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	73	71	94.6	80.9-98.6	2	5.4	1.4-19.1
Age
< 20 years	17	15	81.7	49.0-95.4	2	18.3	4.6-51.0
20-24 years	23	23	100	-	0	0.0	-
25-34 years	24	24	100	-	0	0.0	-
35+ years	9	9	100	-	0	0.0	-
Mother's Race
White	39	39	100	-	0	0.0	-
African American	32	30	87.8	62.3-96.9	2	12.2	3.1-37.7
Other Minorities	2	2	100	-	0	0.0	-
Hispanic origin
Yes	6	6	100	-	0	0.0	-
No	67	65	93.7	78.1-98.4	2	6.3	1.6-21.9
Education
< High School	30	29	94.6	69.9-99.2	1	5.4	0.8-30.1
High School	26	25	91.8	59.1-98.8	1	8.2	1.2-40.9
> High School	17	17	100	-	0	0.0	-
Marital Status
Married	31	31	100	-	0	0.0	-
Other	42	40	89.7	66.9-97.4	2	10.3	2.6-33.1
Income
15,999 or less	39	38	94.7	70.3-99.3	1	5.3	0.7-29.7
16,000-24,999	10	10	100	-	0	0.0	-
25,000-39,999	10	10	100	-	0	0.0	-
40,000 or more	6	6	100	-	0	0.0	-
WIC recipient
No	27	27	100	-	0	0.0	-
Yes	44	42	91.0	70.4-97.8	2	9.0	2.2-29.6
Medicaid recipient
No	15	15	100	-	0	0.0	-
Yes	58	56	92.8	75.4-98.2	2	7.2	1.8-24.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	15	15	100	-	0	0.0	-
1500-2499 grams	27	27	100	-	0	0.0	-
2500+ grams	31	29	93.9	78.7-98.5	2	6.1	1.5-21.3

*Survey Question:
Since you had your new baby, did any of these things happen to you as a result of physical abuse by
anyone? 66e. I had a wound from a weapon

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