NC PRAMS 2008~` : (During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse or other health care worker talk with you about ? MEDICINES THAT ARE SAFE TO TAKE DURING MY PREGNANCY*)

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 with you about ? MEDICINES THAT ARE SAFE TO TAKE DURING MY PREGNANCY*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1341	116	8.3	6.8-10.2	1225	91.7	89.8-93.2
Age
< 20 years	146	13	9.1	4.8-16.6	133	90.9	83.4-95.2
20-24 years	314	30	8.2	5.4-12.4	284	91.8	87.6-94.6
25-34 years	675	59	8.6	6.4-11.3	616	91.4	88.7-93.6
35+ years	206	14	6.8	3.9-11.8	192	93.2	88.2-96.1
Race
White	951	84	8.2	6.5-10.4	867	91.8	89.6-93.5
Black	325	25	7.3	4.6-11.4	300	92.7	88.6-95.4
Other	65	7	14.0	6.5-27.4	58	86.0	72.6-93.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	178	23	12.3	7.8-19.0	155	87.7	81.0-92.2
No	1162	93	7.6	6.0- 9.5	1069	92.4	90.5-94.0
Education
< High School	255	33	12.1	8.2-17.5	222	87.9	82.5-91.8
High School	362	36	9.1	6.2-13.1	326	90.9	86.9-93.8
> High School	720	47	6.3	4.6- 8.5	673	93.7	91.5-95.4
Marital Status
Married	816	74	8.7	6.7-11.1	742	91.3	88.9-93.3
Other	525	42	7.8	5.5-10.9	483	92.2	89.1-94.5
Income
14,999 or less	360	35	8.7	5.8-12.7	325	91.3	87.3-94.2
15,000-24,999	173	21	11.5	7.1-18.2	152	88.5	81.8-92.9
25,000-49,999	263	29	11.3	7.7-16.5	234	88.7	83.5-92.3
50,000 or more	439	21	4.6	2.9- 7.3	418	95.4	92.7-97.1
WIC recipient
No	729	52	7.2	5.3- 9.6	677	92.8	90.4-94.7
Yes	608	64	9.6	7.2-12.7	544	90.4	87.3-92.8
Medicaid recipient
No	631	43	6.3	4.5- 8.8	588	93.7	91.2-95.5
Yes	710	73	9.9	7.7-12.8	637	90.1	87.2-92.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	437	45	10.4	7.9-13.6	392	89.6	86.4-92.1
2500+ grams	904	71	8.1	6.5-10.1	833	91.9	89.9-93.5

*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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