NC PRAMS 2009~` : (Are you or your husband or partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant?)

2009 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	1118	141	12.2	10.2-14.7	977	87.8	85.3-89.8
Age
18-19 years	86	9	13.0	6.3-24.9	77	87.0	75.1-93.7
20-24 years	265	29	9.4	6.1-14.3	236	90.6	85.7-93.9
25-34 years	592	72	12.2	9.5-15.7	520	87.8	84.3-90.5
35-44 years	175	31	16.8	11.4-24.1	144	83.2	75.9-88.6
Race
White	819	89	10.0	8.0-12.6	730	90.0	87.4-92.0
Black	249	42	18.4	13.1-25.2	207	81.6	74.8-86.9
Other	50	10	17.4	7.9-34.2	40	82.6	65.8-92.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	139	15	10.2	5.8-17.4	124	89.8	82.6-94.2
No	979	126	12.6	10.4-15.2	853	87.4	84.8-89.6
Education
< High School	165	19	11.3	6.6-18.7	146	88.7	81.3-93.4
High School	313	36	10.2	6.9-14.9	277	89.8	85.1-93.1
> High School	636	85	13.7	10.9-17.0	551	86.3	83.0-89.1
Marital Status
Married	706	94	13.2	10.6-16.3	612	86.8	83.7-89.4
Other	412	47	10.8	7.6-15.0	365	89.2	85.0-92.4
Income
14,999 or less	313	43	11.7	8.1-16.5	270	88.3	83.5-91.9
15,000-24,999	151	14	11.1	6.3-18.8	137	88.9	81.2-93.7
25,000-49,999	229	27	10.4	6.6-15.9	202	89.6	84.1-93.4
50,000 or more	375	54	15.1	11.4-19.7	321	84.9	80.3-88.6
WIC recipient
No	613	83	13.5	10.7-16.8	530	86.5	83.2-89.3
Yes	504	58	11.0	8.1-14.7	446	89.0	85.3-91.9
Medicaid recipient
No	571	77	13.6	10.7-17.1	494	86.4	82.9-89.3
Yes	547	64	11.0	8.2-14.5	483	89.0	85.5-91.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	379	52	13.7	10.6-17.6	327	86.3	82.4-89.4
2500+ grams	739	89	12.1	9.9-14.7	650	87.9	85.3-90.1

~Low participation was a substantial problem for NC PRAMS in 2009. The overall weighted response rate was 63%.

#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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