1998 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

		No			Yes
Demographic Groups	Total Respondents†	N	%	95% C.I.†	N	%	95% C.I.†
Total	1783	513	25.9	23.3-28.7	1270	74.1	71.3-76.7
Age
< 20 years	275	129	45.5	37.5-53.7	146	54.5	46.3-62.5
20-24 years	494	186	33.0	27.7-38.8	308	67.0	61.2-72.3
25-34 years	809	159	18.2	15.0-21.8	650	81.8	78.2-85.0
35+ years	205	39	15.3	9.8-23.3	166	84.7	76.7-90.2
Mother's Race
White	1171	254	20.6	17.7-23.7	917	79.4	76.3-82.3
African American	543	234	41.6	35.8-47.7	309	58.4	52.3-64.2
Other Minorities	69	25	28.2	16.5-43.7	44	71.8	56.3-83.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	89	35	38.4	26.7-51.7	54	61.6	48.3-73.3
No	1693	477	24.8	22.2-27.6	1216	75.2	72.4-77.8
Education
< High School	378	182	44.7	37.9-51.7	196	55.3	48.3-62.1
High School	600	201	29.7	25.1-34.7	399	70.3	65.3-74.9
> High School	803	129	13.8	11.0-17.1	674	86.2	82.9-89.0
Marital Status
Married	1160	232	18.3	15.6-21.3	928	81.7	78.7-84.4
Other	623	281	42.0	36.6-47.5	342	58.0	52.5-63.4
Income
15,999 or less	547	231	37.4	32.0-43.1	316	62.6	56.9-68.0
16,000-24,999	280	97	32.0	25.3-39.5	183	68.0	60.5-74.7
25,000-39,999	284	65	23.7	17.9-30.7	219	76.3	69.3-82.1
40,000 or more	528	59	10.7	7.8-14.6	469	89.3	85.4-92.2
WIC recipient
No	951	199	18.1	15.1-21.5	752	81.9	78.5-84.9
Yes	814	311	35.6	31.3-40.2	503	64.4	59.8-68.7
Medicaid recipient
No	896	153	15.3	12.6-18.5	743	84.7	81.5-87.4
Yes	887	360	37.7	33.4-42.3	527	62.3	57.7-66.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	321	117	38.2	32.9-43.9	204	61.8	56.1-67.1
1500-2499 grams	559	181	35.1	31.1-39.3	378	64.9	60.7-68.9
2500+ grams	900	214	25.0	22.2-28.1	686	75.0	71.9-77.8

*Survey Question:
20. Have you ever heard or read that taking the vitamin folic acid can help prevent some birth
defects?

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