NC PRAMS 2003: (What were the sources of your household''s income during the past 12 months? CHILD SUPPORT OR ALIMONY)

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? CHILD SUPPORT OR ALIMONY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1474	1349	91.9	89.9-93.5	125	8.1	6.5-10.1
Age
< 20 years	162	145	94.4	88.1-97.4	17	5.6	2.6-11.9
20-24 years	401	364	91.2	87.0-94.1	37	8.8	5.9-13.0
25-34 years	726	672	91.8	88.9-94.0	54	8.2	6.0-11.1
35+ years	185	168	91.3	84.5-95.3	17	8.7	4.7-15.5
Race
White	1006	951	94.3	92.3-95.8	55	5.7	4.2- 7.7
Black	404	340	84.0	78.4-88.4	64	16.0	11.6-21.6
Other	64	58	91.5	78.7-96.9	6	8.5	3.1-21.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	151	145	94.5	88.4-97.5	6	5.5	2.5-11.6
No	1320	1201	91.4	89.3-93.2	119	8.6	6.8-10.7
Education
< High School	321	293	92.4	87.8-95.3	28	7.6	4.7-12.2
High School	435	382	87.5	83.0-91.0	53	12.5	9.0-17.0
> High School	716	672	94.4	91.9-96.2	44	5.6	3.8- 8.1
Marital Status
Married	925	883	95.9	94.0-97.2	42	4.1	2.8- 6.0
Other	549	466	84.6	80.1-88.1	83	15.4	11.9-19.9
Income
15,999 or less	404	353	87.6	82.8-91.1	51	12.4	8.9-17.2
16,000-24,999	192	174	89.4	82.4-93.9	18	10.6	6.1-17.6
25,000-39,999	212	190	90.3	83.9-94.4	22	9.7	5.6-16.1
40,000 or more	503	485	96.4	93.7-97.9	18	3.6	2.1- 6.3
WIC recipient
No	761	725	95.6	93.4-97.0	36	4.4	3.0- 6.6
Yes	703	616	88.0	84.6-90.8	87	12.0	9.2-15.4
Medicaid recipient
No	706	678	95.6	93.3-97.2	28	4.4	2.8- 6.7
Yes	768	671	88.3	85.1-90.9	97	11.7	9.1-14.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	673	610	90.2	87.7-92.2	63	9.8	7.8-12.3
2500+ grams	801	739	92.0	89.9-93.7	62	8.0	6.3-10.1

#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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