NC PRAMS 2009~` : (Was the baby just before your new one born more than 3 weeks before its due date?)

2009 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	561	457	84.5	80.9-87.6	104	15.5	12.4-19.1
Age
18-19 years	17	15	90.0	59.6-98.2	2	10.0	1.8-40.4
20-24 years	113	87	82.3	73.1-88.9	26	17.7	11.1-26.9
25-34 years	320	262	84.7	79.7-88.6	58	15.3	11.4-20.3
35-44 years	111	93	85.7	76.4-91.7	18	14.3	8.3-23.6
Race
White	411	342	85.2	81.0-88.6	69	14.8	11.4-19.0
Black	125	96	82.5	73.1-89.1	29	17.5	10.9-26.9
Other	25	19	83.5	60.8-94.3	6	16.5	5.7-39.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	101	81	80.3	70.3-87.5	20	19.7	12.5-29.7
No	460	376	85.7	81.7-88.9	84	14.3	11.1-18.3
Education
< High School	112	92	83.9	74.5-90.3	20	16.1	9.7-25.5
High School	156	114	77.8	69.6-84.2	42	22.2	15.8-30.4
> High School	290	248	88.8	84.2-92.2	42	11.2	7.8-15.8
Marital Status
Married	354	299	87.6	83.4-90.9	55	12.4	9.1-16.6
Other	207	158	80.2	73.3-85.6	49	19.8	14.4-26.7
Income
14,999 or less	182	138	79.7	72.2-85.5	44	20.3	14.5-27.8
15,000-24,999	80	63	79.1	67.0-87.5	17	20.9	12.5-33.0
25,000-49,999	109	93	89.9	82.1-94.5	16	10.1	5.5-17.9
50,000 or more	160	139	91.4	85.9-94.9	21	8.6	5.1-14.1
WIC recipient
No	289	249	90.9	86.8-93.8	40	9.1	6.2-13.2
Yes	271	207	78.3	72.2-83.4	64	21.7	16.6-27.8
Medicaid recipient
No	254	223	90.6	86.0-93.8	31	9.4	6.2-14.0
Yes	307	234	80.1	74.6-84.7	73	19.9	15.3-25.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	163	113	68.4	60.8-75.1	50	31.6	24.9-39.2
2500+ grams	398	344	85.7	81.8-89.0	54	14.3	11.0-18.2

~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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