2020 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

KNOWLEDGE OF PREGNANCY

How many weeks or months pregnant were you when you were sure you were pregnant? 1

Demographic
Groups
Total
Respond2
1 to 4 weeks 5 to 8 weeks 9+ weeks Unspecified/Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total 785 329 43.2 39.0-47.4 300 37.7 33.7-41.9 114 14.1 11.4-17.4 42 5.0 3.4- 7.2
Age
< 25 years 156 51 41.7 32.3-51.7 67 36.3 27.6-46.0 28 17.3 11.1-25.8 *** *** ***
25-34 years 463 201 42.5 37.3-48.0 168 37.1 32.0-42.6 67 14.6 11.1-19.0 27 5.7 3.6- 8.9
35+ years 166 77 47.1 38.4-55.9 65 41.5 33.1-50.5 19 8.5 5.1-13.8 *** *** ***
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 401 204 52.7 46.8-58.5 147 35.8 30.5-41.6 29 6.9 4.3-10.8 21 4.5 2.6- 7.7
Non-Hispanic Black 152 51 36.7 27.8-46.6 68 43.1 33.8-53.0 28 17.4 11.2-26.0 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Latina 160 52 29.0 21.5-37.7 53 36.3 27.6-45.9 45 28.7 20.9-38.0 *** *** ***
Education
< High School 97 20 20.2 12.0-32.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
High School 165 55 37.1 28.2-46.9 67 39.9 30.9-49.7 31 17.8 11.7-26.3 12 5.2 2.4-10.9
> High School 523 254 49.4 44.3-54.5 203 38.5 33.7-43.6 46 8.9 6.3-12.3 20 3.2 1.9- 5.3
Marital Status
Married 477 232 49.9 44.6-55.2 179 37.4 32.4-42.6 43 8.3 5.9-11.7 23 4.4 2.7- 7.1
Other 308 97 32.8 26.6-39.7 121 38.3 31.6-45.3 71 23.0 17.6-29.5 19 5.9 3.3-10.4
Medicaid recipient
No 411 197 47.9 42.3-53.6 156 38.4 33.1-44.0 39 9.5 6.7-13.3 19 4.1 2.4- 7.0
Yes 374 132 37.8 31.8-44.2 144 36.9 31.0-43.4 75 19.3 14.7-24.9 23 6.0 3.6- 9.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams 277 103 35.1 29.5-41.1 112 41.6 35.6-47.8 44 17.2 12.9-22.6 18 6.2 3.8- 9.7
2500+ grams 508 226 43.9 39.4-48.5 188 37.4 33.0-41.9 70 13.8 10.9-17.4 24 4.9 3.2- 7.3

1Asked of all mothers.
This question was new in Phase 8 (2016 - 2020). For more information please visit PRAMS–Annual Questionnaires.

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%.

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