NC PRAMS 2003: (Did any of these things keep you from getting prenatal care as early as you wanted? I DIDN''T KNOW THAT I WAS PREGNANT)

2003 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? I DIDN''T KNOW THAT I WAS PREGNANT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	271	177	69.0	61.5-75.6	94	31.0	24.4-38.5
Age
< 20 years	47	22	46.1	28.2-64.9	25	53.9	35.1-71.8
20-24 years	99	64	66.5	53.2-77.6	35	33.5	22.4-46.8
25-34 years	101	74	78.0	66.9-86.1	27	22.0	13.9-33.1
35+ years	24	17	85.8	61.3-95.9	7	14.2	4.1-38.7
Race
White	156	113	74.8	65.3-82.4	43	25.2	17.6-34.7
Black	101	52	56.2	42.9-68.6	49	43.8	31.4-57.1
Other	14	12	87.6	51.5-97.9	2	12.4	2.1-48.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	33	30	85.1	63.0-95.1	3	14.9	4.9-37.0
No	238	147	66.1	57.9-73.5	91	33.9	26.5-42.1
Education
< High School	81	51	65.2	50.6-77.4	30	34.8	22.6-49.4
High School	88	51	64.7	51.3-76.1	37	35.3	23.9-48.7
> High School	101	74	76.4	64.4-85.4	27	23.6	14.6-35.6
Marital Status
Married	127	95	76.9	66.2-85.0	32	23.1	15.0-33.8
Other	144	82	62.3	51.5-71.9	62	37.7	28.1-48.5
Income
15,999 or less	111	66	66.8	54.5-77.2	45	33.2	22.8-45.5
16,000-24,999	46	34	73.2	54.8-86.0	12	26.8	14.0-45.2
25,000-39,999	41	27	65.6	44.1-82.2	14	34.4	17.8-55.9
40,000 or more	36	25	73.0	52.0-87.1	11	27.0	12.9-48.0
WIC recipient
No	92	66	74.7	61.7-84.5	26	25.3	15.5-38.3
Yes	174	108	66.5	56.9-74.8	66	33.5	25.2-43.1
Medicaid recipient
No	67	47	69.6	54.2-81.5	20	30.4	18.5-45.8
Yes	204	130	68.8	60.0-76.4	74	31.2	23.6-40.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	132	78	58.6	50.1-66.5	54	41.4	33.5-49.9
2500+ grams	139	99	70.0	61.7-77.2	40	30.0	22.8-38.3

#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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