2010 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

Preconception Health Indicators Women 18-44

Percentage of women having a live birth who were not trying to get pregnant at the time of conception and neither they nor their husbands or partners were doing anything to keep from getting pregnant?

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	No			Yes
		N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	340	164	47.9	41.8-54.0	176	52.1	46.0-58.2
Age
18-19 years	33	21	58.4	38.2-76.2	12	41.6	23.8-61.8
20-24 years	114	64	57.4	46.9-67.3	50	42.6	32.7-53.1
25-34 years	147	62	39.2	30.7-48.5	85	60.8	51.5-69.3
35-44 years	46	17	38.1	23.3-55.6	29	61.9	44.4-76.7
Race
White	205	93	45.2	37.7-53.0	112	54.8	47.0-62.3
Black	109	57	52.9	41.6-64.0	52	47.1	36.0-58.4
Other	24	14	57.8	35.3-77.5	10	42.2	22.5-64.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	39	12	27.9	14.6-46.7	27	72.1	53.3-85.4
No	300	151	50.6	44.1-57.1	149	49.4	42.9-55.9
Education
< High School	54	27	44.4	29.3-60.7	27	55.6	39.3-70.7
High School	126	66	55.1	45.2-64.7	60	44.9	35.3-54.8
> High School	160	71	43.2	34.8-51.9	89	56.8	48.1-65.2
Marital Status
Married	160	67	40.8	32.7-49.5	93	59.2	50.5-67.3
Other	180	97	53.6	44.9-62.1	83	46.4	37.9-55.1
Income
14,999 or less	134	74	54.6	44.5-64.3	60	45.4	35.7-55.5
15,000-24,999	68	34	51.3	37.9-64.5	34	48.7	35.5-62.1
25,000-49,999	78	31	43.2	31.1-56.1	47	56.8	43.9-68.9
50,000 or more	46	19	36.8	23.3-52.7	27	63.2	47.3-76.7
WIC recipient
No	125	49	37.9	28.8-47.9	76	62.1	52.1-71.2
Yes	214	115	53.3	45.5-60.9	99	46.7	39.1-54.5
Medicaid recipient
No	100	40	37.6	27.6-48.7	60	62.4	51.3-72.4
Yes	240	124	51.9	44.6-59.2	116	48.1	40.8-55.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	113	58	51.4	42.2-60.4	55	48.6	39.6-57.8
2500+ grams	227	106	47.6	41.0-54.2	121	52.4	45.8-59.0

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