NC PRAMS 2003: (What were your or your husband''s or partner''s reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? UNSPECIFIED REASON)

2003 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? UNSPECIFIED REASON

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	458	385	81.4	76.3-85.5	73	18.6	14.5-23.7
Age
< 20 years	79	68	88.9	76.4-95.2	11	11.1	4.8-23.6
20-24 years	156	126	73.7	64.1-81.5	30	26.3	18.5-35.9
25-34 years	177	151	85.1	76.9-90.7	26	14.9	9.3-23.1
35+ years	46	40	81.4	62.9-91.9	6	18.6	8.1-37.1
Race
White	259	217	81.9	75.5-87.0	42	18.1	13.0-24.5
Black	183	155	79.6	70.1-86.7	28	20.4	13.3-29.9
Other	16	13	88.3	57.2-97.7	3	11.7	2.3-42.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	42	35	80.2	62.7-90.7	7	19.8	9.3-37.3
No	415	350	81.9	76.5-86.2	65	18.1	13.8-23.5
Education
< High School	139	121	86.3	76.8-92.3	18	13.7	7.7-23.2
High School	169	136	75.0	65.6-82.6	33	25.0	17.4-34.4
> High School	149	127	84.0	75.4-90.0	22	16.0	10.0-24.6
Marital Status
Married	200	164	79.7	71.9-85.8	36	20.3	14.2-28.1
Other	258	221	82.7	75.6-88.0	37	17.3	12.0-24.4
Income
15,999 or less	181	152	81.3	72.7-87.7	29	18.7	12.3-27.3
16,000-24,999	62	48	74.2	58.3-85.5	14	25.8	14.5-41.7
25,000-39,999	77	67	82.2	67.7-91.0	10	17.8	9.0-32.3
40,000 or more	79	66	81.7	69.0-89.9	13	18.3	10.1-31.0
WIC recipient
No	159	130	80.4	71.4-87.1	29	19.6	12.9-28.6
Yes	293	250	82.0	75.5-87.0	43	18.0	13.0-24.5
Medicaid recipient
No	130	109	81.4	71.5-88.4	21	18.6	11.6-28.5
Yes	328	276	81.4	75.2-86.3	52	18.6	13.7-24.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	222	195	88.2	83.4-91.7	27	11.8	8.3-16.6
2500+ grams	236	190	80.7	75.1-85.2	46	19.3	14.8-24.9

#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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