NC PRAMS 2008~` : (During the 12 months before your new baby was born, what were the sources of your household's income? PAYCHECK OR MONEY FROM A JOB)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

INCOME

During the 12 months before your new baby was born, what were the sources of your household's income? PAYCHECK OR MONEY FROM A JOB

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1379	138	10.0	8.3-12.1	1241	90.0	87.9-91.7
Age
< 20 years	150	40	26.0	18.6-35.1	110	74.0	64.9-81.4
20-24 years	325	40	12.9	9.2-17.9	285	87.1	82.1-90.8
25-34 years	693	41	6.0	4.2- 8.4	652	94.0	91.6-95.8
35+ years	211	17	7.1	4.1-12.1	194	92.9	87.9-95.9
Race
White	976	65	6.0	4.5- 7.9	911	94.0	92.1-95.5
Black	334	66	22.9	17.8-28.9	268	77.1	71.1-82.2
Other	69	7	14.8	7.1-28.6	62	85.2	71.4-92.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	195	18	8.2	4.8-13.7	177	91.8	86.3-95.2
No	1183	120	10.4	8.5-12.6	1063	89.6	87.4-91.5
Education
< High School	271	68	22.8	17.6-29.0	203	77.2	71.0-82.4
High School	379	41	11.4	8.2-15.7	338	88.6	84.3-91.8
> High School	725	29	3.5	2.3- 5.3	696	96.5	94.7-97.7
Marital Status
Married	834	29	3.2	2.1- 4.9	805	96.8	95.1-97.9
Other	545	109	19.9	16.2-24.1	436	80.1	75.9-83.8
Income
14,999 or less	385	90	22.6	18.1-28.0	295	77.4	72.0-81.9
15,000-24,999	177	9	6.2	3.1-11.8	168	93.8	88.2-96.9
25,000-49,999	265	8	3.3	1.5- 6.9	257	96.7	93.1-98.5
50,000 or more	442	5	1.0	0.4- 2.7	437	99.0	97.3-99.6
WIC recipient
No	744	40	5.3	3.7- 7.5	704	94.7	92.5-96.3
Yes	626	98	15.3	12.3-18.9	528	84.7	81.1-87.7
Medicaid recipient
No	640	12	2.1	1.2- 3.9	628	97.9	96.1-98.8
Yes	739	126	16.5	13.6-19.9	613	83.5	80.1-86.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	453	57	13.6	10.7-17.2	396	86.4	82.8-89.3
2500+ grams	926	81	9.7	7.9-11.9	845	90.3	88.1-92.1

#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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