NC PRAMS 2003: (What are your or your husband''s or partner''s reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I AM NOT HAVING SEX)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What are your or your husband''s or partner''s reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I AM NOT HAVING SEX

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	225	147	67.3	58.9-74.7	78	32.7	25.3-41.1
Age
< 20 years	26	14	46.4	22.0-72.6	12	53.6	27.4-78.0
20-24 years	68	44	69.8	53.8-82.1	24	30.2	17.9-46.2
25-34 years	89	60	68.5	55.3-79.2	29	31.5	20.8-44.7
35+ years	42	29	72.0	52.1-85.8	13	28.0	14.2-47.9
Race
White	141	97	69.8	59.4-78.4	44	30.2	21.6-40.6
Black	71	39	57.4	41.5-71.9	32	42.6	28.1-58.5
Other	13	11	95.4	81.1-99.0	2	4.6	1.0-18.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	31	20	59.8	38.6-77.9	11	40.2	22.1-61.4
No	194	127	69.1	60.0-76.9	67	30.9	23.1-40.0
Education
< High School	56	38	65.0	47.3-79.4	18	35.0	20.6-52.7
High School	69	40	68.0	52.5-80.3	29	32.0	19.7-47.5
> High School	98	68	68.3	55.6-78.8	30	31.7	21.2-44.4
Marital Status
Married	134	99	76.4	66.0-84.3	35	23.6	15.7-34.0
Other	91	48	55.0	41.5-67.9	43	45.0	32.1-58.5
Income
15,999 or less	73	44	61.0	45.6-74.5	29	39.0	25.5-54.4
16,000-24,999	23	18	87.2	60.2-96.9	5	12.8	3.1-39.8
25,000-39,999	27	15	56.6	32.7-77.8	12	43.4	22.2-67.3
40,000 or more	64	50	78.5	63.8-88.3	14	21.5	11.7-36.2
WIC recipient
No	105	75	69.7	57.5-79.6	30	30.3	20.4-42.5
Yes	116	68	63.6	51.3-74.4	48	36.4	25.6-48.7
Medicaid recipient
No	98	70	69.5	57.1-79.6	28	30.5	20.4-42.9
Yes	127	77	65.5	53.7-75.6	50	34.5	24.4-46.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	112	69	59.7	50.5-68.2	43	40.3	31.8-49.5
2500+ grams	113	78	68.1	58.8-76.1	35	31.9	23.9-41.2

#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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