NC PRAMS 2007~` : (When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you trying to become pregnant?)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you trying to become pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1656	861	52.4	49.4-55.4	795	47.6	44.6-50.6
Age
< 20 years	195	150	74.7	66.0-81.8	45	25.3	18.2-34.0
20-24 years	396	258	64.8	58.7-70.4	138	35.2	29.6-41.3
25-34 years	835	364	43.4	39.2-47.7	471	56.6	52.3-60.8
35+ years	230	89	40.8	33.1-49.0	141	59.2	51.0-66.9
Race
White	1140	507	46.2	42.7-49.8	633	53.8	50.2-57.3
Black	444	322	72.5	66.5-77.9	122	27.5	22.1-33.5
Other	72	32	47.4	33.7-61.5	40	52.6	38.5-66.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	208	85	39.4	31.9-47.4	123	60.6	52.6-68.1
No	1445	774	54.9	51.6-58.1	671	45.1	41.9-48.4
Education
< High School	331	217	63.3	56.4-69.6	114	36.7	30.4-43.6
High School	449	277	59.6	53.7-65.2	172	40.4	34.8-46.3
> High School	870	364	43.5	39.4-47.7	506	56.5	52.3-60.6
Marital Status
Married	1008	367	36.5	32.9-40.2	641	63.5	59.8-67.1
Other	648	494	74.8	70.2-78.9	154	25.2	21.1-29.8
Income
14,999 or less	446	325	70.6	64.8-75.8	121	29.4	24.2-35.2
15,000-24,999	254	174	68.2	60.4-75.1	80	31.8	24.9-39.6
25,000-49,999	305	156	51.4	44.3-58.4	149	48.6	41.6-55.7
50,000 or more	539	142	27.8	23.4-32.7	397	72.2	67.3-76.6
WIC recipient
No	941	378	41.4	37.5-45.5	563	58.6	54.5-62.5
Yes	700	472	65.3	60.7-69.7	228	34.7	30.3-39.3
Medicaid recipient
No	786	234	30.9	27.0-35.0	552	69.1	65.0-73.0
Yes	870	627	70.4	66.4-74.1	243	29.6	25.9-33.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	763	424	58.6	55.2-61.9	339	41.4	38.1-44.8
2500+ grams	893	437	51.8	48.5-55.1	456	48.2	44.9-51.5

#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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