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	494	383	82.1	76.5-86.7	111	17.9	13.3-23.5
Age
< 20 years	91	70	83.2	70.5-91.1	21	16.8	8.9-29.5
20-24 years	145	118	85.0	74.0-91.9	27	15.0	8.1-26.0
25-34 years	203	154	81.2	71.8-88.0	49	18.8	12.0-28.2
35+ years	55	41	74.9	50.7-89.6	14	25.1	10.4-49.3
Mother's Race
White	287	232	86.5	79.5-91.3	55	13.5	8.7-20.5
African American	189	138	74.8	63.8-83.3	51	25.2	16.7-36.2
Other Minorities	18	13	77.3	44.9-93.4	5	22.7	6.6-55.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	22	19	86.1	47.8-97.7	3	13.9	2.3-52.2
No	471	363	81.7	75.9-86.4	108	18.3	13.6-24.1
Education
< High School	119	97	83.2	71.1-90.9	22	16.8	9.1-28.9
High School	180	130	78.0	67.6-85.8	50	22.0	14.2-32.4
> High School	195	156	85.3	76.3-91.3	39	14.7	8.7-23.7
Marital Status
Married	301	241	84.5	77.0-89.8	60	15.5	10.2-23.0
Other	193	142	79.2	69.7-86.2	51	20.8	13.8-30.3
Income
15,999 or less	177	140	81.2	70.6-88.6	37	18.8	11.4-29.4
16,000-24,999	85	63	79.8	65.0-89.4	22	20.2	10.6-35.0
25,000-39,999	87	67	85.2	71.5-93.0	20	14.8	7.0-28.5
40,000 or more	105	84	83.6	69.7-91.9	21	16.4	8.1-30.3
WIC recipient
No	219	175	84.2	75.6-90.2	44	15.8	9.8-24.4
Yes	272	206	80.8	72.9-86.8	66	19.2	13.2-27.1
Medicaid recipient
No	195	151	78.8	68.6-86.4	44	21.2	13.6-31.4
Yes	299	232	84.2	77.1-89.3	67	15.8	10.7-22.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	131	92	69.9	61.3-77.4	39	30.1	22.6-38.7
1500-2499 grams	206	161	78.8	72.6-83.8	45	21.2	16.2-27.4
2500+ grams	155	129	83.2	76.3-88.3	26	16.8	11.7-23.7

*Survey Question:
What problems caused you to stay in the hospital? 28b. High blood pressure (prreclampsia or
toxemia)

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