NC PRAMS 2008~` : (During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker talk to you about ? THE BACTERIA GROUP B STREP (OR BETA STREP) THAT MOTHERS CAN PASS TO THEIR NEWBORNS DURING BIRTH*)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-CONTENT

During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker talk to you about ? THE BACTERIA GROUP B STREP (OR BETA STREP) THAT MOTHERS CAN PASS TO THEIR NEWBORNS DURING BIRTH*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1319	269	17.6	15.4-20.1	1050	82.4	79.9-84.6
Age
< 20 years	141	52	33.1	24.7-42.7	89	66.9	57.3-75.3
20-24 years	310	76	20.0	15.4-25.6	234	80.0	74.4-84.6
25-34 years	665	111	14.9	12.0-18.2	554	85.1	81.8-88.0
35+ years	203	30	11.7	7.6-17.5	173	88.3	82.5-92.4
Race
White	935	176	16.5	14.0-19.3	759	83.5	80.7-86.0
Black	321	77	19.7	15.0-25.3	244	80.3	74.7-85.0
Other	63	16	26.4	15.8-40.5	47	73.6	59.5-84.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	166	67	39.0	31.1-47.6	99	61.0	52.4-68.9
No	1152	202	14.0	11.9-16.4	950	86.0	83.6-88.1
Education
< High School	242	83	29.8	23.7-36.7	159	70.2	63.3-76.3
High School	362	92	23.1	18.4-28.5	270	76.9	71.5-81.6
> High School	712	94	9.7	7.6-12.3	618	90.3	87.7-92.4
Marital Status
Married	807	130	14.1	11.6-17.0	677	85.9	83.0-88.4
Other	512	139	22.9	19.0-27.3	373	77.1	72.7-81.0
Income
14,999 or less	353	126	31.8	26.4-37.7	227	68.2	62.3-73.6
15,000-24,999	172	37	18.5	12.8-25.9	135	81.5	74.1-87.2
25,000-49,999	263	33	10.7	7.2-15.6	230	89.3	84.4-92.8
50,000 or more	437	40	6.8	4.7- 9.8	397	93.2	90.2-95.3
WIC recipient
No	718	91	9.7	7.5-12.3	627	90.3	87.7-92.5
Yes	593	177	26.7	22.8-31.0	416	73.3	69.0-77.2
Medicaid recipient
No	628	69	8.4	6.3-11.1	559	91.6	88.9-93.7
Yes	691	200	25.7	22.1-29.6	491	74.3	70.4-77.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	428	134	32.2	28.0-36.8	294	67.8	63.2-72.0
2500+ grams	891	135	16.3	14.0-19.0	756	83.7	81.0-86.0

*Asked of women who went for prenatal care.

#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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