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	777	628	80.1	75.9-83.7	149	19.9	16.3-24.1
Age
< 20 years	115	81	72.2	59.6-82.1	34	27.8	17.9-40.4
20-24 years	207	160	72.8	63.3-80.5	47	27.2	19.5-36.7
25-34 years	370	310	85.0	79.3-89.3	60	15.0	10.7-20.7
35+ years	85	77	90.0	78.6-95.7	8	10.0	4.3-21.4
Mother's Race
White	528	424	79.7	74.5-84.0	104	20.3	16.0-25.5
African American	227	187	79.5	70.8-86.1	40	20.5	13.9-29.2
Other Minorities	22	17	91.2	67.8-98.1	5	8.8	1.9-32.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	18	17	98.6	89.5-99.8	1	1.4	0.2-10.5
No	759	611	79.7	75.4-83.4	148	20.3	16.6-24.6
Education
< High School	146	92	62.8	51.0-73.2	54	37.2	26.8-49.0
High School	263	191	70.8	62.6-77.8	72	29.2	22.2-37.4
> High School	368	345	94.5	90.8-96.7	23	5.5	3.3- 9.2
Marital Status
Married	529	456	88.1	83.8-91.3	73	11.9	8.7-16.2
Other	248	172	63.7	54.8-71.7	76	36.3	28.3-45.2
Income
15,999 or less	245	169	65.7	56.3-73.9	76	34.3	26.1-43.7
16,000-24,999	116	90	74.4	60.9-84.5	26	25.6	15.5-39.1
25,000-39,999	130	107	81.1	71.1-88.3	23	18.9	11.7-28.9
40,000 or more	241	229	95.5	91.1-97.7	12	4.5	2.3- 8.9
WIC recipient
No	425	371	88.6	83.8-92.1	54	11.4	7.9-16.2
Yes	346	252	70.1	62.9-76.4	94	29.9	23.6-37.1
Medicaid recipient
No	406	373	92.7	88.8-95.3	33	7.3	4.7-11.2
Yes	371	255	65.6	58.3-72.2	116	34.4	27.8-41.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	118	100	83.3	74.9-89.3	18	16.7	10.7-25.1
1500-2499 grams	257	194	74.8	68.9-79.9	63	25.2	20.1-31.1
2500+ grams	400	332	80.4	75.8-84.3	68	19.6	15.7-24.2

*Survey Question:
Listed below are some things about safety. Indicate if it applies to you. 67g. There is a member of
my household who smokes inside my home

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