NC PRAMS 2007~` : (What are your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I AM NOT HAVING SEX*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What are your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I AM NOT HAVING SEX*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	263	196	69.5	61.7-76.3	67	30.5	23.7-38.3
Age
< 20 years	32	22	61.1	39.2-79.3	10	38.9	20.7-60.8
20-24 years	62	53	80.0	63.3-90.3	9	20.0	9.7-36.7
25-34 years	133	96	67.3	55.7-77.1	37	32.7	22.9-44.3
35+ years	36	25	67.8	47.3-83.2	11	32.2	16.8-52.7
Race
White	180	139	72.5	63.1-80.3	41	27.5	19.7-36.9
Black	67	43	56.6	40.3-71.5	24	43.4	28.5-59.7
Other	16	14	83.7	52.7-95.9	2	16.3	4.1-47.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	52	35	57.6	40.8-72.7	17	42.4	27.3-59.2
No	210	160	73.3	64.6-80.5	50	26.7	19.5-35.4
Education
< High School	75	58	73.7	59.0-84.5	17	26.3	15.5-41.0
High School	61	46	65.7	48.5-79.6	15	34.3	20.4-51.5
> High School	126	91	68.4	56.9-78.0	35	31.6	22.0-43.1
Marital Status
Married	146	123	83.1	73.8-89.5	23	16.9	10.5-26.2
Other	117	73	55.5	43.7-66.8	44	44.5	33.2-56.3
Income
14,999 or less	92	64	61.6	47.9-73.8	28	38.4	26.2-52.1
15,000-24,999	28	20	61.4	36.4-81.6	8	38.6	18.4-63.6
25,000-49,999	37	26	70.5	49.7-85.3	11	29.5	14.7-50.3
50,000 or more	84	71	86.4	74.5-93.2	13	13.6	6.8-25.5
WIC recipient
No	134	102	70.2	58.9-79.5	32	29.8	20.5-41.1
Yes	126	91	68.4	57.0-77.9	35	31.6	22.1-43.0
Medicaid recipient
No	117	94	79.5	68.4-87.4	23	20.5	12.6-31.6
Yes	146	102	62.7	52.0-72.3	44	37.3	27.7-48.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	130	102	78.1	70.3-84.3	28	21.9	15.7-29.7
2500+ grams	133	94	68.6	60.1-76.1	39	31.4	23.9-39.9

*Asked only of mothers who reported not doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant.

#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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