NC PRAMS 2006~` : (What are your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I CAN'T PAY FOR BIRTH CONTROL)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What are your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? I CAN'T PAY FOR BIRTH CONTROL

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	197	178	91.0	83.9-95.2	19	9.0	4.8-16.1
Age
< 20 years	18	14	92.5	77.5-97.8	4	7.5	2.2-22.5
20-24 years	46	37	75.2	53.9-88.7	9	24.8	11.3-46.1
25-34 years	86	82	95.0	83.9-98.6	4	5.0	1.4-16.1
35+ years	47	45	99.2	96.7-99.8	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3
Race
White	131	117	89.7	80.3-94.9	14	10.3	5.1-19.7
Black	45	42	91.6	68.9-98.2	3	8.4	1.8-31.1
Other	21	19	98.2	92.4-99.6	2	1.8	0.4- 7.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	27	23	91.6	70.5-98.0	4	8.4	2.0-29.5
No	170	155	90.9	82.8-95.4	15	9.1	4.6-17.2
Education
< High School	38	33	96.1	90.0-98.6	5	3.9	1.4-10.0
High School	57	48	84.6	67.3-93.6	9	15.4	6.4-32.7
> High School	102	97	93.2	82.0-97.6	5	6.8	2.4-18.0
Marital Status
Married	121	112	94.3	86.5-97.8	9	5.7	2.2-13.5
Other	76	66	86.2	71.3-94.0	10	13.8	6.0-28.7
Income
14,999 or less	52	44	86.8	71.9-94.4	8	13.2	5.6-28.1
15,000-24,999	27	22	72.0	42.8-89.9	5	28.0	10.1-57.2
25,000-49,999	34	32	99.0	96.0-99.8	2	1.0	0.2- 4.0
50,000 or more	60	58	99.1	96.4-99.8	2	0.9	0.2- 3.6
WIC recipient
No	116	109	95.9	85.5-98.9	7	4.1	1.1-14.5
Yes	76	64	83.4	69.4-91.8	12	16.6	8.2-30.6
Medicaid recipient
No	96	93	97.6	88.5-99.5	3	2.4	0.5-11.5
Yes	101	85	85.6	73.7-92.6	16	14.4	7.4-26.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	104	92	87.0	78.2-92.5	12	13.0	7.5-21.8
2500+ grams	93	86	91.6	83.1-96.0	7	8.4	4.0-16.9

~Low participation was a substantial problem for NC PRAMS in 2006.The overall weighted response rate was 59%.

#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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