Alaska: 2002 PRAMS Surveillance Report | CDC Reproductive Health

Alaska
Characteristics of PRAMS-Eligible Population and Respondents, 2002
Characteristic	PRAMS-eligible population		PRAMS respondents
Characteristic	Size	Percent	Size	Percent
Age (years)
< 20	1,033	10.8	224	13.8
20–24	2,745	28.6	442	27.2
25–34	4,533	47.2	727	44.7
≥ 35	1,296	13.5	232	14.3
Race
White	6,064	64.1	704	46.3
Black or African American	418	4.4	53	3.5
Asian or Pacific Islander	671	7.1	84	5.5
Alaska Native	2,306	24.4	681	44.7
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	785	10.6^††	125	10.5^††
No	6,644	89.4^††	1,065	89.5^††
Education (years)
< 12	1,315	14.4	281	18.6
12	4,001	43.7	676	44.7
> 12	3,846	42.0	554	36.7
Marital status
Married	6,373	66.4	963	59.4
Unmarried	3,231	33.6	658	40.6
Birth weight
Low (< 2,500 g)	506	5.3	336	20.8
Normal (≥ 2,500 g)	9,087	94.7	1,278	79.2
Parity
First birth	3,390	36.4	569	36.2
Second birth or higher	5,931	63.6	1,002	63.8
Total	9,612		1,625

	Estimated PRAMS-eligible population				PRAMS respondents
	Size	95% CI^‡	Percent	95% CI^‡	Size	Percent
Annual household income
≤ $15,000	2,199	1,989–2,410	24.0	21.8–26.3	454	29.6
$15,001–$25,000	1,197	1,024–1,371	13.1	11.3–15.1	221	14.4
$25,001–$40,000	2,077	1,851–2,303	22.6	20.3–25.2	331	21.6
≥ $40,001	3,701	3,437–3,965	40.3	37.5–43.2	529	34.5
In crowded household
(> 1 person/room)	1,939	1,746–2,132	20.7	18.7–22.8	414	26.3
Note: The PRAMS-eligible population is defined as state residents who had in-state births. Respondents are defined as women who completed a survey. Values for annual household income and crowded household are estimated from the PRAMS sample. Other population size and percent values for the characteristics of the PRAMS-eligible population are based on state birth certificate data. ‡ Confidence interval. †† Missing ≤ 10% data.

Alaska
Prevalence of Unintended Pregnancy, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	222	78.9	3.1	72.2–84.4
20–24	432	54.6	2.8	49.1–60.0
25–34	711	34.1	2.0	30.3–38.2
≥ 35	224	34.6	3.8	27.6–42.4
Race
White	690	41.3	2.0	37.5–45.3
Black or African American	50	63.2^§§	7.8	47.1–76.8
Asian or Pacific Islander	84	44.8	6.2	33.2–57.0
Alaska Native	663	53.0	1.7	49.6–56.3
All other races	0	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	123	56.1	5.3	45.6–66.1
No	1,041	45.7	1.7	42.3–49.1
Education (years)
< 12	274	61.2	3.3	54.5–67.5
12	660	51.6	2.2	47.2–55.9
> 12	544	34.0	2.3	29.7–38.6
Medicaid recipient
Yes	848	57.7	2.0	53.8–61.5
No	741	34.1	2.0	30.3–38.0
Annual household income
≤ $15,000	446	61.6	2.7	56.3–66.7
$15,001–$25,000	216	55.3	4.0	47.5–62.9
$25,001–$40,000	323	47.7	3.2	41.5–54.0
≥ $40,001	517	29.3	2.2	25.2–33.9
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Alaska
Prevalence of Multivitamin Use 4 or More Times per Week During the Month Prior to Pregnancy, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	221	15.7	2.8	11.0–22.0
20–24	441	22.8	2.4	18.5–27.8
25–34	725	36.7	2.1	32.7–40.9
≥ 35	228	44.9	3.9	37.4–52.6
Race
White	702	36.7	1.9	33.0–40.6
Black or African American	53	24.0^§§	6.8	13.2–39.6
Asian or Pacific Islander	83	29.2	5.6	19.4–41.3
Alaska Native	674	19.8	1.4	17.2–22.6
All other races	0	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	125	27.1	4.9	18.6–37.8
No	1,056	31.0	1.6	27.8–34.3
Education (years)
< 12	278	19.2	2.8	14.3–25.1
12	673	22.1	1.9	18.6–26.0
> 12	550	45	2.4	40.4–49.7
Medicaid recipient
Yes	865	23.0	1.7	19.9–26.5
No	750	39.4	2.0	35.5–43.5
Annual household income
≤ $15,000	453	15.7	1.9	12.4–19.8
$15,001–$25,000	220	22.8	3.4	16.8–30.1
$25,001–$40,000	329	31.5	3.0	25.9–37.6
≥ $40,001	524	44.5	2.4	39.8–49.3
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Alaska
Prevalence of Physical Abuse by Husband or Partner During Pregnancy, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	221	6.2	1.6	3.7–10.0
20–24	440	4.0	0.9	2.6–6.2
25–34	724	2.6	0.5	1.7–3.8
≥ 35	226	0.3	0.2	0.0–1.4
Race
White	697	1.0	0.4	0.5–2.1
Black or African American	52	10.3^§§	5.1	3.7–25.3
Asian or Pacific Islander	83	2.3	1.7	0.5–9.3
Alaska Native	677	7.6	0.9	6.1–9.6
All other races	0	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	121	2.8	1.6	0.9–8.3
No	1,057	3.4	0.5	2.5–4.6
Education (years)
< 12	277	5.3	1.2	3.5–8.1
12	670	3.6	0.6	2.5–5.1
> 12	550	1.7	0.6	0.9–3.3
Medicaid recipient
Yes	859	4.7	0.7	3.6–6.3
No	752	1.6	0.4	0.9–2.8
Annual household income
≤ $15,000	448	8.1	1.4	5.7–11.2
$15,001–$25,000	221	4.3	1.4	2.3–8.0
$25,001–$40,000	328	1.8	0.5	1.0–2.9
≥ $40,001	526	0.8	0.3	0.3–1.8
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Alaska
Prevalence of Smoking During the Last 3 Months of Pregnancy, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	217	26.0	3.5	19.8–33.3
20–24	433	21.0	2.1	17.2–25.4
25–34	712	16.7	1.5	14.0–19.8
≥ 35	225	7.8	2.1	4.6–12.9
Race
White	695	14.9	1.4	12.3–18.0
Black or African American	53	3.9^§§	2.9	0.9–15.4
Asian or Pacific Islander	82	10.5	3.9	5.0–20.8
Alaska Native	658	29.3	1.6	26.4–32.5
All other races	0	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	124	21.8	4.3	14.5–31.3
No	1,042	17.8	1.2	15.5–20.3
Education (years)
< 12	266	40.9	3.4	34.4–47.7
12	661	20.3	1.7	17.2–23.9
> 12	550	7.1	1.2	5.1–9.8
Medicaid recipient
Yes	841	25.6	1.7	22.4–29.1
No	746	10.7	1.2	8.7–13.2
Annual household income
≤ $15,000	438	34.1	2.6	29.2–39.5
$15,001–$25,000	216	18.4	3.0	13.3–24.9
$25,001–$40,000	327	14.8	2.1	11.2–19.4
≥ $40,001	523	9.0	1.3	6.8–11.9
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Alaska
Prevalence of Pregnancy-Related Complications That Required a Hospital Stay of At Least 1 Day, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	218	13.1	2.4	9.0–18.6
20–24	441	10.9	1.5	8.3–14.2
25–34	726	10.4	1.2	8.3–12.9
≥ 35	231	16.1	2.7	11.5–22.0
Race
White	700	11.1	1.1	9.1–13.6
Black or African American	52	16.1^§§	5.2	8.3–29.0
Asian or Pacific Islander	83	11.5	3.6	6.1–20.6
Alaska Native	678	12.2	1.0	10.4–14.3
All other races	0	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	123	13.4	3.4	8.0–21.7
No	1,061	10.8	1.0	9.1–12.9
Education (years)
< 12	277	15.0	2.3	11.0–20.1
12	673	10.8	1.3	8.6–13.5
> 12	552	10.9	1.3	8.6–13.7
Medicaid recipient
Yes	865	13.0	1.2	10.8–15.6
No	751	10.5	1.2	8.4–13.0
Annual household income
≤ $15,000	452	13.0	1.7	10.0–16.8
$15,001–$25,000	220	16.5	2.8	11.8–22.7
$25,001–$40,000	330	9.8	1.6	7.1–13.4
≥ $40,001	527	10.6	1.4	8.2–13.7
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Alaska
Prevalence of Infant Discharge from Hospital Within 48 Hours, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	221	68.6	3.4	61.5–74.9
20–24	430	68.0	2.5	62.8–72.8
25–34	707	72.4	1.8	68.6–75.9
≥ 35	221	61.0	3.8	53.4–68.2
Race
White	671	71.4	1.8	67.7–74.8
Black or African American	53	67.2^§§	7.3	51.7–79.7
Asian or Pacific Islander	80	66.8	5.8	54.7–77.0
Alaska Native	675	65.2	1.6	62.0–68.3
All other races	0	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	123	66.0	5.1	55.5–75.1
No	1,028	68.4	1.6	65.2–71.5
Education (years)
< 12	275	63.6	3.3	57.0–69.7
12	661	71.4	1.9	67.5–75.0
> 12	531	69.4	2.2	64.9–73.5
Medicaid recipient
Yes	846	66.3	1.8	62.6–69.8
No	733	71.8	1.8	68.1–75.3
Annual household income
≤ $15,000	446	63.6	2.6	58.3–68.5
$15,001–$25,000	212	69.3	3.6	61.9–75.9
$25,001–$40,000	325	70.3	2.8	64.4–75.5
≥ $40,001	511	72.7	2.1	68.3–76.7
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Alaska
Prevalence of Infant Checkup Within 1 Week of Hospital Discharge for Infants Discharged Within 48 Hours, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	124	73.7	3.8	65.5–80.5
20–24	234	70.5	3.1	64.1–76.1
25–34	418	80.1	2.0	75.9–83.8
≥ 35	101	85.0	3.6	76.5–90.8
Race
White	385	84.8	1.8	80.9–88.0
Black or African American	24	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}
Asian or Pacific Islander	39	78.2^§§	6.7	62.4–88.6
Alaska Native	371	55.8	2.2	51.3–60.1
All other races	0	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	71	78.3	5.0	67.0–86.5
No	582	76.7	1.8	73.0–80.0
Education (years)
< 12	146	65.1	4.1	56.7–72.6
12	378	72.2	2.4	67.3–76.6
> 12	293	86.2	2.0	81.8–89.7
Medicaid recipient
Yes	446	74.9	2.0	70.7–78.6
No	431	79.6	2.0	75.3–83.2
Annual household income
≤ $15,000	225	67.2	3.2	60.5–73.2
$15,001–$25,000	118	77.7	3.8	69.5–84.2
$25,001–$40,000	188	75.6	3.3	68.5–81.5
≥ $40,001	308	83.3	2.2	78.6–87.1
‡ Confidence interval. †† Missing ≥ 10% data. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Alaska
Prevalence of Sufficient Well-Baby Care, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	195	76.7	3.2	69.9–82.4
20–24	386	75.1	2.4	70.0–79.6
25–34	636	75.6	1.9	71.7–79.1
≥ 35	198	78.8^††	3.0	72.3–84.1
Race
White	631	80.8	1.7	77.3–83.9
Black or African American	44	80.2^††§§	7.1	62.7–90.8
Asian or Pacific Islander	71	83.9	4.9	72.0–91.3
Alaska Native	582	60.2	1.8	56.6–63.6
All other races	0	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	104	72.7^††	4.9	62.1–81.3
No	935	75.0	1.5	71.9–77.9
Education (years)
< 12	238	69.3	3.0	63.1–75.0
12	587	73.0	2.0	68.8–76.8
> 12	489	80.2	2.0	76.1–83.8
Medicaid recipient
Yes	741	72.6	1.8	69.0–75.9
No	674	79.1	1.7	75.5–82.3
Annual household income
≤ $15,000	384	71.3^††	2.5	66.2–76.0
$15,001–$25,000	192	75.9	3.4	68.6–81.9
$25,001–$40,000	296	76.3	2.7	70.7–81.2
≥ $40,001	474	78.4	2.1	74.0–82.3
Note: Sufficient well-baby care is defined as an infant receiving 2 or more checkups by 2–3 months (60–122 days) of age; 3 or more checkups by 4–5 months (123–183 days) of age; or 4 or more checkups by 6–9 months (184–274 days) of age. ‡ Confidence interval. †† Missing ≥ 10% data. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Alaska
Prevalence of Postpartum Contraceptive Use, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	220	85.0	2.6	79.3–89.4
20–24	439	80.2	2.1	75.7–84.0
25–34	723	80.1	1.7	76.6–83.2
≥ 35	231	76.6	3.4	69.4–82.5
Race
White	700	83.1	1.5	79.9–85.8
Black or African American	53	92.7^§§	4.2	79.0–97.7
Asian or Pacific Islander	83	66.5	5.9	54.2–77.0
Alaska Native	674	75.2	1.5	72.1–78.0
All other races	0	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	124	78.8	4.4	69.0–86.1
No	1,057	80.1	1.4	77.3–82.7
Education (years)
< 12	277	80.3	2.5	74.9–84.8
12	670	79.8	1.7	76.1–83.0
> 12	553	80.7	1.9	76.7–84.1
Medicaid recipient
Yes	863	80.3	1.5	77.2–83.1
No	750	80.2	1.7	76.7–83.2
Annual household income
≤ $15,000	451	80.2	2.0	76.0–83.9
$15,001–$25,000	219	76.0	3.4	68.8–82.0
$25,001–$40,000	330	83.8	2.3	78.9–87.8
≥ $40,001	527	79.8	2.0	75.5–83.4
Note: Contraceptive use is defined as using any of the following birth control methods at time of survey: not having sex at certain times (rhythm) or using such birth control methods as the pill, Norplant^®, shots (Depo-Provera^®), condoms, diaphragm, foam, IUD, tubal ligation, or vasectomy. ‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.