NC PRAMS 2006~` : (Was the baby just before your new one born more than 3 weeks before its due date?)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

Preconception Health Indicators Women 18-44

Was the baby just before your new one born more than 3 weeks before its due date?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	672	527	85.6	82.2-88.5	145	14.4	11.5-17.8
Age
18-19 years	11	9	76.1	40.4-93.7	2	23.9	6.3-59.6
20-24 years	125	88	79.8	70.1-87.0	37	20.2	13.0-29.9
25-34 years	393	322	88.3	84.2-91.5	71	11.7	8.5-15.8
35-44 years	143	108	84.5	76.0-90.4	35	15.5	9.6-24.0
Race
White	478	381	86.7	82.7-89.9	97	13.3	10.1-17.3
Black	148	111	83.6	74.8-89.7	37	16.4	10.3-25.2
Other	46	35	80.7	62.8-91.3	11	19.3	8.7-37.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	102	82	89.0	80.3-94.2	20	11.0	5.8-19.7
No	570	445	84.9	81.0-88.1	125	15.1	11.9-19.0
Education
< High School	115	88	83.5	73.6-90.2	27	16.5	9.8-26.4
High School	202	149	83.0	75.7-88.5	53	17.0	11.5-24.3
> High School	353	288	87.8	83.3-91.2	65	12.2	8.8-16.7
Marital Status
Married	480	386	86.6	82.7-89.7	94	13.4	10.3-17.3
Other	192	141	83.6	76.2-89.1	51	16.4	10.9-23.8
Income
14,999 or less	169	122	79.5	71.0-86.1	47	20.5	13.9-29.0
15,000-24,999	95	76	86.2	75.7-92.6	19	13.8	7.4-24.3
25,000-49,999	141	106	86.5	79.0-91.6	35	13.5	8.4-21.0
50,000 or more	217	183	90.5	85.1-94.0	34	9.5	6.0-14.9
WIC recipient
No	377	302	87.8	83.5-91.0	75	12.2	9.0-16.5
Yes	287	218	82.6	76.6-87.4	69	17.4	12.6-23.4
Medicaid recipient
No	328	266	88.4	84.0-91.6	62	11.6	8.4-16.0
Yes	344	261	83.1	77.6-87.5	83	16.9	12.5-22.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	251	159	63.4	57.0-69.4	92	36.6	30.6-43.0
2500+ grams	421	368	87.1	83.4-90.1	53	12.9	9.9-16.6

#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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