NC PRAMS 2006~` : (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 APPOINTMENT EARLIER IN MY PREGNANCY)

2006 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 APPOINTMENT EARLIER IN MY PREGNANCY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1266	1089	82.8	79.8-85.4	177	17.2	14.6-20.2
Age
< 20 years	130	109	80.3	69.8-87.8	21	19.7	12.2-30.2
20-24 years	283	222	73.6	66.4-79.7	61	26.4	20.3-33.6
25-34 years	651	573	85.1	80.9-88.4	78	14.9	11.6-19.1
35+ years	202	185	92.4	85.7-96.1	17	7.6	3.9-14.3
Race
White	926	808	84.3	80.9-87.2	118	15.7	12.8-19.1
Black	271	223	77.9	70.6-83.9	48	22.1	16.1-29.4
Other	69	58	84.4	70.6-92.4	11	15.6	7.6-29.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	161	114	69.2	59.6-77.4	47	30.8	22.6-40.4
No	1105	975	85.2	82.1-87.9	130	14.8	12.1-17.9
Education
< High School	195	140	69.6	60.5-77.4	55	30.4	22.6-39.5
High School	382	327	81.9	76.1-86.5	55	18.1	13.5-23.9
> High School	688	621	88.3	84.8-91.1	67	11.7	8.9-15.2
Marital Status
Married	828	741	88.8	85.8-91.2	87	11.2	8.8-14.2
Other	438	348	74.0	68.2-79.1	90	26.0	20.9-31.8
Income
14,999 or less	326	255	73.3	66.4-79.2	71	26.7	20.8-33.6
15,000-24,999	167	132	72.4	62.3-80.7	35	27.6	19.3-37.7
25,000-49,999	250	216	85.5	79.3-90.0	34	14.5	10.0-20.7
50,000 or more	414	393	94.2	90.5-96.5	21	5.8	3.5- 9.5
WIC recipient
No	712	644	86.9	83.0-90.0	68	13.1	10.0-17.0
Yes	543	436	77.9	73.0-82.1	107	22.1	17.9-27.0
Medicaid recipient
No	641	597	93.1	90.2-95.2	44	6.9	4.8- 9.8
Yes	625	492	73.7	68.9-78.1	133	26.3	21.9-31.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	554	487	86.1	82.6-89.0	67	13.9	11.0-17.4
2500+ grams	712	602	82.5	79.2-85.3	110	17.5	14.7-20.8

~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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