NC PRAMS 2006~` : (What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I DIDN'T MIND IF I GOT PREGNANT)

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 DIDN'T MIND IF I GOT PREGNANT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	412	244	60.6	54.5-66.4	168	39.4	33.6-45.5
Age
< 20 years	62	42	72.8	58.0-83.8	20	27.2	16.2-42.0
20-24 years	112	79	68.9	57.3-78.6	33	31.1	21.4-42.7
25-34 years	177	93	51.3	42.2-60.4	84	48.7	39.6-57.8
35+ years	61	30	56.1	38.6-72.2	31	43.9	27.8-61.4
Race
White	261	143	54.8	47.3-62.1	118	45.2	37.9-52.7
Black	127	85	70.5	58.7-80.1	42	29.5	19.9-41.3
Other	24	16	72.5	47.7-88.4	8	27.5	11.6-52.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	52	31	66.7	50.5-79.8	21	33.3	20.2-49.5
No	360	213	59.3	52.7-65.6	147	40.7	34.4-47.3
Education
< High School	86	54	70.5	56.9-81.2	32	29.5	18.8-43.1
High School	161	101	59.6	49.7-68.8	60	40.4	31.2-50.3
> High School	165	89	54.7	45.3-63.9	76	45.3	36.1-54.7
Marital Status
Married	215	105	49.5	41.4-57.7	110	50.5	42.3-58.6
Other	197	139	69.9	61.0-77.5	58	30.1	22.5-39.0
Income
14,999 or less	155	102	68.6	58.2-77.4	53	31.4	22.6-41.8
15,000-24,999	60	42	64.5	47.6-78.4	18	35.5	21.6-52.4
25,000-49,999	86	43	48.4	36.3-60.8	43	51.6	39.2-63.7
50,000 or more	74	33	47.7	34.4-61.3	41	52.3	38.7-65.6
WIC recipient
No	169	78	44.3	35.1-53.9	91	55.7	46.1-64.9
Yes	237	161	69.8	61.9-76.7	76	30.2	23.3-38.1
Medicaid recipient
No	143	65	44.1	34.6-54.0	78	55.9	46.0-65.4
Yes	269	179	69.0	61.3-75.7	90	31.0	24.3-38.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	185	113	63.2	55.8-70.1	72	36.8	29.9-44.2
2500+ grams	227	131	60.4	53.7-66.7	96	39.6	33.3-46.3

~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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