NC PRAMS 2003: (What were your or your husband''s or partner''s reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING BIRTH CONTROL WHEN I NEEDED IT)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What were your or your husband''s or partner''s reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING BIRTH CONTROL WHEN I NEEDED IT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	458	422	91.4	87.3-94.3	36	8.6	5.7-12.7
Age
< 20 years	79	71	84.8	70.7-92.8	8	15.2	7.2-29.3
20-24 years	156	138	88.9	80.6-93.9	18	11.1	6.1-19.4
25-34 years	177	171	96.6	91.0-98.8	6	3.4	1.2- 9.0
35+ years	46	42	94.3	77.2-98.8	4	5.7	1.2-22.8
Race
White	259	242	92.7	87.4-95.9	17	7.3	4.1-12.6
Black	183	164	88.3	79.7-93.5	19	11.7	6.5-20.3
Other	16	16	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	42	38	89.4	72.4-96.4	4	10.6	3.6-27.6
No	415	384	92.1	87.8-95.0	31	7.9	5.0-12.2
Education
< High School	139	124	90.9	82.2-95.6	15	9.1	4.4-17.8
High School	169	155	89.3	81.1-94.1	14	10.7	5.9-18.9
> High School	149	142	94.4	86.9-97.7	7	5.6	2.3-13.1
Marital Status
Married	200	188	92.2	85.5-95.9	12	7.8	4.1-14.5
Other	258	234	90.8	84.8-94.6	24	9.2	5.4-15.2
Income
15,999 or less	181	163	90.4	82.6-94.9	18	9.6	5.1-17.4
16,000-24,999	62	55	83.4	66.8-92.6	7	16.6	7.4-33.2
25,000-39,999	77	74	97.1	86.6-99.4	3	2.9	0.6-13.4
40,000 or more	79	76	95.4	84.4-98.8	3	4.6	1.2-15.6
WIC recipient
No	159	145	94.1	87.7-97.2	14	5.9	2.8-12.3
Yes	293	271	89.9	84.0-93.8	22	10.1	6.2-16.0
Medicaid recipient
No	130	124	95.8	89.1-98.5	6	4.2	1.5-10.9
Yes	328	298	89.6	84.2-93.4	30	10.4	6.6-15.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	222	204	91.4	86.9-94.5	18	8.6	5.5-13.1
2500+ grams	236	218	91.4	86.8-94.5	18	8.6	5.5-13.2

#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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