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 COULDN'T GET TIME OFF FROM WORK)

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 COULDN'T GET TIME OFF FROM WORK

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1261	1196	93.0	90.8-94.7	65	7.0	5.3- 9.2
Age
< 20 years	130	120	90.7	81.2-95.6	10	9.3	4.4-18.8
20-24 years	281	257	91.0	85.8-94.5	24	9.0	5.5-14.2
25-34 years	649	624	94.1	90.8-96.2	25	5.9	3.8- 9.2
35+ years	201	195	94.6	87.6-97.8	6	5.4	2.2-12.4
Race
White	921	873	93.3	90.7-95.2	48	6.7	4.8- 9.3
Black	271	257	91.4	85.3-95.1	14	8.6	4.9-14.7
Other	69	66	97.0	87.4-99.4	3	3.0	0.6-12.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	156	135	82.6	73.5-89.1	21	17.4	10.9-26.5
No	1105	1061	94.8	92.6-96.4	44	5.2	3.6- 7.4
Education
< High School	194	166	81.7	73.2-87.9	28	18.3	12.1-26.8
High School	381	362	93.7	89.6-96.2	19	6.3	3.8-10.4
> High School	685	667	96.9	94.6-98.2	18	3.1	1.8- 5.4
Marital Status
Married	825	797	95.9	93.8-97.4	28	4.1	2.6- 6.2
Other	436	399	88.8	84.0-92.2	37	11.2	7.8-16.0
Income
14,999 or less	324	296	88.7	83.0-92.7	28	11.3	7.3-17.0
15,000-24,999	165	156	92.8	85.7-96.5	9	7.2	3.5-14.3
25,000-49,999	250	238	93.3	88.1-96.3	12	6.7	3.7-11.9
50,000 or more	413	406	98.3	95.3-99.4	7	1.7	0.6- 4.7
WIC recipient
No	708	685	96.0	93.3-97.6	23	4.0	2.4- 6.7
Yes	543	502	90.0	86.1-93.0	41	10.0	7.0-13.9
Medicaid recipient
No	640	624	97.0	94.5-98.4	16	3.0	1.6- 5.5
Yes	621	572	89.4	85.6-92.3	49	10.6	7.7-14.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	552	530	95.7	93.6-97.1	22	4.3	2.9- 6.4
2500+ grams	709	666	92.8	90.3-94.6	43	7.2	5.4- 9.7

~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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