NC PRAMS 2007~` : (Problem getting prenatal care: I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY OR INSURANCE TO PAY FOR MY VISITS*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

Problem getting prenatal care: I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY OR INSURANCE TO PAY FOR MY VISITS*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1584	1379	86.6	84.2-88.6	205	13.4	11.4-15.8
Age
< 20 years	192	156	81.5	73.3-87.6	36	18.5	12.4-26.7
20-24 years	376	313	84.7	79.5-88.7	63	15.3	11.3-20.5
25-34 years	797	713	88.4	85.1-91.0	84	11.6	9.0-14.9
35+ years	219	197	88.4	81.7-92.9	22	11.6	7.1-18.3
Race
White	1088	960	87.1	84.4-89.5	128	12.9	10.5-15.6
Black	428	362	86.0	80.9-89.9	66	14.0	10.1-19.1
Other	68	57	80.7	65.9-90.1	11	19.3	9.9-34.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	191	136	69.3	61.1-76.4	55	30.7	23.6-38.9
No	1390	1240	89.7	87.5-91.6	150	10.3	8.4-12.5
Education
< High School	312	249	77.9	71.5-83.3	63	22.1	16.7-28.5
High School	433	366	87.2	82.7-90.6	67	12.8	9.4-17.3
> High School	833	758	89.9	86.8-92.3	75	10.1	7.7-13.2
Marital Status
Married	960	876	90.4	87.8-92.5	84	9.6	7.5-12.2
Other	624	503	81.2	76.8-84.9	121	18.8	15.1-23.2
Income
14,999 or less	423	333	80.6	75.2-85.0	90	19.4	15.0-24.8
15,000-24,999	250	204	78.3	70.9-84.3	46	21.7	15.7-29.1
25,000-49,999	296	255	85.0	79.1-89.5	41	15.0	10.5-20.9
50,000 or more	515	507	99.1	97.6-99.7	8	0.9	0.3- 2.4
WIC recipient
No	897	817	91.3	88.6-93.4	80	8.7	6.6-11.4
Yes	676	552	80.8	76.7-84.3	124	19.2	15.7-23.3
Medicaid recipient
No	751	725	96.5	94.3-97.9	26	3.5	2.1- 5.7
Yes	833	654	78.1	74.3-81.5	179	21.9	18.5-25.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	730	630	85.4	82.6-87.8	100	14.6	12.2-17.4
2500+ grams	854	749	86.7	84.1-88.9	105	13.3	11.1-15.9

*Excludes mothers that did not want prenatal care (N=12).

#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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