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 DON'T WANT TO USE 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 DON'T WANT TO USE BIRTH CONTROL

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	197	148	77.8	69.3-84.6	49	22.2	15.4-30.7
Age
< 20 years	18	11	67.4	31.4-90.4	7	32.6	9.6-68.6
20-24 years	46	37	82.3	61.9-93.0	9	17.7	7.0-38.1
25-34 years	86	63	75.7	62.7-85.2	23	24.3	14.8-37.3
35+ years	47	37	82.1	64.1-92.2	10	17.9	7.8-35.9
Race
White	131	102	81.1	71.2-88.2	29	18.9	11.8-28.8
Black	45	30	66.8	44.0-83.7	15	33.2	16.3-56.0
Other	21	16	76.6	49.0-91.8	5	23.4	8.2-51.0
Hispanic origin
Yes	27	24	92.4	70.1-98.4	3	7.6	1.6-29.9
No	170	124	75.2	65.6-82.8	46	24.8	17.2-34.4
Education
< High School	38	28	80.9	58.2-92.8	10	19.1	7.2-41.8
High School	57	44	80.2	64.1-90.2	13	19.8	9.8-35.9
> High School	102	76	75.0	62.4-84.5	26	25.0	15.5-37.6
Marital Status
Married	121	89	76.2	65.4-84.4	32	23.8	15.6-34.6
Other	76	59	80.3	64.8-90.0	17	19.7	10.0-35.2
Income
14,999 or less	52	46	90.3	72.6-97.1	6	9.7	2.9-27.4
15,000-24,999	27	20	57.1	31.6-79.3	7	42.9	20.7-68.4
25,000-49,999	34	21	75.0	54.3-88.4	13	25.0	11.6-45.7
50,000 or more	60	45	79.0	63.1-89.2	15	21.0	10.8-36.9
WIC recipient
No	116	82	74.0	62.7-82.8	34	26.0	17.2-37.3
Yes	76	61	82.4	67.0-91.5	15	17.6	8.5-33.0
Medicaid recipient
No	96	68	75.7	63.5-84.8	28	24.3	15.2-36.5
Yes	101	80	79.7	66.8-88.4	21	20.3	11.6-33.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	104	75	72.5	62.8-80.5	29	27.5	19.5-37.2
2500+ grams	93	73	78.6	68.8-85.9	20	21.4	14.1-31.2

~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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