NC PRAMS 2008~` : (How was your prenatal care paid for? MEDICAID)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

HEALTH INSURANCE

How was your prenatal care paid for? MEDICAID

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1366	761	54.8	51.8-57.8	605	45.2	42.2-48.2
Age
< 20 years	147	24	18.5	12.1-27.2	123	81.5	72.8-87.9
20-24 years	320	110	33.2	27.6-39.4	210	66.8	60.6-72.4
25-34 years	692	464	66.2	62.0-70.1	228	33.8	29.9-38.0
35+ years	207	163	79.3	72.4-84.8	44	20.7	15.2-27.6
Race
White	968	615	62.5	59.0-65.9	353	37.5	34.1-41.0
Black	330	101	28.4	23.0-34.5	229	71.6	65.5-77.0
Other	68	45	56.1	42.2-69.2	23	43.9	30.8-57.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	190	113	57.5	49.4-65.2	77	42.5	34.8-50.6
No	1175	647	54.3	51.1-57.6	528	45.7	42.4-48.9
Education
< High School	266	77	30.4	24.5-37.1	189	69.6	62.9-75.5
High School	371	133	35.7	30.2-41.6	238	64.3	58.4-69.8
> High School	725	548	76.1	72.3-79.4	177	23.9	20.6-27.7
Marital Status
Married	833	637	75.2	71.7-78.5	196	24.8	21.5-28.3
Other	533	124	24.9	20.9-29.5	409	75.1	70.5-79.1
Income
14,999 or less	372	68	18.5	14.3-23.6	304	81.5	76.4-85.7
15,000-24,999	176	58	30.6	23.5-38.8	118	69.4	61.2-76.5
25,000-49,999	265	162	61.8	55.1-68.1	103	38.2	31.9-44.9
50,000 or more	442	426	96.3	93.5-97.9	16	3.7	2.1- 6.5
WIC recipient
No	735	612	83.3	79.9-86.1	123	16.7	13.9-20.1
Yes	620	140	23.2	19.5-27.2	480	76.8	72.8-80.5
Medicaid recipient
No	639	639	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Yes	727	122	17.0	14.0-20.5	605	83.0	79.5-86.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	446	215	44.8	40.3-49.3	231	55.2	50.7-59.7
2500+ grams	920	546	55.7	52.4-59.0	374	44.3	41.0-47.6

#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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