NC PRAMS 2009~` : (Since your new baby was born, how often have you felt down, depressed, or sad?)

2009 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

Preconception Health Indicators Women 18-44

Since your new baby was born, how often have you felt down, depressed, or sad?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NEVER			RARELY			SOMETIMES			OFTEN			ALWAYS
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1106	282	27.0	24.0-30.2	325	30.9	27.8-34.1	340	29.1	26.1-32.3	125	10.3	8.4-12.5	34	2.8	1.8- 4.2
Age
18-19 years	85	14	22.1	13.0-35.0	22	29.4	19.1-42.4	27	25.9	16.4-38.4	16	14.6	8.0-25.3	6	8.0	3.2-18.5
20-24 years	262	79	30.7	24.5-37.7	68	27.9	22.0-34.8	75	28.5	22.5-35.3	31	10.0	6.5-14.9	9	2.9	1.3- 6.5
25-34 years	587	148	26.3	22.4-30.7	179	31.4	27.3-35.8	184	30.3	26.3-34.8	61	9.8	7.4-13.0	15	2.1	1.1- 4.0
35-44 years	172	41	25.4	18.7-33.6	56	35.1	27.5-43.7	54	27.5	20.7-35.5	17	10.0	5.8-16.7	4	1.9	0.6- 6.1
Race
White	809	183	25.2	21.9-28.7	247	31.3	27.8-35.0	262	30.7	27.2-34.4	93	10.0	7.9-12.5	24	2.8	1.8- 4.5
Black	247	85	33.1	26.2-40.9	61	28.4	21.8-36.0	64	24.9	18.8-32.3	28	10.6	6.7-16.4	9	2.9	1.2- 7.0
Other	50	14	24.8	13.4-41.4	17	37.3	23.1-54.0	14	23.3	12.8-38.5	4	14.1	5.3-32.3	1	0.6	0.1- 3.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	131	33	28.8	20.8-38.3	34	25.5	18.1-34.7	45	33.2	24.8-42.8	13	9.7	5.3-17.1	6	2.8	1.0- 8.0
No	975	249	26.7	23.5-30.1	291	31.8	28.5-35.3	295	28.4	25.2-31.8	112	10.4	8.3-12.8	28	2.8	1.8- 4.3
Education
< High School	159	40	27.0	19.5-36.1	33	22.4	15.5-31.1	57	33.8	25.6-43.1	22	13.0	7.9-20.7	7	3.8	1.5- 9.6
High School	310	102	33.0	27.2-39.5	68	26.3	20.9-32.5	87	27.5	22.2-33.7	40	9.7	6.6-13.9	13	3.5	1.8- 6.7
> High School	634	139	23.3	19.8-27.3	224	36.3	32.1-40.6	196	28.6	24.8-32.7	61	9.7	7.4-12.7	14	2.1	1.1- 3.8
Marital Status
Married	700	160	23.7	20.3-27.5	232	35.1	31.2-39.1	222	30.3	26.6-34.3	71	9.1	7.0-11.7	15	1.8	1.0- 3.3
Other	406	122	31.8	26.6-37.5	93	24.7	20.0-30.1	118	27.3	22.4-32.7	54	12.0	8.7-16.3	19	4.2	2.4- 7.3
Income
14,999 or less	311	71	22.9	17.8-29.0	77	26.3	20.9-32.5	99	33.4	27.5-40.0	45	11.8	8.2-16.5	19	5.6	3.3- 9.5
15,000-24,999	147	51	37.7	29.0-47.4	32	22.8	15.8-31.6	40	26.0	18.7-34.9	18	10.6	6.1-17.7	6	2.9	1.0- 8.1
25,000-49,999	228	57	28.5	22.1-35.9	69	33.0	26.3-40.6	75	28.7	22.4-35.8	22	7.8	4.6-12.8	5	2.0	0.7- 5.5
50,000 or more	375	83	22.8	18.4-27.8	138	37.9	32.6-43.5	115	28.1	23.3-33.4	35	10.4	7.3-14.6	4	0.8	0.2- 2.5
WIC recipient
No	608	138	23.8	20.1-27.9	212	36.6	32.4-41.1	183	27.9	24.1-32.1	60	9.4	7.0-12.4	15	2.3	1.2- 4.2
Yes	496	143	30.2	25.6-35.3	113	24.9	20.6-29.7	156	30.3	25.7-35.2	65	11.3	8.4-15.0	19	3.3	1.9- 5.7
Medicaid recipient
No	565	130	24.0	20.3-28.2	189	35.2	30.9-39.8	175	28.5	24.5-32.8	60	10.2	7.7-13.5	11	2.0	1.0- 3.9
Yes	541	152	29.7	25.3-34.5	136	26.9	22.7-31.6	165	29.6	25.3-34.4	65	10.3	7.7-13.7	23	3.5	2.1- 5.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	371	88	24.7	20.6-29.5	85	21.8	17.9-26.2	128	33.5	28.9-38.4	54	15.1	11.8-19.2	16	4.8	3.0- 7.7
2500+ grams	735	194	27.2	24.0-30.6	240	31.7	28.3-35.2	212	28.7	25.5-32.2	71	9.9	7.9-12.3	18	2.6	1.6- 4.2

~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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