NC PRAMS 2020: Prenatal Social Support<sup>1</sup>

2020 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

SOCIAL SUPPORT

Prenatal Social Support¹

Demographic Groups	Total Respond²	No Social Support	Adequate Social Support	Excellent Social Support
Total	738	33	5.0	3.4- 7.4	78	9.9	7.6-12.7	627	85.1	81.8-87.9
Age
< 25 years	148	***	***	***	23	14.5	9.0-22.4	119	79.0	69.8-85.9
25-34 years	432	22	4.7	2.8- 7.7	43	9.1	6.4-12.8	367	86.2	82.0-89.6
35+ years	158	***	***	***	12	6.7	3.6-12.2	141	89.1	82.3-93.5
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	379	***	***	***	24	5.5	3.4- 8.8	345	91.3	87.4-94.1
Non-Hispanic Black	139	***	***	***	17	10.8	6.2-18.3	113	82.4	73.7-88.7
Non-Hispanic Other	39	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Latina	150	***	***	***	21	15.3	9.5-23.8	120	77.5	67.9-84.8
Education
< High School	89	***	***	***	13	14.1	7.5-24.8	***	***	***
High School	152	***	***	***	18	9.4	5.4-16.0	125	84.8	77.1-90.3
> High School	497	13	2.6	1.4- 4.9	47	9.3	6.7-12.7	437	88.1	84.3-91.0
Marital Status
Married	457	15	3.4	1.9- 6.1	35	6.8	4.7- 9.8	407	89.8	86.2-92.5
Other	281	18	7.5	4.4-12.5	43	14.6	10.3-20.4	220	77.9	71.3-83.3
Medicaid recipient
No	393	13	3.2	1.6- 6.3	28	7.0	4.6-10.4	352	89.8	85.8-92.8
Yes	345	20	7.1	4.3-11.3	50	13.2	9.5-18.0	275	79.8	74.1-84.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	251	***	***	***	28	11.6	8.0-16.6	213	83.7	78.2-88.1
2500+ grams	487	23	5.0	3.3- 7.6	50	9.7	7.3-12.8	414	85.3	81.6-88.3

Demographic
Groups

Total
Respond²

No Social Support

Adequate Social Support

Excellent Social Support

C.I.(95%)

Total

738

5.0

3.4- 7.4

9.9

7.6-12.7

627

85.1

81.8-87.9

Age

< 25 years

148

***

14.5

9.0-22.4

119

79.0

69.8-85.9

25-34 years

432

4.7

2.8- 7.7

9.1

6.4-12.8

367

86.2

82.0-89.6

35+ years

158

***

6.7

3.6-12.2

141

89.1

82.3-93.5

Race/Ethnicity

Non-Hispanic White

379

***

5.5

3.4- 8.8

345

91.3

87.4-94.1

Non-Hispanic Black

139

***

10.8

6.2-18.3

113

82.4

73.7-88.7

Non-Hispanic Other

***

Latina

150

***

15.3

9.5-23.8

120

77.5

67.9-84.8

Education

< High School

***

14.1

7.5-24.8

***

High School

152

***

9.4

5.4-16.0

125

84.8

77.1-90.3

> High School

497

2.6

1.4- 4.9

9.3

6.7-12.7

437

88.1

84.3-91.0

Marital Status

Married

457

3.4

1.9- 6.1

6.8

4.7- 9.8

407

89.8

86.2-92.5

Other

281

7.5

4.4-12.5

14.6

10.3-20.4

220

77.9

71.3-83.3

Medicaid recipient

393

3.2

1.6- 6.3

7.0

4.6-10.4

352

89.8

85.8-92.8

Yes

345

7.1

4.3-11.3

13.2

9.5-18.0

275

79.8

74.1-84.4

Infant's birth weight

Under 2500 grams

251

***

11.6

8.0-16.6

213

83.7

78.2-88.1

2500+ grams

487

5.0

3.3- 7.6

9.7

7.3-12.8

414

85.3

81.6-88.3

¹During your most recent pregnancy, would you have had the kinds of help listed below if you needed them?
(a) Someone to loan me $50
(b) Someone to help me if I were sick
(c) Someone to talk with about my problems
(d) Someone to take care of my baby
(e) Someone to help me if I were tired and feeling frustrated with my new baby
Based on the aggregate of all prenatal social support questions asked in Question #78 of the Phase 8 survey
(i)No support was classified as a NO response to all social support questions
(ii)Adequate support classified as YES response to 1 to 3 social support questions
(iii)Excellent support classified as YES response to 4 social support questions

²Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.

*** This estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards.
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.
The overall weighted response rate in 2020 was 45%.

This page was generated on 06SEP22

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