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. UNSPECIFIED REASON)

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. UNSPECIFIED REASON

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	757	716	95.1	92.8-96.7	41	4.9	3.3- 7.2
Age
< 20 years	84	81	99.1	97.4-99.7	3	0.9	0.3- 2.6
20-24 years	199	188	97.0	92.3-98.9	11	3.0	1.1- 7.7
25-34 years	367	347	94.1	90.2-96.5	20	5.9	3.5- 9.8
35+ years	107	100	91.8	82.4-96.4	7	8.2	3.6-17.6
Race
White	539	511	94.6	91.8-96.6	28	5.4	3.4- 8.2
Black	189	176	96.0	91.0-98.3	13	4.0	1.7- 9.0
Other	29	29	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	102	92	89.9	80.6-95.0	10	10.1	5.0-19.4
No	655	624	96.2	94.0-97.7	31	3.8	2.3- 6.0
Education
< High School	156	147	94.0	87.2-97.3	9	6.0	2.7-12.8
High School	223	207	94.2	88.8-97.1	16	5.8	2.9-11.2
> High School	377	361	96.1	93.0-97.9	16	3.9	2.1- 7.0
Marital Status
Married	469	448	95.1	92.1-97.0	21	4.9	3.0- 7.9
Other	288	268	95.1	90.8-97.5	20	4.9	2.5- 9.2
Income
14,999 or less	217	198	94.0	88.5-96.9	19	6.0	3.1-11.5
15,000-24,999	122	117	96.1	87.9-98.8	5	3.9	1.2-12.1
25,000-49,999	135	127	94.7	88.5-97.6	8	5.3	2.4-11.5
50,000 or more	203	195	94.9	89.4-97.7	8	5.1	2.3-10.6
WIC recipient
No	399	378	94.4	90.8-96.6	21	5.6	3.4- 9.2
Yes	351	332	96.0	92.5-97.9	19	4.0	2.1- 7.5
Medicaid recipient
No	334	317	94.6	90.8-96.9	17	5.4	3.1- 9.2
Yes	423	399	95.6	92.3-97.5	24	4.4	2.5- 7.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	347	325	92.8	89.4-95.2	22	7.2	4.8-10.6
2500+ grams	410	391	95.3	92.8-97.0	19	4.7	3.0- 7.2

~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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