PRAMS 1997 Survey Results: Social Support - Someone to Help if sick in bed

Social Support: Someone to Help if sick in bed*

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 845 84 10.9 8.2-14.2 761 89.1 85.8-91.8

Age

< 20 years 127 9 5.9 2.2-15.1 118 94.1 84.9-97.8

20-24 years 222 30 18.4 12.0-27.3 192 81.6 72.7-88.0

25-34 years 401 38 9.5 6.3-14.0 363 90.5 86.0-93.7

35+ years 95 7 5.5 1.6-17.4 88 94.5 82.6-98.4

Mother's Race

White 568 54 10.5 7.5-14.5 514 89.5 85.5-92.5

African American 252 25 9.8 5.5-16.7 227 90.2 83.3-94.5

Other Minorities 25 5 26.1 9.1-55.6 20 73.9 44.4-90.9

Hispanic origin

Yes 18 7 43.5 13.0-80.0 11 56.5 20.0-87.0

No 827 77 10.4 7.8-13.7 750 89.6 86.3-92.2

Education

< High School 163 27 15.1 8.6-25.1 136 84.9 74.9-91.4

High School 293 25 10.0 6.0-16.2 268 90.0 83.8-94.0

> High School 389 32 9.6 6.3-14.3 357 90.4 85.7-93.7

Marital Status

Married 563 50 9.7 6.8-13.7 513 90.3 86.3-93.2

Other 282 34 13.1 8.3-20.0 248 86.9 80.0-91.7

Income

15,999 or less 262 40 14.9 9.5-22.6 222 85.1 77.4-90.5

16,000-24,999 132 13 12.5 6.0-24.3 119 87.5 75.7-94.0

25,000-39,999 140 13 9.8 5.1-18.0 127 90.2 82.0-94.9

40,000 or more 260 11 5.6 2.9-10.4 249 94.4 89.6-97.1

WIC recipient

No 463 22 5.6 3.4- 9.1 441 94.4 90.9-96.6

Yes 376 61 16.9 12.1-23.1 315 83.1 76.9-87.9

Medicaid recipient

No 432 30 8.4 5.5-12.5 402 91.6 87.5-94.5

Yes 413 54 13.6 9.4-19.4 359 86.4 80.6-90.6

Infant's birth weight

Under 1500 grams 171 12 7.4 4.2-12.7 159 92.6 87.3-95.8

1500-2499 grams 265 31 12.1 8.6-16.9 234 87.9 83.1-91.4

2500+ grams 407 41 10.8 8.0-14.5 366 89.2 85.5-92.0

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	845	84	10.9	8.2-14.2	761	89.1	85.8-91.8
Age
< 20 years	127	9	5.9	2.2-15.1	118	94.1	84.9-97.8
20-24 years	222	30	18.4	12.0-27.3	192	81.6	72.7-88.0
25-34 years	401	38	9.5	6.3-14.0	363	90.5	86.0-93.7
35+ years	95	7	5.5	1.6-17.4	88	94.5	82.6-98.4
Mother's Race
White	568	54	10.5	7.5-14.5	514	89.5	85.5-92.5
African American	252	25	9.8	5.5-16.7	227	90.2	83.3-94.5
Other Minorities	25	5	26.1	9.1-55.6	20	73.9	44.4-90.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	18	7	43.5	13.0-80.0	11	56.5	20.0-87.0
No	827	77	10.4	7.8-13.7	750	89.6	86.3-92.2
Education
< High School	163	27	15.1	8.6-25.1	136	84.9	74.9-91.4
High School	293	25	10.0	6.0-16.2	268	90.0	83.8-94.0
> High School	389	32	9.6	6.3-14.3	357	90.4	85.7-93.7
Marital Status
Married	563	50	9.7	6.8-13.7	513	90.3	86.3-93.2
Other	282	34	13.1	8.3-20.0	248	86.9	80.0-91.7
Income
15,999 or less	262	40	14.9	9.5-22.6	222	85.1	77.4-90.5
16,000-24,999	132	13	12.5	6.0-24.3	119	87.5	75.7-94.0
25,000-39,999	140	13	9.8	5.1-18.0	127	90.2	82.0-94.9
40,000 or more	260	11	5.6	2.9-10.4	249	94.4	89.6-97.1
WIC recipient
No	463	22	5.6	3.4- 9.1	441	94.4	90.9-96.6
Yes	376	61	16.9	12.1-23.1	315	83.1	76.9-87.9
Medicaid recipient
No	432	30	8.4	5.5-12.5	402	91.6	87.5-94.5
Yes	413	54	13.6	9.4-19.4	359	86.4	80.6-90.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	171	12	7.4	4.2-12.7	159	92.6	87.3-95.8
1500-2499 grams	265	31	12.1	8.6-16.9	234	87.9	83.1-91.4
2500+ grams	407	41	10.8	8.0-14.5	366	89.2	85.5-92.0

*Survey Question:
Since your delivery, would you have the kinds of help listed below if you needed them? 57b.
Someone to help me if I were sick and needed to be in bed

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