2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

Preconception Health Indicators Women 18-44

Percentage of women having a live birth who were not trying to get pregnant at the time of conception and neither they nor their husbands or partners were doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	No			Yes
		N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	498	243	47.5	42.0-53.1	255	52.5	46.9-58.0
Age
18-19 years	68	35	53.0	38.4-67.1	33	47.0	32.9-61.6
20-24 years	156	78	46.7	37.1-56.6	78	53.3	43.4-62.9
25-34 years	218	105	48.8	40.6-56.9	113	51.2	43.1-59.4
35-44 years	56	25	32.0	18.3-49.8	31	68.0	50.2-81.7
Race
White	318	150	47.4	40.7-54.1	168	52.6	45.9-59.3
Black	147	75	45.6	35.2-56.4	72	54.4	43.6-64.8
Other	33	18	58.6	35.7-78.2	15	41.4	21.8-64.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	65	28	46.4	32.3-61.1	37	53.6	38.9-67.7
No	433	215	47.7	41.8-53.7	218	52.3	46.3-58.2
Education
< High School	80	42	48.4	35.1-61.8	38	51.6	38.2-64.9
High School	201	101	49.4	40.6-58.2	100	50.6	41.8-59.4
> High School	215	100	45.8	37.7-54.1	115	54.2	45.9-62.3
Marital Status
Married	238	110	45.2	37.7-52.9	128	54.8	47.1-62.3
Other	260	133	49.2	41.5-57.0	127	50.8	43.0-58.5
Income
14,999 or less	206	111	51.5	42.6-60.3	95	48.5	39.7-57.4
15,000-24,999	80	35	42.0	29.4-55.8	45	58.0	44.2-70.6
25,000-49,999	96	44	51.1	39.2-62.8	52	48.9	37.2-60.8
50,000 or more	75	40	47.2	34.2-60.6	35	52.8	39.4-65.8
WIC recipient
No	194	86	42.1	33.7-50.9	108	57.9	49.1-66.3
Yes	300	155	51.1	43.9-58.2	145	48.9	41.8-56.1
Medicaid recipient
No	144	72	49.7	40.0-59.5	72	50.3	40.5-60.0
Yes	354	171	46.7	40.2-53.4	183	53.3	46.6-59.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	215	110	52.2	45.3-59.0	105	47.8	41.0-54.7
2500+ grams	283	133	47.1	41.1-53.1	150	52.9	46.9-58.9

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