NC PRAMS 2002: (Did any of these things keep you from getting prenatal care as early as you wanted? THE DOCTOR OR MY HEALTH PLAN WOULD NOT START CARE EARLIER)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

Did any of these things keep you from getting prenatal care as early as you wanted? THE DOCTOR OR MY HEALTH PLAN WOULD NOT START CARE EARLIER

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	272	251	92.5	87.7-95.6	21	7.5	4.4-12.3
Age
< 20 years	55	54	96.1	77.1-99.4	1	3.9	0.6-22.9
20-24 years	91	88	96.6	88.2-99.1	3	3.4	0.9-11.8
25-34 years	110	94	88.1	79.0-93.6	16	11.9	6.4-21.0
35+ years	16	15	88.0	48.0-98.3	1	12.0	1.7-52.0
Race
White	162	145	91.2	84.6-95.1	17	8.8	4.9-15.4
Black	90	86	93.3	81.6-97.7	4	6.7	2.3-18.4
Other	20	20	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	32	29	98.4	95.2-99.5	3	1.6	0.5- 4.8
No	240	222	91.7	86.3-95.1	18	8.3	4.9-13.7
Education
< High School	85	83	97.5	86.6-99.6	2	2.5	0.4-13.4
High School	85	83	99.7	98.8-99.9	2	0.3	0.1- 1.2
> High School	102	85	80.9	69.5-88.7	17	19.1	11.3-30.5
Marital Status
Married	119	101	86.2	77.4-91.9	18	13.8	8.1-22.6
Other	153	150	98.4	91.8-99.7	3	1.6	0.3- 8.2
Income
15,999 or less	120	118	97.0	88.6-99.2	2	3.0	0.8-11.4
16,000-24,999	39	37	95.3	76.2-99.2	2	4.7	0.8-23.8
25,000-39,999	36	33	95.8	80.6-99.2	3	4.2	0.8-19.4
40,000 or more	47	36	77.4	59.5-88.8	11	22.6	11.2-40.5
WIC recipient
No	120	105	87.6	78.5-93.1	15	12.4	6.9-21.5
Yes	151	145	96.4	90.2-98.7	6	3.6	1.3- 9.8
Medicaid recipient
No	72	56	80.1	67.6-88.6	16	19.9	11.4-32.4
Yes	200	195	97.9	93.1-99.4	5	2.1	0.6- 6.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	123	114	93.9	88.9-96.7	9	6.1	3.3-11.1
2500+ grams	149	137	92.4	87.1-95.7	12	7.6	4.3-12.9

#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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