NC PRAMS 2009~` : (What are your or your husband's or partner's reasons for not doing anything to keep from getting pregnant now? MY HUSBAND OR PARTNER DOESN'T WANT TO USE ANYTHING*)

2009 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? MY HUSBAND OR PARTNER DOESN'T WANT TO USE ANYTHING*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	154	142	91.8	84.9-95.7	12	8.2	4.3-15.1
Age
< 20 years	13	13	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
20-24 years	31	27	82.4	58.7-93.9	4	17.6	6.1-41.3
25-34 years	77	71	93.8	84.1-97.8	6	6.2	2.2-15.9
35+ years	33	31	90.7	69.6-97.6	2	9.3	2.4-30.4
Race
White	95	86	89.6	79.7-95.0	9	10.4	5.0-20.3
Black	46	45	96.2	77.6-99.5	1	3.8	0.5-22.4
Other	13	11	89.5	57.0-98.2	2	10.5	1.8-43.0
Hispanic origin
Yes	20	18	85.7	57.3-96.4	2	14.3	3.6-42.7
No	134	124	92.9	85.9-96.6	10	7.1	3.4-14.1
Education
< High School	25	23	92.7	67.4-98.7	2	7.3	1.3-32.6
High School	41	39	95.7	80.3-99.2	2	4.3	0.8-19.7
> High School	87	79	89.6	79.0-95.1	8	10.4	4.9-21.0
Marital Status
Married	100	93	92.9	84.7-96.8	7	7.1	3.2-15.3
Other	54	49	90.1	74.9-96.5	5	9.9	3.5-25.1
Income
14,999 or less	32	30	94.2	74.4-98.9	2	5.8	1.1-25.6
15,000-24,999	33	30	95.2	80.0-99.0	3	4.8	1.0-20.0
25,000-49,999	29	27	95.0	76.4-99.1	2	5.0	0.9-23.6
50,000 or more	55	51	89.2	74.2-95.9	4	10.8	4.1-25.8
WIC recipient
No	86	78	90.9	80.8-95.9	8	9.1	4.1-19.2
Yes	67	63	92.8	80.6-97.6	4	7.2	2.4-19.4
Medicaid recipient
No	80	76	93.9	83.0-98.0	4	6.1	2.0-17.0
Yes	74	66	89.8	78.8-95.5	8	10.2	4.5-21.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	56	52	93.1	83.0-97.4	4	6.9	2.6-17.0
2500+ grams	98	90	91.7	84.1-95.9	8	8.3	4.1-15.9

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

~Low participation was a substantial problem for NC PRAMS in 2009.The overall weighted response rate was 63%.

#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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