NC PRAMS 2007~` : (What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? UNSPECIFIED REASON*)

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? UNSPECIFIED REASON*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	542	481	89.0	85.0-92.0	61	11.0	8.0-15.0
Age
< 20 years	92	79	86.4	74.5-93.2	13	13.6	6.8-25.5
20-24 years	154	138	89.4	81.2-94.3	16	10.6	5.7-18.8
25-34 years	238	212	89.4	82.9-93.6	26	10.6	6.4-17.1
35+ years	58	52	91.0	77.3-96.8	6	9.0	3.2-22.7
Race
White	325	285	88.8	83.6-92.5	40	11.2	7.5-16.4
Black	196	175	88.1	80.3-93.0	21	11.9	7.0-19.7
Other	21	21	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	58	53	91.0	77.1-96.8	5	9.0	3.2-22.9
No	484	428	88.7	84.4-91.9	56	11.3	8.1-15.6
Education
< High School	145	130	90.5	82.1-95.2	15	9.5	4.8-17.9
High School	179	155	86.0	78.0-91.5	24	14.0	8.5-22.0
> High School	216	194	90.4	84.0-94.5	22	9.6	5.5-16.0
Marital Status
Married	228	207	92.1	86.4-95.5	21	7.9	4.5-13.6
Other	314	274	87.1	81.4-91.2	40	12.9	8.8-18.6
Income
14,999 or less	211	182	86.1	78.5-91.3	29	13.9	8.7-21.5
15,000-24,999	109	97	86.5	75.3-93.1	12	13.5	6.9-24.7
25,000-49,999	89	84	97.6	91.3-99.4	5	2.4	0.6- 8.7
50,000 or more	88	81	93.8	84.5-97.7	7	6.2	2.3-15.5
WIC recipient
No	234	214	92.4	86.9-95.7	20	7.6	4.3-13.1
Yes	298	257	86.1	80.1-90.6	41	13.9	9.4-19.9
Medicaid recipient
No	144	137	96.3	90.5-98.6	7	3.7	1.4- 9.5
Yes	398	344	86.4	81.2-90.3	54	13.6	9.7-18.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	274	241	87.8	83.4-91.1	33	12.2	8.9-16.6
2500+ grams	268	240	89.1	84.7-92.4	28	10.9	7.6-15.3

*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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