NC PRAMS 2004: (Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy? HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HYPERTENSION (INCLUDING PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION [PIH], PREECLAMPSIA, OR TOXEMIA))

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

MORBIDITY-MATERNAL

Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy? HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HYPERTENSION (INCLUDING PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION [PIH], PREECLAMPSIA, OR TOXEMIA)

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1552	1219	84.2	81.9-86.3	333	15.8	13.7-18.1
Age
< 20 years	164	125	82.8	74.1-89.0	39	17.2	11.0-25.9
20-24 years	404	320	85.8	81.2-89.4	84	14.2	10.6-18.8
25-34 years	793	630	83.6	80.3-86.5	163	16.4	13.5-19.7
35+ years	191	144	84.7	77.7-89.7	47	15.3	10.3-22.3
Race
White	1068	848	84.6	81.9-87.0	220	15.4	13.0-18.1
Black	420	319	82.7	77.4-86.9	101	17.3	13.1-22.6
Other	64	52	85.6	72.5-93.1	12	14.4	6.9-27.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	166	143	91.2	85.3-94.9	23	8.8	5.1-14.7
No	1386	1076	83.1	80.5-85.3	310	16.9	14.7-19.5
Education
< High School	308	261	86.9	81.5-90.9	47	13.1	9.1-18.5
High School	448	342	85.4	81.0-88.9	106	14.6	11.1-19.0
> High School	793	613	82.2	78.8-85.2	180	17.8	14.8-21.2
Marital Status
Married	958	753	83.7	80.8-86.2	205	16.3	13.8-19.2
Other	594	466	85.1	81.1-88.4	128	14.9	11.6-18.9
Income
14,999 or less	459	364	84.0	79.3-87.7	95	16.0	12.3-20.7
15,000-24,999	242	191	86.3	80.3-90.8	51	13.7	9.2-19.7
25,000-49,999	318	236	80.7	75.1-85.2	82	19.3	14.8-24.9
50,000 or more	417	335	84.9	80.4-88.5	82	15.1	11.5-19.6
WIC recipient
No	792	629	84.9	81.7-87.6	163	15.1	12.4-18.3
Yes	754	586	83.7	80.2-86.7	168	16.3	13.3-19.8
Medicaid recipient
No	716	565	85.0	81.7-87.8	151	15.0	12.2-18.3
Yes	836	654	83.6	80.3-86.5	182	16.4	13.5-19.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	695	491	71.0	67.6-74.2	204	29.0	25.8-32.4
2500+ grams	857	728	85.4	82.9-87.6	129	14.6	12.4-17.1

#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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