NC PRAMS 2008~` : (During the 12 months before you got pregnant, did anyone else physically hurt you in any way?)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

ABUSE

During the 12 months before you got pregnant, did anyone else physically hurt you in any way?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1376	1346	97.7	96.5-98.5	30	2.3	1.5- 3.5
Age
< 20 years	150	146	96.5	90.3-98.8	4	3.5	1.2- 9.7
20-24 years	325	313	96.4	93.2-98.1	12	3.6	1.9- 6.8
25-34 years	691	680	98.3	96.8-99.1	11	1.7	0.9- 3.2
35+ years	210	207	98.6	95.0-99.6	3	1.4	0.4- 5.0
Race
White	974	952	97.6	96.1-98.5	22	2.4	1.5- 3.9
Black	334	326	97.6	94.6-99.0	8	2.4	1.0- 5.4
Other	68	68	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	194	189	97.9	94.4-99.3	5	2.1	0.7- 5.6
No	1181	1156	97.6	96.3-98.5	25	2.4	1.5- 3.7
Education
< High School	271	262	97.1	93.7-98.7	9	2.9	1.3- 6.3
High School	378	366	96.5	93.6-98.2	12	3.5	1.8- 6.4
> High School	723	714	98.6	97.2-99.3	9	1.4	0.7- 2.8
Marital Status
Married	831	817	98.0	96.5-98.9	14	2.0	1.1- 3.5
Other	545	529	97.2	95.0-98.4	16	2.8	1.6- 5.0
Income
14,999 or less	384	368	95.9	92.9-97.7	16	4.1	2.3- 7.1
15,000-24,999	177	172	97.7	93.8-99.2	5	2.3	0.8- 6.2
25,000-49,999	265	262	98.3	94.8-99.5	3	1.7	0.5- 5.2
50,000 or more	441	437	98.7	96.6-99.5	4	1.3	0.5- 3.4
WIC recipient
No	743	729	98.1	96.5-99.0	14	1.9	1.0- 3.5
Yes	625	609	97.2	95.3-98.4	16	2.8	1.6- 4.7
Medicaid recipient
No	639	633	98.8	97.2-99.5	6	1.2	0.5- 2.8
Yes	737	713	96.8	94.9-98.0	24	3.2	2.0- 5.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	452	442	97.7	95.8-98.7	10	2.3	1.3- 4.2
2500+ grams	924	904	97.7	96.4-98.5	20	2.3	1.5- 3.6

*Asked only of mothers who reported current use of contraception.

#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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