NC PRAMS 2003: (Did any of these things keep you from getting prenatal care as early as you wanted? I HAD NO WAY TO GET TO THE CLINIC OR DOCTOR''S OFFICE)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

Did any of these things keep you from getting prenatal care as early as you wanted? I HAD NO WAY TO GET TO THE CLINIC OR DOCTOR''S OFFICE

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	271	252	94.4	89.8-97.0	19	5.6	3.0-10.2
Age
< 20 years	47	43	98.4	95.7-99.4	4	1.6	0.6- 4.3
20-24 years	99	90	91.1	80.5-96.2	9	8.9	3.8-19.5
25-34 years	101	98	96.9	88.8-99.2	3	3.1	0.8-11.2
35+ years	24	21	86.2	50.9-97.4	3	13.8	2.6-49.1
Race
White	156	144	94.5	88.1-97.5	12	5.5	2.5-11.9
Black	101	95	95.0	85.0-98.5	6	5.0	1.5-15.0
Other	14	13	89.0	50.2-98.5	1	11.0	1.5-49.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	33	26	83.6	63.0-93.8	7	16.4	6.2-37.0
No	238	226	96.3	91.9-98.4	12	3.7	1.6- 8.1
Education
< High School	81	69	88.2	75.7-94.7	12	11.8	5.3-24.3
High School	88	84	95.6	85.5-98.8	4	4.4	1.2-14.5
> High School	101	98	98.2	91.7-99.6	3	1.8	0.4- 8.3
Marital Status
Married	127	120	94.0	85.9-97.6	7	6.0	2.4-14.1
Other	144	132	94.7	87.9-97.8	12	5.3	2.2-12.1
Income
15,999 or less	111	103	97.0	90.4-99.1	8	3.0	0.9- 9.6
16,000-24,999	46	42	92.9	78.5-97.9	4	7.1	2.1-21.5
25,000-39,999	41	41	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
40,000 or more	36	36	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
WIC recipient
No	92	88	97.0	87.5-99.4	4	3.0	0.6-12.5
Yes	174	159	93.0	86.4-96.5	15	7.0	3.5-13.6
Medicaid recipient
No	67	67	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Yes	204	185	92.5	86.4-96.0	19	7.5	4.0-13.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	132	120	90.4	84.0-94.4	12	9.6	5.6-16.0
2500+ grams	139	132	94.8	89.5-97.5	7	5.2	2.5-10.5

#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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