NC PRAMS 2007~` : (What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I DIDN'T MIND IF I GOT PREGNANT*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I DIDN'T MIND IF I GOT PREGNANT*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	541	350	67.5	62.3-72.3	191	32.5	27.7-37.7
Age
< 20 years	91	71	78.9	66.4-87.6	20	21.1	12.4-33.6
20-24 years	154	107	74.9	65.4-82.4	47	25.1	17.6-34.6
25-34 years	238	138	58.2	49.8-66.2	100	41.8	33.8-50.2
35+ years	58	34	61.3	45.5-75.1	24	38.7	24.9-54.5
Race
White	325	203	63.9	57.1-70.1	122	36.1	29.9-42.9
Black	195	138	76.1	67.3-83.1	57	23.9	16.9-32.7
Other	21	9	50.1	25.9-74.2	12	49.9	25.8-74.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	58	46	82.5	67.8-91.3	12	17.5	8.7-32.2
No	483	304	65.3	59.6-70.5	179	34.7	29.5-40.4
Education
< High School	145	108	80.8	71.3-87.7	37	19.2	12.3-28.7
High School	179	115	63.2	53.7-71.8	64	36.8	28.2-46.3
> High School	215	127	62.4	54.0-70.1	88	37.6	29.9-46.0
Marital Status
Married	228	112	49.4	41.3-57.5	116	50.6	42.5-58.7
Other	313	238	78.8	72.3-84.1	75	21.2	15.9-27.7
Income
14,999 or less	210	165	84.5	77.2-89.7	45	15.5	10.3-22.8
15,000-24,999	109	76	73.8	61.7-83.1	33	26.2	16.9-38.3
25,000-49,999	89	39	43.9	31.4-57.3	50	56.1	42.7-68.6
50,000 or more	88	38	42.0	30.0-55.0	50	58.0	45.0-70.0
WIC recipient
No	234	127	56.1	47.9-64.0	107	43.9	36.0-52.1
Yes	297	214	75.6	68.9-81.3	83	24.4	18.7-31.1
Medicaid recipient
No	144	65	49.1	39.1-59.2	79	50.9	40.8-60.9
Yes	397	285	74.1	68.1-79.2	112	25.9	20.8-31.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	273	175	65.3	59.7-70.6	98	34.7	29.4-40.3
2500+ grams	268	175	67.7	61.9-73.0	93	32.3	27.0-38.1

*Asked of mothers that reported that they did not try to get pregnant and were not using anything 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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