2004 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	612	296	48.7	43.6-53.8	316	51.3	46.2-56.4
Age
18-19 years	74	40	60.9	45.8-74.2	34	39.1	25.8-54.2
20-24 years	226	110	44.6	36.3-53.2	116	55.4	46.8-63.7
25-34 years	264	122	48.0	40.5-55.7	142	52.0	44.3-59.5
35-44 years	48	24	51.1	33.8-68.2	24	48.9	31.8-66.2
Race
White	341	164	46.4	39.9-53.0	177	53.6	47.0-60.1
Black	243	123	55.8	47.0-64.3	120	44.2	35.7-53.0
Other	28	9	28.6	12.8-52.2	19	71.4	47.8-87.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	63	30	44.1	30.0-59.3	33	55.9	40.7-70.0
No	549	266	49.4	44.0-54.8	283	50.6	45.2-56.0
Education
< High School	124	75	57.3	45.5-68.3	49	42.7	31.7-54.5
High School	226	114	55.5	46.9-63.8	112	44.5	36.2-53.1
> High School	262	107	37.7	30.8-45.2	155	62.3	54.8-69.2
Marital Status
Married	267	127	49.7	42.4-57.1	140	50.3	42.9-57.6
Other	345	169	47.9	41.0-55.0	176	52.1	45.0-59.0
Income
14,999 or less	247	131	56.1	47.7-64.3	116	43.9	35.7-52.3
15,000-24,999	123	56	44.5	33.6-55.9	67	55.5	44.1-66.4
25,000-49,999	129	52	43.0	33.1-53.5	77	57.0	46.5-66.9
50,000 or more	67	29	38.5	25.9-52.9	38	61.5	47.1-74.1
WIC recipient
No	216	99	41.4	33.4-50.0	117	58.6	50.0-66.6
Yes	393	196	52.7	46.3-59.0	197	47.3	41.0-53.7
Medicaid recipient
No	176	82	47.0	38.1-56.1	94	53.0	43.9-61.9
Yes	436	214	49.4	43.2-55.6	222	50.6	44.4-56.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	305	148	50.2	44.7-55.7	157	49.8	44.3-55.3
2500+ grams	307	148	48.5	42.9-54.2	159	51.5	45.8-57.1

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