NC PRAMS 2003: (Was the baby just before your new one born more than 3 weeks before its due date?)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY

Was the baby just before your new one born more than 3 weeks before its due date?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	770	608	86.8	83.8-89.4	162	13.2	10.6-16.2
Age
< 20 years	33	23	86.9	66.4-95.7	10	13.1	4.3-33.6
20-24 years	199	149	85.0	78.2-90.0	50	15.0	10.0-21.8
25-34 years	408	331	87.3	83.0-90.6	77	12.7	9.4-17.0
35+ years	130	105	88.3	80.1-93.5	25	11.7	6.5-19.9
Race
White	500	417	89.2	85.7-91.9	83	10.8	8.1-14.3
Black	235	165	82.5	75.3-87.9	70	17.5	12.1-24.7
Other	35	26	75.1	55.4-88.0	9	24.9	12.0-44.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	93	75	87.6	78.4-93.2	18	12.4	6.8-21.6
No	676	532	86.7	83.3-89.5	144	13.3	10.5-16.7
Education
< High School	191	151	89.1	83.0-93.2	40	10.9	6.8-17.0
High School	237	170	80.1	73.0-85.8	67	19.9	14.2-27.0
> High School	340	286	89.8	85.5-92.9	54	10.2	7.1-14.5
Marital Status
Married	498	412	89.1	85.6-91.8	86	10.9	8.2-14.4
Other	272	196	82.1	75.7-87.2	76	17.9	12.8-24.3
Income
15,999 or less	220	164	86.2	79.8-90.8	56	13.8	9.2-20.2
16,000-24,999	120	92	85.6	76.5-91.5	28	14.4	8.5-23.5
25,000-39,999	114	89	83.4	73.0-90.3	25	16.6	9.7-27.0
40,000 or more	224	193	90.3	85.1-93.9	31	9.7	6.1-14.9
WIC recipient
No	374	313	89.5	85.5-92.6	61	10.5	7.4-14.5
Yes	392	292	84.2	79.3-88.1	100	15.8	11.9-20.7
Medicaid recipient
No	327	274	88.6	84.0-92.0	53	11.4	8.0-16.0
Yes	443	334	85.5	81.1-89.0	109	14.5	11.0-18.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	331	219	65.4	60.2-70.3	112	34.6	29.7-39.8
2500+ grams	439	389	88.6	85.2-91.2	50	11.4	8.8-14.8

#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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