NC PRAMS 2003: (After your baby was born, how long did he or she stay in the hospital?)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

LENGTH OF HOSPITAL STAY

After your baby was born, how long did he or she stay in the hospital?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	Never in or 0-2 nights			3-5 nights			More than 6 nights
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1117	702	67.1	63.8-70.2	406	32.8	29.7-36.1	9	0.1	0.1- 0.2
Age
< 20 years	119	74	71.4	60.6-80.2	44	28.5	19.7-39.3	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8
20-24 years	301	191	67.3	60.9-73.2	107	32.5	26.6-39.0	3	0.1	0.0- 0.4
25-34 years	565	363	66.4	61.8-70.7	198	33.5	29.2-38.1	4	0.1	0.0- 0.3
35+ years	132	74	65.2	55.3-73.9	57	34.7	26.0-44.6	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6
Race
White	779	509	68.8	65.1-72.4	268	31.1	27.6-34.9	2	0.0	0.0- 0.1
Black	289	162	61.4	54.1-68.2	120	38.2	31.4-45.5	7	0.4	0.2- 0.8
Other	49	31	66.1	50.0-79.2	18	33.9	20.8-50.0	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	124	76	63.5	53.4-72.4	47	36.4	27.5-46.5	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7
No	991	625	67.6	64.2-70.9	358	32.2	29.0-35.7	8	0.1	0.1- 0.2
Education
< High School	233	140	62.3	54.7-69.4	91	37.6	30.5-45.2	2	0.1	0.0- 0.5
High School	329	210	68.8	62.7-74.4	116	31.0	25.5-37.2	3	0.1	0.0- 0.4
> High School	553	350	68.1	63.5-72.3	199	31.8	27.6-36.4	4	0.1	0.0- 0.3
Marital Status
Married	719	471	69.9	66.1-73.6	245	30.0	26.4-33.9	3	0.1	0.0- 0.2
Other	398	231	61.6	55.6-67.3	161	38.1	32.5-44.1	6	0.2	0.1- 0.5
Income
15,999 or less	296	179	65.2	58.4-71.4	113	34.6	28.4-41.4	4	0.2	0.1- 0.5
16,000-24,999	144	92	67.1	57.8-75.2	52	32.9	24.8-42.2	0	0.0	. - .
25,000-39,999	152	97	68.9	60.0-76.5	53	30.9	23.3-39.8	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7
40,000 or more	400	264	70.9	65.7-75.6	134	29.0	24.4-34.2	2	0.1	0.0- 0.3
WIC recipient
No	590	382	69.0	64.7-73.0	204	30.9	26.9-35.3	4	0.1	0.0- 0.2
Yes	521	316	64.9	59.9-69.6	200	35.0	30.3-40.0	5	0.1	0.1- 0.3
Medicaid recipient
No	563	364	68.6	64.2-72.8	196	31.3	27.1-35.7	3	0.1	0.0- 0.2
Yes	554	338	65.5	60.7-70.0	210	34.3	29.8-39.2	6	0.2	0.1- 0.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	350	181	52.1	47.0-57.2	160	45.4	40.4-50.5	9	2.5	1.4- 4.7
2500+ grams	767	521	67.8	64.4-71.0	246	32.2	29.0-35.6	0	0.0	. - .

#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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