NC PRAMS 2006~` : (When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	707	379	52.1	47.4-56.8	328	47.9	43.2-52.6
Age
< 20 years	111	59	56.7	44.7-67.9	52	43.3	32.1-55.3
20-24 years	193	101	48.5	39.8-57.3	92	51.5	42.7-60.2
25-34 years	308	163	52.9	45.9-59.8	145	47.1	40.2-54.1
35+ years	95	56	50.1	36.7-63.5	39	49.9	36.5-63.3
Race
White	448	235	51.2	45.5-56.9	213	48.8	43.1-54.5
Black	218	121	52.5	43.7-61.1	97	47.5	38.9-56.3
Other	41	23	61.4	39.9-79.3	18	38.6	20.7-60.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	92	45	48.5	36.2-61.0	47	51.5	39.0-63.8
No	615	334	52.8	47.7-57.8	281	47.2	42.2-52.3
Education
< High School	141	77	50.1	39.4-60.8	64	49.9	39.2-60.6
High School	268	150	56.4	48.8-63.8	118	43.6	36.2-51.2
> High School	296	152	49.6	42.7-56.6	144	50.4	43.4-57.3
Marital Status
Married	355	194	52.6	46.2-58.9	161	47.4	41.1-53.8
Other	352	185	51.7	45.0-58.4	167	48.3	41.6-55.0
Income
14,999 or less	262	148	54.7	46.6-62.4	114	45.3	37.6-53.4
15,000-24,999	108	54	47.6	36.2-59.4	54	52.4	40.6-63.8
25,000-49,999	148	76	54.5	44.6-64.0	72	45.5	36.0-55.4
50,000 or more	113	68	56.4	45.4-66.8	45	43.6	33.2-54.6
WIC recipient
No	284	152	50.2	43.0-57.4	132	49.8	42.6-57.0
Yes	417	223	53.6	47.4-59.7	194	46.4	40.3-52.6
Medicaid recipient
No	226	127	55.4	47.5-63.0	99	44.6	37.0-52.5
Yes	481	252	50.7	44.9-56.5	229	49.3	43.5-55.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	312	171	55.3	49.6-60.9	141	44.7	39.1-50.4
2500+ grams	395	208	51.8	46.7-56.9	187	48.2	43.1-53.3

~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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