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	846	430	45.6	41.0-50.2	416	54.4	49.8-59.0
Age
< 20 years	128	100	75.7	63.9-84.6	28	24.3	15.4-36.1
20-24 years	220	118	42.7	33.9-52.0	102	57.3	48.0-66.1
25-34 years	403	184	40.9	34.7-47.4	219	59.1	52.6-65.3
35+ years	95	28	23.6	14.4-36.2	67	76.4	63.8-85.6
Mother's Race
White	569	296	45.1	39.7-50.6	273	54.9	49.4-60.3
African American	253	128	49.1	40.3-58.0	125	50.9	42.0-59.7
Other Minorities	24	6	26.7	9.4-56.2	18	73.3	43.8-90.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	19	9	38.9	12.3-74.3	10	61.1	25.7-87.7
No	827	421	45.7	41.1-50.4	406	54.3	49.6-58.9
Education
< High School	165	86	49.4	38.3-60.4	79	50.6	39.6-61.7
High School	291	137	41.6	33.9-49.8	154	58.4	50.2-66.1
> High School	390	207	46.7	40.5-53.0	183	53.3	47.0-59.5
Marital Status
Married	564	266	39.9	34.7-45.3	298	60.1	54.7-65.3
Other	282	164	56.7	48.3-64.9	118	43.3	35.1-51.7
Income
15,999 or less	263	122	43.6	35.0-52.6	141	56.4	47.4-65.0
16,000-24,999	132	77	55.1	42.2-67.3	55	44.9	32.7-57.8
25,000-39,999	139	72	42.7	32.7-53.4	67	57.3	46.6-67.3
40,000 or more	261	131	44.4	37.1-51.9	130	55.6	48.1-62.9
WIC recipient
No	462	243	45.9	40.0-51.9	219	54.1	48.1-60.0
Yes	378	185	45.3	38.3-52.5	193	54.7	47.5-61.7
Medicaid recipient
No	434	228	44.9	39.0-50.8	206	55.1	49.2-61.0
Yes	412	202	46.4	39.4-53.6	210	53.6	46.4-60.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	171	100	53.5	45.8-61.1	71	46.5	38.9-54.2
1500-2499 grams	264	144	51.5	45.3-57.6	120	48.5	42.4-54.7
2500+ grams	409	184	45.0	40.1-50.1	225	55.0	49.9-59.9

*Survey Question:
1. Before your new baby, did you ever have any other babies who were born alive?

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