NC PRAMS 2008~` : (Was the baby just before your new one born more than 3 weeks before its due date?)

2008 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	710	604	89.0	86.2-91.2	106	11.0	8.8-13.8
Age
18-19 years	14	9	83.1	54.6-95.3	5	16.9	4.7-45.4
20-24 years	149	129	89.3	82.3-93.8	20	10.7	6.2-17.7
25-34 years	399	344	89.4	85.6-92.2	55	10.6	7.8-14.4
35-44 years	148	122	88.0	81.4-92.4	26	12.0	7.6-18.6
Race
White	505	439	90.6	87.5-93.0	66	9.4	7.0-12.5
Black	175	141	84.2	76.9-89.6	34	15.8	10.4-23.1
Other	30	24	84.8	65.8-94.2	6	15.2	5.8-34.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	117	101	88.9	81.1-93.7	16	11.1	6.3-18.9
No	593	503	89.0	85.9-91.4	90	11.0	8.6-14.1
Education
< High School	168	141	86.5	79.7-91.2	27	13.5	8.8-20.3
High School	181	150	88.6	82.6-92.8	31	11.4	7.2-17.4
> High School	359	312	90.5	86.8-93.3	47	9.5	6.7-13.2
Marital Status
Married	465	409	91.4	88.3-93.8	56	8.6	6.2-11.7
Other	245	195	84.4	78.6-88.8	50	15.6	11.2-21.4
Income
14,999 or less	192	154	84.8	78.0-89.7	38	15.2	10.3-22.0
15,000-24,999	103	89	89.2	80.8-94.1	14	10.8	5.9-19.2
25,000-49,999	132	114	90.6	84.1-94.7	18	9.4	5.3-15.9
50,000 or more	228	201	91.2	86.5-94.4	27	8.8	5.6-13.5
WIC recipient
No	392	337	89.1	85.3-92.0	55	10.9	8.0-14.7
Yes	314	264	89.1	84.7-92.3	50	10.9	7.7-15.3
Medicaid recipient
No	333	294	91.7	88.0-94.3	39	8.3	5.7-12.0
Yes	377	310	86.6	82.3-90.0	67	13.4	10.0-17.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	201	143	71.1	64.6-76.9	58	28.9	23.1-35.4
2500+ grams	509	461	90.2	87.3-92.6	48	9.8	7.4-12.7

#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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