NC PRAMS 2006~` : (During the 12 months before your new baby was born, what were the sources of your household's income? PAYCHECK OR MONEY FROM A JOB)

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? PAYCHECK OR MONEY FROM A JOB

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1350	129	8.5	6.7-10.8	1221	91.5	89.2-93.3
Age
< 20 years	134	30	18.5	11.4-28.6	104	81.5	71.4-88.6
20-24 years	297	29	7.4	4.4-12.3	268	92.6	87.7-95.6
25-34 years	696	53	7.8	5.5-11.0	643	92.2	89.0-94.5
35+ years	223	17	4.2	2.1- 8.3	206	95.8	91.7-97.9
Race
White	985	71	6.5	4.7- 8.9	914	93.5	91.1-95.3
Black	287	46	13.5	9.0-19.7	241	86.5	80.3-91.0
Other	78	12	14.1	6.5-27.9	66	85.9	72.1-93.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	182	26	13.4	8.1-21.3	156	86.6	78.7-91.9
No	1168	103	7.6	5.8- 9.9	1065	92.4	90.1-94.2
Education
< High School	219	54	20.0	14.0-27.8	165	80.0	72.2-86.0
High School	404	47	9.1	6.0-13.4	357	90.9	86.6-94.0
> High School	725	27	3.3	2.0- 5.5	698	96.7	94.5-98.0
Marital Status
Married	887	56	4.7	3.3- 6.6	831	95.3	93.4-96.7
Other	463	73	14.2	10.4-19.0	390	85.8	81.0-89.6
Income
14,999 or less	357	72	17.9	13.2-23.7	285	82.1	76.3-86.8
15,000-24,999	177	10	2.1	0.8- 5.0	167	97.9	95.0-99.2
25,000-49,999	261	13	3.8	1.7- 7.9	248	96.2	92.1-98.3
50,000 or more	443	7	1.3	0.5- 3.4	436	98.7	96.6-99.5
WIC recipient
No	757	42	5.9	3.9- 8.7	715	94.1	91.3-96.1
Yes	580	84	11.2	8.3-15.0	496	88.8	85.0-91.7
Medicaid recipient
No	679	16	2.2	1.1- 4.1	663	97.8	95.9-98.9
Yes	671	113	14.1	10.9-17.9	558	85.9	82.1-89.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	598	79	16.5	13.4-20.2	519	83.5	79.8-86.6
2500+ grams	752	50	7.8	5.9-10.3	702	92.2	89.7-94.1

~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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