NC PRAMS 2003: (When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	740	423	57.8	53.2-62.3	317	42.2	37.7-46.8
Age
< 20 years	120	74	68.2	55.7-78.5	46	31.8	21.5-44.3
20-24 years	271	145	54.1	46.6-61.5	126	45.9	38.5-53.4
25-34 years	270	160	55.7	48.2-63.0	110	44.3	37.0-51.8
35+ years	79	44	63.7	49.1-76.1	35	36.3	23.9-50.9
Race
White	423	237	55.3	49.5-61.0	186	44.7	39.0-50.5
Black	286	172	65.4	57.3-72.8	114	34.6	27.2-42.7
Other	31	14	42.0	22.9-64.0	17	58.0	36.0-77.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	67	38	57.0	43.3-69.7	29	43.0	30.3-56.7
No	672	384	57.8	52.9-62.6	288	42.2	37.4-47.1
Education
< High School	209	132	65.5	56.5-73.5	77	34.5	26.5-43.5
High School	271	159	57.5	49.8-64.8	112	42.5	35.2-50.2
> High School	259	131	52.1	44.6-59.6	128	47.9	40.4-55.4
Marital Status
Married	330	185	56.5	49.9-62.9	145	43.5	37.1-50.1
Other	410	238	59.0	52.5-65.2	172	41.0	34.8-47.5
Income
15,999 or less	292	168	59.7	52.0-66.9	124	40.3	33.1-48.0
16,000-24,999	102	53	53.4	41.6-64.8	49	46.6	35.2-58.4
25,000-39,999	118	73	59.4	47.5-70.3	45	40.6	29.7-52.5
40,000 or more	123	70	57.3	46.5-67.4	53	42.7	32.6-53.5
WIC recipient
No	270	147	52.6	45.0-60.0	123	47.4	40.0-55.0
Yes	463	271	60.3	54.4-65.9	192	39.7	34.1-45.6
Medicaid recipient
No	225	120	53.1	45.1-61.0	105	46.9	39.0-54.9
Yes	515	303	59.9	54.3-65.3	212	40.1	34.7-45.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	364	207	57.4	52.4-62.3	157	42.6	37.7-47.6
2500+ grams	376	216	57.8	52.8-62.8	160	42.2	37.2-47.2

#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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