NC PRAMS 2005~` : (Here is a list of problems some women can have getting prenatal care. For each item circle Y (YES) if it was a problem for you during your most recent pregnancy? or circle N (NO) if it was not a problem or didn't apply to you. I HAD NO ONE TO TAKE CAR E OF MY CHILDREN)

2005 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

Here is a list of problems some women can have getting prenatal care. For each item circle Y (YES) if it was a problem for you during your most recent pregnancy? or circle N (NO) if it was not a problem or didn't apply to you. I HAD NO ONE TO TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	966	922	93.3	90.9-95.2	44	6.7	4.8- 9.1
Age
< 20 years	95	92	95.7	85.5-98.8	3	4.3	1.2-14.5
20-24 years	241	228	89.9	83.2-94.1	13	10.1	5.9-16.8
25-34 years	480	456	92.8	89.1-95.3	24	7.2	4.7-10.9
35+ years	150	146	99.6	98.8-99.8	4	0.4	0.2- 1.2
Race
White	695	661	93.2	90.3-95.3	34	6.8	4.7- 9.7
Black	232	223	93.7	87.1-97.0	9	6.3	3.0-12.9
Other	39	38	94.7	70.8-99.2	1	5.3	0.8-29.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	121	104	81.5	71.5-88.6	17	18.5	11.4-28.5
No	845	818	95.6	93.3-97.1	27	4.4	2.9- 6.7
Education
< High School	187	166	84.3	76.4-89.9	21	15.7	10.1-23.6
High School	280	267	93.3	87.7-96.5	13	6.7	3.5-12.3
> High School	497	487	97.4	95.0-98.7	10	2.6	1.3- 5.0
Marital Status
Married	612	591	95.7	93.1-97.3	21	4.3	2.7- 6.9
Other	354	331	89.2	83.8-93.0	23	10.8	7.0-16.2
Income
14,999 or less	280	261	89.8	83.8-93.7	19	10.2	6.3-16.2
15,000-24,999	153	146	93.9	85.6-97.5	7	6.1	2.5-14.4
25,000-49,999	164	155	92.3	85.4-96.0	9	7.7	4.0-14.6
50,000 or more	278	273	98.2	94.9-99.4	5	1.8	0.6- 5.1
WIC recipient
No	518	498	95.1	92.0-97.0	20	4.9	3.0- 8.0
Yes	436	413	91.6	87.3-94.6	23	8.4	5.4-12.7
Medicaid recipient
No	443	435	98.1	95.7-99.2	8	1.9	0.8- 4.3
Yes	523	487	89.3	85.1-92.5	36	10.7	7.5-14.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	446	435	97.4	95.3-98.5	11	2.6	1.5- 4.7
2500+ grams	520	487	93.0	90.3-95.0	33	7.0	5.0- 9.7

~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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