NC PRAMS 2009~` : (During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker talk to you about ? THE BABY BLUES (POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION)*)

2009 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-CONTENT

During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker talk to you about ? THE BABY BLUES (POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION)*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1155	247	19.0	16.6-21.7	908	81.0	78.3-83.4
Age
< 20 years	117	18	15.8	9.2-25.7	99	84.2	74.3-90.8
20-24 years	267	53	16.4	11.9-22.2	214	83.6	77.8-88.1
25-34 years	594	123	18.7	15.4-22.5	471	81.3	77.5-84.6
35+ years	177	53	27.5	20.7-35.6	124	72.5	64.4-79.3
Race
White	836	179	19.0	16.2-22.1	657	81.0	77.9-83.8
Black	265	48	16.5	11.7-22.9	217	83.5	77.1-88.3
Other	54	20	33.3	20.5-49.2	34	66.7	50.8-79.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	146	35	20.1	13.9-28.3	111	79.9	71.7-86.1
No	1009	212	18.8	16.2-21.7	797	81.2	78.3-83.8
Education
< High School	195	40	18.3	12.6-25.7	155	81.7	74.3-87.4
High School	317	58	14.4	10.5-19.4	259	85.6	80.6-89.5
> High School	639	147	22.0	18.6-25.8	492	78.0	74.2-81.4
Marital Status
Married	710	158	20.3	17.1-23.8	552	79.7	76.2-82.9
Other	445	89	17.3	13.5-21.9	356	82.7	78.1-86.5
Income
14,999 or less	215	40	16.4	11.2-23.3	175	83.6	76.7-88.8
15,000-24,999	272	56	18.6	13.9-24.4	216	81.4	75.6-86.1
25,000-49,999	235	57	20.4	15.1-26.9	178	79.6	73.1-84.9
50,000 or more	379	81	21.3	17.0-26.2	298	78.7	73.8-83.0
WIC recipient
No	618	137	20.5	17.1-24.3	481	79.5	75.7-82.9
Yes	535	109	17.4	14.0-21.5	426	82.6	78.5-86.0
Medicaid recipient
No	577	127	20.6	17.1-24.5	450	79.4	75.5-82.9
Yes	578	120	17.7	14.3-21.6	458	82.3	78.4-85.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	395	104	25.9	21.9-30.5	291	74.1	69.5-78.1
2500+ grams	760	143	18.4	15.8-21.4	617	81.6	78.6-84.2

*Asked of women who went for prenatal care.

~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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