Alabama: 2002 PRAMS Surveillance Report

Alabama
Characteristics of PRAMS-Eligible Population and Respondents, 2002
Characteristic	PRAMS-eligible population		PRAMS respondents
Characteristic	Size	Percent	Size	Percent
Age (years)
< 20	8,299	14.8	277	17.7
20–24	17,802	31.8	515	32.9
25–34	25,131	44.9	629	40.1
≥ 35	4,756	8.5	146	9.3
Race
White	37,829	67.6	972	62.0
Black or African American	17,375	31.0	575	36.7
American Indian	152	0.3	5	0.3
Asian or Pacific Islander	515	0.9	15	1.0
All other races	103	0.2	0	0.0
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	2,530	4.5	42	2.7
No	53,427	95.5	1,526	97.3
Education (years)
< 12	12,825	23.0	390	24.9
12	17,640	31.6	498	31.8
> 12	25,414	45.5	677	43.3
Marital status
Married	36,410	65.0	954	60.8
Unmarried	19,585	35.0	614	39.2
Birth weight
Low (< 2,500 g)	4,998	8.9	731	46.6
Normal (≥ 2,500 g)	50,984	91.1	837	53.4
Parity
First birth	23,295	41.6	730	46.6
Second birth or higher	32,694	58.4	838	53.4
Total	55,995		1,568

	Estimated PRAMS-eligible population				PRAMS respondents
	Size	95% CI^‡	Percent	95% CI^‡	Size	Percent
In crowded household
(> 1 person/room)	5,933	4,865–7,001	11.2	9.3–13.3	166	11.3
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.

Alabama
Prevalence of Unintended Pregnancy, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	273	77.5	3.1	70.8–83.1
20–24	511	57.4	2.7	52.0–62.6
25–34	622	32.3	2.3	28.0–37.0
≥ 35	143	37.2	5.4	27.5–48.2
Race
White	961	37.2	1.9	33.7–40.9
Black or African American	568	70.2	2.5	65.1–74.9
All other races	20	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	42	54.3^§§	9.2	36.4–71.2
No	1,508	47.5	1.5	44.5–50.5
Education (years)
< 12	384	62.5	3.1	56.3–68.4
12	493	53.8	2.8	48.2–59.2
> 12	670	36.3	2.2	32.0–40.8
Medicaid recipient
Yes	866	65.1	2.0	61.0–69.0
No	684	30.2	2.2	26.0–34.6
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Alabama
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	276	11.2	2.4	7.2–16.9
20–24	512	16.6	2.1	13.0–21.1
25–34	627	34.9	2.3	30.5–39.6
≥ 35	145	38.5	5.2	28.9–49.2
Race
White	968	31.1	1.8	27.8–34.7
Black or African American	572	14.0	1.9	10.7–18.1
All other races	20	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	42	19.5^§§	6.9	9.3–36.4
No	1,519	25.9	1.4	23.3–28.7
Education (years)
< 12	387	11.9	2.1	8.4–16.6
12	496	18.7	2.2	14.7–23.4
> 12	675	37.3	2.3	33.0–41.9
Medicaid recipient
Yes	868	12.3	1.4	9.8–15.3
No	693	39.1	2.3	34.8–43.7
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Alabama
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	276	5.9	1.7	3.3–10.3
20–24	510	5.9	1.2	3.9–8.9
25–34	626	2.4	0.7	1.3–4.4
≥ 35	145	3.6	2.3	1.1–11.7
Race
White	968	3.1	0.7	2.1–4.7
Black or African American	569	6.6	1.3	4.4–9.8
All other races	20	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	42	5.1^§§	4.3	0.9–23.7
No	1,516	4.2	0.6	3.1–5.5
Education (years)
< 12	387	8.5	1.9	5.5–12.9
12	494	4.1	1.0	2.5–6.6
> 12	674	2.2	0.7	1.2–3.9
Medicaid recipient
Yes	870	7.7	1.2	5.7–10.3
No	688	0.7	0.3	0.2–1.8
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Alabama
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	264	19.3	3.1	13.9–26.0
20–24	502	18.2	2.1	14.5–22.7
25–34	614	10.3	1.4	7.9–13.4
≥ 35	143	12.3	3.4	7.1–20.5
Race
White	941	19.7	1.5	17.0–22.8
Black or African American	562	3.5	0.9	2.1–5.8
All other races	20	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	38	4.9^§§	4.7	0.7–27.1
No	1,486	14.8	1.1	12.8–17.1
Education (years)
< 12	369	26.9	2.9	21.6–32.9
12	481	15.3	2.0	11.8–19.6
> 12	672	7.8	1.2	5.7–10.6
Medicaid recipient
Yes	837	20.2	1.7	17.1–23.8
No	687	8.6	1.3	6.4–11.5
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Alabama
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	273	21.8	3.1	16.3–28.5
20–24	513	16.3	1.9	13.0–20.2
25–34	623	16.5	1.7	13.4–20.1
≥ 35	146	19.0	4.0	12.3–28.1
Race
White	968	16.9	1.4	14.4–19.8
Black or African American	567	18.8	2.0	15.2–23.1
All other races	20	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	41	16.6^§§	6.4	7.5–33.1
No	1,515	17.5	1.1	15.4–19.8
Education (years)
< 12	383	15.4	2.2	11.6–20.2
12	493	21.0	2.2	17.0–25.7
> 12	677	15.9	1.6	13.1–19.2
Medicaid recipient
Yes	865	18.6	1.5	15.8–21.8
No	691	16.3	1.6	13.3–19.7
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Alabama
Prevalence of Infant Discharge from Hospital Within 48 Hours, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	270	44.1	3.9	36.7–51.8
20–24	495	59.5	2.7	54.1–64.7
25–34	619	54.7	2.5	49.9–59.5
≥ 35	143	48.7	5.5	38.2–59.3
Race
White	957	58.4	1.9	54.6–62.1
Black or African American	550	45.0	2.8	39.6–50.6
All other races	20	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	41	62.1^§§	9.1	43.5–77.7
No	1,487	53.8	1.6	50.6–56.9
Education (years)
< 12	370	52.5	3.3	46.1–58.9
12	487	55.8	2.8	50.2–61.2
> 12	668	53.7	2.4	49.0–58.3
Medicaid recipient
Yes	845	51.8	2.2	47.5–56.0
No	683	56.4	2.3	51.8–60.9
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Alabama
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	91	55.7	6.3	43.3–67.4
20–24	207	66.6	3.6	59.3–73.2
25–34	226	66.3	3.4	59.4–72.6
≥ 35	44	49.6^§§	8.3	33.9–65.4
Race
White	401	63.0	2.6	57.7–68.0
Black or African American	161	66.3	4.3	57.6–74.1
All other races	6	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	15	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}
No	553	63.5	2.3	59.0–67.8
Education (years)
< 12	138	58.9	4.9	49.0–68.1
12	186	68.3	3.7	60.6–75.1
> 12	244	62.6	3.3	55.9–68.9
Medicaid recipient
Yes	312	66.3	3.0	60.2–71.9
No	256	61.4	3.3	54.8–67.5
‡ Confidence interval. †† Missing ≥ 10% data. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Alabama
Prevalence of Sufficient Well-Baby Care, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	225	77.5^††	3.6	69.7–83.7
20–24	431	81.7	2.3	76.8–85.8
25–34	533	86.3^††	1.8	82.4–89.5
≥ 35	128	88.5^††	3.5	79.5–93.8
Race
White	833	86.7^††	1.4	83.8–89.2
Black or African American	467	77.4^††	2.6	72.0–82.0
All other races	17	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	31	80.1^††§§	8.9	57.3–92.4
No	1,287	83.9^††	1.3	81.2–86.2
Education (years)
< 12	316	76.8^††	3.0	70.3–82.2
12	417	80.8^††	2.4	75.7–85.1
> 12	583	88.9	1.6	85.5–91.6
Medicaid recipient
Yes	721	78.4^††	1.9	74.4–81.9
No	597	88.9^††	1.6	85.4–91.7
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.

Alabama
Prevalence of Postpartum Contraceptive Use, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	272	83.9	2.9	77.3–88.9
20–24	510	89.0	1.7	85.1–92.0
25–34	622	89.2	1.5	85.9–91.8
≥ 35	146	82.3	4.1	72.9–88.9
Race
White	965	87.8	1.3	85.1–90.1
Black or African American	565	87.9	1.8	83.9–91.0
All other races	20	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	41	87.8^§§	6.5	68.6–96.0
No	1,510	87.7	1.1	85.5–89.6
Education (years)
< 12	380	86.8	2.3	81.7–90.6
12	495	89.8	1.6	86.1–92.6
> 12	674	86.7	1.6	83.2–89.6
Medicaid recipient
Yes	862	87.4	1.4	84.3–90.0
No	689	88.0	1.5	84.8–90.7
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.