NC PRAMS 2006~` : (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. I HAD NO ONE TO TAKE CAR E OF MY CHILDREN)

2006 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. I HAD NO ONE TO TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1259	1194	92.8	90.5-94.5	65	7.2	5.5- 9.5
Age
< 20 years	131	125	92.9	83.2-97.2	6	7.1	2.8-16.8
20-24 years	280	256	89.5	83.9-93.3	24	10.5	6.7-16.1
25-34 years	645	623	94.6	91.5-96.6	22	5.4	3.4- 8.5
35+ years	203	190	91.7	85.0-95.6	13	8.3	4.4-15.0
Race
White	921	874	92.5	89.8-94.5	47	7.5	5.5-10.2
Black	270	256	94.0	88.6-96.9	14	6.0	3.1-11.4
Other	68	64	90.1	73.4-96.8	4	9.9	3.2-26.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	156	133	80.3	71.2-87.1	23	19.7	12.9-28.8
No	1103	1061	94.9	92.8-96.5	42	5.1	3.5- 7.2
Education
< High School	195	170	81.9	73.7-88.0	25	18.1	12.0-26.3
High School	380	361	94.6	90.4-97.1	19	5.4	2.9- 9.6
> High School	683	662	95.8	93.4-97.3	21	4.2	2.7- 6.6
Marital Status
Married	824	784	93.8	91.3-95.6	40	6.2	4.4- 8.7
Other	435	410	91.3	86.7-94.4	25	8.7	5.6-13.3
Income
14,999 or less	324	300	90.3	84.7-94.0	24	9.7	6.0-15.3
15,000-24,999	166	151	88.1	79.6-93.4	15	11.9	6.6-20.4
25,000-49,999	247	231	91.3	85.7-94.8	16	8.7	5.2-14.3
50,000 or more	413	407	98.1	95.6-99.2	6	1.9	0.8- 4.4
WIC recipient
No	706	687	96.1	93.7-97.6	19	3.9	2.4- 6.3
Yes	542	496	88.9	84.8-92.0	46	11.1	8.0-15.2
Medicaid recipient
No	639	624	96.4	93.9-97.9	15	3.6	2.1- 6.1
Yes	620	570	89.5	85.8-92.4	50	10.5	7.6-14.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	553	535	96.3	94.1-97.7	18	3.7	2.3- 5.9
2500+ grams	706	659	92.5	90.0-94.3	47	7.5	5.7-10.0

~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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