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 DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MON EY OR INSURANCE TO PAY FOR MY VISITS)

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 DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONE Y OR INSURANCE TO PAY FOR MY VISITS

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	974	862	88.0	85.1-90.4	112	12.0	9.6-14.9
Age
< 20 years	94	86	93.3	83.6-97.4	8	6.7	2.6-16.4
20-24 years	245	206	82.2	75.0-87.7	39	17.8	12.3-25.0
25-34 years	484	431	88.6	84.4-91.8	53	11.4	8.2-15.6
35+ years	151	139	92.4	84.4-96.5	12	7.6	3.5-15.6
Race
White	700	618	88.1	84.7-90.8	82	11.9	9.2-15.3
Black	235	212	88.9	81.7-93.5	23	11.1	6.5-18.3
Other	39	32	81.9	61.8-92.7	7	18.1	7.3-38.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	125	87	64.7	54.1-74.1	38	35.3	25.9-45.9
No	849	775	92.6	90.0-94.5	74	7.4	5.5-10.0
Education
< High School	190	152	77.4	69.1-84.0	38	22.6	16.0-30.9
High School	281	247	87.4	81.1-91.8	34	12.6	8.2-18.9
> High School	501	461	93.1	89.7-95.4	40	6.9	4.6-10.3
Marital Status
Married	615	564	92.2	89.1-94.4	51	7.8	5.6-10.9
Other	359	298	80.8	74.7-85.8	61	19.2	14.2-25.3
Income
14,999 or less	282	230	79.5	72.5-85.0	52	20.5	15.0-27.5
15,000-24,999	154	126	83.2	74.2-89.5	28	16.8	10.5-25.8
25,000-49,999	166	149	89.6	82.2-94.1	17	10.4	5.9-17.8
50,000 or more	279	272	98.1	94.9-99.3	7	1.9	0.7- 5.1
WIC recipient
No	521	482	93.3	90.1-95.5	39	6.7	4.5- 9.9
Yes	439	369	82.0	76.7-86.3	70	18.0	13.7-23.3
Medicaid recipient
No	446	427	96.1	93.2-97.8	19	3.9	2.2- 6.8
Yes	528	435	81.2	76.4-85.2	93	18.8	14.8-23.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	448	395	88.4	85.1-91.0	53	11.6	9.0-14.9
2500+ grams	526	467	88.0	84.8-90.6	59	12.0	9.4-15.2

~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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