NC PRAMS 2003: (Prevalence of Physical Abuse After Pregnancy by Anyone*)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

ABUSE

Prevalence of Physical Abuse After Pregnancy by Anyone*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	No			Yes
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1466	1405	96.5	95.0-97.5	61	3.5	2.5- 5.0
Age
< 20 years	160	145	93.5	86.4-97.0	15	6.5	3.0-13.6
20-24 years	399	372	93.5	89.8-95.9	27	6.5	4.1-10.2
25-34 years	723	708	98.3	96.5-99.1	15	1.7	0.9- 3.5
35+ years	184	180	98.5	93.3-99.7	4	1.5	0.3- 6.7
Race
White	1000	965	97.0	95.4-98.1	35	3.0	1.9- 4.6
Black	402	376	94.0	89.9-96.5	26	6.0	3.5-10.1
Other	64	64	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	146	141	96.9	91.5-98.9	5	3.1	1.1- 8.5
No	1317	1261	96.4	94.8-97.5	56	3.6	2.5- 5.2
Education
< High School	316	288	93.3	89.0-96.0	28	6.7	4.0-11.0
High School	433	410	95.1	91.8-97.1	23	4.9	2.9- 8.2
> High School	715	705	98.8	97.1-99.5	10	1.2	0.5- 2.9
Marital Status
Married	920	901	97.8	96.2-98.7	19	2.2	1.3- 3.8
Other	546	504	94.0	90.9-96.1	42	6.0	3.9- 9.1
Income
15,999 or less	401	360	91.3	87.0-94.2	41	8.7	5.8-13.0
16,000-24,999	191	183	96.6	91.3-98.7	8	3.4	1.3- 8.7
25,000-39,999	209	204	98.0	93.6-99.4	5	2.0	0.6- 6.4
40,000 or more	503	501	99.6	97.9-99.9	2	0.4	0.1- 2.1
WIC recipient
No	759	747	99.0	97.7-99.6	12	1.0	0.4- 2.3
Yes	698	650	93.9	91.2-95.8	48	6.1	4.2- 8.8
Medicaid recipient
No	703	694	98.9	97.3-99.5	9	1.1	0.5- 2.7
Yes	763	711	94.2	91.7-96.0	52	5.8	4.0- 8.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	669	633	94.4	92.4-95.9	36	5.6	4.1- 7.6
2500+ grams	797	772	96.6	95.1-97.7	25	3.4	2.3- 4.9

*Data in this table are constructed from survey question 79 (a-b).

#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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