NC PRAMS 2006~` : (What are your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I AM NOT HAVING SEX)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What are your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I AM NOT HAVING SEX

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	197	151	76.1	66.8-83.4	46	23.9	16.6-33.2
Age
< 20 years	18	15	93.7	78.8-98.3	3	6.3	1.7-21.2
20-24 years	46	38	82.0	60.8-93.0	8	18.0	7.0-39.2
25-34 years	86	63	73.0	58.6-83.8	23	27.0	16.2-41.4
35+ years	47	35	69.6	49.0-84.5	12	30.4	15.5-51.0
Race
White	131	99	77.5	66.4-85.7	32	22.5	14.3-33.6
Black	45	37	76.3	52.8-90.3	8	23.7	9.7-47.2
Other	21	15	67.3	36.8-87.9	6	32.7	12.1-63.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	27	22	71.8	42.0-89.9	5	28.2	10.1-58.0
No	170	129	76.9	67.1-84.4	41	23.1	15.6-32.9
Education
< High School	38	30	67.2	42.1-85.2	8	32.8	14.8-57.9
High School	57	49	80.5	62.1-91.3	8	19.5	8.7-37.9
> High School	102	72	76.8	64.8-85.7	30	23.2	14.3-35.2
Marital Status
Married	121	96	82.1	71.7-89.2	25	17.9	10.8-28.3
Other	76	55	67.3	50.4-80.6	21	32.7	19.4-49.6
Income
14,999 or less	52	40	66.3	47.2-81.3	12	33.7	18.7-52.8
15,000-24,999	27	19	78.2	53.5-91.7	8	21.8	8.3-46.5
25,000-49,999	34	26	88.3	66.8-96.6	8	11.7	3.4-33.2
50,000 or more	60	43	74.2	57.5-86.0	17	25.8	14.0-42.5
WIC recipient
No	116	88	79.6	67.7-87.9	28	20.4	12.1-32.3
Yes	76	59	69.9	53.7-82.3	17	30.1	17.7-46.3
Medicaid recipient
No	96	72	82.7	71.4-90.2	24	17.3	9.8-28.6
Yes	101	79	70.6	56.4-81.6	22	29.4	18.4-43.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	104	78	76.7	67.3-84.0	26	23.3	16.0-32.7
2500+ grams	93	73	76.0	65.5-84.1	20	24.0	15.9-34.5

~Low participation was a substantial problem for NC PRAMS in 2006.The overall weighted response rate was 59%.

#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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