NC PRAMS 2004: (How was your prenatal care paid for? MEDICAID)

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

HEALTH INSURANCE

How was your prenatal care paid for? MEDICAID

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1561	841	54.1	51.0-57.2	720	45.9	42.8-49.0
Age
< 20 years	164	23	15.0	9.0-24.0	141	85.0	76.0-91.0
20-24 years	404	127	32.4	27.0-38.3	277	67.6	61.7-73.0
25-34 years	799	544	68.7	64.5-72.6	255	31.3	27.4-35.5
35+ years	194	147	78.8	70.4-85.3	47	21.2	14.7-29.6
Race
White	1080	675	61.6	57.9-65.1	405	38.4	34.9-42.1
Black	417	125	28.0	22.6-34.1	292	72.0	65.9-77.4
Other	64	41	61.6	46.4-74.8	23	38.4	25.2-53.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	177	107	58.6	49.8-66.9	70	41.4	33.1-50.2
No	1384	734	53.3	50.0-56.6	650	46.7	43.4-50.0
Education
< High School	314	81	29.2	23.2-36.0	233	70.8	64.0-76.8
High School	448	174	38.9	33.3-44.8	274	61.1	55.2-66.7
> High School	796	586	75.5	71.7-79.0	210	24.5	21.0-28.3
Marital Status
Married	961	707	72.7	69.1-76.0	254	27.3	24.0-30.9
Other	600	134	25.4	21.1-30.3	466	74.6	69.7-78.9
Income
14,999 or less	461	93	22.7	18.0-28.2	368	77.3	71.8-82.0
15,000-24,999	240	84	33.9	26.8-41.8	156	66.1	58.2-73.2
25,000-49,999	318	206	66.4	59.8-72.4	112	33.6	27.6-40.2
50,000 or more	420	408	96.3	92.9-98.1	12	3.7	1.9- 7.1
WIC recipient
No	786	667	84.7	81.1-87.7	119	15.3	12.3-18.9
Yes	762	163	23.5	19.8-27.6	599	76.5	72.4-80.2
Medicaid recipient
No	718	718	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Yes	843	123	17.2	14.0-20.8	720	82.8	79.2-86.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	698	338	44.5	40.9-48.1	360	55.5	51.9-59.1
2500+ grams	863	503	55.0	51.6-58.3	360	45.0	41.7-48.4

#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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