NC PRAMS 2007~` : (When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

CONTRACEPTION

When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	842	504	58.9	54.6-63.1	338	41.1	36.9-45.4
Age
< 20 years	144	85	64.3	53.6-73.7	59	35.7	26.3-46.4
20-24 years	254	144	56.3	48.4-63.8	110	43.7	36.2-51.6
25-34 years	358	222	57.9	51.2-64.3	136	42.1	35.7-48.8
35+ years	86	53	62.5	49.0-74.4	33	37.5	25.6-51.0
Race
White	496	299	56.7	51.3-62.0	197	43.3	38.0-48.7
Black	317	188	63.5	55.9-70.5	129	36.5	29.5-44.1
Other	29	17	56.7	34.6-76.4	12	43.3	23.6-65.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	83	48	56.1	43.2-68.3	35	43.9	31.7-56.8
No	757	456	59.5	54.9-63.9	301	40.5	36.1-45.1
Education
< High School	212	133	60.3	51.5-68.4	79	39.7	31.6-48.5
High School	271	166	62.0	54.3-69.2	105	38.0	30.8-45.7
> High School	356	203	55.4	48.8-61.8	153	44.6	38.2-51.2
Marital Status
Married	357	209	55.1	48.7-61.4	148	44.9	38.6-51.3
Other	485	295	61.5	55.7-67.0	190	38.5	33.0-44.3
Income
14,999 or less	319	199	62.9	55.7-69.6	120	37.1	30.4-44.3
15,000-24,999	171	103	57.4	47.6-66.6	68	42.6	33.4-52.4
25,000-49,999	153	85	55.7	45.5-65.4	68	44.3	34.6-54.5
50,000 or more	137	80	55.5	45.3-65.2	57	44.5	34.8-54.7
WIC recipient
No	372	220	57.9	51.4-64.1	152	42.1	35.9-48.6
Yes	460	278	60.0	54.1-65.6	182	40.0	34.4-45.9
Medicaid recipient
No	230	133	57.0	49.0-64.7	97	43.0	35.3-51.0
Yes	612	371	59.6	54.5-64.6	241	40.4	35.4-45.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	412	254	61.6	56.9-66.0	158	38.4	34.0-43.1
2500+ grams	430	250	58.6	53.9-63.2	180	41.4	36.8-46.1

*Asked only of mothers who reported not trying to get 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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