NC PRAMS 2007~` : (What are your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? UNSPECIFIED REASON*)

2007 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? UNSPECIFIED REASON*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	263	202	78.8	71.9-84.4	61	21.2	15.6-28.1
Age
< 20 years	32	28	88.1	66.4-96.6	4	11.9	3.4-33.6
20-24 years	62	53	85.4	69.5-93.8	9	14.6	6.2-30.5
25-34 years	133	97	74.4	63.7-82.7	36	25.6	17.3-36.3
35+ years	36	24	72.6	52.6-86.4	12	27.4	13.6-47.4
Race
White	180	137	78.5	70.0-85.0	43	21.5	15.0-30.0
Black	67	53	82.2	66.8-91.3	14	17.8	8.7-33.2
Other	16	12	71.7	41.6-90.0	4	28.3	10.0-58.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	52	47	93.0	79.1-97.9	5	7.0	2.1-20.9
No	210	155	74.4	66.1-81.3	55	25.6	18.7-33.9
Education
< High School	75	61	85.9	73.2-93.2	14	14.1	6.8-26.8
High School	61	49	78.1	61.2-88.9	12	21.9	11.1-38.8
> High School	126	92	74.2	63.6-82.6	34	25.8	17.4-36.4
Marital Status
Married	146	109	76.1	66.5-83.6	37	23.9	16.4-33.5
Other	117	93	81.7	70.9-89.1	24	18.3	10.9-29.1
Income
14,999 or less	92	73	84.3	72.2-91.7	19	15.7	8.3-27.8
15,000-24,999	28	21	70.2	44.4-87.4	7	29.8	12.6-55.6
25,000-49,999	37	27	76.5	56.4-89.1	10	23.5	10.9-43.6
50,000 or more	84	60	72.4	59.2-82.7	24	27.6	17.3-40.8
WIC recipient
No	134	97	73.8	63.4-82.1	37	26.2	17.9-36.6
Yes	126	103	83.3	73.2-90.1	23	16.7	9.9-26.8
Medicaid recipient
No	117	82	71.9	60.6-81.0	35	28.1	19.0-39.4
Yes	146	120	83.5	74.4-89.9	26	16.5	10.1-25.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	130	98	75.8	67.9-82.2	32	24.2	17.8-32.1
2500+ grams	133	104	79.1	71.5-85.2	29	20.9	14.8-28.5

*Asked only of mothers who reported not doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant.

#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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