NC PRAMS 2003: (Did any of these things keep you from getting prenatal care as early as you wanted? THE DOCTOR OR MY HEALTH PLAN WOULD NOT START CARE EARLIER)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

Did any of these things keep you from getting prenatal care as early as you wanted? THE DOCTOR OR MY HEALTH PLAN WOULD NOT START CARE EARLIER

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	271	239	85.7	79.5-90.2	32	14.3	9.8-20.5
Age
< 20 years	47	44	90.3	70.0-97.4	3	9.7	2.6-30.0
20-24 years	99	92	93.7	83.6-97.7	7	6.3	2.3-16.4
25-34 years	101	82	77.4	66.3-85.7	19	22.6	14.3-33.7
35+ years	24	21	82.6	52.5-95.3	3	17.4	4.7-47.5
Race
White	156	132	79.7	70.7-86.5	24	20.3	13.5-29.3
Black	101	95	97.3	90.7-99.3	6	2.7	0.7- 9.3
Other	14	12	78.0	42.0-94.6	2	22.0	5.4-58.0
Hispanic origin
Yes	33	28	80.9	59.6-92.4	5	19.1	7.6-40.4
No	238	211	86.5	80.0-91.2	27	13.5	8.8-20.0
Education
< High School	81	74	85.3	71.4-93.1	7	14.7	6.9-28.6
High School	88	82	95.1	85.0-98.5	6	4.9	1.5-15.0
> High School	101	82	76.3	64.5-85.1	19	23.7	14.9-35.5
Marital Status
Married	127	107	80.5	70.6-87.7	20	19.5	12.3-29.4
Other	144	132	90.1	81.3-95.0	12	9.9	5.0-18.7
Income
15,999 or less	111	99	86.6	75.3-93.2	12	13.4	6.8-24.7
16,000-24,999	46	42	90.2	74.4-96.7	4	9.8	3.3-25.6
25,000-39,999	41	36	86.0	65.6-95.2	5	14.0	4.8-34.4
40,000 or more	36	27	68.3	48.3-83.3	9	31.7	16.7-51.7
WIC recipient
No	92	74	73.7	60.9-83.4	18	26.3	16.6-39.1
Yes	174	160	91.1	83.7-95.3	14	8.9	4.7-16.3
Medicaid recipient
No	67	53	76.4	62.2-86.4	14	23.6	13.6-37.8
Yes	204	186	88.9	81.7-93.4	18	11.1	6.6-18.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	132	123	93.8	88.7-96.7	9	6.2	3.3-11.3
2500+ grams	139	116	84.9	78.1-89.8	23	15.1	10.2-21.9

#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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