2002 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-CONTENT

During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse or other health care worker talk with you about any of the things listed below? MEDICINES THAT ARE SAFE TO TAKE DURING YOUR PREGNANCY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
		N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1507	127	8.0	6.4- 9.9	1380	92.0	90.1-93.6
Age
< 20 years	192	19	10.8	6.2-18.0	173	89.2	82.0-93.8
20-24 years	392	39	9.3	6.3-13.6	353	90.7	86.4-93.7
25-34 years	740	56	7.1	5.1- 9.8	684	92.9	90.2-94.9
35+ years	183	13	6.0	3.0-11.8	170	94.0	88.2-97.0
Race
White	1039	88	8.1	6.3-10.3	951	91.9	89.7-93.7
Black	395	32	7.4	4.5-12.0	363	92.6	88.0-95.5
Other	73	7	9.2	3.7-20.9	66	90.8	79.1-96.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	151	22	14.7	9.1-23.0	129	85.3	77.0-90.9
No	1356	105	7.2	5.6- 9.1	1251	92.8	90.9-94.4
Education
< High School	331	33	9.9	6.5-14.6	298	90.1	85.4-93.5
High School	431	45	11.6	8.2-16.2	386	88.4	83.8-91.8
> High School	742	49	5.1	3.5- 7.3	693	94.9	92.7-96.5
Marital Status
Married	964	72	7.1	5.4- 9.4	892	92.9	90.6-94.6
Other	543	55	9.8	6.9-13.7	488	90.2	86.3-93.1
Income
15,999 or less	444	49	11.1	7.8-15.5	395	88.9	84.5-92.2
16,000-24,999	168	13	9.1	4.8-16.5	155	90.9	83.5-95.2
25,000-39,999	203	24	8.7	5.0-14.6	179	91.3	85.4-95.0
40,000 or more	545	27	5.0	3.2- 7.6	518	95.0	92.4-96.8
WIC recipient
No	811	67	8.3	6.2-10.9	744	91.7	89.1-93.8
Yes	688	60	7.7	5.6-10.7	628	92.3	89.3-94.4
Medicaid recipient
No	740	48	6.0	4.2- 8.4	692	94.0	91.6-95.8
Yes	767	79	10.2	7.7-13.4	688	89.8	86.6-92.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	674	63	9.3	7.3-11.6	611	90.7	88.4-92.7
2500+ grams	833	64	7.9	6.2- 9.9	769	92.1	90.1-93.8

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