NC PRAMS 2006~` : (Are you or your husband or partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant?)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

CONTRACEPTION

Are you or your husband or partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1334	181	11.8	9.8-14.1	1153	88.2	85.9-90.2
Age
< 20 years	133	17	6.8	3.3-13.7	116	93.2	86.3-96.7
20-24 years	291	40	11.2	7.4-16.6	251	88.8	83.4-92.6
25-34 years	691	81	11.5	8.8-14.8	610	88.5	85.2-91.2
35+ years	219	43	18.2	12.6-25.7	176	81.8	74.3-87.4
Race
White	973	119	11.3	9.0-14.0	854	88.7	86.0-91.0
Black	284	42	10.2	6.6-15.4	242	89.8	84.6-93.4
Other	77	20	26.4	15.6-41.1	57	73.6	58.9-84.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	171	16	7.6	4.0-14.0	155	92.4	86.0-96.0
No	1163	165	12.5	10.3-15.1	998	87.5	84.9-89.7
Education
< High School	211	30	9.7	5.9-15.7	181	90.3	84.3-94.1
High School	400	53	12.7	9.0-17.5	347	87.3	82.5-91.0
> High School	721	98	12.0	9.4-15.2	623	88.0	84.8-90.6
Marital Status
Married	880	114	11.9	9.6-14.8	766	88.1	85.2-90.4
Other	454	67	11.5	8.3-15.7	387	88.5	84.3-91.7
Income
14,999 or less	351	46	12.4	8.6-17.5	305	87.6	82.5-91.4
15,000-24,999	175	25	12.7	7.5-20.5	150	87.3	79.5-92.5
25,000-49,999	260	33	11.1	7.2-16.6	227	88.9	83.4-92.8
50,000 or more	443	60	10.8	7.9-14.7	383	89.2	85.3-92.1
WIC recipient
No	753	112	13.5	10.7-16.9	641	86.5	83.1-89.3
Yes	573	69	9.9	7.3-13.4	504	90.1	86.6-92.7
Medicaid recipient
No	673	90	11.5	8.9-14.7	583	88.5	85.3-91.1
Yes	661	91	12.0	9.2-15.5	570	88.0	84.5-90.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	588	94	16.5	13.6-19.9	494	83.5	80.1-86.4
2500+ grams	746	87	11.3	9.2-13.9	659	88.7	86.1-90.8

~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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