NC PRAMS 2006~` : (Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy? HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HYPERTENSION (INCLUDING PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION [PIH], PREECLAMPSIA, OR TOXEMIA))

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

MORBIDITY-MATERNAL

Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy? HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HYPERTENSION (INCLUDING PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION [PIH], PREECLAMPSIA, OR TOXEMIA)

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1336	1078	87.7	85.3-89.6	258	12.3	10.4-14.7
Age
< 20 years	132	104	83.7	74.5-90.1	28	16.3	9.9-25.5
20-24 years	295	239	89.8	85.1-93.2	56	10.2	6.8-14.9
25-34 years	690	564	87.0	83.6-89.8	126	13.0	10.2-16.4
35+ years	219	171	89.9	84.4-93.6	48	10.1	6.4-15.6
Race
White	976	798	88.9	86.4-91.0	178	11.1	9.0-13.6
Black	284	214	84.0	77.8-88.7	70	16.0	11.3-22.2
Other	76	66	87.7	72.9-94.9	10	12.3	5.1-27.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	175	158	93.1	86.5-96.6	17	6.9	3.4-13.5
No	1161	920	86.6	84.0-88.8	241	13.4	11.2-16.0
Education
< High School	213	178	87.1	80.2-91.8	35	12.9	8.2-19.8
High School	402	322	86.8	82.2-90.4	80	13.2	9.6-17.8
> High School	719	576	88.3	85.4-90.8	143	11.7	9.2-14.6
Marital Status
Married	880	708	87.9	85.2-90.2	172	12.1	9.8-14.8
Other	456	370	87.2	82.9-90.6	86	12.8	9.4-17.1
Income
14,999 or less	350	294	88.4	83.4-92.1	56	11.6	7.9-16.6
15,000-24,999	175	136	84.4	76.5-90.0	39	15.6	10.0-23.5
25,000-49,999	260	202	87.0	81.7-91.0	58	13.0	9.0-18.3
50,000 or more	439	355	88.4	84.5-91.4	84	11.6	8.6-15.5
WIC recipient
No	753	603	87.8	84.7-90.4	150	12.2	9.6-15.3
Yes	579	471	87.4	83.7-90.4	108	12.6	9.6-16.3
Medicaid recipient
No	671	544	88.2	85.0-90.8	127	11.8	9.2-15.0
Yes	665	534	87.2	83.7-90.0	131	12.8	10.0-16.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	590	413	70.0	66.0-73.7	177	30.0	26.3-34.0
2500+ grams	746	665	89.2	86.7-91.3	81	10.8	8.7-13.3

~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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