NC PRAMS 2006~` : (When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you trying to become pregnant?)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you trying to become pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1342	732	59.3	56.0-62.6	610	40.7	37.4-44.0
Age
< 20 years	135	114	87.2	77.7-93.0	21	12.8	7.0-22.3
20-24 years	297	204	71.5	64.7-77.5	93	28.5	22.5-35.3
25-34 years	689	315	50.9	46.2-55.6	374	49.1	44.4-53.8
35+ years	221	99	44.4	36.0-53.1	122	55.6	46.9-64.0
Race
White	978	467	52.5	48.6-56.4	511	47.5	43.6-51.4
Black	285	223	81.1	74.3-86.3	62	18.9	13.7-25.7
Other	79	42	52.0	37.8-65.8	37	48.0	34.2-62.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	177	96	59.9	50.8-68.3	81	40.1	31.7-49.2
No	1165	636	59.2	55.6-62.7	529	40.8	37.3-44.4
Education
< High School	215	147	71.2	62.8-78.4	68	28.8	21.6-37.2
High School	402	275	73.1	67.4-78.2	127	26.9	21.8-32.6
> High School	723	308	46.0	41.5-50.5	415	54.0	49.5-58.5
Marital Status
Married	881	369	44.5	40.5-48.6	512	55.5	51.4-59.5
Other	461	363	81.0	75.9-85.2	98	19.0	14.8-24.1
Income
14,999 or less	353	268	77.8	71.8-82.9	85	22.2	17.1-28.2
15,000-24,999	176	114	70.5	61.3-78.2	62	29.5	21.8-38.7
25,000-49,999	258	155	65.3	58.0-72.0	103	34.7	28.0-42.0
50,000 or more	442	118	29.4	24.4-34.9	324	70.6	65.1-75.6
WIC recipient
No	753	298	43.4	38.9-48.0	455	56.6	52.0-61.1
Yes	577	428	77.0	72.4-81.0	149	23.0	19.0-27.6
Medicaid recipient
No	674	237	39.7	35.2-44.4	437	60.3	55.6-64.8
Yes	668	495	76.3	71.9-80.2	173	23.7	19.8-28.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	595	324	60.3	56.3-64.2	271	39.7	35.8-43.7
2500+ grams	747	408	59.2	55.6-62.8	339	40.8	37.2-44.4

~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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