NC PRAMS 2008~` : (During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker talk to you about ? THE BABY BLUES (POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION)*)

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 BABY BLUES (POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION)*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1324	284	21.0	18.6-23.5	1040	79.0	76.5-81.4
Age
< 20 years	142	29	20.4	13.6-29.4	113	79.6	70.6-86.4
20-24 years	313	49	13.6	9.8-18.6	264	86.4	81.4-90.2
25-34 years	666	157	23.4	20.0-27.2	509	76.6	72.8-80.0
35+ years	203	49	25.1	19.0-32.3	154	74.9	67.7-81.0
Race
White	941	203	21.2	18.4-24.3	738	78.8	75.7-81.6
Black	321	59	16.9	12.6-22.4	262	83.1	77.6-87.4
Other	62	22	36.0	23.7-50.4	40	64.0	49.6-76.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	168	41	25.0	18.4-33.2	127	75.0	66.8-81.6
No	1155	243	20.3	17.8-23.0	912	79.7	77.0-82.2
Education
< High School	244	53	22.6	17.2-29.2	191	77.4	70.8-82.8
High School	365	74	18.4	14.2-23.4	291	81.6	76.6-85.8
> High School	712	156	21.5	18.4-25.0	556	78.5	75.0-81.6
Marital Status
Married	808	185	23.1	20.0-26.5	623	76.9	73.5-80.0
Other	516	99	17.8	14.3-22.0	417	82.2	78.0-85.7
Income
14,999 or less	355	73	20.6	16.1-26.1	282	79.4	73.9-83.9
15,000-24,999	172	31	13.5	8.8-20.2	141	86.5	79.8-91.2
25,000-49,999	264	57	23.8	18.5-30.1	207	76.2	69.9-81.5
50,000 or more	437	98	22.6	18.6-27.2	339	77.4	72.8-81.4
WIC recipient
No	722	163	22.3	19.1-25.9	559	77.7	74.1-80.9
Yes	595	119	19.3	15.9-23.3	476	80.7	76.7-84.1
Medicaid recipient
No	629	144	23.1	19.7-27.0	485	76.9	73.0-80.3
Yes	695	140	19.1	15.9-22.7	555	80.9	77.3-84.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	432	97	22.3	18.7-26.4	335	77.7	73.6-81.3
2500+ grams	892	187	20.8	18.3-23.6	705	79.2	76.4-81.7

*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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