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	772	686	88.6	85.3-91.3	86	11.4	8.7-14.7
Age
< 20 years	115	106	90.3	80.1-95.5	9	9.7	4.5-19.9
20-24 years	204	186	92.4	85.7-96.1	18	7.6	3.9-14.3
25-34 years	369	315	83.8	78.2-88.2	54	16.2	11.8-21.8
35+ years	84	79	97.5	90.2-99.4	5	2.5	0.6- 9.8
Mother's Race
White	524	460	87.4	83.2-90.6	64	12.6	9.4-16.8
African American	226	206	91.7	85.1-95.5	20	8.3	4.5-14.9
Other Minorities	22	20	90.1	56.6-98.4	2	9.9	1.6-43.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	16	15	98.6	89.6-99.8	1	1.4	0.2-10.4
No	756	671	88.5	85.1-91.2	85	11.5	8.8-14.9
Education
< High School	145	137	96.0	88.0-98.8	8	4.0	1.2-12.0
High School	263	222	81.4	74.0-87.1	41	18.6	12.9-26.0
> High School	364	327	90.6	86.2-93.7	37	9.4	6.3-13.8
Marital Status
Married	524	459	87.7	83.6-90.9	65	12.3	9.1-16.4
Other	248	227	90.5	84.1-94.5	21	9.5	5.5-15.9
Income
15,999 or less	243	225	94.8	89.4-97.5	18	5.2	2.5-10.6
16,000-24,999	115	102	82.0	69.4-90.2	13	18.0	9.8-30.6
25,000-39,999	129	112	86.6	77.2-92.4	17	13.4	7.6-22.8
40,000 or more	240	207	86.0	79.5-90.6	33	14.0	9.4-20.5
WIC recipient
No	423	367	87.0	82.2-90.6	56	13.0	9.4-17.8
Yes	343	315	90.5	85.3-94.0	28	9.5	6.0-14.7
Medicaid recipient
No	404	348	87.2	82.4-90.8	56	12.8	9.2-17.6
Yes	368	338	90.3	85.2-93.8	30	9.7	6.2-14.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	118	108	91.9	85.4-95.6	10	8.1	4.4-14.6
1500-2499 grams	256	225	88.0	83.4-91.5	31	12.0	8.5-16.6
2500+ grams	396	351	88.6	85.0-91.5	45	11.4	8.5-15.0

*Survey Question:
Listed below are some things about safety. Indicate if it applies to you. 67f. There are loaded
gun, rifles, or other firearms with trigger locks in my home

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