NC PRAMS 2006~` : (What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING BIRTH CONTROL WHEN I NEEDED IT)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING BIRTH CONTROL WHEN I NEEDED IT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	414	380	93.0	89.0-95.6	34	7.0	4.4-11.0
Age
< 20 years	62	56	89.7	75.7-96.1	6	10.3	3.9-24.3
20-24 years	113	101	92.3	84.0-96.5	12	7.7	3.5-16.0
25-34 years	178	164	93.4	86.9-96.8	14	6.6	3.2-13.1
35+ years	61	59	99.1	96.4-99.8	2	0.9	0.2- 3.6
Race
White	262	244	93.8	88.9-96.6	18	6.2	3.4-11.1
Black	128	114	90.3	80.9-95.4	14	9.7	4.6-19.1
Other	24	22	98.3	93.3-99.6	2	1.7	0.4- 6.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	53	51	94.3	79.0-98.6	2	5.7	1.4-21.0
No	361	329	92.7	88.3-95.5	32	7.3	4.5-11.7
Education
< High School	87	80	92.8	81.4-97.4	7	7.2	2.6-18.6
High School	161	143	90.7	83.1-95.0	18	9.3	5.0-16.9
> High School	166	157	95.6	89.8-98.2	9	4.4	1.8-10.2
Marital Status
Married	215	203	95.6	90.7-98.0	12	4.4	2.0- 9.3
Other	199	177	90.7	84.2-94.8	22	9.3	5.2-15.8
Income
14,999 or less	156	138	90.2	82.1-94.8	18	9.8	5.2-17.9
15,000-24,999	61	55	88.0	72.0-95.4	6	12.0	4.6-28.0
25,000-49,999	86	81	96.0	87.0-98.9	5	4.0	1.1-13.0
50,000 or more	74	70	96.9	87.7-99.3	4	3.1	0.7-12.3
WIC recipient
No	170	162	97.0	91.6-99.0	8	3.0	1.0- 8.4
Yes	238	212	90.4	84.4-94.2	26	9.6	5.8-15.6
Medicaid recipient
No	143	137	96.6	90.6-98.8	6	3.4	1.2- 9.4
Yes	271	243	91.1	85.5-94.7	28	8.9	5.3-14.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	186	166	88.9	83.1-92.8	20	11.1	7.2-16.9
2500+ grams	228	214	93.3	88.9-96.1	14	6.7	3.9-11.1

~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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