NC PRAMS 2006~` : (How was your prenatal care paid for? MEDICAID)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

HEALTH INSURANCE

How was your prenatal care paid for? MEDICAID

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1337	789	55.7	52.3-59.2	548	44.3	40.8-47.7
Age
< 20 years	134	26	19.0	11.9-29.1	108	81.0	70.9-88.1
20-24 years	296	109	36.8	30.2-43.9	187	63.2	56.1-69.8
25-34 years	689	483	66.7	62.0-71.2	206	33.3	28.8-38.0
35+ years	218	171	80.8	73.0-86.8	47	19.2	13.2-27.0
Race
White	978	658	65.3	61.4-69.0	320	34.7	31.0-38.6
Black	285	85	26.0	19.8-33.3	200	74.0	66.7-80.2
Other	74	46	61.0	45.5-74.5	28	39.0	25.5-54.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	178	108	58.3	49.1-67.0	70	41.7	33.0-50.9
No	1159	681	55.2	51.5-58.9	478	44.8	41.1-48.5
Education
< High School	212	66	33.6	25.9-42.2	146	66.4	57.8-74.1
High School	399	158	38.1	32.3-44.4	241	61.9	55.6-67.7
> High School	724	563	75.1	70.8-78.9	161	24.9	21.1-29.2
Marital Status
Married	881	672	76.4	72.6-79.7	209	23.6	20.3-27.4
Other	456	117	25.2	20.3-30.8	339	74.8	69.2-79.7
Income
14,999 or less	347	67	21.3	16.2-27.5	280	78.7	72.5-83.8
15,000-24,999	174	64	37.8	29.0-47.4	110	62.2	52.6-71.0
25,000-49,999	259	189	68.9	61.3-75.5	70	31.1	24.5-38.7
50,000 or more	442	426	95.5	92.0-97.5	16	4.5	2.5- 8.0
WIC recipient
No	747	636	82.1	78.0-85.6	111	17.9	14.4-22.0
Yes	577	141	26.0	21.7-30.8	436	74.0	69.2-78.3
Medicaid recipient
No	675	675	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Yes	662	114	17.2	13.7-21.3	548	82.8	78.7-86.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	590	322	45.9	41.8-50.0	268	54.1	50.0-58.2
2500+ grams	747	467	56.6	52.8-60.3	280	43.4	39.7-47.2

~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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