NC PRAMS 2008~` : (What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING BIRTH CONTROL WHEN I NEEDED IT*)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING BIRTH CONTROL WHEN I NEEDED IT*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	427	387	91.2	87.5-93.8	40	8.8	6.2-12.5
Age
< 20 years	74	66	90.9	80.4-96.0	8	9.1	4.0-19.6
20-24 years	142	128	90.0	82.4-94.6	14	10.0	5.4-17.6
25-34 years	154	138	90.2	83.4-94.3	16	9.8	5.7-16.6
35+ years	57	55	97.1	86.3-99.4	2	2.9	0.6-13.7
Race
White	255	238	94.2	90.1-96.6	17	5.8	3.4- 9.9
Black	152	132	85.3	76.9-91.0	20	14.7	9.0-23.1
Other	20	17	91.8	70.3-98.2	3	8.2	1.8-29.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	53	50	98.6	95.6-99.5	3	1.4	0.5- 4.4
No	374	337	90.0	85.9-93.1	37	10.0	6.9-14.1
Education
< High School	105	93	91.7	83.9-95.9	12	8.3	4.1-16.1
High School	152	136	88.5	81.0-93.4	16	11.5	6.6-19.0
> High School	170	158	93.0	87.1-96.3	12	7.0	3.7-12.9
Marital Status
Married	181	169	93.6	88.2-96.6	12	6.4	3.4-11.8
Other	246	218	89.4	84.0-93.1	28	10.6	6.9-16.0
Income
14,999 or less	178	156	89.1	82.5-93.5	22	10.9	6.5-17.5
15,000-24,999	61	57	94.1	81.9-98.3	4	5.9	1.7-18.1
25,000-49,999	76	71	92.4	81.9-97.0	5	7.6	3.0-18.1
50,000 or more	76	73	95.4	86.6-98.5	3	4.6	1.5-13.4
WIC recipient
No	176	163	93.2	87.5-96.5	13	6.8	3.5-12.5
Yes	246	219	89.6	84.3-93.2	27	10.4	6.8-15.7
Medicaid recipient
No	120	117	96.7	90.0-98.9	3	3.3	1.1-10.0
Yes	307	270	89.0	84.3-92.4	37	11.0	7.6-15.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	152	135	88.5	82.4-92.7	17	11.5	7.3-17.6
2500+ grams	275	252	91.4	87.4-94.2	23	8.6	5.8-12.6

*Asked of mothers that reported that they did not try to get pregnant and were not using anything to keep from getting pregnant

#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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