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 COULDN'T GET TIME OFF FROM WORK)

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 COULDN'T GET TIME OFF F ROM WORK

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	966	922	95.6	93.6-97.0	44	4.4	3.0- 6.4
Age
< 20 years	96	91	92.5	81.8-97.1	5	7.5	2.9-18.2
20-24 years	243	233	95.5	90.3-98.0	10	4.5	2.0- 9.7
25-34 years	479	455	95.9	92.9-97.6	24	4.1	2.4- 7.1
35+ years	148	143	97.5	92.1-99.3	5	2.5	0.7- 7.9
Race
White	694	662	95.7	93.4-97.3	32	4.3	2.7- 6.6
Black	233	223	95.4	89.4-98.0	10	4.6	2.0-10.6
Other	39	37	95.7	78.4-99.3	2	4.3	0.7-21.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	118	106	91.6	83.4-95.9	12	8.4	4.1-16.6
No	848	816	96.4	94.3-97.7	32	3.6	2.3- 5.7
Education
< High School	185	174	93.3	87.0-96.6	11	6.7	3.4-13.0
High School	278	261	92.7	87.1-96.0	17	7.3	4.0-12.9
> High School	501	485	98.1	96.0-99.1	16	1.9	0.9- 4.0
Marital Status
Married	611	586	96.7	94.5-98.1	25	3.3	1.9- 5.5
Other	355	336	93.8	89.3-96.5	19	6.2	3.5-10.7
Income
14,999 or less	278	261	92.5	87.1-95.8	17	7.5	4.2-12.9
15,000-24,999	153	142	96.5	90.8-98.7	11	3.5	1.3- 9.2
25,000-49,999	166	159	96.5	90.8-98.7	7	3.5	1.3- 9.2
50,000 or more	279	272	97.1	93.3-98.7	7	2.9	1.3- 6.7
WIC recipient
No	518	498	96.9	94.5-98.3	20	3.1	1.7- 5.5
Yes	435	412	94.1	90.3-96.5	23	5.9	3.5- 9.7
Medicaid recipient
No	446	433	97.7	95.5-98.9	13	2.3	1.1- 4.5
Yes	520	489	93.9	90.4-96.1	31	6.1	3.9- 9.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	445	422	95.3	93.0-96.8	23	4.7	3.2- 7.0
2500+ grams	521	500	95.7	93.5-97.2	21	4.3	2.8- 6.5

~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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