NC PRAMS 2003: (Which of the following things would cause you to take a multivitamin? MY DOCTOR OR NURSE SAID IT WAS A GOOD IDEA)

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? MY DOCTOR OR NURSE SAID IT WAS A GOOD IDEA

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1469	452	32.4	29.4-35.5	1017	67.6	64.5-70.6
Age
< 20 years	161	42	35.0	25.6-45.8	119	65.0	54.2-74.4
20-24 years	400	106	28.4	23.1-34.4	294	71.6	65.6-76.9
25-34 years	723	241	34.9	30.8-39.3	482	65.1	60.7-69.2
35+ years	185	63	28.2	20.7-37.1	122	71.8	62.9-79.3
Race
White	1003	315	32.8	29.4-36.5	688	67.2	63.5-70.6
Black	402	117	30.3	24.4-36.9	285	69.7	63.1-75.6
Other	64	20	35.8	22.9-51.3	44	64.2	48.7-77.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	151	37	26.4	18.9-35.6	114	73.6	64.4-81.1
No	1315	415	33.4	30.2-36.7	900	66.6	63.3-69.8
Education
< High School	321	79	28.8	22.8-35.7	242	71.2	64.3-77.2
High School	434	137	33.2	27.7-39.1	297	66.8	60.9-72.3
> High School	712	235	33.6	29.4-37.9	477	66.4	62.1-70.6
Marital Status
Married	922	300	33.0	29.4-36.8	622	67.0	63.2-70.6
Other	547	152	31.3	26.3-36.7	395	68.7	63.3-73.7
Income
15,999 or less	403	126	33.3	27.5-39.6	277	66.7	60.4-72.5
16,000-24,999	192	61	36.4	28.3-45.3	131	63.6	54.7-71.7
25,000-39,999	211	74	36.6	28.8-45.2	137	63.4	54.8-71.2
40,000 or more	501	161	31.4	26.8-36.5	340	68.6	63.5-73.2
WIC recipient
No	758	249	33.5	29.5-37.8	509	66.5	62.2-70.5
Yes	701	197	30.7	26.5-35.4	504	69.3	64.6-73.5
Medicaid recipient
No	704	234	34.1	30.0-38.5	470	65.9	61.5-70.0
Yes	765	218	30.7	26.6-35.2	547	69.3	64.8-73.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	670	190	27.9	24.7-31.3	480	72.1	68.7-75.3
2500+ grams	799	262	32.8	29.6-36.1	537	67.2	63.9-70.4

#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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