NC PRAMS 2003: (During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker talk to you about any of the things listed below? THE BABY BLUES (POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION))

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-CONTENT

During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker talk to you about any of the things listed below? THE BABY BLUES (POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION)

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1426	379	26.5	23.7-29.5	1047	73.5	70.5-76.3
Age
< 20 years	151	39	25.9	17.6-36.4	112	74.1	63.6-82.4
20-24 years	393	79	19.7	15.2-25.2	314	80.3	74.8-84.8
25-34 years	705	202	29.8	25.8-34.1	503	70.2	65.9-74.2
35+ years	177	59	29.2	21.5-38.3	118	70.8	61.7-78.5
Race
White	978	257	26.2	23.0-29.6	721	73.8	70.4-77.0
Black	387	99	24.9	19.4-31.3	288	75.1	68.7-80.6
Other	61	23	39.9	26.1-55.5	38	60.1	44.5-73.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	138	46	30.0	21.8-39.6	92	70.0	60.4-78.2
No	1285	332	25.9	23.0-29.1	953	74.1	70.9-77.0
Education
< High School	301	75	24.3	18.6-31.1	226	75.7	68.9-81.4
High School	424	95	22.2	17.5-27.7	329	77.8	72.3-82.5
> High School	700	209	30.2	26.3-34.6	491	69.8	65.4-73.7
Marital Status
Married	899	258	28.3	24.9-32.0	641	71.7	68.0-75.1
Other	527	121	23.2	18.7-28.3	406	76.8	71.7-81.3
Income
15,999 or less	383	93	25.3	20.0-31.4	290	74.7	68.6-80.0
16,000-24,999	191	48	21.8	15.4-30.0	143	78.2	70.0-84.6
25,000-39,999	208	53	24.0	17.5-32.0	155	76.0	68.0-82.5
40,000 or more	496	147	30.2	25.6-35.2	349	69.8	64.8-74.4
WIC recipient
No	741	226	30.8	26.9-35.0	515	69.2	65.0-73.1
Yes	678	152	22.0	18.2-26.3	526	78.0	73.7-81.8
Medicaid recipient
No	689	200	29.1	25.2-33.3	489	70.9	66.7-74.8
Yes	737	179	24.1	20.3-28.3	558	75.9	71.7-79.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	642	167	26.0	22.8-29.5	475	74.0	70.5-77.2
2500+ grams	784	212	26.5	23.6-29.7	572	73.5	70.3-76.4

#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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