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 DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY OR INSURANCE TO PAY FOR MY VISITS)

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 DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY OR INSURANCE TO PAY FOR MY VISITS

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1272	1117	85.8	83.0-88.2	155	14.2	11.8-17.0
Age
< 20 years	131	110	82.3	72.4-89.2	21	17.7	10.8-27.6
20-24 years	285	232	79.4	72.7-84.8	53	20.6	15.2-27.3
25-34 years	652	592	88.5	84.6-91.5	60	11.5	8.5-15.4
35+ years	204	183	90.1	83.0-94.5	21	9.9	5.5-17.0
Race
White	930	819	85.2	81.9-88.1	111	14.8	11.9-18.1
Black	272	242	88.6	82.5-92.8	30	11.4	7.2-17.5
Other	70	56	79.2	63.9-89.2	14	20.8	10.8-36.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	164	110	62.4	52.6-71.3	54	37.6	28.7-47.4
No	1108	1007	90.0	87.4-92.2	101	10.0	7.8-12.6
Education
< High School	200	152	73.6	64.8-80.9	48	26.4	19.1-35.2
High School	382	323	83.8	78.3-88.1	59	16.2	11.9-21.7
> High School	689	641	91.7	88.6-94.0	48	8.3	6.0-11.4
Marital Status
Married	831	754	90.1	87.2-92.4	77	9.9	7.6-12.8
Other	441	363	79.5	74.0-84.1	78	20.5	15.9-26.0
Income
14,999 or less	328	257	78.3	71.8-83.6	71	21.7	16.4-28.2
15,000-24,999	169	131	73.3	63.7-81.1	38	26.7	18.9-36.3
25,000-49,999	249	223	86.3	79.7-91.0	26	13.7	9.0-20.3
50,000 or more	414	408	98.8	96.3-99.6	6	1.2	0.4- 3.7
WIC recipient
No	713	656	89.8	86.2-92.6	57	10.2	7.4-13.8
Yes	548	450	80.9	76.3-84.8	98	19.1	15.2-23.7
Medicaid recipient
No	641	616	95.7	93.1-97.3	25	4.3	2.7- 6.9
Yes	631	501	77.1	72.5-81.2	130	22.9	18.8-27.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	557	493	87.3	84.1-90.0	64	12.7	10.0-15.9
2500+ grams	715	624	85.6	82.6-88.2	91	14.4	11.8-17.4

~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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