NC PRAMS 2005~` : (During the 12 months before your new baby was born, what were the sources of your household's income? SOCIAL SECURITY, WORKERS' COMPENSATION, VETERAN BENEFITS, OR PENSIONS)

2005 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

INCOME

During the 12 months before your new baby was born, what were the sources of your household's income? SOCIAL SECURITY, WORKERS' COMPENSATION, VETERAN BENEFITS, OR PENSIONS

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1024	984	96.1	94.2-97.3	40	3.9	2.7- 5.8
Age
< 20 years	97	90	89.7	78.3-95.5	7	10.3	4.5-21.7
20-24 years	253	245	96.8	92.3-98.7	8	3.2	1.3- 7.7
25-34 years	517	500	97.2	94.9-98.5	17	2.8	1.5- 5.1
35+ years	157	149	95.2	87.9-98.2	8	4.8	1.8-12.1
Race
White	735	714	96.8	94.7-98.1	21	3.2	1.9- 5.3
Black	249	233	93.7	88.0-96.8	16	6.3	3.2-12.0
Other	40	37	93.9	73.9-98.8	3	6.1	1.2-26.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	133	131	99.8	99.0-99.9	2	0.2	0.1- 1.0
No	891	853	95.3	93.1-96.8	38	4.7	3.2- 6.9
Education
< High School	202	191	95.2	90.0-97.7	11	4.8	2.3-10.0
High School	293	280	95.9	91.4-98.1	13	4.1	1.9- 8.6
> High School	527	512	96.9	94.3-98.3	15	3.1	1.7- 5.7
Marital Status
Married	650	633	97.9	96.1-98.9	17	2.1	1.1- 3.9
Other	374	351	92.8	88.3-95.6	23	7.2	4.4-11.7
Income
14,999 or less	299	278	92.7	87.8-95.8	21	7.3	4.2-12.2
15,000-24,999	157	149	94.4	86.8-97.7	8	5.6	2.3-13.2
25,000-49,999	179	174	97.3	92.2-99.1	5	2.7	0.9- 7.8
50,000 or more	295	290	98.8	96.1-99.6	5	1.2	0.4- 3.9
WIC recipient
No	555	540	98.4	96.7-99.2	15	1.6	0.8- 3.3
Yes	458	433	93.2	89.3-95.7	25	6.8	4.3-10.7
Medicaid recipient
No	474	462	97.7	95.3-98.9	12	2.3	1.1- 4.7
Yes	550	522	94.6	91.5-96.6	28	5.4	3.4- 8.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	464	444	95.2	92.7-96.9	20	4.8	3.1- 7.3
2500+ grams	560	540	96.1	94.1-97.5	20	3.9	2.5- 5.9

~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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