NC PRAMS 2007~` : (Experienced Barriers to Obtaining Prenatal Care*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

Experienced Barriers to Obtaining Prenatal Care*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	No			Yes
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1664	1040	61.0	58.0-64.0	624	39.0	36.0-42.0
Age
< 20 years	197	93	49.6	40.6-58.6	104	50.4	41.4-59.4
20-24 years	396	213	52.1	45.9-58.3	183	47.9	41.7-54.1
25-34 years	840	568	66.5	62.3-70.4	272	33.5	29.6-37.7
35+ years	231	166	68.8	60.7-75.9	65	31.2	24.1-39.3
Race
White	1146	752	62.7	59.1-66.1	394	37.3	33.9-40.9
Black	444	247	56.8	50.3-63.1	197	43.2	36.9-49.7
Other	74	41	56.7	42.5-69.8	33	43.3	30.2-57.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	211	73	32.7	25.8-40.5	138	67.3	59.5-74.2
No	1450	965	66.7	63.5-69.7	485	33.3	30.3-36.5
Education
< High School	334	141	40.7	34.2-47.6	193	59.3	52.4-65.8
High School	453	267	62.5	56.6-67.9	186	37.5	32.1-43.4
> High School	872	630	69.1	65.1-72.9	242	30.9	27.1-34.9
Marital Status
Married	1011	726	71.4	67.9-74.7	285	28.6	25.3-32.1
Other	653	314	46.5	41.5-51.5	339	53.5	48.5-58.5
Income
14,999 or less	446	193	42.6	36.8-48.7	253	57.4	51.3-63.2
15,000-24,999	257	139	53.2	45.3-60.9	118	46.8	39.1-54.7
25,000-49,999	306	195	60.6	53.5-67.2	111	39.4	32.8-46.5
50,000 or more	540	458	84.4	80.2-87.8	82	15.6	12.2-19.8
WIC recipient
No	945	693	71.9	68.1-75.4	252	28.1	24.6-31.9
Yes	705	338	47.5	42.8-52.2	367	52.5	47.8-57.2
Medicaid recipient
No	789	635	79.6	75.8-82.9	154	20.4	17.1-24.2
Yes	875	405	45.5	41.3-49.8	470	54.5	50.2-58.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	768	474	59.8	56.4-63.2	294	40.2	36.8-43.6
2500+ grams	896	566	61.1	57.9-64.3	330	38.9	35.7-42.1

*Data in this table are constructed from survey questions 17 and 18 (a-j).

#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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