NC PRAMS 2004: (When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you trying to become pregnant?)

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you trying to become pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1557	860	54.5	51.4-57.6	697	45.5	42.4-48.6
Age
< 20 years	163	126	78.3	69.0-85.4	37	21.7	14.6-31.0
20-24 years	404	293	70.1	64.2-75.4	111	29.9	24.6-35.8
25-34 years	798	372	45.1	40.9-49.4	426	54.9	50.6-59.1
35+ years	192	69	35.7	27.7-44.6	123	64.3	55.4-72.3
Race
White	1078	509	48.1	44.5-51.8	569	51.9	48.2-55.5
Black	414	311	75.1	69.0-80.4	103	24.9	19.6-31.0
Other	65	40	57.9	43.1-71.5	25	42.1	28.5-56.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	176	95	53.5	44.7-62.1	81	46.5	37.9-55.3
No	1381	765	54.7	51.3-57.9	616	45.3	42.1-48.7
Education
< High School	316	212	64.8	57.9-71.2	104	35.2	28.8-42.1
High School	446	300	66.1	60.3-71.5	146	33.9	28.5-39.7
> High School	792	346	42.5	38.3-46.7	446	57.5	53.3-61.7
Marital Status
Married	957	382	39.6	36.0-43.5	575	60.4	56.5-64.0
Other	600	478	77.3	72.5-81.5	122	22.7	18.5-27.5
Income
14,999 or less	459	339	69.8	64.0-75.0	120	30.2	25.0-36.0
15,000-24,999	243	170	70.2	62.5-76.9	73	29.8	23.1-37.5
25,000-49,999	315	177	54.9	48.2-61.4	138	45.1	38.6-51.8
50,000 or more	417	99	25.1	20.4-30.5	318	74.9	69.5-79.6
WIC recipient
No	792	309	37.6	33.5-41.8	483	62.4	58.2-66.5
Yes	753	544	71.2	66.9-75.2	209	28.8	24.8-33.1
Medicaid recipient
No	713	249	34.4	30.3-38.8	464	65.6	61.2-69.7
Yes	844	611	70.6	66.5-74.4	233	29.4	25.6-33.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	699	418	62.4	58.9-65.8	281	37.6	34.2-41.1
2500+ grams	858	442	53.8	50.4-57.1	416	46.2	42.9-49.6

#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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