NC PRAMS 2008~` : (When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?*)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

CONTRACEPTION

When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you or your husband or partner doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	687	399	58.0	53.7-62.2	288	42.0	37.8-46.3
Age
< 20 years	119	73	64.2	53.6-73.5	46	35.8	26.5-46.4
20-24 years	214	135	63.6	55.8-70.8	79	36.4	29.2-44.2
25-34 years	262	138	50.5	43.7-57.3	124	49.5	42.7-56.3
35+ years	92	53	59.8	48.4-70.2	39	40.2	29.8-51.6
Race
White	410	237	57.6	52.1-62.9	173	42.4	37.1-47.9
Black	244	143	57.8	50.3-64.9	101	42.2	35.1-49.7
Other	33	19	65.5	45.9-80.9	14	34.5	19.1-54.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	92	44	46.1	34.6-58.0	48	53.9	42.0-65.4
No	595	355	59.9	55.3-64.3	240	40.1	35.7-44.7
Education
< High School	159	98	62.8	53.8-71.0	61	37.2	29.0-46.2
High School	242	145	58.4	51.0-65.5	97	41.6	34.5-49.0
> High School	285	156	54.8	48.3-61.1	129	45.2	38.9-51.7
Marital Status
Married	285	167	59.8	53.3-66.0	118	40.2	34.0-46.7
Other	402	232	56.8	51.1-62.4	170	43.2	37.6-48.9
Income
14,999 or less	268	170	61.8	54.6-68.5	98	38.2	31.5-45.4
15,000-24,999	117	56	48.5	38.3-58.8	61	51.5	41.2-61.7
25,000-49,999	127	70	53.0	43.4-62.5	57	47.0	37.5-56.6
50,000 or more	113	70	64.5	54.5-73.4	43	35.5	26.6-45.5
WIC recipient
No	269	162	60.4	53.6-66.7	107	39.6	33.3-46.4
Yes	411	234	56.9	51.3-62.4	177	43.1	37.6-48.7
Medicaid recipient
No	183	107	57.8	49.8-65.4	76	42.2	34.6-50.2
Yes	504	292	58.1	53.0-63.1	212	41.9	36.9-47.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	246	145	59.4	53.3-65.3	101	40.6	34.7-46.7
2500+ grams	441	254	57.9	53.2-62.5	187	42.1	37.5-46.8

*Asked only of mothers who reported not trying to get 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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