NC PRAMS 2004: (Here is a list of problems some women can have getting prenatal care. For each item circle Y (YES) if it was a problem for you during your most recent pregnancy? or circle N (NO) if it was not a problem or didn''t apply to you. I DIDN''T HAVE ENOUGH M ONEY OR INSURANCE TO PAY FOR MY VISITS)

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-BARRIERS

Here is a list of problems some women can have getting prenatal care. For each item circle Y (YES) if it was a problem for you during your most recent pregnancy? or circle N (NO) if it was not a problem or didn''t apply to you. I DIDN''T HAVE ENOUGH MO NEY OR INSURANCE TO PAY FOR MY VISITS

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1472	1296	88.3	86.0-90.2	176	11.7	9.8-14.0
Age
< 20 years	156	139	86.4	77.3-92.2	17	13.6	7.8-22.7
20-24 years	388	328	84.7	79.6-88.7	60	15.3	11.3-20.4
25-34 years	753	666	88.7	85.5-91.2	87	11.3	8.8-14.5
35+ years	175	163	97.6	94.6-99.0	12	2.4	1.0- 5.4
Race
White	1016	893	88.1	85.4-90.3	123	11.9	9.7-14.6
Black	393	347	88.8	83.5-92.5	46	11.2	7.5-16.5
Other	63	56	89.1	76.0-95.5	7	10.9	4.5-24.0
Hispanic origin
Yes	152	112	75.5	66.6-82.6	40	24.5	17.4-33.4
No	1320	1184	90.3	88.1-92.2	136	9.7	7.8-11.9
Education
< High School	298	248	83.2	77.2-87.9	50	16.8	12.1-22.8
High School	423	354	83.5	78.4-87.6	69	16.5	12.4-21.6
> High School	748	693	93.7	91.3-95.5	55	6.3	4.5- 8.7
Marital Status
Married	901	806	89.9	87.2-92.1	95	10.1	7.9-12.8
Other	571	490	85.8	81.5-89.2	81	14.2	10.8-18.5
Income
14,999 or less	443	362	81.4	76.2-85.7	81	18.6	14.3-23.8
15,000-24,999	231	189	84.5	77.8-89.4	42	15.5	10.6-22.2
25,000-49,999	302	276	90.7	85.8-94.0	26	9.3	6.0-14.2
50,000 or more	392	386	99.0	97.0-99.7	6	1.0	0.3- 3.0
WIC recipient
No	743	694	94.9	92.6-96.6	49	5.1	3.4- 7.4
Yes	719	593	81.5	77.6-84.9	126	18.5	15.1-22.4
Medicaid recipient
No	674	652	96.7	94.4-98.0	22	3.3	2.0- 5.6
Yes	798	644	81.4	77.7-84.6	154	18.6	15.4-22.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	666	578	85.5	82.6-88.1	88	14.5	11.9-17.4
2500+ grams	806	718	88.5	86.0-90.6	88	11.5	9.4-14.0

#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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