NC PRAMS 2002: (What were your or your husband''s or partner''s reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I DIDN''T MIND IF I GOT PREGNANT)

2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I DIDN'T MIND IF I GOT PREGNANT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	494	311	63.1	57.6-68.3	183	36.9	31.7-42.4
Age
< 20 years	98	77	79.2	66.4-88.0	21	20.8	12.0-33.6
20-24 years	179	114	65.3	56.1-73.4	65	34.7	26.6-43.9
25-34 years	175	93	52.4	43.3-61.3	82	47.6	38.7-56.7
35+ years	42	27	68.0	48.8-82.6	15	32.0	17.4-51.2
Race
White	289	164	56.2	49.1-63.1	125	43.8	36.9-50.9
Black	182	131	73.7	64.5-81.3	51	26.3	18.7-35.5
Other	23	16	74.3	47.0-90.4	7	25.7	9.6-53.0
Hispanic origin
Yes	42	28	66.7	47.8-81.4	14	33.3	18.6-52.2
No	452	283	62.8	57.0-68.2	169	37.2	31.8-43.0
Education
< High School	161	111	71.5	62.0-79.4	50	28.5	20.6-38.0
High School	171	115	69.1	59.5-77.3	56	30.9	22.7-40.5
> High School	162	85	48.2	38.9-57.6	77	51.8	42.4-61.1
Marital Status
Married	223	111	49.2	41.2-57.2	112	50.8	42.8-58.8
Other	271	200	75.9	68.7-81.9	71	24.1	18.1-31.3
Income
15,999 or less	203	146	73.8	65.4-80.8	57	26.2	19.2-34.6
16,000-24,999	79	45	56.8	42.8-69.8	34	43.2	30.2-57.2
25,000-39,999	63	41	63.2	47.5-76.5	22	36.8	23.5-52.5
40,000 or more	93	38	34.5	23.7-47.1	55	65.5	52.9-76.3
WIC recipient
No	198	105	50.9	42.2-59.6	93	49.1	40.4-57.8
Yes	292	204	71.2	64.2-77.2	88	28.8	22.8-35.8
Medicaid recipient
No	152	74	45.5	35.9-55.4	78	54.5	44.6-64.1
Yes	342	237	71.2	64.8-76.8	105	28.8	23.2-35.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	239	153	63.8	57.6-69.6	86	36.2	30.4-42.4
2500+ grams	255	158	63.0	57.0-68.7	97	37.0	31.3-43.0

#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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