NC PRAMS 2005~` : (Here is a list of problems some women can have getting prenatal care. For each item circle Y (YES) if it was a problem for you during your most recent pregnancy? or circle N (NO) if it was not a problem or didn't apply to you. I COULDN'T GET AN APPOIN TMENT EARLIER IN MY PREGNANCY)

2005 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

Here is a list of problems some women can have getting prenatal care. For each item circle Y (YES) if it was a problem for you during your most recent pregnancy? or circle N (NO) if it was not a problem or didn't apply to you. I COULDN'T GET AN APPOINT MENT EARLIER IN MY PREGNANCY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	972	851	87.6	84.7-90.1	121	12.4	9.9-15.3
Age
< 20 years	96	84	92.0	82.4-96.6	12	8.0	3.4-17.6
20-24 years	244	200	80.0	72.5-85.8	44	20.0	14.2-27.5
25-34 years	481	431	89.2	85.0-92.3	50	10.8	7.7-15.0
35+ years	151	136	92.5	85.8-96.2	15	7.5	3.8-14.2
Race
White	697	617	88.3	85.0-91.0	80	11.7	9.0-15.0
Black	236	200	83.9	76.0-89.5	36	16.1	10.5-24.0
Other	39	34	93.1	73.7-98.5	5	6.9	1.5-26.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	121	93	73.3	62.8-81.8	28	26.7	18.2-37.2
No	851	758	90.3	87.4-92.6	93	9.7	7.4-12.6
Education
< High School	188	154	81.5	73.6-87.5	34	18.5	12.5-26.4
High School	281	245	86.4	79.8-91.0	36	13.6	9.0-20.2
> High School	501	450	90.9	87.2-93.6	51	9.1	6.4-12.8
Marital Status
Married	614	560	91.2	88.0-93.6	54	8.8	6.4-12.0
Other	358	291	81.4	75.3-86.2	67	18.6	13.8-24.7
Income
14,999 or less	281	235	84.3	77.9-89.2	46	15.7	10.8-22.1
15,000-24,999	154	128	85.9	76.9-91.8	26	14.1	8.2-23.1
25,000-49,999	166	147	88.4	80.8-93.2	19	11.6	6.8-19.2
50,000 or more	279	259	92.0	87.1-95.2	20	8.0	4.8-12.9
WIC recipient
No	520	465	89.0	85.1-92.0	55	11.0	8.0-14.9
Yes	439	376	86.3	81.5-90.0	63	13.7	10.0-18.5
Medicaid recipient
No	446	405	90.4	86.4-93.3	41	9.6	6.7-13.6
Yes	526	446	85.3	80.8-88.9	80	14.7	11.1-19.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	448	387	86.2	82.7-89.1	61	13.8	10.9-17.3
2500+ grams	524	464	87.7	84.5-90.4	60	12.3	9.6-15.5

~Due to low response rates in the later part of the year, the 2005 PRAMS tables only comprise data for January through August births.

#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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