1997 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

		No			Yes
Demographic Groups	Total Respondents†	N	%	95% C.I.†	N	%	95% C.I.†
Total	797	186	23.0	19.3-27.1	611	77.0	72.9-80.7
Age
< 20 years	126	19	8.4	3.9-17.0	107	91.6	83.0-96.1
20-24 years	209	36	16.6	10.8-24.7	173	83.4	75.3-89.2
25-34 years	373	97	27.2	21.6-33.6	276	72.8	66.4-78.4
35+ years	89	34	47.0	34.0-60.5	55	53.0	39.5-66.0
Mother's Race
White	536	144	26.9	22.4-32.0	392	73.1	68.0-77.6
African American	241	38	12.2	7.5-19.2	203	87.8	80.8-92.5
Other Minorities	20	4	33.8	12.1-65.5	16	66.2	34.5-87.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	18	2	1.8	0.4- 8.5	16	98.2	91.5-99.6
No	779	184	23.4	19.7-27.5	595	76.6	72.5-80.3
Education
< High School	160	25	9.5	4.9-17.9	135	90.5	82.1-95.1
High School	267	43	12.8	8.2-19.4	224	87.2	80.6-91.8
> High School	370	118	36.8	30.8-43.3	252	63.2	56.7-69.2
Marital Status
Married	529	153	30.4	25.5-35.8	376	69.6	64.2-74.5
Other	268	33	9.0	5.3-14.8	235	91.0	85.2-94.7
Income
15,999 or less	248	29	12.2	7.3-19.7	219	87.8	80.3-92.7
16,000-24,999	120	25	11.6	5.9-21.6	95	88.4	78.4-94.1
25,000-39,999	135	30	22.6	15.1-32.4	105	77.4	67.6-84.9
40,000 or more	245	90	38.1	30.8-45.9	155	61.9	54.1-69.2
WIC recipient
No	438	142	34.7	29.1-40.7	296	65.3	59.3-70.9
Yes	353	42	10.0	6.4-15.2	311	90.0	84.8-93.6
Medicaid recipient
No	405	130	33.1	27.5-39.1	275	66.9	60.9-72.5
Yes	392	56	12.0	8.2-17.4	336	88.0	82.6-91.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	160	39	23.9	17.8-31.2	121	76.1	68.8-82.2
1500-2499 grams	247	47	17.9	13.6-23.2	200	82.1	76.8-86.4
2500+ grams	388	100	23.3	19.4-27.7	288	76.7	72.3-80.6

*Survey Question:
56. At any time during your most recent pregnancy or delivery, did you have a blood test for HIV
(the virus that causes AIDS?)

^† Percents based on fewer than 50 total respondents may not be reliable.
Interpret these percentages with caution. C.I. = confidence interval.