NC PRAMS 2006~` : (What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? UNSPECIFIED REASON)

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? UNSPECIFIED REASON

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	414	359	87.4	82.8-90.9	55	12.6	9.1-17.2
Age
< 20 years	62	53	89.3	75.9-95.7	9	10.7	4.3-24.1
20-24 years	113	97	87.8	78.2-93.5	16	12.2	6.5-21.8
25-34 years	178	158	88.4	81.2-93.0	20	11.6	7.0-18.8
35+ years	61	51	77.5	59.2-89.1	10	22.5	10.9-40.8
Race
White	262	222	84.6	78.4-89.3	40	15.4	10.7-21.6
Black	128	115	91.2	82.3-95.8	13	8.8	4.2-17.7
Other	24	22	98.5	93.8-99.7	2	1.5	0.3- 6.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	53	46	88.0	71.0-95.6	7	12.0	4.4-29.0
No	361	313	87.2	82.4-90.9	48	12.8	9.1-17.6
Education
< High School	87	75	86.1	73.5-93.3	12	13.9	6.7-26.5
High School	161	140	88.9	81.9-93.5	21	11.1	6.5-18.1
> High School	166	144	86.5	78.7-91.8	22	13.5	8.2-21.3
Marital Status
Married	215	188	87.0	80.5-91.5	27	13.0	8.5-19.5
Other	199	171	87.7	80.7-92.4	28	12.3	7.6-19.3
Income
14,999 or less	156	137	89.2	81.0-94.1	19	10.8	5.9-19.0
15,000-24,999	61	52	87.8	73.3-95.0	9	12.2	5.0-26.7
25,000-49,999	86	75	87.2	76.5-93.5	11	12.8	6.5-23.5
50,000 or more	74	64	85.2	72.7-92.6	10	14.8	7.4-27.3
WIC recipient
No	170	145	84.6	76.4-90.3	25	15.4	9.7-23.6
Yes	238	208	88.8	82.8-92.9	30	11.2	7.1-17.2
Medicaid recipient
No	143	123	85.8	77.7-91.2	20	14.2	8.8-22.3
Yes	271	236	88.2	82.2-92.3	35	11.8	7.7-17.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	186	160	83.9	77.1-89.0	26	16.1	11.0-22.9
2500+ grams	228	199	87.7	82.6-91.4	29	12.3	8.6-17.4

~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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