NC PRAMS 2003: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? THE ONLY PROVIDER THAT WOULD ACCEPT ME AS A PATIENT)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? THE ONLY PROVIDER THAT WOULD ACCEPT ME AS A PATIENT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1461	1313	88.1	85.7-90.1	148	11.9	9.9-14.3
Age
< 20 years	157	131	81.2	71.4-88.2	26	18.8	11.8-28.6
20-24 years	398	336	82.4	77.0-86.7	62	17.6	13.3-23.0
25-34 years	723	675	92.3	89.3-94.5	48	7.7	5.5-10.7
35+ years	183	171	90.3	82.2-94.9	12	9.7	5.1-17.8
Race
White	1003	910	89.0	86.2-91.2	93	11.0	8.8-13.8
Black	395	344	84.8	79.1-89.2	51	15.2	10.8-20.9
Other	63	59	90.7	75.8-96.8	4	9.3	3.2-24.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	151	111	66.4	56.8-74.8	40	33.6	25.2-43.2
No	1307	1200	91.5	89.2-93.3	107	8.5	6.7-10.8
Education
< High School	318	259	77.3	70.6-82.8	59	22.7	17.2-29.4
High School	430	378	85.8	80.9-89.6	52	14.2	10.4-19.1
> High School	712	675	94.7	92.0-96.4	37	5.3	3.6- 8.0
Marital Status
Married	922	860	92.6	90.1-94.5	62	7.4	5.5- 9.9
Other	539	453	79.9	74.9-84.2	86	20.1	15.8-25.1
Income
15,999 or less	398	345	84.8	79.4-89.0	53	15.2	11.0-20.6
16,000-24,999	192	162	83.6	75.9-89.2	30	16.4	10.8-24.1
25,000-39,999	210	189	90.3	84.0-94.3	21	9.7	5.7-16.0
40,000 or more	503	498	98.9	96.7-99.6	5	1.1	0.4- 3.3
WIC recipient
No	754	728	95.8	93.6-97.3	26	4.2	2.7- 6.4
Yes	698	576	79.7	75.4-83.4	122	20.3	16.6-24.6
Medicaid recipient
No	704	679	96.3	94.0-97.7	25	3.7	2.3- 6.0
Yes	757	634	80.4	76.4-83.9	123	19.6	16.1-23.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	661	600	90.5	88.0-92.5	61	9.5	7.5-12.0
2500+ grams	800	713	87.9	85.3-90.1	87	12.1	9.9-14.7

#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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