NC PRAMS 2003: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? RECOMMENDATION FROM A RELATIVE OR FRIEND)

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? RECOMMENDATION FROM A RELATIVE OR FRIEND

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1461	844	57.0	53.8-60.1	617	43.0	39.9-46.2
Age
< 20 years	157	94	62.7	52.1-72.2	63	37.3	27.8-47.9
20-24 years	398	249	61.3	55.1-67.2	149	38.7	32.8-44.9
25-34 years	723	390	53.2	48.8-57.6	333	46.8	42.4-51.2
35+ years	183	111	57.7	48.4-66.5	72	42.3	33.5-51.6
Race
White	1003	538	53.3	49.5-57.0	465	46.7	43.0-50.5
Black	395	272	67.8	61.1-73.9	123	32.2	26.1-38.9
Other	63	34	63.1	47.5-76.3	29	36.9	23.7-52.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	151	111	79.0	70.4-85.6	40	21.0	14.4-29.6
No	1307	731	53.7	50.3-57.1	576	46.3	42.9-49.7
Education
< High School	318	210	68.0	61.0-74.2	108	32.0	25.8-39.0
High School	430	272	60.6	54.5-66.3	158	39.4	33.7-45.5
> High School	712	361	49.5	45.1-54.0	351	50.5	46.0-54.9
Marital Status
Married	922	502	53.0	49.1-56.9	420	47.0	43.1-50.9
Other	539	342	64.2	58.7-69.4	197	35.8	30.6-41.3
Income
15,999 or less	398	261	65.6	59.2-71.5	137	34.4	28.5-40.8
16,000-24,999	192	129	65.5	56.6-73.4	63	34.5	26.6-43.4
25,000-39,999	210	117	50.9	42.4-59.3	93	49.1	40.7-57.6
40,000 or more	503	230	44.3	39.2-49.6	273	55.7	50.4-60.8
WIC recipient
No	754	373	48.0	43.7-52.4	381	52.0	47.6-56.3
Yes	698	464	66.1	61.4-70.5	234	33.9	29.5-38.6
Medicaid recipient
No	704	350	47.9	43.4-52.4	354	52.1	47.6-56.6
Yes	757	494	65.6	61.0-69.8	263	34.4	30.2-39.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	661	399	60.9	57.2-64.4	262	39.1	35.6-42.8
2500+ grams	800	445	56.7	53.2-60.1	355	43.3	39.9-46.8

#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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