NC PRAMS 2008~` : (Was your baby seen by a doctor, nurse, or other health care provider in the first week after he or she left the hospital?)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

WELL BABY CARE VISITS

Was your baby seen by a doctor, nurse, or other health care provider in the first week after he or she left the hospital?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1327	68	6.2	4.8- 7.9	1259	93.8	92.1-95.2
Age
< 20 years	142	15	12.4	7.2-20.4	127	87.6	79.6-92.8
20-24 years	309	12	4.5	2.4- 8.1	297	95.5	91.9-97.6
25-34 years	671	30	5.4	3.7- 7.7	641	94.6	92.3-96.3
35+ years	205	11	7.0	3.9-12.4	194	93.0	87.6-96.1
Race
White	939	35	4.5	3.2- 6.3	904	95.5	93.7-96.8
Black	320	30	12.3	8.5-17.6	290	87.7	82.4-91.5
Other	68	3	4.5	1.3-14.5	65	95.5	85.5-98.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	185	13	7.6	4.2-13.2	172	92.4	86.8-95.8
No	1141	55	5.9	4.5- 7.7	1086	94.1	92.3-95.5
Education
< High School	257	26	11.6	7.8-16.9	231	88.4	83.1-92.2
High School	354	20	6.8	4.4-10.6	334	93.2	89.4-95.6
> High School	712	21	3.4	2.1- 5.3	691	96.6	94.7-97.9
Marital Status
Married	806	31	4.5	3.1- 6.5	775	95.5	93.5-96.9
Other	521	37	8.5	6.1-11.8	484	91.5	88.2-93.9
Income
14,999 or less	356	31	11.2	7.9-15.8	325	88.8	84.2-92.1
15,000-24,999	171	11	7.0	3.8-12.7	160	93.0	87.3-96.2
25,000-49,999	257	6	2.2	0.9- 5.4	251	97.8	94.6-99.1
50,000 or more	435	9	2.7	1.4- 5.1	426	97.3	94.9-98.6
WIC recipient
No	727	24	4.1	2.7- 6.2	703	95.9	93.8-97.3
Yes	592	44	8.5	6.2-11.5	548	91.5	88.5-93.8
Medicaid recipient
No	625	15	2.8	1.6- 4.6	610	97.2	95.4-98.4
Yes	702	53	9.0	6.8-11.9	649	91.0	88.1-93.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	421	13	3.2	1.9- 5.3	408	96.8	94.7-98.1
2500+ grams	906	55	6.4	5.0- 8.3	851	93.6	91.7-95.0

#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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