NC PRAMS 2003: (Which of the following things would cause you to take a multivitamin? MY FAMILY OR FRIENDS 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 FAMILY OR FRIENDS 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	1456	973	67.1	63.9-70.0	483	32.9	30.0-36.1
Age
< 20 years	158	88	60.3	49.6-70.2	70	39.7	29.8-50.4
20-24 years	395	230	59.7	53.5-65.7	165	40.3	34.3-46.5
25-34 years	718	518	72.5	68.3-76.3	200	27.5	23.7-31.7
35+ years	185	137	67.2	57.8-75.3	48	32.8	24.7-42.2
Race
White	996	660	64.8	61.1-68.3	336	35.2	31.7-38.9
Black	396	263	72.6	66.2-78.3	133	27.4	21.7-33.8
Other	64	50	76.6	61.0-87.3	14	23.4	12.7-39.0
Hispanic origin
Yes	151	80	51.6	42.2-60.9	71	48.4	39.1-57.8
No	1302	892	69.4	66.2-72.5	410	30.6	27.5-33.8
Education
< High School	316	177	57.4	50.3-64.3	139	42.6	35.7-49.7
High School	428	277	67.4	61.4-72.8	151	32.6	27.2-38.6
> High School	710	517	71.3	67.1-75.2	193	28.7	24.8-32.9
Marital Status
Married	917	642	68.1	64.3-71.6	275	31.9	28.4-35.7
Other	539	331	65.2	59.7-70.4	208	34.8	29.6-40.3
Income
15,999 or less	399	270	70.5	64.3-76.1	129	29.5	23.9-35.7
16,000-24,999	192	125	65.6	56.7-73.5	67	34.4	26.5-43.3
25,000-39,999	208	145	70.2	61.8-77.3	63	29.8	22.7-38.2
40,000 or more	499	367	70.5	65.4-75.1	132	29.5	24.9-34.6
WIC recipient
No	753	528	69.4	65.2-73.3	225	30.6	26.7-34.8
Yes	693	438	64.6	59.9-69.1	255	35.4	30.9-40.1
Medicaid recipient
No	699	503	71.4	67.1-75.2	196	28.6	24.8-32.9
Yes	757	470	63.0	58.4-67.4	287	37.0	32.6-41.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	662	435	64.6	60.9-68.1	227	35.4	31.9-39.1
2500+ grams	794	538	67.3	63.9-70.5	256	32.7	29.5-36.1

#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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