NC PRAMS 2001: (During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker talk to you about any of the things listed below? HOW MUCH WEIGHT YOU SHOULD GAIN DURING YOUR PREGNANCY)

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2001 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 any of the things listed below? HOW MUCH WEIGHT YOU SHOULD GAIN DURING YOUR PREGNANCY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1623	249	14.7	12.6-17.1	1374	85.3	82.9-87.4
Age
< 20 years	221	23	11.4	6.9-18.3	198	88.6	81.7-93.1
20-24 years	433	65	14.4	10.5-19.3	368	85.6	80.7-89.5
25-34 years	788	131	15.6	12.7-19.2	657	84.4	80.8-87.3
35+ years	181	30	15.6	9.9-23.8	151	84.4	76.2-90.1
Race
White	1104	192	16.5	13.9-19.4	912	83.5	80.6-86.1
Black	459	49	9.3	6.1-14.0	410	90.7	86.0-93.9
Other	60	8	15.9	7.1-31.9	52	84.1	68.1-92.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	166	51	28.6	20.8-38.0	115	71.4	62.0-79.2
No	1455	197	12.7	10.6-15.1	1258	87.3	84.9-89.4
Education
< High School	347	58	15.0	10.7-20.7	289	85.0	79.3-89.3
High School	504	78	16.0	12.2-20.8	426	84.0	79.2-87.8
> High School	768	112	13.6	10.8-17.0	656	86.4	83.0-89.2
Marital Status
Married	1034	163	15.4	12.8-18.4	871	84.6	81.6-87.2
Other	589	86	13.3	10.0-17.6	503	86.7	82.4-90.0
Income
15,999 or less	487	87	16.3	12.3-21.3	400	83.7	78.7-87.7
16,000-24,999	179	27	17.0	10.9-25.7	152	83.0	74.3-89.1
25,000-39,999	248	29	9.4	5.7-15.1	219	90.6	84.9-94.3
40,000 or more	556	77	13.2	10.1-17.1	479	86.8	82.9-89.9
WIC recipient
No	843	132	13.8	11.1-17.0	711	86.2	83.0-88.9
Yes	772	115	15.7	12.5-19.4	657	84.3	80.6-87.5
Medicaid recipient
No	819	122	13.1	10.5-16.2	697	86.9	83.8-89.5
Yes	804	127	16.4	13.2-20.2	677	83.6	79.8-86.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	303	54	17.4	13.8-21.7	249	82.6	78.3-86.2
1500 - 2499 grams	490	75	15.5	12.5-18.9	415	84.5	81.1-87.5
2500+ grams	830	120	14.6	12.3-17.2	710	85.4	82.8-87.7

#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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