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	1771	946	51.5	48.4-54.6	825	48.5	45.4-51.6
Age
< 20 years	273	100	32.7	25.6-40.8	173	67.3	59.2-74.4
20-24 years	490	221	46.3	40.5-52.3	269	53.7	47.7-59.5
25-34 years	805	486	58.3	53.9-62.5	319	41.7	37.5-46.1
35+ years	203	139	60.5	51.0-69.2	64	39.5	30.8-49.0
Mother's Race
White	1164	696	56.4	52.8-60.0	468	43.6	40.0-47.2
African American	537	211	35.0	29.5-40.9	326	65.0	59.1-70.5
Other Minorities	70	39	61.9	46.4-75.3	31	38.1	24.7-53.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	86	52	51.3	38.3-64.2	34	48.7	35.8-61.7
No	1684	894	51.6	48.4-54.7	790	48.4	45.3-51.6
Education
< High School	370	138	34.1	27.8-41.1	232	65.9	58.9-72.2
High School	599	285	46.5	41.3-51.8	314	53.5	48.2-58.7
> High School	800	521	63.2	58.9-67.4	279	36.8	32.6-41.1
Marital Status
Married	1156	693	57.8	54.2-61.4	463	42.2	38.6-45.8
Other	615	253	38.2	32.9-43.8	362	61.8	56.2-67.1
Income
15,999 or less	542	216	38.9	33.4-44.6	326	61.1	55.4-66.6
16,000-24,999	278	131	46.4	38.9-54.1	147	53.6	45.9-61.1
25,000-39,999	285	163	54.8	47.4-62.0	122	45.2	38.0-52.6
40,000 or more	523	382	68.6	63.4-73.4	141	31.4	26.6-36.6
WIC recipient
No	947	628	64.2	60.2-68.0	319	35.8	32.0-39.8
Yes	806	306	36.5	32.1-41.0	500	63.5	59.0-67.9
Medicaid recipient
No	889	597	64.9	60.9-68.7	292	35.1	31.3-39.1
Yes	882	349	36.6	32.3-41.1	533	63.4	58.9-67.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	316	181	55.2	49.5-60.8	135	44.8	39.2-50.5
1500-2499 grams	554	289	48.8	44.6-53.1	265	51.2	46.9-55.4
2500+ grams	898	473	51.6	48.3-54.9	425	48.4	45.1-51.7

*Survey Question:
Please tell us if you have heard of the following North Carolina programs. 61a. First Step
Hotline (1-800-FOR BABY)

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