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 CAN'T PAY FOR BIRTH CONTROL*)

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 CAN'T PAY FOR BIRTH CONTROL*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	183	165	87.9	80.7-92.6	18	12.1	7.4-19.3
Age
< 20 years	20	17	82.6	53.5-95.2	3	17.4	4.8-46.5
20-24 years	39	33	85.2	66.2-94.4	6	14.8	5.6-33.8
25-34 years	92	83	86.8	76.1-93.2	9	13.2	6.8-23.9
35+ years	32	32	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Race
White	120	109	89.0	80.1-94.2	11	11.0	5.8-19.9
Black	47	42	87.2	69.4-95.3	5	12.8	4.7-30.6
Other	16	14	81.2	48.3-95.2	2	18.8	4.8-51.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	29	24	84.5	63.6-94.4	5	15.5	5.6-36.4
No	154	141	88.7	80.7-93.6	13	11.3	6.4-19.3
Education
< High School	44	37	78.5	61.5-89.3	7	21.5	10.7-38.5
High School	54	48	91.1	76.6-97.0	6	8.9	3.0-23.4
> High School	85	80	92.7	82.8-97.1	5	7.3	2.9-17.2
Marital Status
Married	112	102	90.7	81.8-95.5	10	9.3	4.5-18.2
Other	71	63	83.9	70.4-91.9	8	16.1	8.1-29.6
Income
14,999 or less	62	53	83.9	69.9-92.2	9	16.1	7.8-30.1
15,000-24,999	19	15	73.4	44.3-90.5	4	26.6	9.5-55.7
25,000-49,999	27	25	94.7	75.6-99.0	2	5.3	1.0-24.4
50,000 or more	55	55	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
WIC recipient
No	89	84	95.4	86.5-98.5	5	4.6	1.5-13.5
Yes	91	78	81.4	69.8-89.2	13	18.6	10.8-30.2
Medicaid recipient
No	83	80	99.1	97.3-99.7	3	0.9	0.3- 2.7
Yes	100	85	79.7	68.5-87.7	15	20.3	12.3-31.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	71	66	93.4	85.2-97.2	5	6.6	2.8-14.8
2500+ grams	112	99	87.2	79.3-92.4	13	12.8	7.6-20.7

*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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