NC PRAMS 2005~` : (Just before you got pregnant, did you have health insurance?*)

2005 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

Preconception Health Indicators Women 18-44

Just before you got pregnant, did you have health insurance?*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	993	437	45.3	41.4-49.3	556	54.7	50.7-58.6
Age
18-19 years	69	43	67.0	51.4-79.6	26	33.0	20.4-48.6
20-24 years	255	173	70.7	63.2-77.3	82	29.3	22.7-36.8
25-34 years	516	183	35.3	30.3-40.6	333	64.7	59.4-69.7
35-44 years	153	38	25.4	17.4-35.4	115	74.6	64.6-82.6
Race
White	712	279	40.7	36.3-45.2	433	59.3	54.8-63.7
Black	241	135	58.3	49.4-66.6	106	41.7	33.4-50.6
Other	40	23	67.1	47.2-82.3	17	32.9	17.7-52.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	128	98	77.2	67.6-84.6	30	22.8	15.4-32.4
No	865	339	39.1	35.0-43.3	526	60.9	56.7-65.0
Education
< High School	175	143	84.9	77.2-90.3	32	15.1	9.7-22.8
High School	291	179	62.6	55.0-69.6	112	37.4	30.4-45.0
> High School	525	115	21.4	17.3-26.1	410	78.6	73.9-82.7
Marital Status
Married	645	196	31.3	27.1-35.9	449	68.7	64.1-72.9
Other	348	241	71.5	64.7-77.4	107	28.5	22.6-35.3
Income
14,999 or less	284	226	82.1	75.6-87.2	58	17.9	12.8-24.4
15,000-24,999	151	93	65.3	54.8-74.5	58	34.7	25.5-45.2
25,000-49,999	179	43	24.4	17.6-32.8	136	75.6	67.2-82.4
50,000 or more	293	20	5.1	2.8- 9.0	273	94.9	91.0-97.2
WIC recipient
No	551	127	23.5	19.3-28.2	424	76.5	71.8-80.7
Yes	426	305	75.0	69.3-80.0	121	25.0	20.0-30.7
Medicaid recipient
No	472	26	5.8	3.6- 9.2	446	94.2	90.8-96.4
Yes	521	411	81.5	76.8-85.4	110	18.5	14.6-23.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	448	213	50.9	46.3-55.4	235	49.1	44.6-53.7
2500+ grams	545	224	44.8	40.6-49.1	321	55.2	50.9-59.4

*Note: Insurance does not include Medicaid

#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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