NC PRAMS 2003: (How was your prenatal care paid for? MEDICAID)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

HEALTH INSURANCE

How was your prenatal care paid for? MEDICAID

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1457	801	55.9	52.7-59.1	656	44.1	40.9-47.3
Age
< 20 years	156	24	18.2	11.3-28.0	132	81.8	72.0-88.7
20-24 years	395	128	32.1	26.5-38.2	267	67.9	61.8-73.5
25-34 years	723	507	71.8	67.5-75.7	216	28.2	24.3-32.5
35+ years	183	142	79.1	70.2-85.9	41	20.9	14.1-29.8
Race
White	1000	648	64.3	60.6-67.9	352	35.7	32.1-39.4
Black	394	116	29.7	23.9-36.3	278	70.3	63.7-76.1
Other	63	37	50.2	35.4-65.0	26	49.8	35.0-64.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	147	91	57.5	47.8-66.6	56	42.5	33.4-52.2
No	1307	708	55.7	52.2-59.1	599	44.3	40.9-47.8
Education
< High School	314	79	30.3	24.1-37.3	235	69.7	62.7-75.9
High School	431	162	35.8	30.2-41.7	269	64.2	58.3-69.8
> High School	711	560	80.4	76.5-83.9	151	19.6	16.1-23.5
Marital Status
Married	921	701	75.2	71.5-78.5	220	24.8	21.5-28.5
Other	536	100	20.3	16.1-25.3	436	79.7	74.7-83.9
Income
15,999 or less	398	61	17.7	13.3-23.2	337	82.3	76.8-86.7
16,000-24,999	192	62	31.8	24.2-40.5	130	68.2	59.5-75.8
25,000-39,999	209	135	65.7	57.1-73.3	74	34.3	26.7-42.9
40,000 or more	503	482	96.3	93.6-97.9	21	3.7	2.1- 6.4
WIC recipient
No	753	648	87.3	83.9-90.0	105	12.7	10.0-16.1
Yes	695	146	21.9	18.2-26.1	549	78.1	73.9-81.8
Medicaid recipient
No	705	705	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Yes	752	96	13.9	11.0-17.5	656	86.1	82.5-89.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	660	320	45.0	41.3-48.7	340	55.0	51.3-58.7
2500+ grams	797	481	56.8	53.3-60.3	316	43.2	39.7-46.7

#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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