NC PRAMS 2008~` : (During your most recent pregnancy, 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 your most recent pregnancy, 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	1374	1342	97.6	96.4-98.4	32	2.4	1.6- 3.6
Age
< 20 years	150	147	96.9	90.8-99.0	3	3.1	1.0- 9.2
20-24 years	324	312	96.4	93.1-98.1	12	3.6	1.9- 6.9
25-34 years	690	678	98.3	96.6-99.1	12	1.7	0.9- 3.4
35+ years	210	205	97.7	93.9-99.2	5	2.3	0.8- 6.1
Race
White	972	948	97.6	96.2-98.5	24	2.4	1.5- 3.8
Black	334	326	97.0	93.5-98.6	8	3.0	1.4- 6.5
Other	68	68	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	193	187	97.1	93.1-98.8	6	2.9	1.2- 6.9
No	1180	1154	97.7	96.4-98.5	26	2.3	1.5- 3.6
Education
< High School	271	260	95.9	92.2-97.9	11	4.1	2.1- 7.8
High School	377	366	97.3	94.6-98.7	11	2.7	1.3- 5.4
> High School	722	712	98.5	96.9-99.2	10	1.5	0.8- 3.1
Marital Status
Married	830	820	99.0	97.9-99.5	10	1.0	0.5- 2.1
Other	544	522	95.5	92.9-97.2	22	4.5	2.8- 7.1
Income
14,999 or less	384	371	96.4	93.3-98.1	13	3.6	1.9- 6.7
15,000-24,999	177	170	96.3	91.5-98.5	7	3.7	1.5- 8.5
25,000-49,999	265	263	99.4	96.8-99.9	2	0.6	0.1- 3.2
50,000 or more	440	436	99.1	97.3-99.7	4	0.9	0.3- 2.7
WIC recipient
No	741	731	98.7	97.4-99.4	10	1.3	0.6- 2.6
Yes	625	603	96.3	94.1-97.7	22	3.7	2.3- 5.9
Medicaid recipient
No	637	631	99.1	97.8-99.6	6	0.9	0.4- 2.2
Yes	737	711	96.3	94.3-97.6	26	3.7	2.4- 5.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	452	440	97.2	95.2-98.4	12	2.8	1.6- 4.8
2500+ grams	922	902	97.6	96.3-98.4	20	2.4	1.6- 3.7

#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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