NC PRAMS 2003: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? REFERRAL FROM ANOTHER DOCTOR)

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? REFERRAL FROM ANOTHER DOCTOR

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1461	1277	89.2	87.0-91.0	184	10.8	9.0-13.0
Age
< 20 years	157	139	88.2	79.4-93.5	18	11.8	6.5-20.6
20-24 years	398	340	87.6	83.0-91.1	58	12.4	8.9-17.0
25-34 years	723	646	90.7	87.9-93.0	77	9.3	7.0-12.1
35+ years	183	152	87.0	79.8-91.9	31	13.0	8.1-20.2
Race
White	1003	877	88.9	86.4-91.1	126	11.1	8.9-13.6
Black	395	340	89.2	84.3-92.7	55	10.8	7.3-15.7
Other	63	60	93.1	80.7-97.8	3	6.9	2.2-19.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	151	144	97.6	92.7-99.2	7	2.4	0.8- 7.3
No	1307	1130	87.9	85.5-90.0	177	12.1	10.0-14.5
Education
< High School	318	288	92.4	87.8-95.4	30	7.6	4.6-12.2
High School	430	376	89.3	85.0-92.5	54	10.7	7.5-15.0
> High School	712	612	87.6	84.4-90.3	100	12.4	9.7-15.6
Marital Status
Married	922	813	89.7	87.1-91.8	109	10.3	8.2-12.9
Other	539	464	88.2	84.2-91.3	75	11.8	8.7-15.8
Income
15,999 or less	398	347	89.8	85.4-93.1	51	10.2	6.9-14.6
16,000-24,999	192	162	88.0	81.2-92.6	30	12.0	7.4-18.8
25,000-39,999	210	185	88.8	82.1-93.2	25	11.2	6.8-17.9
40,000 or more	503	439	88.1	84.3-91.1	64	11.9	8.9-15.7
WIC recipient
No	754	664	89.4	86.4-91.7	90	10.6	8.3-13.6
Yes	698	605	89.1	85.8-91.7	93	10.9	8.3-14.2
Medicaid recipient
No	704	619	89.4	86.4-91.8	85	10.6	8.2-13.6
Yes	757	658	89.0	85.8-91.5	99	11.0	8.5-14.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	661	561	84.8	81.9-87.3	100	15.2	12.7-18.1
2500+ grams	800	716	89.6	87.2-91.5	84	10.4	8.5-12.8

#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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