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. THE DOCTOR OR MY HEALTH PLAN WOULD NOT START CARE AS EARLY AS I WANTED)

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. THE DOCTOR OR MY HEALTH P LAN WOULD NOT START CARE AS EARLY AS I WANTED

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	969	891	90.8	88.2-93.0	78	9.2	7.0-11.8
Age
< 20 years	95	88	94.8	85.6-98.2	7	5.2	1.8-14.4
20-24 years	241	214	88.7	82.1-93.0	27	11.3	7.0-17.9
25-34 years	482	445	90.1	86.1-93.0	37	9.9	7.0-13.9
35+ years	151	144	94.3	86.6-97.7	7	5.7	2.3-13.4
Race
White	696	640	90.5	87.3-92.9	56	9.5	7.1-12.7
Black	234	212	90.5	83.5-94.7	22	9.5	5.3-16.5
Other	39	39	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	121	101	79.2	69.1-86.7	20	20.8	13.3-30.9
No	848	790	93.0	90.5-95.0	58	7.0	5.0- 9.5
Education
< High School	189	164	85.7	78.3-90.9	25	14.3	9.1-21.7
High School	278	255	90.8	84.9-94.6	23	9.2	5.4-15.1
> High School	500	470	93.1	89.7-95.4	30	6.9	4.6-10.3
Marital Status
Married	612	574	93.4	90.5-95.4	38	6.6	4.6- 9.5
Other	357	317	86.4	80.8-90.6	40	13.6	9.4-19.2
Income
14,999 or less	279	249	89.8	84.1-93.6	30	10.2	6.4-15.9
15,000-24,999	154	136	85.0	75.6-91.3	18	15.0	8.7-24.4
25,000-49,999	165	152	92.1	85.3-95.8	13	7.9	4.2-14.7
50,000 or more	279	270	95.4	91.2-97.7	9	4.6	2.3- 8.8
WIC recipient
No	518	486	91.5	87.9-94.2	32	8.5	5.8-12.1
Yes	438	392	89.8	85.5-93.0	46	10.2	7.0-14.5
Medicaid recipient
No	445	422	94.4	91.2-96.5	23	5.6	3.5- 8.8
Yes	524	469	87.8	83.5-91.1	55	12.2	8.9-16.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	446	414	92.6	89.8-94.7	32	7.4	5.3-10.2
2500+ grams	523	477	90.7	87.8-93.0	46	9.3	7.0-12.2

~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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