NC PRAMS 2005~` : (Did you any of the following things because of these problems? I STAYED IN BED AT HOME MORE THAN 2 DAYS BECAUSE OF MY DOCTOR'S OR NURSE'S ADVICE)

2005 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

MORBIDITY-MATERNAL

Did you any of the following things because of these problems? I STAYED IN BED AT HOME MORE THAN 2 DAYS BECAUSE OF MY DOCTOR'S OR NURSE'S ADVICE

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	698	445	69.2	64.5-73.5	253	30.8	26.5-35.5
Age
< 20 years	72	48	64.8	49.2-77.8	24	35.2	22.2-50.8
20-24 years	174	105	67.2	57.0-76.0	69	32.8	24.0-43.0
25-34 years	348	219	67.8	61.1-73.8	129	32.2	26.2-38.9
35+ years	104	73	81.3	69.7-89.2	31	18.7	10.8-30.3
Race
White	489	312	68.5	63.0-73.5	177	31.5	26.5-37.0
Black	177	109	66.0	54.9-75.5	68	34.0	24.5-45.1
Other	32	24	95.1	89.5-97.8	8	4.9	2.2-10.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	81	57	69.3	55.5-80.3	24	30.7	19.7-44.5
No	617	388	69.2	64.1-73.8	229	30.8	26.2-35.9
Education
< High School	147	95	65.6	55.1-74.8	52	34.4	25.2-44.9
High School	205	129	71.0	61.8-78.7	76	29.0	21.3-38.2
> High School	344	219	69.8	63.1-75.7	125	30.2	24.3-36.9
Marital Status
Married	431	264	68.7	62.8-74.0	167	31.3	26.0-37.2
Other	267	181	70.1	61.9-77.2	86	29.9	22.8-38.1
Income
14,999 or less	216	146	71.5	62.7-78.9	70	28.5	21.1-37.3
15,000-24,999	100	63	70.5	57.3-81.0	37	29.5	19.0-42.7
25,000-49,999	121	71	64.5	53.1-74.4	50	35.5	25.6-46.9
50,000 or more	194	123	74.8	66.4-81.7	71	25.2	18.3-33.6
WIC recipient
No	363	234	72.5	66.3-77.9	129	27.5	22.1-33.7
Yes	332	209	65.7	58.4-72.3	123	34.3	27.7-41.6
Medicaid recipient
No	314	197	72.0	65.3-77.8	117	28.0	22.2-34.7
Yes	384	248	66.9	60.2-73.0	136	33.1	27.0-39.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	378	218	58.8	53.9-63.6	160	41.2	36.4-46.1
2500+ grams	320	227	70.5	65.2-75.3	93	29.5	24.7-34.8

*Data in this table are recorded responses to survey question 27. Did you do any of the following things because of these problems?

~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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