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 DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW I WAS PREGNANT)

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 DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO K NOW I WAS PREGNANT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	971	916	93.3	90.9-95.1	55	6.7	4.9- 9.1
Age
< 20 years	95	86	88.9	77.5-94.9	9	11.1	5.1-22.5
20-24 years	243	226	92.0	86.1-95.6	17	8.0	4.4-13.9
25-34 years	483	461	94.5	91.2-96.6	22	5.5	3.4- 8.8
35+ years	150	143	94.4	86.6-97.7	7	5.6	2.3-13.4
Race
White	697	670	94.8	92.1-96.6	27	5.2	3.4- 7.9
Black	235	210	88.3	81.2-92.9	25	11.7	7.1-18.8
Other	39	36	90.2	69.9-97.3	3	9.8	2.7-30.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	123	110	89.2	80.4-94.3	13	10.8	5.7-19.6
No	848	806	94.1	91.6-95.9	42	5.9	4.1- 8.4
Education
< High School	190	165	86.6	79.3-91.6	25	13.4	8.4-20.7
High School	279	265	93.7	88.1-96.7	14	6.3	3.3-11.9
> High School	500	484	96.1	93.3-97.8	16	3.9	2.2- 6.7
Marital Status
Married	612	591	96.5	94.2-98.0	21	3.5	2.0- 5.8
Other	359	325	87.7	82.2-91.7	34	12.3	8.3-17.8
Income
14,999 or less	282	256	89.1	83.0-93.1	26	10.9	6.9-17.0
15,000-24,999	154	144	92.5	84.9-96.4	10	7.5	3.6-15.1
25,000-49,999	165	158	96.1	90.6-98.4	7	3.9	1.6- 9.4
50,000 or more	277	275	99.4	96.4-99.9	2	0.6	0.1- 3.6
WIC recipient
No	519	504	96.4	93.5-98.0	15	3.6	2.0- 6.5
Yes	440	400	89.5	85.1-92.8	40	10.5	7.2-14.9
Medicaid recipient
No	443	434	98.3	96.1-99.3	9	1.7	0.7- 3.9
Yes	528	482	89.1	85.0-92.2	46	10.9	7.8-15.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	447	424	94.2	91.4-96.1	23	5.8	3.9- 8.6
2500+ grams	524	492	93.2	90.5-95.2	32	6.8	4.8- 9.5

~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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