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| Demographic Groups |
Total Respond.# |
Unintended | Intended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| Total | 1115 | 466 | 43.9 | 40.5-47.4 | 649 | 56.1 | 52.6-59.5 |
| Age | |||||||
| 18-19 years | 86 | 64 | 75.2 | 63.2-84.3 | 22 | 24.8 | 15.7-36.8 |
| 20-24 years | 265 | 155 | 60.3 | 53.3-67.0 | 110 | 39.7 | 33.0-46.7 |
| 25-34 years | 591 | 210 | 36.9 | 32.4-41.5 | 381 | 63.1 | 58.5-67.6 |
| 35-44 years | 173 | 37 | 21.2 | 14.9-29.1 | 136 | 78.8 | 70.9-85.1 |
| Race | |||||||
| White | 814 | 290 | 37.6 | 33.9-41.5 | 524 | 62.4 | 58.5-66.1 |
| Black | 250 | 155 | 63.1 | 55.4-70.2 | 95 | 36.9 | 29.8-44.6 |
| Other | 51 | 21 | 49.2 | 33.5-65.0 | 30 | 50.8 | 35.0-66.5 |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||
| Yes | 140 | 59 | 42.6 | 33.7-52.0 | 81 | 57.4 | 48.0-66.3 |
| No | 975 | 407 | 44.2 | 40.5-47.9 | 568 | 55.8 | 52.1-59.5 |
| Education | |||||||
| < High School | 165 | 96 | 58.5 | 49.3-67.2 | 69 | 41.5 | 32.8-50.7 |
| High School | 314 | 162 | 50.9 | 44.4-57.3 | 152 | 49.1 | 42.7-55.6 |
| > High School | 632 | 206 | 35.2 | 31.0-39.7 | 426 | 64.8 | 60.3-69.0 |
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Married | 701 | 193 | 28.7 | 25.0-32.7 | 508 | 71.3 | 67.3-75.0 |
| Other | 414 | 273 | 65.9 | 60.3-71.2 | 141 | 34.1 | 28.8-39.7 |
| Income | |||||||
| 14,999 or less | 312 | 192 | 62.2 | 55.6-68.3 | 120 | 37.8 | 31.7-44.4 |
| 15,000-24,999 | 151 | 79 | 54.0 | 44.7-63.0 | 72 | 46.0 | 37.0-55.3 |
| 25,000-49,999 | 227 | 99 | 42.5 | 35.2-50.1 | 128 | 57.5 | 49.9-64.8 |
| 50,000 or more | 371 | 66 | 19.8 | 15.5-24.9 | 305 | 80.2 | 75.1-84.5 |
| WIC recipient | |||||||
| No | 609 | 175 | 29.6 | 25.6-34.0 | 434 | 70.4 | 66.0-74.4 |
| Yes | 504 | 290 | 58.8 | 53.7-63.8 | 214 | 41.2 | 36.2-46.3 |
| Medicaid recipient | |||||||
| No | 563 | 134 | 24.5 | 20.6-28.8 | 429 | 75.5 | 71.2-79.4 |
| Yes | 552 | 332 | 61.2 | 56.3-65.9 | 220 | 38.8 | 34.1-43.7 |
| Infant's birth weight | |||||||
| Under 2500 grams | 378 | 173 | 48.9 | 43.9-54.0 | 205 | 51.1 | 46.0-56.1 |
| 2500+ grams | 737 | 293 | 43.5 | 39.9-47.2 | 444 | 56.5 | 52.8-60.1 |
Data in this table are recoded responses to survey question 11: Thinking back to just before you got pregnant, how did you feel about becoming pregnant?
~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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