NC PRAMS 2004: (Since your new baby was born, has an ex-husband or ex-partner pushed, hit, slapped, kicked, choked, or physically hurt you in any other way?)

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

ABUSE

Since your new baby was born, has an ex-husband or ex-partner pushed, hit, slapped, kicked, choked, or physically hurt you in any other way?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1566	1427	90.6	88.5-92.3	139	9.4	7.7-11.5
Age
< 20 years	163	133	83.6	74.9-89.7	30	16.4	10.3-25.1
20-24 years	409	360	88.4	83.8-91.8	49	11.6	8.2-16.2
25-34 years	799	749	92.7	90.0-94.8	50	7.3	5.2-10.0
35+ years	195	185	93.1	86.5-96.6	10	6.9	3.4-13.5
Race
White	1082	999	91.1	88.6-93.0	83	8.9	7.0-11.4
Black	421	369	88.0	83.0-91.7	52	12.0	8.3-17.0
Other	63	59	96.5	85.9-99.2	4	3.5	0.8-14.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	178	155	84.5	77.0-89.9	23	15.5	10.1-23.0
No	1388	1272	91.7	89.6-93.4	116	8.3	6.6-10.4
Education
< High School	318	267	82.4	76.4-87.1	51	17.6	12.9-23.6
High School	450	397	89.0	84.7-92.2	53	11.0	7.8-15.3
> High School	795	760	95.5	93.3-96.9	35	4.5	3.1- 6.7
Marital Status
Married	965	916	94.2	92.0-95.7	49	5.8	4.3- 8.0
Other	601	511	85.0	80.8-88.5	90	15.0	11.5-19.2
Income
14,999 or less	464	399	84.9	80.1-88.7	65	15.1	11.3-19.9
15,000-24,999	244	224	90.4	84.4-94.3	20	9.6	5.7-15.6
25,000-49,999	319	295	92.3	87.7-95.2	24	7.7	4.8-12.3
50,000 or more	418	405	96.7	93.9-98.3	13	3.3	1.7- 6.1
WIC recipient
No	793	752	94.9	92.5-96.5	41	5.1	3.5- 7.5
Yes	761	663	86.2	82.6-89.1	98	13.8	10.9-17.4
Medicaid recipient
No	720	694	96.2	94.1-97.6	26	3.8	2.4- 5.9
Yes	846	733	86.0	82.7-88.8	113	14.0	11.2-17.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	703	639	90.4	88.0-92.4	64	9.6	7.6-12.0
2500+ grams	863	788	90.6	88.4-92.5	75	9.4	7.5-11.6

#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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