NC PRAMS 2004: (What were your or your husband''s or partner''s reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I DIDN''T MIND IF I GOT PREGNANT)

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

CONTRACEPTION

What were your or your husband''s or partner''s reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I DIDN''T MIND IF I GOT PREGNANT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	474	304	62.2	56.5-67.6	170	37.8	32.4-43.5
Age
< 20 years	69	54	77.2	61.9-87.5	15	22.8	12.5-38.1
20-24 years	158	102	60.0	49.9-69.3	56	40.0	30.7-50.1
25-34 years	205	122	59.6	51.0-67.6	83	40.4	32.4-49.0
35+ years	42	26	56.0	37.2-73.3	16	44.0	26.7-62.8
Race
White	293	184	62.2	55.2-68.7	109	37.8	31.3-44.8
Black	163	111	63.3	52.9-72.6	52	36.7	27.4-47.1
Other	18	9	50.4	22.3-78.3	9	49.6	21.7-77.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	54	44	87.7	73.7-94.8	10	12.3	5.2-26.3
No	420	260	58.1	52.0-64.0	160	41.9	36.0-48.0
Education
< High School	126	98	74.3	63.2-82.9	28	25.7	17.1-36.8
High School	175	110	61.1	51.8-69.7	65	38.9	30.3-48.2
> High School	171	95	53.4	44.1-62.5	76	46.6	37.5-55.9
Marital Status
Married	228	119	50.5	42.8-58.2	109	49.5	41.8-57.2
Other	246	185	73.3	65.2-80.1	61	26.7	19.9-34.8
Income
14,999 or less	191	138	70.1	61.0-77.9	53	29.9	22.1-39.0
15,000-24,999	87	57	61.5	48.1-73.4	30	38.5	26.6-51.9
25,000-49,999	92	52	53.5	41.2-65.3	40	46.5	34.7-58.8
50,000 or more	58	25	47.1	32.2-62.5	33	52.9	37.5-67.8
WIC recipient
No	171	94	51.0	41.6-60.3	77	49.0	39.7-58.4
Yes	298	206	68.0	61.0-74.3	92	32.0	25.7-39.0
Medicaid recipient
No	146	74	50.0	40.3-59.8	72	50.0	40.2-59.7
Yes	328	230	67.5	60.6-73.7	98	32.5	26.3-39.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	223	154	71.1	65.1-76.5	69	28.9	23.5-34.9
2500+ grams	251	150	61.3	55.1-67.2	101	38.7	32.8-44.9

#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.

This page was generated on 02OCT06