NC PRAMS 2005~` : (When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?)

2005 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

CONTRACEPTION

When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	523	253	49.1	43.6-54.7	270	50.9	45.3-56.4
Age
< 20 years	69	31	49.9	34.9-64.9	38	50.1	35.1-65.1
20-24 years	156	67	43.6	33.7-54.0	89	56.4	46.0-66.3
25-34 years	232	118	51.0	42.9-59.1	114	49.0	40.9-57.1
35+ years	66	37	55.1	39.7-69.5	29	44.9	30.5-60.3
Race
White	328	167	51.0	44.3-57.6	161	49.0	42.4-55.7
Black	174	76	41.8	31.8-52.4	98	58.2	47.6-68.2
Other	21	10	66.6	38.6-86.3	11	33.4	13.7-61.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	72	30	44.7	32.2-57.9	42	55.3	42.1-67.8
No	451	223	50.2	44.1-56.3	228	49.8	43.7-55.9
Education
< High School	129	64	49.4	38.9-60.0	65	50.6	40.0-61.1
High School	183	81	43.6	34.2-53.6	102	56.4	46.4-65.8
> High School	210	108	53.3	44.8-61.7	102	46.7	38.3-55.2
Marital Status
Married	247	120	51.5	44.0-59.1	127	48.5	40.9-56.0
Other	276	133	46.9	39.0-54.9	143	53.1	45.1-61.0
Income
14,999 or less	209	102	47.1	38.2-56.2	107	52.9	43.8-61.8
15,000-24,999	94	47	49.5	36.4-62.6	47	50.5	37.4-63.6
25,000-49,999	89	38	46.5	34.1-59.3	51	53.5	40.7-65.9
50,000 or more	70	44	65.0	50.5-77.1	26	35.0	22.9-49.5
WIC recipient
No	220	117	54.6	46.3-62.6	103	45.4	37.4-53.7
Yes	293	131	44.9	37.6-52.5	162	55.1	47.5-62.4
Medicaid recipient
No	167	93	59.2	49.8-67.9	74	40.8	32.1-50.2
Yes	356	160	44.1	37.4-51.0	196	55.9	49.0-62.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	259	121	47.0	41.0-53.0	138	53.0	47.0-59.0
2500+ grams	264	132	49.4	43.3-55.4	132	50.6	44.6-56.7

~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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