NC PRAMS 2008~` : (Problem getting prenatal care: I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY OR INSURANCE TO PAY FOR MY VISITS*)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

Problem getting prenatal care: I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY OR INSURANCE TO PAY FOR MY VISITS*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1296	1105	85.1	82.8-87.2	191	14.9	12.8-17.2
Age
< 20 years	143	124	87.6	79.8-92.7	19	12.4	7.3-20.2
20-24 years	313	244	78.3	72.4-83.2	69	21.7	16.8-27.6
25-34 years	653	572	87.2	84.0-89.8	81	12.8	10.2-16.0
35+ years	187	165	88.1	81.7-92.4	22	11.9	7.6-18.3
Race
White	913	797	87.1	84.5-89.4	116	12.9	10.6-15.5
Black	320	265	82.4	76.8-87.0	55	17.6	13.0-23.2
Other	63	43	66.6	52.1-78.6	20	33.4	21.4-47.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	168	119	74.1	66.1-80.8	49	25.9	19.2-33.9
No	1127	985	87.0	84.5-89.1	142	13.0	10.9-15.5
Education
< High School	247	192	78.8	72.4-84.0	55	21.2	16.0-27.6
High School	360	296	82.2	77.1-86.3	64	17.8	13.7-22.9
> High School	685	614	89.5	86.6-91.8	71	10.5	8.2-13.4
Marital Status
Married	781	699	89.6	86.9-91.8	82	10.4	8.2-13.1
Other	515	406	78.7	74.3-82.5	109	21.3	17.5-25.7
Income
14,999 or less	361	281	79.0	73.6-83.5	80	21.0	16.5-26.4
15,000-24,999	169	130	75.1	66.9-81.8	39	24.9	18.2-33.1
25,000-49,999	253	210	82.3	76.4-87.0	43	17.7	13.0-23.6
50,000 or more	415	402	97.5	95.2-98.7	13	2.5	1.3- 4.8
WIC recipient
No	696	625	89.7	86.8-92.0	71	10.3	8.0-13.2
Yes	592	472	80.0	76.1-83.5	120	20.0	16.5-23.9
Medicaid recipient
No	602	569	94.2	91.6-96.0	33	5.8	4.0- 8.4
Yes	694	536	77.6	73.8-81.0	158	22.4	19.0-26.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	425	355	82.8	78.9-86.2	70	17.2	13.8-21.1
2500+ grams	871	750	85.3	82.8-87.6	121	14.7	12.4-17.2

*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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