NC PRAMS 2003: (First Trimester Entry into Prenatal Care*)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-TIMING

First Trimester Entry into Prenatal Care*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	YES			NO			NO PNC
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1453	1145	77.7	74.8-80.4	295	22.0	19.3-24.9	13	0.3	0.1- 0.8
Age
< 20 years	160	103	64.4	53.8-73.7	52	35.0	25.7-45.6	5	0.6	0.3- 1.5
20-24 years	394	281	68.8	62.5-74.5	110	31.1	25.4-37.4	3	0.1	0.0- 0.4
25-34 years	714	609	83.8	80.0-87.0	102	15.9	12.7-19.6	3	0.3	0.1- 1.7
35+ years	185	152	84.9	76.7-90.5	31	14.9	9.3-23.1	2	0.2	0.1- 0.8
Race
White	991	824	81.6	78.3-84.4	164	18.2	15.3-21.5	3	0.2	0.0- 1.2
Black	399	273	66.5	59.6-72.8	117	33.0	26.7-39.9	9	0.5	0.3- 0.9
Other	63	48	71.1	55.1-83.1	14	28.6	16.6-44.6	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	146	89	53.9	44.2-63.2	57	46.1	36.8-55.8	0	0.0	. - .
No	1304	1055	81.4	78.4-84.0	236	18.3	15.7-21.2	13	0.3	0.1- 0.9
Education
< High School	314	199	61.7	54.5-68.5	112	37.5	30.7-44.7	3	0.8	0.2- 3.9
High School	431	326	74.6	68.8-79.6	100	25.2	20.2-31.0	5	0.2	0.1- 0.5
> High School	706	619	87.0	83.5-89.9	83	12.9	10.0-16.4	4	0.1	0.0- 0.3
Marital Status
Married	913	788	85.2	82.0-87.9	122	14.8	12.1-18.0	3	0.1	0.0- 0.2
Other	540	357	64.1	58.4-69.4	173	35.2	29.9-40.8	10	0.7	0.2- 2.2
Income
15,999 or less	398	268	65.7	59.2-71.6	124	33.6	27.7-40.0	6	0.8	0.2- 3.0
16,000-24,999	187	139	70.6	61.6-78.3	48	29.4	21.7-38.4	0	0.0	. - .
25,000-39,999	210	166	81.2	73.6-87.0	42	18.6	12.8-26.3	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7
40,000 or more	496	470	95.0	92.0-96.9	26	5.0	3.1- 8.0	0	0.0	. - .
WIC recipient
No	753	658	88.4	85.1-91.0	88	11.2	8.6-14.4	7	0.4	0.1- 1.5
Yes	692	483	66.6	61.8-71.0	204	33.3	28.8-38.1	5	0.1	0.1- 0.3
Medicaid recipient
No	699	636	91.2	88.2-93.5	61	8.7	6.5-11.7	2	0.1	0.0- 0.2
Yes	754	509	64.9	60.3-69.3	234	34.6	30.2-39.2	11	0.5	0.2- 1.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	665	513	75.0	71.6-78.2	140	23.0	19.9-26.4	12	1.9	1.1- 3.3
2500+ grams	788	632	77.9	74.8-80.8	155	21.9	19.0-25.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1

* How many weeks or months pregnant were you when you had your first visit for prenatal care? Do not count a visit that was only for a pregnancy test or only for WIC (Women, Infants, and Children''s Nutrition Program).

#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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