NC PRAMS 2003: (What were the sources of your household''s income during the past 12 months? AID SUCH AS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF), WELFARE, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, GENERAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD STAMPS, OR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

INCOME

What were the sources of your household''s income during the past 12 months? AID SUCH AS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF), WELFARE, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, GENERAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD STAMPS, OR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1474	1203	84.0	81.5-86.3	271	16.0	13.7-18.5
Age
< 20 years	162	115	75.7	65.8-83.5	47	24.3	16.5-34.2
20-24 years	401	288	72.8	66.9-78.0	113	27.2	22.0-33.1
25-34 years	726	637	90.4	87.4-92.7	89	9.6	7.3-12.6
35+ years	185	163	91.0	83.8-95.2	22	9.0	4.8-16.2
Race
White	1006	884	88.7	86.0-90.9	122	11.3	9.1-14.0
Black	404	266	69.8	63.2-75.7	138	30.2	24.3-36.8
Other	64	53	79.2	63.6-89.3	11	20.8	10.7-36.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	151	124	85.8	78.0-91.2	27	14.2	8.8-22.0
No	1320	1077	83.7	81.0-86.1	243	16.3	13.9-19.0
Education
< High School	321	217	73.4	66.8-79.1	104	26.6	20.9-33.2
High School	435	326	77.0	71.5-81.7	109	23.0	18.3-28.5
> High School	716	659	93.5	90.8-95.5	57	6.5	4.5- 9.2
Marital Status
Married	925	843	92.8	90.5-94.6	82	7.2	5.4- 9.5
Other	549	360	68.0	62.6-73.0	189	32.0	27.0-37.4
Income
15,999 or less	404	243	61.9	55.5-67.9	161	38.1	32.1-44.5
16,000-24,999	192	156	82.4	74.6-88.2	36	17.6	11.8-25.4
25,000-39,999	212	190	93.4	87.8-96.5	22	6.6	3.5-12.2
40,000 or more	503	499	99.0	97.1-99.7	4	1.0	0.3- 2.9
WIC recipient
No	761	714	95.1	92.8-96.7	47	4.9	3.3- 7.2
Yes	703	481	72.2	67.8-76.3	222	27.8	23.7-32.2
Medicaid recipient
No	706	687	97.8	96.0-98.8	19	2.2	1.2- 4.0
Yes	768	516	71.1	66.8-75.1	252	28.9	24.9-33.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	673	513	74.6	71.1-77.7	160	25.4	22.3-28.9
2500+ grams	801	690	84.9	82.1-87.3	111	15.1	12.7-17.9

#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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