NC PRAMS 2006~` : (Was your baby seen by a doctor, nurse, or other health care provider in the first week after he or she left the hospital?)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

WELL BABY CARE VISITS

Was your baby seen by a doctor, nurse, or other health care provider in the first week after he or she left the hospital?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1289	87	8.5	6.7-10.9	1202	91.5	89.1-93.3
Age
< 20 years	128	15	16.9	9.7-27.9	113	83.1	72.1-90.3
20-24 years	283	19	8.4	4.9-14.1	264	91.6	85.9-95.1
25-34 years	663	42	6.8	4.8- 9.7	621	93.2	90.3-95.2
35+ years	215	11	7.5	3.8-14.2	204	92.5	85.8-96.2
Race
White	948	51	6.8	4.9- 9.2	897	93.2	90.8-95.1
Black	267	31	14.2	9.4-21.0	236	85.8	79.0-90.6
Other	74	5	6.6	2.3-17.6	69	93.4	82.4-97.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	175	14	9.4	5.3-16.4	161	90.6	83.6-94.7
No	1114	73	8.3	6.3-10.9	1041	91.7	89.1-93.7
Education
< High School	202	24	15.5	9.9-23.5	178	84.5	76.5-90.1
High School	382	28	8.5	5.4-13.1	354	91.5	86.9-94.6
> High School	703	35	5.8	4.0- 8.5	668	94.2	91.5-96.0
Marital Status
Married	855	44	5.9	4.2- 8.2	811	94.1	91.8-95.8
Other	434	43	12.4	8.8-17.3	391	87.6	82.7-91.2
Income
14,999 or less	338	30	11.9	7.9-17.5	308	88.1	82.5-92.1
15,000-24,999	169	10	5.7	2.6-12.2	159	94.3	87.8-97.4
25,000-49,999	251	20	10.2	6.2-16.1	231	89.8	83.9-93.8
50,000 or more	429	16	4.1	2.3- 7.4	413	95.9	92.6-97.7
WIC recipient
No	728	46	8.1	5.7-11.2	682	91.9	88.8-94.3
Yes	551	40	9.2	6.4-13.0	511	90.8	87.0-93.6
Medicaid recipient
No	658	32	5.4	3.6- 8.1	626	94.6	91.9-96.4
Yes	631	55	11.3	8.3-15.1	576	88.7	84.9-91.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	551	31	6.7	4.6- 9.5	520	93.3	90.5-95.4
2500+ grams	738	56	8.7	6.7-11.2	682	91.3	88.8-93.3

~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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