NC PRAMS 2008~` : (When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you trying to become pregnant?)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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When you got pregnant with your new baby, were you trying to become pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1373	707	51.9	48.9-54.9	666	48.1	45.1-51.1
Age
< 20 years	150	120	76.8	67.8-83.9	30	23.2	16.1-32.2
20-24 years	324	219	65.3	59.0-71.1	105	34.7	28.9-41.0
25-34 years	689	273	41.2	37.1-45.4	416	58.8	54.6-62.9
35+ years	210	95	47.5	40.1-55.1	115	52.5	44.9-59.9
Race
White	969	421	43.9	40.5-47.5	548	56.1	52.5-59.5
Black	336	253	78.3	72.7-83.0	83	21.7	17.0-27.3
Other	68	33	53.0	39.4-66.1	35	47.0	33.9-60.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	189	95	46.3	38.4-54.4	94	53.7	45.6-61.6
No	1183	612	52.9	49.7-56.1	571	47.1	43.9-50.3
Education
< High School	268	162	59.5	52.6-66.0	106	40.5	34.0-47.4
High School	377	247	63.1	57.2-68.6	130	36.9	31.4-42.8
> High School	724	297	42.5	38.5-46.5	427	57.5	53.5-61.5
Marital Status
Married	831	295	35.9	32.3-39.7	536	64.1	60.3-67.7
Other	542	412	74.9	70.4-78.9	130	25.1	21.1-29.6
Income
14,999 or less	380	271	68.9	63.1-74.2	109	31.1	25.8-36.9
15,000-24,999	176	121	68.1	59.8-75.4	55	31.9	24.6-40.2
25,000-49,999	263	131	50.1	43.4-56.8	132	49.9	43.2-56.6
50,000 or more	442	119	28.6	24.1-33.5	323	71.4	66.5-75.9
WIC recipient
No	742	281	39.0	35.1-43.0	461	61.0	57.0-64.9
Yes	622	418	66.0	61.5-70.1	204	34.0	29.9-38.5
Medicaid recipient
No	639	194	31.8	27.9-35.9	445	68.2	64.1-72.1
Yes	734	513	68.6	64.5-72.4	221	31.4	27.6-35.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	454	254	58.1	53.6-62.5	200	41.9	37.5-46.4
2500+ grams	919	453	51.3	48.1-54.6	466	48.7	45.4-51.9

#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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