was your prenatal care paid for? MEDICAID

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1525	862	59.0	55.9-62.0	663	41.0	38.0-44.1
Age
< 20 years	193	21	11.7	7.0-19.1	172	88.3	80.9-93.0
20-24 years	395	152	40.2	34.4-46.4	243	59.8	53.6-65.6
25-34 years	750	539	74.1	70.1-77.8	211	25.9	22.2-29.9
35+ years	187	150	82.9	75.2-88.6	37	17.1	11.4-24.8
Race
White	1049	693	66.8	63.3-70.1	356	33.2	29.9-36.7
Black	401	128	34.8	28.7-41.4	273	65.2	58.6-71.3
Other	75	41	52.7	39.1-65.9	34	47.3	34.1-60.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	154	91	60.8	51.2-69.7	63	39.2	30.3-48.8
No	1371	771	58.8	55.5-62.0	600	41.2	38.0-44.5
Education
< High School	334	83	26.4	21.0-32.6	251	73.6	67.4-79.0
High School	439	181	45.4	39.4-51.5	258	54.6	48.5-60.6
> High School	750	598	82.6	79.1-85.6	152	17.4	14.4-20.9
Marital Status
Married	977	745	76.5	73.1-79.6	232	23.5	20.4-26.9
Other	548	117	22.3	18.1-27.2	431	77.7	72.8-81.9
Income
15,999 or less	451	87	20.3	15.9-25.5	364	79.7	74.5-84.1
16,000-24,999	171	70	43.4	34.3-53.0	101	56.6	47.0-65.7
25,000-39,999	205	123	56.6	47.9-64.8	82	43.4	35.2-52.1
40,000 or more	549	526	96.6	94.2-98.0	23	3.4	2.0- 5.8
WIC recipient
No	822	703	86.4	83.3-89.1	119	13.6	10.9-16.7
Yes	689	148	24.0	20.2-28.3	541	76.0	71.7-79.8
Medicaid recipient
No	753	753	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Yes	772	109	13.7	10.9-17.1	663	86.3	82.9-89.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	680	339	45.9	42.3-49.6	341	54.1	50.4-57.7
2500+ grams	845	523	60.1	56.7-63.4	322	39.9	36.6-43.3

#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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