NC PRAMS 2002: (When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you trying to become pregnant?)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you trying to become pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1542	816	50.5	47.4-53.6	726	49.5	46.4-52.6
Age
< 20 years	199	162	77.0	68.3-83.9	37	23.0	16.1-31.7
20-24 years	404	270	63.6	57.5-69.2	134	36.4	30.8-42.5
25-34 years	749	304	39.6	35.4-44.0	445	60.4	56.0-64.6
35+ years	190	80	39.9	31.8-48.7	110	60.1	51.3-68.2
Race
White	1059	460	42.2	38.6-45.8	599	57.8	54.2-61.4
Black	408	318	78.5	72.6-83.5	90	21.5	16.5-27.4
Other	75	38	47.6	34.4-61.1	37	52.4	38.9-65.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	163	68	43.3	34.4-52.7	95	56.7	47.3-65.6
No	1379	748	51.4	48.1-54.6	631	48.6	45.4-51.9
Education
< High School	346	239	65.0	58.6-71.0	107	35.0	29.0-41.4
High School	443	286	61.7	55.6-67.3	157	38.3	32.7-44.4
> High School	750	290	36.9	32.8-41.2	460	63.1	58.8-67.2
Marital Status
Married	977	371	37.6	34.0-41.3	606	62.4	58.7-66.0
Other	565	445	76.6	71.7-81.0	120	23.4	19.0-28.3
Income
15,999 or less	461	331	68.3	62.5-73.6	130	31.7	26.4-37.5
16,000-24,999	173	128	72.4	63.3-80.0	45	27.6	20.0-36.7
25,000-39,999	205	104	50.7	42.2-59.1	101	49.3	40.9-57.8
40,000 or more	550	158	28.1	23.8-32.7	392	71.9	67.3-76.2
WIC recipient
No	837	329	36.0	32.1-40.0	508	64.0	60.0-67.9
Yes	692	481	68.8	64.2-73.0	211	31.2	27.0-35.8
Medicaid recipient
No	756	262	33.1	29.2-37.3	494	66.9	62.7-70.8
Yes	786	554	69.5	65.2-73.5	232	30.5	26.5-34.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	694	407	61.7	58.1-65.1	287	38.3	34.9-41.9
2500+ grams	848	409	49.5	46.1-52.8	439	50.5	47.2-53.9

#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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