NC PRAMS 2004: (Just before you got pregnant, were you on Medicaid?)

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

HEALTH INSURANCE

Just before you got pregnant, were you on Medicaid?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1573	1331	85.2	82.8-87.3	242	14.8	12.7-17.2
Age
< 20 years	165	101	68.4	58.5-76.9	64	31.6	23.1-41.5
20-24 years	410	326	80.4	75.0-84.9	84	19.6	15.1-25.0
25-34 years	802	724	90.0	87.0-92.3	78	10.0	7.7-13.0
35+ years	196	180	91.6	85.1-95.5	16	8.4	4.5-14.9
Race
White	1086	988	91.1	88.7-93.0	98	8.9	7.0-11.3
Black	422	285	64.9	58.3-71.1	137	35.1	28.9-41.7
Other	65	58	89.7	75.2-96.2	7	10.3	3.8-24.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	178	171	95.7	90.3-98.1	7	4.3	1.9- 9.7
No	1395	1160	83.4	80.6-85.8	235	16.6	14.2-19.4
Education
< High School	321	227	75.8	69.4-81.2	94	24.2	18.8-30.6
High School	450	359	79.5	74.1-83.9	91	20.5	16.1-25.9
> High School	799	743	93.4	91.0-95.2	56	6.6	4.8- 9.0
Marital Status
Married	967	910	93.9	91.8-95.5	57	6.1	4.5- 8.2
Other	606	421	71.8	66.8-76.3	185	28.2	23.7-33.2
Income
14,999 or less	465	316	70.7	65.0-75.7	149	29.3	24.3-35.0
15,000-24,999	245	204	83.6	76.8-88.8	41	16.4	11.2-23.2
25,000-49,999	318	301	93.1	88.5-96.0	17	6.9	4.0-11.5
50,000 or more	420	416	98.6	96.3-99.5	4	1.4	0.5- 3.7
WIC recipient
No	796	754	94.5	92.1-96.2	42	5.5	3.8- 7.9
Yes	763	565	75.8	71.7-79.5	198	24.2	20.5-28.3
Medicaid recipient
No	721	721	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Yes	852	610	73.3	69.3-77.0	242	26.7	23.0-30.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	706	577	80.1	77.0-83.0	129	19.9	17.0-23.0
2500+ grams	867	754	85.7	83.0-87.9	113	14.3	12.1-17.0

#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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