NC PRAMS 2005~` : (Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy? HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HYPERTENSION (INCLUDING PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION [PIH], PREECLAMPSIA, OR TOXEMIA))

2005 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

MORBIDITY-MATERNAL

Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy? HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HYPERTENSION (INCLUDING PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION [PIH], PREECLAMPSIA, OR TOXEMIA)

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1016	810	86.4	83.6-88.7	206	13.6	11.3-16.4
Age
< 20 years	97	76	83.1	71.4-90.6	21	16.9	9.4-28.6
20-24 years	250	196	85.8	79.6-90.3	54	14.2	9.7-20.4
25-34 years	515	418	87.3	83.4-90.3	97	12.7	9.7-16.6
35+ years	154	120	86.4	78.4-91.8	34	13.6	8.2-21.6
Race
White	729	591	86.9	83.7-89.5	138	13.1	10.5-16.3
Black	248	187	83.1	76.0-88.5	61	16.9	11.5-24.0
Other	39	32	93.7	80.2-98.2	7	6.3	1.8-19.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	129	111	91.7	84.3-95.7	18	8.3	4.3-15.7
No	887	699	85.3	82.2-88.0	188	14.7	12.0-17.8
Education
< High School	199	157	83.2	75.9-88.7	42	16.8	11.3-24.1
High School	291	218	83.4	77.2-88.1	73	16.6	11.9-22.8
> High School	524	433	89.1	85.6-91.8	91	10.9	8.2-14.4
Marital Status
Married	646	520	87.8	84.6-90.4	126	12.2	9.6-15.4
Other	370	290	83.8	78.3-88.1	80	16.2	11.9-21.7
Income
14,999 or less	296	236	85.5	79.6-89.9	60	14.5	10.1-20.4
15,000-24,999	157	120	84.0	75.1-90.1	37	16.0	9.9-24.9
25,000-49,999	177	134	81.1	73.4-87.0	43	18.9	13.0-26.6
50,000 or more	294	244	90.8	86.4-93.8	50	9.2	6.2-13.6
WIC recipient
No	554	448	87.5	83.9-90.3	106	12.5	9.7-16.1
Yes	456	359	85.1	80.4-88.8	97	14.9	11.2-19.6
Medicaid recipient
No	470	384	88.1	84.3-91.1	86	11.9	8.9-15.7
Yes	546	426	84.8	80.7-88.3	120	15.2	11.7-19.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	461	322	70.5	66.3-74.5	139	29.5	25.5-33.7
2500+ grams	555	488	87.8	84.7-90.3	67	12.2	9.7-15.3

~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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