NC PRAMS 2003: (Which of the following things would cause you to take a multivitamin? IT WOULD HELP ME HAVE A HEALTHY BABY SOMEDAY)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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Which of the following things would cause you to take a multivitamin? IT WOULD HELP ME HAVE A HEALTHY BABY SOMEDAY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1472	385	25.8	23.0-28.7	1087	74.2	71.3-77.0
Age
< 20 years	162	45	31.2	22.3-41.7	117	68.8	58.3-77.7
20-24 years	401	111	28.6	23.3-34.6	290	71.4	65.4-76.7
25-34 years	724	172	23.1	19.5-27.1	552	76.9	72.9-80.5
35+ years	185	57	25.7	18.5-34.4	128	74.3	65.6-81.5
Race
White	1004	244	23.6	20.5-27.0	760	76.4	73.0-79.5
Black	404	119	30.7	24.8-37.3	285	69.3	62.7-75.2
Other	64	22	36.7	23.6-52.2	42	63.3	47.8-76.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	151	40	27.7	20.1-37.0	111	72.3	63.0-79.9
No	1318	345	25.6	22.7-28.7	973	74.4	71.3-77.3
Education
< High School	321	93	30.8	24.7-37.7	228	69.2	62.3-75.3
High School	435	137	30.7	25.5-36.5	298	69.3	63.5-74.5
> High School	714	154	20.2	16.8-24.1	560	79.8	75.9-83.2
Marital Status
Married	923	218	22.8	19.6-26.2	705	77.2	73.8-80.4
Other	549	167	31.3	26.3-36.7	382	68.7	63.3-73.7
Income
15,999 or less	404	141	33.9	28.1-40.2	263	66.1	59.8-71.9
16,000-24,999	192	57	29.8	22.4-38.6	135	70.2	61.4-77.6
25,000-39,999	212	67	33.1	25.6-41.6	145	66.9	58.4-74.4
40,000 or more	501	95	17.8	14.1-22.2	406	82.2	77.8-85.9
WIC recipient
No	759	180	22.9	19.4-26.8	579	77.1	73.2-80.6
Yes	703	200	28.9	24.7-33.4	503	71.1	66.6-75.3
Medicaid recipient
No	704	162	22.4	18.8-26.4	542	77.6	73.6-81.2
Yes	768	223	29.0	25.0-33.3	545	71.0	66.7-75.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	672	185	27.8	24.6-31.2	487	72.2	68.8-75.4
2500+ grams	800	200	25.6	22.7-28.8	600	74.4	71.2-77.3

#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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