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. UNSPECIFIED REASON)

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. UNSPECIFIED REASON

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1078	1024	95.1	93.1-96.6	54	4.9	3.4- 6.9
Age
< 20 years	109	104	98.2	93.6-99.5	5	1.8	0.5- 6.4
20-24 years	245	224	91.0	85.0-94.7	21	9.0	5.3-15.0
25-34 years	550	529	96.7	94.0-98.2	21	3.3	1.8- 6.0
35+ years	174	167	93.9	86.0-97.4	7	6.1	2.6-14.0
Race
White	786	744	95.1	92.6-96.7	42	4.9	3.3- 7.4
Black	234	223	95.3	90.4-97.8	11	4.7	2.2- 9.6
Other	58	57	94.6	70.9-99.2	1	5.4	0.8-29.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	135	114	86.0	76.7-92.0	21	14.0	8.0-23.3
No	943	910	96.7	94.8-97.9	33	3.3	2.1- 5.2
Education
< High School	170	155	93.3	86.6-96.8	15	6.7	3.2-13.4
High School	329	313	95.8	91.8-97.9	16	4.2	2.1- 8.2
> High School	578	556	95.6	92.7-97.4	22	4.4	2.6- 7.3
Marital Status
Married	700	674	96.1	93.7-97.6	26	3.9	2.4- 6.3
Other	378	350	93.7	89.7-96.2	28	6.3	3.8-10.3
Income
14,999 or less	267	243	93.4	88.4-96.3	24	6.6	3.7-11.6
15,000-24,999	142	130	91.9	84.0-96.1	12	8.1	3.9-16.0
25,000-49,999	208	199	93.3	86.8-96.8	9	6.7	3.2-13.2
50,000 or more	361	357	99.4	97.5-99.9	4	0.6	0.1- 2.5
WIC recipient
No	606	579	94.7	91.4-96.7	27	5.3	3.3- 8.6
Yes	466	440	95.5	92.7-97.3	26	4.5	2.7- 7.3
Medicaid recipient
No	548	531	97.0	94.4-98.4	17	3.0	1.6- 5.6
Yes	530	493	93.4	90.1-95.7	37	6.6	4.3- 9.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	476	447	92.9	89.9-95.1	29	7.1	4.9-10.1
2500+ grams	602	577	95.3	93.0-96.8	25	4.7	3.2- 7.0

~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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