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 CAN''T PAY FOR BIRTH CONTROL)

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 CAN''T PAY FOR BIRTH CONTROL

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	225	210	92.3	85.9-95.9	15	7.7	4.1-14.1
Age
< 20 years	26	23	88.9	57.5-97.9	3	11.1	2.1-42.5
20-24 years	68	61	90.2	75.5-96.5	7	9.8	3.5-24.5
25-34 years	89	84	91.1	78.9-96.5	5	8.9	3.5-21.1
35+ years	42	42	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Race
White	141	130	89.9	80.8-95.0	11	10.1	5.0-19.2
Black	71	67	96.5	85.5-99.2	4	3.5	0.8-14.5
Other	13	13	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	31	26	80.7	58.8-92.4	5	19.3	7.6-41.2
No	194	184	95.0	88.5-97.9	10	5.0	2.1-11.5
Education
< High School	56	48	82.3	64.9-92.1	8	17.7	7.9-35.1
High School	69	64	91.0	76.5-96.9	5	9.0	3.1-23.5
> High School	98	96	99.6	98.6-99.9	2	0.4	0.1- 1.4
Marital Status
Married	134	129	96.6	89.0-99.0	5	3.4	1.0-11.0
Other	91	81	86.4	73.7-93.5	10	13.6	6.5-26.3
Income
15,999 or less	73	68	87.7	72.0-95.2	5	12.3	4.8-28.0
16,000-24,999	23	18	79.7	50.1-93.9	5	20.3	6.1-49.9
25,000-39,999	27	25	92.2	63.7-98.7	2	7.8	1.3-36.3
40,000 or more	64	64	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
WIC recipient
No	105	102	96.2	86.5-99.0	3	3.8	1.0-13.5
Yes	116	104	88.4	77.5-94.4	12	11.6	5.6-22.5
Medicaid recipient
No	98	96	97.8	87.3-99.6	2	2.2	0.4-12.7
Yes	127	114	87.7	77.2-93.7	13	12.3	6.3-22.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	112	105	94.1	88.4-97.1	7	5.9	2.9-11.6
2500+ grams	113	105	92.1	85.0-96.0	8	7.9	4.0-15.0

#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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