NC PRAMS 2008~` : (Just before you got pregnant, did you have health insurance?*)

2008 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	1325	571	44.5	41.5-47.6	754	55.5	52.4-58.5
Age
18-19 years	101	71	67.0	55.5-76.8	30	33.0	23.2-44.5
20-24 years	323	211	67.3	61.2-72.9	112	32.7	27.1-38.8
25-34 years	695	237	35.8	31.8-40.0	458	64.2	60.0-68.2
35-44 years	206	52	25.0	18.9-32.3	154	75.0	67.7-81.1
Race
White	940	370	40.7	37.2-44.3	570	59.3	55.7-62.8
Black	317	174	57.1	50.6-63.5	143	42.9	36.5-49.4
Other	68	27	45.7	32.6-59.5	41	54.3	40.5-67.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	182	139	78.6	71.3-84.4	43	21.4	15.6-28.7
No	1142	432	38.2	35.0-41.5	710	61.8	58.5-65.0
Education
< High School	227	195	85.6	79.6-90.1	32	14.4	9.9-20.4
High School	372	237	64.4	58.5-69.9	135	35.6	30.1-41.5
> High School	722	137	17.9	14.9-21.2	585	82.1	78.8-85.1
Marital Status
Married	824	209	26.5	23.2-30.2	615	73.5	69.8-76.8
Other	501	362	72.1	67.4-76.4	139	27.9	23.6-32.6
Income
14,999 or less	357	297	82.7	77.6-86.8	60	17.3	13.2-22.4
15,000-24,999	173	109	67.5	59.2-74.8	64	32.5	25.2-40.8
25,000-49,999	258	79	30.9	24.9-37.6	179	69.1	62.4-75.1
50,000 or more	439	21	5.2	3.2- 8.2	418	94.8	91.8-96.8
WIC recipient
No	733	142	18.5	15.5-21.9	591	81.5	78.1-84.5
Yes	582	424	74.7	70.5-78.4	158	25.3	21.6-29.5
Medicaid recipient
No	633	33	5.0	3.4- 7.3	600	95.0	92.7-96.6
Yes	692	538	78.8	75.1-82.1	154	21.2	17.9-24.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	429	216	53.9	49.3-58.5	213	46.1	41.5-50.7
2500+ grams	896	355	43.7	40.4-47.0	541	56.3	53.0-59.6

*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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