NC PRAMS 2004: (When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?)

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	835	438	52.8	48.4-57.1	397	47.2	42.9-51.6
Age
< 20 years	124	65	54.1	42.4-65.4	59	45.9	34.6-57.6
20-24 years	288	149	50.5	43.1-57.9	139	49.5	42.1-56.9
25-34 years	356	187	53.8	47.2-60.3	169	46.2	39.7-52.8
35+ years	67	37	55.3	40.4-69.3	30	44.7	30.7-59.6
Race
White	490	267	52.6	47.2-58.0	223	47.4	42.0-52.8
Black	305	153	55.3	47.5-62.9	152	44.7	37.1-52.5
Other	40	18	38.4	21.9-58.2	22	61.6	41.8-78.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	88	45	45.0	33.2-57.5	43	55.0	42.5-66.8
No	747	393	54.1	49.4-58.6	354	45.9	41.4-50.6
Education
< High School	204	114	53.2	44.3-61.9	90	46.8	38.1-55.7
High School	292	165	60.8	53.3-67.9	127	39.2	32.1-46.7
> High School	337	157	44.5	38.1-51.1	180	55.5	48.9-61.9
Marital Status
Married	372	208	57.7	51.5-63.7	164	42.3	36.3-48.5
Other	463	230	48.9	42.8-54.9	233	51.1	45.1-57.2
Income
14,999 or less	327	176	57.0	49.8-63.9	151	43.0	36.1-50.2
15,000-24,999	167	83	48.1	38.6-57.7	84	51.9	42.3-61.4
25,000-49,999	174	86	50.8	41.8-59.8	88	49.2	40.2-58.2
50,000 or more	96	52	50.9	39.2-62.6	44	49.1	37.4-60.8
WIC recipient
No	302	161	50.4	43.3-57.5	141	49.6	42.5-56.7
Yes	526	273	54.4	48.9-59.8	253	45.6	40.2-51.1
Medicaid recipient
No	245	134	55.6	47.9-63.1	111	44.4	36.9-52.1
Yes	590	304	51.7	46.4-56.9	286	48.3	43.1-53.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	404	209	52.4	47.7-57.2	195	47.6	42.8-52.3
2500+ grams	431	229	52.8	48.1-57.6	202	47.2	42.4-51.9

#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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