NC PRAMS 2006~` : (Are you or your husband or partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant?)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

Preconception Health Indicators Women 18-44

Are you or your husband or partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1291	178	12.2	10.1-14.6	1113	87.8	85.4-89.9
Age
18-19 years	91	14	9.5	4.3-19.6	77	90.5	80.4-95.7
20-24 years	291	40	11.2	7.4-16.6	251	88.8	83.4-92.6
25-34 years	691	81	11.5	8.8-14.8	610	88.5	85.2-91.2
35-44 years	218	43	18.3	12.6-25.7	175	81.7	74.3-87.4
Race
White	952	117	11.4	9.1-14.2	835	88.6	85.8-90.9
Black	264	41	11.4	7.3-17.2	223	88.6	82.8-92.7
Other	75	20	26.6	15.7-41.3	55	73.4	58.7-84.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	166	16	7.9	4.2-14.6	150	92.1	85.4-95.8
No	1125	162	13.0	10.7-15.7	963	87.0	84.3-89.3
Education
< High School	174	27	11.6	6.9-18.9	147	88.4	81.1-93.1
High School	395	53	12.8	9.1-17.8	342	87.2	82.2-90.9
> High School	720	98	12.0	9.4-15.2	622	88.0	84.8-90.6
Marital Status
Married	876	114	11.9	9.6-14.8	762	88.1	85.2-90.4
Other	415	64	12.6	9.1-17.2	351	87.4	82.8-90.9
Income
14,999 or less	335	45	13.0	9.0-18.4	290	87.0	81.6-91.0
15,000-24,999	169	25	13.3	8.0-21.4	144	86.7	78.6-92.0
25,000-49,999	256	32	11.0	7.2-16.7	224	89.0	83.3-92.8
50,000 or more	440	60	10.8	7.9-14.7	380	89.2	85.3-92.1
WIC recipient
No	742	111	13.6	10.8-17.0	631	86.4	83.0-89.2
Yes	541	67	10.6	7.8-14.3	474	89.4	85.7-92.2
Medicaid recipient
No	668	90	11.6	9.0-14.8	578	88.4	85.2-91.0
Yes	623	88	12.8	9.8-16.5	535	87.2	83.5-90.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	563	91	16.7	13.7-20.2	472	83.3	79.8-86.3
2500+ grams	728	87	11.8	9.6-14.4	641	88.2	85.6-90.4

#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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