NC PRAMS 2007~` : (What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING BIRTH CONTROL WHEN I NEEDED IT*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What were your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant? I HAD PROBLEMS GETTING BIRTH CONTROL WHEN I NEEDED IT*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	542	494	90.0	86.2-92.9	48	10.0	7.1-13.8
Age
< 20 years	92	83	90.9	80.2-96.1	9	9.1	3.9-19.8
20-24 years	154	137	85.3	76.6-91.2	17	14.7	8.8-23.4
25-34 years	238	218	92.1	86.0-95.6	20	7.9	4.4-14.0
35+ years	58	56	93.8	78.7-98.4	2	6.2	1.6-21.3
Race
White	325	295	89.1	83.9-92.8	30	10.9	7.2-16.1
Black	196	179	91.6	84.6-95.5	17	8.4	4.5-15.4
Other	21	20	91.0	57.1-98.7	1	9.0	1.3-42.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	58	51	85.5	70.3-93.6	7	14.5	6.4-29.7
No	484	443	90.7	86.6-93.6	41	9.3	6.4-13.4
Education
< High School	145	128	85.8	76.4-91.8	17	14.2	8.2-23.6
High School	179	166	92.1	85.2-96.0	13	7.9	4.0-14.8
> High School	216	198	91.0	84.7-94.9	18	9.0	5.1-15.3
Marital Status
Married	228	208	89.9	83.6-94.0	20	10.1	6.0-16.4
Other	314	286	90.1	84.8-93.7	28	9.9	6.3-15.2
Income
14,999 or less	211	191	87.8	80.6-92.6	20	12.2	7.4-19.4
15,000-24,999	109	94	84.0	72.4-91.3	15	16.0	8.7-27.6
25,000-49,999	89	83	91.9	81.0-96.8	6	8.1	3.2-19.0
50,000 or more	88	86	99.5	98.1-99.9	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9
WIC recipient
No	234	219	94.5	89.4-97.2	15	5.5	2.8-10.6
Yes	298	266	86.4	80.4-90.8	32	13.6	9.2-19.6
Medicaid recipient
No	144	137	94.6	87.2-97.8	7	5.4	2.2-12.8
Yes	398	357	88.4	83.5-91.9	41	11.6	8.1-16.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	274	253	92.2	88.4-94.8	21	7.8	5.2-11.6
2500+ grams	268	241	89.8	85.5-92.9	27	10.2	7.1-14.5

*Asked of mothers that reported that they did not try to get pregnant and were not using anything 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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