NC PRAMS 2003: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? THEIR OFFICE WAS MOST CONVENIENT FOR ME)

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? THEIR OFFICE WAS MOST CONVENIENT FOR ME

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1461	954	64.4	61.3-67.5	507	35.6	32.5-38.7
Age
< 20 years	157	74	50.8	40.3-61.2	83	49.2	38.8-59.7
20-24 years	398	240	59.9	53.7-65.9	158	40.1	34.1-46.3
25-34 years	723	501	67.4	63.1-71.5	222	32.6	28.5-36.9
35+ years	183	139	75.3	66.2-82.5	44	24.7	17.5-33.8
Race
White	1003	692	66.9	63.2-70.3	311	33.1	29.7-36.8
Black	395	226	57.9	51.1-64.5	169	42.1	35.5-48.9
Other	63	36	57.3	41.9-71.4	27	42.7	28.6-58.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	151	71	46.4	37.3-55.8	80	53.6	44.2-62.7
No	1307	882	67.2	63.8-70.3	425	32.8	29.7-36.2
Education
< High School	318	155	49.4	42.3-56.4	163	50.6	43.6-57.7
High School	430	259	61.2	55.2-66.9	171	38.8	33.1-44.8
> High School	712	540	73.5	69.3-77.4	172	26.5	22.6-30.7
Marital Status
Married	922	649	68.7	64.9-72.2	273	31.3	27.8-35.1
Other	539	305	56.7	51.0-62.1	234	43.3	37.9-49.0
Income
15,999 or less	398	241	61.2	54.8-67.3	157	38.8	32.7-45.2
16,000-24,999	192	123	65.0	56.0-72.9	69	35.0	27.1-44.0
25,000-39,999	210	139	67.1	58.7-74.6	71	32.9	25.4-41.3
40,000 or more	503	376	72.8	67.8-77.2	127	27.2	22.8-32.2
WIC recipient
No	754	538	70.3	66.2-74.2	216	29.7	25.8-33.8
Yes	698	410	58.0	53.2-62.7	288	42.0	37.3-46.8
Medicaid recipient
No	704	512	71.2	67.0-75.1	192	28.8	24.9-33.0
Yes	757	442	58.0	53.4-62.6	315	42.0	37.4-46.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	661	429	63.8	60.1-67.3	232	36.2	32.7-39.9
2500+ grams	800	525	64.5	61.1-67.8	275	35.5	32.2-38.9

#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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