NC PRAMS 2005~` : (During your most recent pregnancy, did an ex-husband or ex-partner push, hit, slap, kick, choke, or physically hurt you in any other way?)

2005 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

ABUSE

During your most recent pregnancy, did an ex-husband or ex-partner push, hit, slap, kick, choke, or physically hurt you in any other way?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1020	995	97.9	96.4-98.8	25	2.1	1.2- 3.6
Age
< 20 years	96	94	99.5	98.1-99.9	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9
20-24 years	252	244	97.5	93.4-99.0	8	2.5	1.0- 6.6
25-34 years	515	502	97.3	94.7-98.6	13	2.7	1.4- 5.3
35+ years	157	155	99.7	98.9-99.9	2	0.3	0.1- 1.1
Race
White	733	726	99.2	97.8-99.7	7	0.8	0.3- 2.2
Black	247	229	92.6	86.5-96.0	18	7.4	4.0-13.5
Other	40	40	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	133	132	98.8	92.2-99.8	1	1.2	0.2- 7.8
No	887	863	97.7	96.0-98.7	24	2.3	1.3- 4.0
Education
< High School	201	193	97.7	93.8-99.2	8	2.3	0.8- 6.2
High School	293	284	96.8	92.7-98.7	9	3.2	1.3- 7.3
> High School	524	516	98.5	96.2-99.4	8	1.5	0.6- 3.8
Marital Status
Married	649	644	99.3	97.9-99.7	5	0.7	0.3- 2.1
Other	371	351	95.4	91.7-97.5	20	4.6	2.5- 8.3
Income
14,999 or less	298	281	94.3	89.7-96.9	17	5.7	3.1-10.3
15,000-24,999	157	153	99.5	98.7-99.8	4	0.5	0.2- 1.3
25,000-49,999	179	175	98.0	93.1-99.5	4	2.0	0.5- 6.9
50,000 or more	294	294	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
WIC recipient
No	553	546	99.3	98.0-99.8	7	0.7	0.2- 2.0
Yes	457	439	96.1	92.9-97.9	18	3.9	2.1- 7.1
Medicaid recipient
No	472	469	99.5	97.4-99.9	3	0.5	0.1- 2.6
Yes	548	526	96.5	93.9-98.0	22	3.5	2.0- 6.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	460	445	96.2	93.9-97.7	15	3.8	2.3- 6.1
2500+ grams	560	550	98.0	96.4-98.9	10	2.0	1.1- 3.6

~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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