NC PRAMS 2003: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? I SELECTED THIS OFFICE FROM A LIST GIVEN TO ME BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY)

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? I SELECTED THIS OFFICE FROM A LIST GIVEN TO ME BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1461	1111	75.9	73.1-78.6	350	24.1	21.4-26.9
Age
< 20 years	157	137	89.0	80.5-94.1	20	11.0	5.9-19.5
20-24 years	398	307	77.1	71.4-81.9	91	22.9	18.1-28.6
25-34 years	723	535	73.2	69.1-76.9	188	26.8	23.1-30.9
35+ years	183	132	72.9	63.9-80.3	51	27.1	19.7-36.1
Race
White	1003	763	75.5	72.1-78.5	240	24.5	21.5-27.9
Black	395	300	77.7	71.5-82.8	95	22.3	17.2-28.5
Other	63	48	74.8	59.2-85.9	15	25.2	14.1-40.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	151	128	87.2	79.8-92.2	23	12.8	7.8-20.2
No	1307	983	74.5	71.4-77.3	324	25.5	22.7-28.6
Education
< High School	318	268	87.1	81.8-91.0	50	12.9	9.0-18.2
High School	430	331	76.0	70.4-80.8	99	24.0	19.2-29.6
> High School	712	511	70.7	66.4-74.6	201	29.3	25.4-33.6
Marital Status
Married	922	667	71.0	67.3-74.4	255	29.0	25.6-32.7
Other	539	444	85.0	80.7-88.5	95	15.0	11.5-19.3
Income
15,999 or less	398	329	85.0	79.8-89.0	69	15.0	11.0-20.2
16,000-24,999	192	147	76.2	67.9-82.9	45	23.8	17.1-32.1
25,000-39,999	210	159	72.0	63.7-79.1	51	28.0	20.9-36.3
40,000 or more	503	350	66.6	61.4-71.4	153	33.4	28.6-38.6
WIC recipient
No	754	525	67.5	63.2-71.4	229	32.5	28.6-36.8
Yes	698	578	84.7	81.0-87.8	120	15.3	12.2-19.0
Medicaid recipient
No	704	479	66.4	62.0-70.5	225	33.6	29.5-38.0
Yes	757	632	85.0	81.4-87.9	125	15.0	12.1-18.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	661	511	77.9	74.7-80.8	150	22.1	19.2-25.3
2500+ grams	800	600	75.8	72.7-78.6	200	24.2	21.4-27.3

#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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