NC PRAMS 2006~` : (During the 12 months before your new baby was born, what were the sources of your household's income? CHILD SUPPORT OR ALIMONY)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

INCOME

During the 12 months before your new baby was born, what were the sources of your household's income? CHILD SUPPORT OR ALIMONY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1349	1272	93.8	91.8-95.4	77	6.2	4.6- 8.2
Age
< 20 years	134	126	92.4	84.0-96.6	8	7.6	3.4-16.0
20-24 years	296	278	93.2	88.1-96.2	18	6.8	3.8-11.9
25-34 years	696	657	94.2	91.4-96.2	39	5.8	3.8- 8.6
35+ years	223	211	94.7	88.9-97.6	12	5.3	2.4-11.1
Race
White	985	956	96.2	94.2-97.5	29	3.8	2.5- 5.8
Black	286	239	86.4	80.4-90.7	47	13.6	9.3-19.6
Other	78	77	96.0	76.7-99.4	1	4.0	0.6-23.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	182	178	96.7	90.4-98.9	4	3.3	1.1- 9.6
No	1167	1094	93.3	91.0-95.0	73	6.7	5.0- 9.0
Education
< High School	219	203	93.8	88.2-96.8	16	6.2	3.2-11.8
High School	403	369	90.4	85.7-93.7	34	9.6	6.3-14.3
> High School	725	698	95.9	93.4-97.4	27	4.1	2.6- 6.6
Marital Status
Married	887	863	97.1	95.3-98.3	24	2.9	1.7- 4.7
Other	462	409	89.0	84.7-92.2	53	11.0	7.8-15.3
Income
14,999 or less	357	323	90.0	85.0-93.4	34	10.0	6.6-15.0
15,000-24,999	177	158	89.0	81.0-93.8	19	11.0	6.2-19.0
25,000-49,999	261	248	95.0	90.3-97.4	13	5.0	2.6- 9.7
50,000 or more	443	438	99.1	97.2-99.7	5	0.9	0.3- 2.8
WIC recipient
No	757	735	96.8	94.6-98.2	22	3.2	1.8- 5.4
Yes	579	525	90.6	86.9-93.3	54	9.4	6.7-13.1
Medicaid recipient
No	679	669	98.3	96.4-99.2	10	1.7	0.8- 3.6
Yes	670	603	89.9	86.5-92.6	67	10.1	7.4-13.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	597	557	90.7	87.4-93.2	40	9.3	6.8-12.6
2500+ grams	752	715	94.1	91.9-95.7	37	5.9	4.3- 8.1

~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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