NC PRAMS 2006~` : (During the 12 months before your new baby was born, what were the sources of your household's income? SOCIAL SECURITY, WORKERS' COMPENSATION, VETERAN BENEFITS, OR PENSIONS)

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? SOCIAL SECURITY, WORKERS' COMPENSATION, VETERAN BENEFITS, OR PENSIONS

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1349	1307	96.6	95.0-97.7	42	3.4	2.3- 5.0
Age
< 20 years	134	124	92.6	84.5-96.6	10	7.4	3.4-15.5
20-24 years	296	289	97.5	94.2-99.0	7	2.5	1.0- 5.8
25-34 years	696	675	96.5	93.8-98.0	21	3.5	2.0- 6.2
35+ years	223	219	99.0	96.3-99.8	4	1.0	0.2- 3.7
Race
White	985	962	97.6	95.8-98.6	23	2.4	1.4- 4.2
Black	286	269	93.5	88.4-96.5	17	6.5	3.5-11.6
Other	78	76	97.4	86.7-99.5	2	2.6	0.5-13.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	182	179	96.8	90.4-99.0	3	3.2	1.0- 9.6
No	1167	1128	96.6	94.8-97.8	39	3.4	2.2- 5.2
Education
< High School	219	207	93.7	87.5-96.9	12	6.3	3.1-12.5
High School	403	388	95.3	91.4-97.5	15	4.7	2.5- 8.6
> High School	725	710	98.6	97.2-99.3	15	1.4	0.7- 2.8
Marital Status
Married	887	872	98.7	97.4-99.4	15	1.3	0.6- 2.6
Other	462	435	93.5	89.8-96.0	27	6.5	4.0-10.2
Income
14,999 or less	357	342	96.0	92.1-98.0	15	4.0	2.0- 7.9
15,000-24,999	177	172	96.9	90.1-99.1	5	3.1	0.9- 9.9
25,000-49,999	261	252	97.4	93.0-99.0	9	2.6	1.0- 7.0
50,000 or more	443	437	98.4	95.9-99.4	6	1.6	0.6- 4.1
WIC recipient
No	757	739	96.7	94.2-98.1	18	3.3	1.9- 5.8
Yes	579	555	96.4	93.8-98.0	24	3.6	2.0- 6.2
Medicaid recipient
No	679	668	98.5	96.8-99.4	11	1.5	0.6- 3.2
Yes	670	639	94.9	92.1-96.8	31	5.1	3.2- 7.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	597	575	95.6	93.3-97.2	22	4.4	2.8- 6.7
2500+ grams	752	732	96.7	94.9-97.9	20	3.3	2.1- 5.1

~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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