NC PRAMS 2008~` : (HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HYPERTENSION (INCLUDING PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION [PIH], PREECLAMPSIA, OR TOXEMIA))

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

MORBIDITY-MATERNAL

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HYPERTENSION (INCLUDING PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION [PIH], PREECLAMPSIA, OR TOXEMIA)

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1365	1148	87.9	85.8-89.7	217	12.1	10.3-14.2
Age
< 20 years	148	118	79.8	71.2-86.3	30	20.2	13.7-28.8
20-24 years	325	276	87.5	82.9-91.1	49	12.5	8.9-17.1
25-34 years	682	581	89.7	87.0-91.9	101	10.3	8.1-13.0
35+ years	210	173	88.2	82.8-92.1	37	11.8	7.9-17.2
Race
White	964	826	88.6	86.2-90.6	138	11.4	9.4-13.8
Black	333	261	84.0	78.9-88.1	72	16.0	11.9-21.1
Other	68	61	94.4	86.1-97.9	7	5.6	2.1-13.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	186	166	93.5	88.6-96.3	20	6.5	3.7-11.4
No	1178	981	86.9	84.5-88.9	197	13.1	11.1-15.5
Education
< High School	265	224	87.2	82.0-91.1	41	12.8	8.9-18.0
High School	373	310	87.9	83.7-91.1	63	12.1	8.9-16.3
> High School	723	611	88.3	85.5-90.6	112	11.7	9.4-14.5
Marital Status
Married	828	699	89.0	86.5-91.1	129	11.0	8.9-13.5
Other	537	449	86.2	82.6-89.2	88	13.8	10.8-17.4
Income
14,999 or less	381	313	86.4	82.1-89.9	68	13.6	10.1-17.9
15,000-24,999	172	140	86.9	80.4-91.4	32	13.1	8.6-19.6
25,000-49,999	264	224	88.0	83.0-91.7	40	12.0	8.3-17.0
50,000 or more	441	377	89.0	85.4-91.8	64	11.0	8.2-14.6
WIC recipient
No	739	629	89.0	86.3-91.2	110	11.0	8.8-13.7
Yes	620	514	86.6	83.3-89.4	106	13.4	10.6-16.7
Medicaid recipient
No	638	549	89.1	86.1-91.4	89	10.9	8.6-13.9
Yes	727	599	86.9	83.9-89.4	128	13.1	10.6-16.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	450	331	74.3	70.2-78.1	119	25.7	21.9-29.8
2500+ grams	915	817	89.1	86.9-91.0	98	10.9	9.0-13.1

#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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