NC PRAMS 2008~` : (Are you or your husband or partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant?)

2008 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	1319	169	11.9	10.1-14.0	1150	88.1	86.0-89.9
Age
18-19 years	101	14	16.0	9.2-26.5	87	84.0	73.5-90.8
20-24 years	324	38	9.7	6.5-14.0	286	90.3	86.0-93.5
25-34 years	689	88	12.6	10.1-15.7	601	87.4	84.3-89.9
35-44 years	205	29	11.2	7.3-16.7	176	88.8	83.3-92.7
Race
White	935	107	10.4	8.5-12.8	828	89.6	87.2-91.5
Black	316	46	14.3	10.3-19.6	270	85.7	80.4-89.7
Other	68	16	23.9	14.2-37.4	52	76.1	62.6-85.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	178	20	10.8	6.6-17.1	158	89.2	82.9-93.4
No	1140	149	12.1	10.2-14.5	991	87.9	85.5-89.8
Education
< High School	223	35	16.7	11.8-23.1	188	83.3	76.9-88.2
High School	373	52	11.6	8.4-15.9	321	88.4	84.1-91.6
> High School	719	82	10.3	8.2-13.0	637	89.7	87.0-91.8
Marital Status
Married	824	106	11.8	9.5-14.4	718	88.2	85.6-90.5
Other	495	63	12.2	9.2-15.9	432	87.8	84.1-90.8
Income
14,999 or less	354	56	16.3	12.2-21.5	298	83.7	78.5-87.8
15,000-24,999	174	19	8.4	4.9-13.9	155	91.6	86.1-95.1
25,000-49,999	260	26	9.7	6.4-14.6	234	90.3	85.4-93.6
50,000 or more	437	52	10.6	7.8-14.1	385	89.4	85.9-92.2
WIC recipient
No	730	84	10.2	8.0-12.8	646	89.8	87.2-92.0
Yes	580	82	13.8	10.9-17.4	498	86.2	82.6-89.1
Medicaid recipient
No	632	80	11.3	8.9-14.3	552	88.7	85.7-91.1
Yes	687	89	12.5	9.9-15.6	598	87.5	84.4-90.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	428	66	15.4	12.3-19.1	362	84.6	80.9-87.7
2500+ grams	891	103	11.6	9.7-13.9	788	88.4	86.1-90.3

#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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