2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

INCOME

During the 12 months before your new baby was born, what were the sources of your household's income? SOCIAL SECURITY, WORKERS' COMPENSATION, VETERAN BENEFITS, OR PENSIONS

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
		N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1664	1615	97.8	96.7-98.5	49	2.2	1.5- 3.3
Age
< 20 years	195	181	94.5	88.8-97.4	14	5.5	2.6-11.2
20-24 years	398	390	98.5	96.1-99.5	8	1.5	0.5- 3.9
25-34 years	840	821	98.1	96.5-99.0	19	1.9	1.0- 3.5
35+ years	231	223	98.0	94.1-99.3	8	2.0	0.7- 5.9
Race
White	1151	1125	98.3	97.1-99.0	26	1.7	1.0- 2.9
Black	439	420	96.8	93.8-98.4	19	3.2	1.6- 6.2
Other	74	70	94.6	82.7-98.5	4	5.4	1.5-17.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	214	213	99.9	99.6- 100	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4
No	1447	1399	97.3	96.0-98.2	48	2.7	1.8- 4.0
Education
< High School	335	321	97.4	94.3-98.8	14	2.6	1.2- 5.7
High School	452	435	96.5	93.6-98.1	17	3.5	1.9- 6.4
> High School	871	853	98.7	97.3-99.4	18	1.3	0.6- 2.7
Marital Status
Married	1012	985	98.3	97.1-99.0	27	1.7	1.0- 2.9
Other	652	630	97.0	94.8-98.3	22	3.0	1.7- 5.2
Income
14,999 or less	452	427	96.0	92.9-97.7	25	4.0	2.3- 7.1
15,000-24,999	258	248	97.3	93.4-98.9	10	2.7	1.1- 6.6
25,000-49,999	306	298	97.4	93.8-99.0	8	2.6	1.0- 6.2
50,000 or more	543	538	99.3	97.8-99.8	5	0.7	0.2- 2.2
WIC recipient
No	944	930	99.1	98.1-99.6	14	0.9	0.4- 1.9
Yes	705	671	96.1	93.9-97.6	34	3.9	2.4- 6.1
Medicaid recipient
No	790	781	99.5	98.4-99.8	9	0.5	0.2- 1.6
Yes	874	834	96.4	94.4-97.7	40	3.6	2.3- 5.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	766	734	95.9	94.3-97.1	32	4.1	2.9- 5.7
2500+ grams	898	881	97.9	96.7-98.7	17	2.1	1.3- 3.3

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