NC PRAMS 2007~` : (Problem getting prenatal care: THE DOCTOR OR MY HEALTH PLAN WOULD NOT START CARE AS EARLY AS I WANTED*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

Problem getting prenatal care: THE DOCTOR OR MY HEALTH PLAN WOULD NOT START CARE AS EARLY AS I WANTED*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1555	1413	90.9	88.9-92.6	142	9.1	7.4-11.1
Age
< 20 years	188	171	91.1	84.2-95.2	17	8.9	4.8-15.8
20-24 years	369	331	89.3	84.5-92.7	38	10.7	7.3-15.5
25-34 years	783	708	90.9	88.0-93.1	75	9.1	6.9-12.0
35+ years	215	203	94.1	88.5-97.0	12	5.9	3.0-11.5
Race
White	1067	969	90.4	88.0-92.4	98	9.6	7.6-12.0
Black	420	384	93.4	89.4-95.9	36	6.6	4.1-10.6
Other	68	60	86.3	73.1-93.6	8	13.7	6.4-26.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	177	128	74.1	65.7-81.0	49	25.9	19.0-34.3
No	1375	1282	93.8	92.0-95.2	93	6.2	4.8- 8.0
Education
< High School	296	250	84.4	78.3-89.0	46	15.6	11.0-21.7
High School	429	390	93.3	89.6-95.7	39	6.7	4.3-10.4
> High School	824	767	92.2	89.6-94.2	57	7.8	5.8-10.4
Marital Status
Married	946	877	92.5	90.2-94.3	69	7.5	5.7- 9.8
Other	609	536	88.7	84.9-91.5	73	11.3	8.5-15.1
Income
14,999 or less	415	360	87.2	82.4-90.9	55	12.8	9.1-17.6
15,000-24,999	240	211	89.4	83.4-93.4	29	10.6	6.6-16.6
25,000-49,999	294	273	92.8	88.3-95.6	21	7.2	4.4-11.7
50,000 or more	512	489	94.6	91.6-96.5	23	5.4	3.5- 8.4
WIC recipient
No	888	840	94.3	92.1-95.9	48	5.7	4.1- 7.9
Yes	657	563	86.5	82.8-89.5	94	13.5	10.5-17.2
Medicaid recipient
No	744	713	94.9	92.6-96.5	31	5.1	3.5- 7.4
Yes	811	700	87.5	84.2-90.1	111	12.5	9.9-15.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	718	650	89.9	87.4-91.9	68	10.1	8.1-12.6
2500+ grams	837	763	91.0	88.8-92.8	74	9.0	7.2-11.2

*Excludes mothers that did not want prenatal care (N=12).

#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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