NC PRAMS 2005~` : (What are your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I CAN'T PAY FOR BIRTH CONTROL)

2005 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	147	139	91.1	82.0-95.9	8	8.9	4.1-18.0
Age
< 20 years	17	16	85.8	43.1-98.0	1	14.2	2.0-56.9
20-24 years	39	35	89.1	67.5-97.0	4	10.9	3.0-32.5
25-34 years	54	51	88.9	71.1-96.3	3	11.1	3.7-28.9
35+ years	37	37	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Race
White	102	96	92.4	81.9-97.0	6	7.6	3.0-18.1
Black	31	30	86.5	45.3-98.0	1	13.5	2.0-54.7
Other	14	13	87.6	47.4-98.2	1	12.4	1.8-52.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	18	16	89.6	55.9-98.3	2	10.4	1.7-44.1
No	129	123	91.4	81.3-96.3	6	8.6	3.7-18.7
Education
< High School	25	21	75.3	50.1-90.3	4	24.7	9.7-49.9
High School	47	45	99.2	97.0-99.8	2	0.8	0.2- 3.0
> High School	75	73	94.2	79.5-98.5	2	5.8	1.5-20.5
Marital Status
Married	92	89	96.0	85.8-98.9	3	4.0	1.1-14.2
Other	55	50	81.1	60.1-92.5	5	18.9	7.5-39.9
Income
14,999 or less	42	39	89.3	67.5-97.1	3	10.7	2.9-32.5
15,000-24,999	25	21	66.5	35.2-87.9	4	33.5	12.1-64.8
25,000-49,999	17	17	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
50,000 or more	44	44	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
WIC recipient
No	87	83	90.8	78.0-96.5	4	9.2	3.5-22.0
Yes	57	53	91.6	74.1-97.6	4	8.4	2.4-25.9
Medicaid recipient
No	74	73	97.2	82.6-99.6	1	2.8	0.4-17.4
Yes	73	66	84.3	68.1-93.1	7	15.7	6.9-31.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	74	72	97.6	91.4-99.4	2	2.4	0.6- 8.6
2500+ grams	73	67	90.4	80.3-95.6	6	9.6	4.4-19.7

~Due to low response rates in the later part of the year, the 2005 PRAMS tables only comprise data for January through August births.

#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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