NC PRAMS 2007~` : (Just before you got pregnant, were you on Medicaid?)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

HEALTH INSURANCE

Just before you got pregnant, were you on Medicaid?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1671	1441	86.2	83.9-88.2	230	13.8	11.8-16.1
Age
< 20 years	196	124	70.3	61.5-77.8	72	29.7	22.2-38.5
20-24 years	403	339	83.6	78.4-87.7	64	16.4	12.3-21.6
25-34 years	842	760	89.6	86.5-92.0	82	10.4	8.0-13.5
35+ years	230	218	93.7	87.9-96.8	12	6.3	3.2-12.1
Race
White	1151	1045	90.5	88.2-92.5	106	9.5	7.5-11.8
Black	447	331	72.3	66.1-77.7	116	27.7	22.3-33.9
Other	73	65	89.2	76.3-95.5	8	10.8	4.5-23.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	214	198	93.2	88.1-96.3	16	6.8	3.7-11.9
No	1454	1242	85.0	82.4-87.2	212	15.0	12.8-17.6
Education
< High School	337	250	76.8	70.6-82.1	87	23.2	17.9-29.4
High School	456	364	79.9	74.8-84.2	92	20.1	15.8-25.2
> High School	872	822	94.2	91.8-95.9	50	5.8	4.1- 8.2
Marital Status
Married	1012	943	93.3	91.1-95.0	69	6.7	5.0- 8.9
Other	659	498	76.3	71.8-80.3	161	23.7	19.7-28.2
Income
14,999 or less	451	322	71.3	65.5-76.4	129	28.7	23.6-34.5
15,000-24,999	256	208	81.6	74.7-86.9	48	18.4	13.1-25.3
25,000-49,999	305	288	94.3	89.9-96.9	17	5.7	3.1-10.1
50,000 or more	541	532	98.4	96.4-99.3	9	1.6	0.7- 3.6
WIC recipient
No	948	892	94.7	92.5-96.2	56	5.3	3.8- 7.5
Yes	706	535	76.2	71.9-80.0	171	23.8	20.0-28.1
Medicaid recipient
No	791	791	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Yes	880	650	74.7	70.9-78.3	230	25.3	21.7-29.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	769	648	82.5	79.6-85.1	121	17.5	14.9-20.4
2500+ grams	902	793	86.5	84.0-88.7	109	13.5	11.3-16.0

#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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