NC PRAMS 2004: (During the 12 months before your new baby was born, what were the sources of your household''s income? CHILD SUPPORT OR ALIMONY)

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

INCOME

During the 12 months before your new baby was born, what were the sources of your household''s income? CHILD SUPPORT OR ALIMONY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1575	1479	93.3	91.5-94.7	96	6.7	5.3- 8.5
Age
< 20 years	166	156	93.1	85.6-96.8	10	6.9	3.2-14.4
20-24 years	410	391	94.6	90.9-96.8	19	5.4	3.2- 9.1
25-34 years	804	745	92.1	89.3-94.1	59	7.9	5.9-10.7
35+ years	195	187	95.9	90.4-98.3	8	4.1	1.7- 9.6
Race
White	1085	1044	95.8	94.1-97.1	41	4.2	2.9- 5.9
Black	425	374	84.3	78.7-88.6	51	15.7	11.4-21.3
Other	65	61	96.7	87.9-99.2	4	3.3	0.8-12.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	179	178	99.9	99.5- 100	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5
No	1396	1301	92.1	90.0-93.8	95	7.9	6.2-10.0
Education
< High School	321	293	92.7	88.3-95.6	28	7.3	4.4-11.7
High School	452	419	90.7	86.4-93.7	33	9.3	6.3-13.6
> High School	799	764	95.1	92.9-96.7	35	4.9	3.3- 7.1
Marital Status
Married	966	930	95.8	94.0-97.1	36	4.2	2.9- 6.0
Other	609	549	89.4	85.7-92.2	60	10.6	7.8-14.3
Income
14,999 or less	467	427	90.2	86.0-93.2	40	9.8	6.8-14.0
15,000-24,999	245	230	94.3	89.2-97.1	15	5.7	2.9-10.8
25,000-49,999	319	296	92.3	87.8-95.2	23	7.7	4.8-12.2
50,000 or more	420	410	97.0	94.2-98.4	10	3.0	1.6- 5.8
WIC recipient
No	796	766	96.6	94.8-97.8	30	3.4	2.2- 5.2
Yes	766	701	90.0	86.9-92.5	65	10.0	7.5-13.1
Medicaid recipient
No	722	702	97.0	95.0-98.2	20	3.0	1.8- 5.0
Yes	853	777	90.3	87.4-92.5	76	9.7	7.5-12.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	707	667	93.6	91.4-95.2	40	6.4	4.8- 8.6
2500+ grams	868	812	93.3	91.3-94.8	56	6.7	5.2- 8.7

#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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