NC PRAMS 2000: (What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? THE ONLY PROVIDER THAT WOULD ACCEPT ME AS A PATIENT)

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2000 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

What were your reasons for going to this provider for prenatal care? THE ONLY PROVIDER THAT WOULD ACCEPT ME AS A PATIENT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1793	1669	92.7	90.9-94.2	124	7.3	5.8- 9.1
Age
< 20 years	222	195	89.6	82.9-93.8	27	10.4	6.2-17.1
20-24 years	480	436	90.3	86.2-93.4	44	9.7	6.6-13.8
25-34 years	880	836	94.2	91.7-96.0	44	5.8	4.0- 8.3
35+ years	211	202	95.2	89.3-97.9	9	4.8	2.1-10.7
Race
White	1205	1136	93.2	91.1-94.9	69	6.8	5.1- 8.9
Black	530	483	91.3	87.0-94.2	47	8.7	5.8-13.0
Other	58	50	90.8	73.9-97.1	8	9.2	2.9-26.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	144	123	82.6	73.5-89.1	21	17.4	10.9-26.5
No	1648	1546	94.0	92.3-95.4	102	6.0	4.6- 7.7
Education
< High School	383	339	87.6	82.5-91.4	44	12.4	8.6-17.5
High School	585	540	92.4	89.0-94.9	45	7.6	5.1-11.0
> High School	823	789	95.6	93.4-97.1	34	4.4	2.9- 6.6
Marital Status
Married	1156	1100	94.5	92.5-96.0	56	5.5	4.0- 7.5
Other	637	569	89.0	85.1-92.0	68	11.0	8.0-14.9
Income
15,999 or less	526	461	86.1	81.5-89.7	65	13.9	10.3-18.5
16,000-24,999	244	219	89.5	83.3-93.6	25	10.5	6.4-16.7
25,000-39,999	260	243	95.2	90.6-97.6	17	4.8	2.4- 9.4
40,000 or more	610	606	98.8	96.9-99.6	4	1.2	0.4- 3.1
WIC recipient
No	959	928	97.0	95.2-98.1	31	3.0	1.9- 4.8
Yes	829	736	88.0	84.7-90.7	93	12.0	9.3-15.3
Medicaid recipient
No	886	861	96.7	94.8-98.0	25	3.3	2.0- 5.2
Yes	907	808	88.6	85.4-91.1	99	11.4	8.9-14.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	349	322	92.2	89.2-94.4	27	7.8	5.6-10.8
1500 - 2499 grams	561	526	93.5	91.2-95.2	35	6.5	4.8- 8.8
2500+ grams	883	821	92.7	90.7-94.2	62	7.3	5.8- 9.3

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.
N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
The percentages shown are weighted percentages, designed to reflect the entire population of North Carolina women having a live birth.

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