Illinois: 2002 PRAMS Surveillance Report

Illinois
Characteristics of PRAMS-Eligible Population and Respondents, 2002
Characteristic	PRAMS-eligible population		PRAMS respondents
Characteristic	Size	Percent	Size	Percent
Age (years)
< 20	18,040	10.4	219	11.3
20–24	40,268	23.3	437	22.6
25–34	89,525	51.9	979	50.6
≥ 35	24,802	14.4	301	15.5
Race
White	133,234	77.2	1,503	77.6
Black or African American	30,691	17.8	349	18.0
American Indian	246	0.1	4	0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander	8,176	4.7	75	3.9
All other races	233	0.1	5	0.3
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	40,348	23.4	455	23.5
No	132,231	76.6	1,479	76.5
Education (years)
< 12	37,210	21.8	391	20.4
12	47,445	27.8	513	26.7
> 12	86,075	50.4	1,017	52.9
Marital status
Married	111,711	64.7	1,244	64.3
Unmarried	60,913	35.3	692	35.7
Birth weight
Low (< 2,500 g)	12,196	7.1	461	23.8
Normal (≥ 2,500 g)	160,412	92.9	1,474	76.2
Parity
First birth	67,706	39.3	800	41.3
Second birth or higher	104,725	60.7	1,136	58.7
Total	172,637		1,936

	Estimated PRAMS-eligible population				PRAMS respondents
	Size	95% CI^‡	Percent	95% CI^‡	Size	Percent
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	41,186	37,599–44,773	27.2	25.0–29.5	466	27.4
$15,000–$24,999	25,223	22,264–28,182	16.7	14.8–18.7	269	15.8
$25,000–$34,999	13,719	11,499–15,939	9.1	7.7–10.6	161	9.5
≥ $35,000	71,351	67,379–75,323	47.1	44.6–49.7	805	47.3
In crowded household
(> 1 person/room)	23,728	20,832–26,624	14.5	12.8–16.3	260	14.2
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.

Illinois
Prevalence of Unintended Pregnancy, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	216	73.7	3.2	67.0–79.5
20–24	433	61.8	2.5	56.8–66.6
25–34	965	32.2	1.6	29.1–35.4
≥ 35	298	27.9	2.9	22.6–33.8
Race
White	1,484	37.3	1.3	34.8–40.0
Black or African American	345	70.7	2.7	65.1–75.7
All other races	83	35.6	6.0	24.9–47.9
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	444	48.1	2.5	43.1–53.0
No	1,466	41.5	1.4	38.8–44.3
Education (years)
< 12	384	59.2	2.7	53.9–64.3
12	506	54.9	2.4	50.2–59.6
> 12	1,008	30.3	1.6	27.3–33.4
Medicaid recipient
Yes	854	61.2	1.8	57.6–64.7
No	1,058	28.2	1.5	25.4–31.2
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	460	60.9	2.5	56.0–65.6
$15,000–$24,999	263	58.2	3.2	51.8–64.4
$25,000–$34,999	160	52.4	4.3	44.0–60.7
≥ $35,000	798	20.7	1.5	17.8–23.9
‡ Confidence interval.

Illinois
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	219	20.4	2.9	15.3–26.7
20–24	436	24.5	2.2	20.4–29.1
25–34	973	48.6	1.7	45.3–52.0
≥ 35	300	52.0	3.2	45.8–58.1
Race
White	1,497	44.5	1.4	41.9–47.2
Black or African American	348	20.6	2.4	16.3–25.6
All other races	83	43.8	6.2	32.4–56.0
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	448	39.6	2.5	34.8–44.5
No	1,478	40.6	1.4	37.9–43.3
Education (years)
< 12	386	31.3	2.5	26.6–36.4
12	512	26.3	2.1	22.3–30.7
> 12	1,015	51.6	1.7	48.3–54.9
Medicaid recipient
Yes	861	26.5	1.6	23.4–29.8
No	1,067	51.7	1.6	48.5–54.9
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	463	23.2	2.1	19.2–27.6
$15,000–$24,999	268	28.0	2.9	22.7–34.0
$25,000–$34,999	159	34.8	4.1	27.3–43.3
≥ $35,000	804	54.3	1.9	50.6–57.9
‡ Confidence interval.

Illinois
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	155	2.0	1.1	0.6–6.0
20–24	432	6.2	1.3	4.1–9.2
25–34	975	2.0	0.5	1.3–3.3
≥ 35	301	1.3	0.7	0.4–3.6
Race
White	1,459	2.4	0.4	1.7–3.4
Black or African American	320	5.9	1.5	3.6–9.6
All other races	84	0.0	—	—
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	432	2.8	0.8	1.5–5.0
No	1,429	2.9	0.5	2.1–4.1
Education (years)
< 12	330	4.7	1.3	2.8–7.9
12	505	3.9	1.0	2.4–6.3
> 12	1,014	1.8	0.4	1.1–2.8
Medicaid recipient
Yes	815	3.9	0.7	2.7–5.6
No	1,048	2.1	0.5	1.3–3.3
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	445	5.6	1.2	3.6–8.4
$15,000–$24,999	261	4.1	1.3	2.2–7.6
$25,000–$34,999	157	4.1	1.8	1.7–9.5
≥ $35,000	799	1.0	0.4	0.5–2.1
‡ Confidence interval.

Illinois
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	215	11.9	2.4	8.0–17.4
20–24	424	16.0	1.9	12.6–20.1
25–34	970	9.1	1.0	7.3–11.2
≥ 35	299	12.1	2.1	8.6–16.8
Race
White	1,483	12.6	0.9	10.9–14.5
Black or African American	342	8.3	1.6	5.7–12.0
All other races	83	0.0	—	—
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	446	3.2	0.9	1.9–5.4
No	1,460	14.0	1.0	12.2–16.1
Education (years)
< 12	383	13.1	1.8	9.9–17.2
12	500	18.0	1.9	14.7–22.0
> 12	1,011	7.6	0.9	6.0–9.5
Medicaid recipient
Yes	847	14.7	1.3	12.4–17.5
No	1,061	8.7	0.9	7.1–10.7
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	451	17.9	2.0	14.4–22.0
$15,000–$24,999	266	12.3	2.1	8.7–17.1
$25,000–$34,999	160	15.5	3.1	10.4–22.7
≥ $35,000	801	7.6	1.0	5.9–9.9
‡ Confidence interval.

Illinois
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	219	13.8	2.5	9.6–19.5
20–24	432	14.4	1.7	11.3–18.1
25–34	977	11.5	1.0	9.6–13.6
≥ 35	298	12.4	1.9	9.1–16.6
Race
White	1,496	12.1	0.9	10.5–13.9
Black or African American	348	15.1	2.0	11.6–19.4
All other races	82	9.3	3.2	4.7–17.7
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	450	11.6	1.6	8.9–15.0
No	1,474	12.8	0.9	11.2–14.7
Education (years)
< 12	387	13.8	1.8	10.6–17.8
12	510	13.0	1.5	10.3–16.3
> 12	1,015	11.8	1.0	10.0–13.9
Medicaid recipient
Yes	865	14.4	1.2	12.2–17.0
No	1,061	11.0	1.0	9.2–13.0
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	465	14.9	1.7	11.8–18.5
$15,000–$24,999	269	12.7	2.1	9.2–17.3
$25,000–$34,999	161	19.0	3.2	13.5–26.1
≥ $35,000	803	10.1	1.0	8.2–12.3
‡ Confidence interval.

Illinois
Prevalence of Infant Discharge from Hospital Within 48 Hours, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	218	62.3	3.5	55.3–68.9
20–24	434	66.3	2.4	61.5–70.9
25–34	972	63.4	1.6	60.2–66.5
≥ 35	298	61.4	3.0	55.3–67.2
Race
White	1,490	66.3	1.3	63.7–68.7
Black or African American	348	52.9	3.0	47.0–58.6
All other races	84	58.5	6.0	46.5–69.6
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	449	61.1	2.4	56.2–65.8
No	1,471	64.4	1.3	61.8–66.9
Education (years)
< 12	385	59.7	2.6	54.5–64.8
12	509	63.7	2.3	59.2–68.1
> 12	1,013	65.7	1.6	62.6–68.7
Medicaid recipient
Yes	863	60.6	1.8	57.1–64.1
No	1,059	66.2	1.5	63.1–69.1
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	462	63.4	2.4	58.6–68.0
$15,000–$24,999	268	66.4	3.0	60.2–72.0
$25,000–$34,999	160	58.3	4.2	49.9–66.3
≥ $35,000	801	65.7	1.8	62.2–69.1
‡ Confidence interval.

Illinois
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	122	79.1	3.9	70.5–85.7
20–24	255	78.1	2.7	72.3–82.9
25–34	540	83.9	1.6	80.5–86.9
≥ 35	154	84.2	3.1	77.2–89.4
Race
White	873	82.2	1.3	79.5–84.7
Black or African American	154	80.7	3.3	73.2–86.4
All other races	44	83.8^§§	6.1	68.1–92.6
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	245	79.9	2.6	74.2–84.6
No	824	82.6	1.4	79.8–85.2
Education (years)
< 12	212	78.2	3.0	71.9–83.5
12	267	78.9	2.6	73.5–83.5
> 12	586	84.9	1.5	81.6–87.6
Medicaid recipient
Yes	453	77.2	2.0	73.0–81.0
No	618	85.6	1.5	82.6–88.3
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	252	74.0	2.9	68.0–79.3
$15,000–$24,999	158	81.0	3.2	73.9–86.5
$25,000–$34,999	79	85.8	4.0	76.1–92.0
≥ $35,000	462	85.8	1.7	82.2–88.8
‡ Confidence interval. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Illinois
Prevalence of Sufficient Well-Baby Care, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	200	84.8	2.7	78.7–89.3
20–24	396	86.0	1.9	81.9–89.2
25–34	914	90.5	1.0	88.2–92.3
≥ 35	273	92.9	1.7	88.8–95.6
Race
White	1,381	90.5	0.8	88.8–92.1
Black or African American	322	82.2	2.3	77.2–86.3
All other races	80	92.4	3.3	83.0–96.8
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	404	89.7^††	1.6	86.1–92.5
No	1,377	89.0	0.9	87.1–90.6
Education (years)
< 12	350	85.0	2.0	80.5–88.5
12	468	85.3	1.8	81.5–88.4
> 12	952	92.6	0.9	90.6–94.2
Medicaid recipient
Yes	784	86.5	1.3	83.7–88.8
No	999	91.3	1.0	89.2–93.0
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	420	84.4	1.9	80.3–87.8
$15,000–$24,999	250	85.3	2.3	80.1–89.3
$25,000–$34,999	151	90.6	2.6	84.2–94.6
≥ $35,000	758	93.3	1.0	91.1–95.0
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.

Illinois
Prevalence of Postpartum Contraceptive Use, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	218	88.9	2.3	83.6–92.6
20–24	431	86.2	1.8	82.3–89.3
25–34	968	85.3	1.2	82.8–87.5
≥ 35	296	81.2	2.4	76.1–85.4
Race
White	1,481	85.3	1.0	83.2–87.1
Black or African American	349	87.3	1.9	83.1–90.6
All other races	83	76.5	5.1	65.1–85.0
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	438	85.1	1.8	81.2–88.3
No	1,473	85.3	1.0	83.3–87.1
Education (years)
< 12	381	84.9	1.9	80.8–88.3
12	507	87.8	1.6	84.3–90.5
> 12	1,011	84.5	1.2	82.0–86.7
Medicaid recipient
Yes	857	86.1	1.3	83.4–88.4
No	1,056	84.6	1.2	82.2–86.8
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	463	87.0	1.7	83.3–89.9
$15,000–$24,999	265	87.3	2.2	82.4–91.0
$25,000–$34,999	159	93.9	2.0	88.6–96.8
≥ $35,000	802	84.0	1.4	81.1–86.5
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.