NC PRAMS 2004: (During your most recent pregnancy, did an ex-husband or ex-partner push, hit, slap, kick, choke, or physically hurt you in any other way?)

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

ABUSE

During your most recent pregnancy, did an ex-husband or ex-partner push, hit, slap, kick, choke, 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	1561	1515	96.9	95.5-97.8	46	3.1	2.2- 4.5
Age
< 20 years	163	154	97.9	93.3-99.3	9	2.1	0.7- 6.7
20-24 years	404	386	95.2	91.6-97.3	18	4.8	2.7- 8.4
25-34 years	801	784	97.2	95.1-98.4	17	2.8	1.6- 4.9
35+ years	193	191	98.7	92.4-99.8	2	1.3	0.2- 7.6
Race
White	1075	1047	97.1	95.5-98.2	28	2.9	1.8- 4.5
Black	421	403	95.5	91.6-97.6	18	4.5	2.4- 8.4
Other	65	65	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	174	164	92.9	86.7-96.4	10	7.1	3.6-13.3
No	1387	1351	97.6	96.2-98.4	36	2.4	1.6- 3.8
Education
< High School	315	300	95.9	92.0-98.0	15	4.1	2.0- 8.0
High School	447	425	94.7	91.1-96.9	22	5.3	3.1- 8.9
> High School	796	787	98.6	97.1-99.4	9	1.4	0.6- 2.9
Marital Status
Married	965	958	99.2	98.1-99.7	7	0.8	0.3- 1.9
Other	596	557	93.2	89.9-95.4	39	6.8	4.6-10.1
Income
14,999 or less	458	429	93.2	89.4-95.7	29	6.8	4.3-10.6
15,000-24,999	243	235	97.0	92.3-98.9	8	3.0	1.1- 7.7
25,000-49,999	319	313	97.7	94.2-99.1	6	2.3	0.9- 5.8
50,000 or more	420	420	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
WIC recipient
No	794	785	98.9	97.5-99.6	9	1.1	0.4- 2.5
Yes	757	720	94.7	92.1-96.5	37	5.3	3.5- 7.9
Medicaid recipient
No	720	715	99.1	97.5-99.7	5	0.9	0.3- 2.5
Yes	841	800	95.0	92.7-96.6	41	5.0	3.4- 7.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	699	676	96.5	94.8-97.6	23	3.5	2.4- 5.2
2500+ grams	862	839	96.9	95.4-97.9	23	3.1	2.1- 4.6

#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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