NC PRAMS 2006~` : (Here is a list of problems some women can have getting prenatal care. For each item circle Y (YES) if it was a problem for you during your most recent pregnancy? or circle N (NO) if it was not a problem or didn't apply to you. THE DOCTOR OR MY HEALTH PLAN WOULD NOT START CARE AS EARLY AS I WANTED)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

Here is a list of problems some women can have getting prenatal care. For each item circle Y (YES) if it was a problem for you during your most recent pregnancy? or circle N (NO) if it was not a problem or didn't apply to you. THE DOCTOR OR MY HEALTH P LAN WOULD NOT START CARE AS EARLY AS I WANTED

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1255	1155	90.0	87.5-92.0	100	10.0	8.0-12.5
Age
< 20 years	129	120	91.6	82.4-96.2	9	8.4	3.8-17.6
20-24 years	278	244	86.8	80.9-91.1	34	13.2	8.9-19.1
25-34 years	646	602	91.1	87.6-93.7	44	8.9	6.3-12.4
35+ years	202	189	89.8	82.1-94.4	13	10.2	5.6-17.9
Race
White	915	845	90.3	87.4-92.6	70	9.7	7.4-12.6
Black	271	246	88.6	82.4-92.8	25	11.4	7.2-17.6
Other	69	64	92.2	80.1-97.2	5	7.8	2.8-19.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	154	128	79.5	69.9-86.6	26	20.5	13.4-30.1
No	1101	1027	91.8	89.3-93.7	74	8.2	6.3-10.7
Education
< High School	192	161	82.2	73.9-88.4	31	17.8	11.6-26.1
High School	378	349	91.0	86.4-94.2	29	9.0	5.8-13.6
> High School	684	644	92.3	89.3-94.5	40	7.7	5.5-10.7
Marital Status
Married	823	771	92.8	90.2-94.7	52	7.2	5.3- 9.8
Other	432	384	85.9	80.9-89.8	48	14.1	10.2-19.1
Income
14,999 or less	321	283	84.6	78.4-89.3	38	15.4	10.7-21.6
15,000-24,999	162	147	89.3	81.2-94.1	15	10.7	5.9-18.8
25,000-49,999	250	229	91.0	85.7-94.5	21	9.0	5.5-14.3
50,000 or more	413	396	94.4	90.8-96.6	17	5.6	3.4- 9.2
WIC recipient
No	707	666	92.7	89.6-94.9	41	7.3	5.1-10.4
Yes	537	481	87.0	82.8-90.4	56	13.0	9.6-17.2
Medicaid recipient
No	640	607	93.5	90.6-95.5	33	6.5	4.5- 9.4
Yes	615	548	86.9	82.8-90.1	67	13.1	9.9-17.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	552	517	92.1	89.0-94.4	35	7.9	5.6-11.0
2500+ grams	703	638	89.8	87.1-92.0	65	10.2	8.0-12.9

~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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