New Mexico: 2002 PRAMS Surveillance Report

New Mexico
Characteristics of PRAMS-Eligible Population and Respondents, 2002
Characteristic	PRAMS-eligible population		PRAMS respondents
Characteristic	Size	Percent	Size	Percent
Age (years)
< 20	4,381	16.7	220	14.1
20–24	8,161	31.1	507	32.5
25–34	11,014	42.0	678	43.4
≥ 35	2,660	10.1	156	10.0
Race
White	21,993	83.8	1,334	85.4
Black or African American	484	1.8	28	1.8
American Indian	3,352	12.8	180	11.5
Asian or Pacific Islander	401	1.5	20	1.3
All other races	4	0.0	0	0.0
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	13,773	52.5	835	53.5
No	12,461	47.5	727	46.5
Education (years)
< 12	7,270	28.5	379	24.8
12	9,027	35.3	519	34.0
> 12	9,244	36.2	629	41.2
Marital status
Married	13,837	52.7	879	56.3
Unmarried	12,400	47.3	683	43.7
Birth weight
Low (< 2,500 g)	1,862	7.1	108	6.9
Normal (≥ 2,500 g)	24,336	92.9	1,450	93.1
Parity
First birth	10,018	38.3	607	38.9
Second birth or higher	16,111	61.7	953	61.1
Total	26,237		1,562

	Estimated PRAMS-eligible population				PRAMS respondents
	Size	95% CI^‡	Percent	95% CI^‡	Size	Percent
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	9,074	8,421–9,728	39.0	36.3–41.6	552	39.7
$16,000–$24,999	4,448	3,946–4,951	19.1	17.1–21.3	280	20.1
$25,000–$39,999	4,616	4,084–5,148	19.8	17.7–22.2	261	18.8
≥ $40,000	5,156	4,617–5,696	22.1	19.9–24.5	298	21.4
In crowded household
(> 1 person/room)	4,675	4,150–5,200	18.4	16.4–20.5	267	17.6
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.

New Mexico
Prevalence of Unintended Pregnancy, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	220	74.8	3.0	68.4–80.3
20–24	501	50.4	2.4	45.7–55.0
25–34	672	32.1	1.9	28.6–36.0
≥ 35	151	29.5	3.9	22.4–37.7
Race
White	1,320	43.3	1.4	40.5–46.2
Black or African American	28	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
American Indian	177	50.5	3.8	43.0–57.9
All other races	20	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	825	45.8	1.8	42.2–49.4
No	720	42.5	1.9	38.8–46.3
Education (years)
< 12	377	52.9	2.7	47.6–58.0
12	514	44.3	2.3	39.8–48.9
> 12	619	37.1	2.0	33.2–41.2
Medicaid recipient
Yes	891	53.3	1.8	49.9–56.7
No	654	32.5	1.9	28.8–36.4
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	548	53.3	2.2	48.9–57.7
$16,000–$24,999	278	43.0	3.1	37.0–49.2
$25,000–$39,999	257	39.9	3.3	33.7–46.4
≥ $40,000	292	28.3	2.8	23.2–34.0
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

New Mexico
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	220	15.0	2.5	10.7–20.6
20–24	506	17.9	1.8	14.6–21.7
25–34	678	38.0	2.0	34.2–41.9
≥ 35	156	45.6	4.2	37.5–53.9
Race
White	1,333	30.0	1.3	27.4–32.7
Black or African American	28	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
American Indian	180	24.0	3.2	18.3–30.8
All other races	20	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	834	25.3	1.6	22.2–28.6
No	727	32.9	1.8	29.4–36.5
Education (years)
< 12	378	17.6	2.0	13.9–21.9
12	519	22.1	2.0	18.5–26.2
> 12	629	42.6	2.1	38.6–46.8
Medicaid recipient
Yes	896	20.6	1.4	17.9–23.6
No	665	39.5	2.0	35.7–43.5
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	551	18.1	1.7	15.0–21.7
$16,000–$24,999	280	28.5	2.9	23.3–34.5
$25,000–$39,999	261	30.7	3.0	25.1–36.9
≥ $40,000	298	50.8	3.1	44.8–56.8
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

New Mexico
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	220	6.2	1.8	3.5–10.7
20–24	504	7.6	1.2	5.5–10.4
25–34	671	4.7	0.9	3.3–6.7
≥ 35	156	2.5	1.3	0.9–6.6
Race
White	1,326	4.8	0.6	3.7–6.2
Black or African American	28	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
American Indian	178	11.8	2.4	7.8–17.4
All other races	20	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	831	5.6	0.8	4.2–7.5
No	721	5.6	0.9	4.0–7.7
Education (years)
< 12	376	6.6	1.3	4.5–9.6
12	517	5.2	1.1	3.5–7.7
> 12	624	4.8	0.9	3.3–6.9
Medicaid recipient
Yes	892	7.6	0.9	5.9–9.6
No	660	3.1	0.7	2.0–4.9
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	548	10.4	1.4	8.0–13.5
$16,000–$24,999	280	4.6	1.3	2.7–7.8
$25,000–$39,999	259	3.3	1.2	1.6–6.7
≥ $40,000	296	1.0	0.6	0.3–3.1
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

New Mexico
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	214	4.5	1.4	2.4–8.4
20–24	501	11.0	1.5	8.3–14.3
25–34	666	8.1	1.1	6.1–10.6
≥ 35	155	5.9	1.6	3.5–9.8
Race
White	1,311	8.7	0.8	7.2–10.4
Black or African American	28	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
American Indian	178	5.9	1.9	3.1–10.9
All other races	20	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	823	6.8	1.0	5.2–9.0
No	714	9.7	1.1	7.8–12.2
Education (years)
< 12	369	11.1	1.7	8.2–14.9
12	512	8.3	1.2	6.2–11.0
> 12	622	6.4	1.1	4.6–8.8
Medicaid recipient
Yes	887	11.4	1.1	9.4–13.8
No	650	4.0	0.8	2.8–5.9
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	541	11.3	1.4	8.7–14.4
$16,000–$24,999	274	8.7	1.7	5.9–12.7
$25,000–$39,999	257	6.3	1.6	3.8–10.2
≥ $40,000	295	4.1	1.2	2.3–7.2
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

New Mexico
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	217	15.1	2.6	10.6–20.9
20–24	501	11.4	1.5	8.7–14.7
25–34	673	11.8	1.3	9.5–14.6
≥ 35	156	15.6	3.2	10.3–22.9
Race
White	1,321	12.4	1.0	10.6–14.4
Black or African American	28	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
American Indian	179	14.4	2.7	9.9–20.5
All other races	20	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	829	13.7	1.3	11.3–16.4
No	719	11.3	1.3	9.0–14.0
Education (years)
< 12	375	13.4	1.9	10.1–17.5
12	516	13.8	1.6	10.9–17.3
> 12	622	11.4	1.3	9.0–14.3
Medicaid recipient
Yes	891	14.1	1.2	11.8–16.7
No	657	10.6	1.3	8.3–13.4
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	548	13.6	1.6	10.8–16.9
$16,000–$24,999	275	14.5	2.2	10.7–19.4
$25,000–$39,999	258	9.0	1.9	5.8–13.6
≥ $40,000	297	12.8	2.1	9.2–17.5
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

New Mexico
Prevalence of Infant Discharge from Hospital Within 48 Hours, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	219	69.8	3.3	63.1–75.8
20–24	502	71.9	2.2	67.5–75.9
25–34	659	68.9	1.9	65.1–72.5
≥ 35	152	63.7	4.1	55.3–71.4
Race
White	1,312	69.3	1.4	66.6–71.9
Black or African American	26	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
American Indian	175	69.6	3.5	62.4–76.0
All other races	20	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	828	69.4	1.7	65.9–72.6
No	705	69.7	1.8	66.0–73.1
Education (years)
< 12	375	70.0	2.5	64.9–74.6
12	510	67.4	2.2	62.9–71.6
> 12	613	70.4	2.0	66.5–74.1
Medicaid recipient
Yes	880	68.9	1.7	65.6–72.1
No	653	70.3	1.9	66.5–73.9
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	541	68.4	2.1	64.1–72.4
$16,000–$24,999	278	70.2	2.9	64.3–75.6
$25,000–$39,999	254	67.2	3.1	60.8–73.0
≥ $40,000	291	69.0	2.9	63.1–74.4
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

New Mexico
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	150	82.6	3.2	75.5–88.0
20–24	355	86.0	1.9	81.8–89.3
25–34	439	88.3	1.5	85.0–91.0
≥ 35	91	85.5	3.7	76.7–91.3
Race
White	891	88.0	1.1	85.7–90.0
Black or African American	18	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
American Indian	116	74.4	4.0	65.7–81.5
All other races	11	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	561	87.9	1.4	84.9–90.4
No	475	84.7	1.7	81.1–87.7
Education (years)
< 12	259	81.2	2.4	76.0–85.5
12	328	86.3	1.9	82.1–89.6
> 12	423	89.6	1.5	86.1–92.2
Medicaid recipient
Yes	595	84.7	1.5	81.6–87.4
No	441	88.5	1.5	85.1–91.2
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	353	84.1	2.0	79.8–87.6
$16,000–$24,999	194	83.1	2.8	76.9–87.8
$25,000–$39,999	164	88.6	2.4	82.9–92.6
≥ $40,000	196	93.2	1.8	88.6–96.0
‡ Confidence interval. †† Missing ≥ 10% data. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

New Mexico
Prevalence of Sufficient Well-Baby Care, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	190	76.5^††	3.3	69.5–82.3
20–24	456	77.7	2.1	73.3–81.5
25–34	625	78.8	1.7	75.2–82.0
≥ 35	138	77.6^††	3.8	69.4–84.1
Race
White	1,219	79.7	1.2	77.2–82.0
Black or African American	26	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
American Indian	148	63.3^††	4.0	55.2–70.7
All other races	17	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	759	78.9	1.6	75.7–81.8
No	651	77.0	1.7	73.5–80.2
Education (years)
< 12	335	72.8^††	2.5	67.5–77.5
12	467	75.6	2.1	71.2–79.5
> 12	576	83.3	1.6	79.9–86.3
Medicaid recipient
Yes	807	74.4	1.6	71.0–77.4
No	603	82.7	1.6	79.3–85.6
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	495	73.9	2.1	69.6–77.8
$16,000–$24,999	249	77.2	2.9	71.1–82.4
$25,000–$39,999	233	81.0^††	2.8	75.0–85.9
≥ $40,000	280	84.5	2.3	79.5–88.5
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.

New Mexico
Prevalence of Postpartum Contraceptive Use, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	219	89.4	2.1	84.4–92.9
20–24	501	89.8	1.4	86.7–92.3
25–34	674	87.2	1.4	84.2–89.7
≥ 35	155	86.0	2.9	79.3–90.8
Race
White	1,324	88.4	0.9	86.4–90.1
Black or African American	28	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
American Indian	178	86.0	2.6	80.0–90.4
All other races	20	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	831	88.5	1.2	86.1–90.6
No	719	87.7	1.3	85.0–90.0
Education (years)
< 12	377	88.6	1.7	84.8–91.5
12	512	89.6	1.4	86.5–92.0
> 12	627	86.4	1.5	83.1–89.0
Medicaid recipient
Yes	890	87.3	1.2	84.8–89.4
No	660	89.2	1.3	86.5–91.5
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	549	85.8	1.6	82.5–88.7
$16,000–$24,999	279	89.1	1.9	84.7–92.3
$25,000–$39,999	260	87.7	2.2	82.7–91.4
≥ $40,000	294	90.8	1.8	86.7–93.8
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.