NC PRAMS 2008~` : (Just before you got pregnant, did you have health insurance?*)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

HEALTH INSURANCE

Just before you got pregnant, did you have health insurance?*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1378	605	45.2	42.2-48.2	773	54.8	51.8-57.8
Age
< 20 years	150	104	66.5	57.1-74.8	46	33.5	25.2-42.9
20-24 years	323	211	67.3	61.2-72.9	112	32.7	27.1-38.8
25-34 years	695	237	35.8	31.8-40.0	458	64.2	60.0-68.2
35+ years	210	53	24.8	18.8-32.0	157	75.2	68.0-81.2
Race
White	974	391	41.6	38.1-45.1	583	58.4	54.9-61.9
Black	335	187	57.5	51.0-63.6	148	42.5	36.4-49.0
Other	69	27	45.5	32.5-59.2	42	54.5	40.8-67.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	194	148	78.9	71.8-84.5	46	21.1	15.5-28.2
No	1183	457	38.8	35.7-42.1	726	61.2	57.9-64.3
Education
< High School	271	227	83.5	77.8-88.0	44	16.5	12.0-22.2
High School	377	238	63.7	57.8-69.2	139	36.3	30.8-42.2
> High School	726	138	17.8	14.9-21.2	588	82.2	78.8-85.1
Marital Status
Married	832	212	26.7	23.3-30.3	620	73.3	69.7-76.7
Other	546	393	71.6	67.0-75.7	153	28.4	24.3-33.0
Income
14,999 or less	384	316	81.5	76.5-85.7	68	18.5	14.3-23.5
15,000-24,999	176	111	67.5	59.4-74.8	65	32.5	25.2-40.6
25,000-49,999	263	82	31.2	25.2-37.8	181	68.8	62.2-74.8
50,000 or more	442	21	5.2	3.2- 8.2	421	94.8	91.8-96.8
WIC recipient
No	743	145	18.8	15.7-22.2	598	81.2	77.8-84.3
Yes	625	455	74.1	70.0-77.8	170	25.9	22.2-30.0
Medicaid recipient
No	639	34	5.2	3.5- 7.6	605	94.8	92.4-96.5
Yes	739	571	78.0	74.4-81.3	168	22.0	18.7-25.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	453	233	55.0	50.5-59.5	220	45.0	40.5-49.5
2500+ grams	925	372	44.3	41.1-47.6	553	55.7	52.4-58.9

*Note: Insurance does not include Medicaid

#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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