NC PRAMS 2008~` : (During the 12 months before you got pregnant, did an ex-husband or ex-partner push, hit, slap, kick, choke, or physically hurt you in any other way?)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

ABUSE

During the 12 months before you got pregnant, did an ex-husband or ex-partner push, hit, slap, kick, choke, or physically hurt you in any other way?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1377	1313	95.7	94.2-96.8	64	4.3	3.2- 5.8
Age
< 20 years	150	135	89.8	82.5-94.2	15	10.2	5.8-17.5
20-24 years	325	303	93.5	89.6-96.0	22	6.5	4.0-10.4
25-34 years	691	669	97.3	95.4-98.4	22	2.7	1.6- 4.6
35+ years	211	206	98.3	95.0-99.4	5	1.7	0.6- 5.0
Race
White	975	933	96.3	94.7-97.4	42	3.7	2.6- 5.3
Black	334	314	92.7	88.2-95.6	20	7.3	4.4-11.8
Other	68	66	99.3	97.2-99.8	2	0.7	0.2- 2.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	195	186	96.6	92.6-98.5	9	3.4	1.5- 7.4
No	1181	1126	95.5	93.8-96.7	55	4.5	3.3- 6.2
Education
< High School	271	250	93.7	89.5-96.3	21	6.3	3.7-10.5
High School	379	355	93.8	90.3-96.1	24	6.2	3.9- 9.7
> High School	723	704	97.6	95.9-98.6	19	2.4	1.4- 4.1
Marital Status
Married	832	813	98.5	97.3-99.2	19	1.5	0.8- 2.7
Other	545	500	91.6	88.4-94.0	45	8.4	6.0-11.6
Income
14,999 or less	384	354	92.6	88.9-95.2	30	7.4	4.8-11.1
15,000-24,999	177	167	95.1	89.7-97.7	10	4.9	2.3-10.3
25,000-49,999	265	253	96.6	93.2-98.4	12	3.4	1.6- 6.8
50,000 or more	441	434	98.2	95.9-99.2	7	1.8	0.8- 4.1
WIC recipient
No	743	726	97.9	96.3-98.8	17	2.1	1.2- 3.7
Yes	626	579	93.2	90.5-95.1	47	6.8	4.9- 9.5
Medicaid recipient
No	639	629	98.5	96.9-99.3	10	1.5	0.7- 3.1
Yes	738	684	93.3	90.9-95.2	54	6.7	4.8- 9.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	453	423	93.2	90.5-95.2	30	6.8	4.8- 9.5
2500+ grams	924	890	95.9	94.3-97.1	34	4.1	2.9- 5.7

#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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