NC PRAMS 2008~` : (What are your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I AM NOT HAVING SEX*)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What are your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I AM NOT HAVING SEX*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	183	137	74.7	66.6-81.4	46	25.3	18.6-33.4
Age
< 20 years	20	11	64.6	38.7-84.0	9	35.4	16.0-61.3
20-24 years	39	30	76.4	56.1-89.2	9	23.6	10.8-43.9
25-34 years	92	71	75.8	64.5-84.4	21	24.2	15.6-35.5
35+ years	32	25	76.4	54.9-89.6	7	23.6	10.4-45.1
Race
White	120	97	79.8	70.1-87.0	23	20.2	13.0-29.9
Black	47	27	59.7	42.2-75.1	20	40.3	24.9-57.8
Other	16	13	75.6	45.8-91.9	3	24.4	8.1-54.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	29	21	73.7	52.2-87.8	8	26.3	12.2-47.8
No	154	116	74.9	66.0-82.1	38	25.1	17.9-34.0
Education
< High School	44	30	73.5	57.1-85.2	14	26.5	14.8-42.9
High School	54	36	66.0	48.8-79.8	18	34.0	20.2-51.2
> High School	85	71	80.9	69.4-88.8	14	19.1	11.2-30.6
Marital Status
Married	112	95	83.7	74.0-90.2	17	16.3	9.8-26.0
Other	71	42	62.0	48.2-74.1	29	38.0	25.9-51.8
Income
14,999 or less	62	39	64.5	49.6-76.9	23	35.5	23.1-50.4
15,000-24,999	19	15	86.4	59.7-96.5	4	13.6	3.5-40.3
25,000-49,999	27	23	84.5	63.1-94.5	4	15.5	5.5-36.9
50,000 or more	55	48	81.4	65.9-90.8	7	18.6	9.2-34.1
WIC recipient
No	89	73	79.5	67.6-87.7	16	20.5	12.3-32.4
Yes	91	62	70.5	58.7-80.1	29	29.5	19.9-41.3
Medicaid recipient
No	83	70	81.6	69.9-89.5	13	18.4	10.5-30.1
Yes	100	67	69.6	58.2-79.1	33	30.4	20.9-41.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	71	52	71.2	59.5-80.6	19	28.8	19.4-40.5
2500+ grams	112	85	75.1	66.0-82.3	27	24.9	17.7-34.0

*Asked only of mothers who reported not doing anything now 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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