NC PRAMS 2003: (Just before you got pregnant, were you on Medicaid?)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

HEALTH INSURANCE

Just before you got pregnant, were you on Medicaid?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1472	1234	85.8	83.4-87.9	238	14.2	12.1-16.6
Age
< 20 years	163	99	68.5	58.2-77.3	64	31.5	22.7-41.8
20-24 years	398	303	77.5	71.9-82.2	95	22.5	17.8-28.1
25-34 years	725	660	92.2	89.4-94.3	65	7.8	5.7-10.6
35+ years	186	172	94.5	88.4-97.5	14	5.5	2.5-11.6
Race
White	1005	910	91.8	89.4-93.7	95	8.2	6.3-10.6
Black	404	267	66.4	59.7-72.5	137	33.6	27.5-40.3
Other	63	57	86.2	71.2-94.0	6	13.8	6.0-28.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	149	139	93.6	87.1-97.0	10	6.4	3.0-12.9
No	1320	1092	84.7	82.0-87.0	228	15.3	13.0-18.0
Education
< High School	321	208	71.4	64.8-77.3	113	28.6	22.7-35.2
High School	433	348	83.1	78.1-87.1	85	16.9	12.9-21.9
> High School	716	677	94.3	91.7-96.1	39	5.7	3.9- 8.3
Marital Status
Married	924	864	93.8	91.6-95.5	60	6.2	4.5- 8.4
Other	548	370	71.3	66.0-76.0	178	28.7	24.0-34.0
Income
15,999 or less	403	253	66.1	59.8-71.8	150	33.9	28.2-40.2
16,000-24,999	191	164	86.0	78.8-91.1	27	14.0	8.9-21.2
25,000-39,999	211	198	95.5	90.1-98.0	13	4.5	2.0- 9.9
40,000 or more	501	493	98.5	96.3-99.4	8	1.5	0.6- 3.7
WIC recipient
No	759	723	95.4	93.1-97.0	36	4.6	3.0- 6.9
Yes	702	502	75.3	71.0-79.2	200	24.7	20.8-29.0
Medicaid recipient
No	705	705	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Yes	767	529	72.5	68.2-76.4	238	27.5	23.6-31.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	672	534	77.7	74.3-80.7	138	22.3	19.3-25.7
2500+ grams	800	700	86.5	83.9-88.8	100	13.5	11.2-16.1

#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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