NC PRAMS 2007~` : (Was the baby just before your new one born more than 3 weeks before its due date?)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY

Was the baby just before your new one born more than 3 weeks before its due date?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	834	667	86.2	83.2-88.8	167	13.8	11.2-16.8
Age
< 20 years	40	31	85.9	67.3-94.8	9	14.1	5.2-32.7
20-24 years	177	136	84.0	76.5-89.4	41	16.0	10.6-23.5
25-34 years	463	371	85.8	81.5-89.2	92	14.2	10.8-18.5
35+ years	154	129	91.0	84.5-94.9	25	9.0	5.1-15.5
Race
White	562	461	86.7	83.0-89.7	101	13.3	10.3-17.0
Black	235	177	85.0	78.2-89.9	58	15.0	10.1-21.8
Other	37	29	85.3	66.6-94.4	8	14.7	5.6-33.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	102	84	87.1	77.4-93.1	18	12.9	6.9-22.6
No	730	581	86.0	82.7-88.8	149	14.0	11.2-17.3
Education
< High School	177	134	84.2	76.4-89.7	43	15.8	10.3-23.6
High School	248	193	85.1	78.9-89.8	55	14.9	10.2-21.1
> High School	403	334	87.8	83.5-91.1	69	12.2	8.9-16.5
Marital Status
Married	523	428	88.1	84.5-91.0	95	11.9	9.0-15.5
Other	311	239	83.4	77.5-87.9	72	16.6	12.1-22.5
Income
14,999 or less	247	183	80.9	74.0-86.3	64	19.1	13.7-26.0
15,000-24,999	133	103	82.5	73.2-89.1	30	17.5	10.9-26.8
25,000-49,999	156	135	91.3	84.4-95.3	21	8.7	4.7-15.6
50,000 or more	252	210	88.8	83.6-92.5	42	11.2	7.5-16.4
WIC recipient
No	454	372	87.0	82.9-90.3	82	13.0	9.7-17.1
Yes	371	288	85.4	80.4-89.3	83	14.6	10.7-19.6
Medicaid recipient
No	356	299	90.2	86.1-93.1	57	9.8	6.9-13.9
Yes	478	368	83.4	78.8-87.1	110	16.6	12.9-21.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	367	257	69.7	64.9-74.1	110	30.3	25.9-35.1
2500+ grams	467	410	87.6	84.3-90.4	57	12.4	9.6-15.7

#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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