North Carolina: 2002 PRAMS Surveillance Report

North Carolina
Characteristics of PRAMS-Eligible Population and Respondents, 2002
Characteristic	PRAMS-eligible population		PRAMS respondents
Characteristic	Size	Percent	Size	Percent
Age (years)
< 20	13,785	12.1	200	12.9
20–24	31,390	27.5	405	26.1
25–34	56,166	49.2	755	48.7
≥ 35	12,850	11.3	190	12.3
Race
White	82,795	72.5	1,064	68.6
Black or African American	26,836	23.5	411	26.5
American Indian	1,616	1.4	26	1.7
Asian or Pacific Islander	2,857	2.5	49	3.2
All other races	89	0.1	0	0.0
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	14,873	13.0	164	10.6
No	99,222	87.0	1,386	89.4
Education (years)
< 12	26,160	22.9	350	22.6
12	34,188	30.0	443	28.6
> 12	53,658	47.1	754	48.7
Marital status
Married	74,417	65.2	981	63.3
Unmarried	39,768	34.8	569	36.7
Birth weight
Low (< 2,500 g)	9,198	8.1	695	44.8
Normal (≥ 2,500 g)	104,971	91.9	855	55.2
Parity
First birth	47,263	41.4	714	46.1
Second birth or higher	66,901	58.6	834	53.9
Total	114,193		1,550

	Estimated PRAMS-eligible population				PRAMS respondents
	Size	95% CI^‡	Percent	95% CI^‡	Size	Percent
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	32,138	28,870–35,405	31.3	28.3–34.4	464	33.3
$16,000–$24,999	12,415	10,195–14,635	12.1	10.1–14.4	173	12.4
$25,000–$39,999	15,019	12,634–17,404	14.6	12.5–17.1	207	14.8
≥ $40,000	43,179	39,874–46,485	42.0	38.9–45.3	551	39.5
In crowded household
(> 1 person/room)	11,168	9,033–13,302	10.1	8.4–12.2	151	10.2
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.

North Carolina
Prevalence of Unintended Pregnancy, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	198	70.4	4.3	61.3–78.1
20–24	397	51.3	3.1	45.2–57.4
25–34	752	30.3	2.1	26.5–34.5
≥ 35	183	30.2	4.2	22.7–39.0
Race
White	1,052	32.5	1.7	29.2–36.0
Black or African American	404	65.3	3.3	58.6–71.4
All other races	74	50.4	7.1	36.9–63.9
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	161	40.1	4.7	31.4–49.6
No	1,369	40.6	1.7	37.4–43.9
Education (years)
< 12	343	55.5	3.3	48.9–61.9
12	437	51.2	3.1	45.1–57.2
> 12	747	27.5	2.0	23.8–31.5
Medicaid recipient
Yes	777	58.4	2.3	53.9–62.8
No	753	24.5	1.9	21.0–28.4
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	458	58.5	3.0	52.5–64.2
$16,000–$24,999	171	50.8	4.9	41.4–60.2
$25,000–$39,999	205	40.4	4.3	32.3–49.0
≥ $40,000	548	19.7	2.0	16.1–24.0
‡ Confidence interval.

North Carolina
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	199	11.8	3.0	7.1–19.2
20–24	402	22.5	2.6	17.9–28.0
25–34	752	44.1	2.2	39.8–48.5
≥ 35	189	49.9	4.5	41.3–58.6
Race
White	1,058	39.5	1.8	36.0–43.0
Black or African American	409	22.1	2.8	17.1–28.1
All other races	75	31.6	6.5	20.3–45.5
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	162	27.3	4.3	19.8–36.4
No	1,380	36.2	1.6	33.1–39.4
Education (years)
< 12	348	17.9	2.6	13.4–23.5
12	439	22.9	2.6	18.2–28.4
> 12	752	50.7	2.2	46.4–55.1
Medicaid recipient
Yes	786	19.8	1.8	16.4–23.6
No	756	49.3	2.2	45.1–53.6
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	462	19.9	2.4	15.6–25.1
$16,000–$24,999	173	18.5	3.7	12.3–26.8
$25,000–$39,999	205	30.7	4.0	23.4–39.0
≥ $40,000	549	57.1	2.5	52.1–61.9
‡ Confidence interval.

North Carolina
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	200	8.4	2.6	4.5–15.1
20–24	405	4.6	1.3	2.7–7.9
25–34	753	1.9	0.6	1.0–3.5
≥ 35	190	1.8	1.2	0.5–6.2
Race
White	1,062	3.1	0.6	2.0–4.6
Black or African American	411	4.1	1.3	2.3–7.5
All other races	75	4.6	3.0	1.2–15.6
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	164	5.0	2.1	2.1–11.2
No	1,384	3.2	0.6	2.2–4.5
Education (years)
< 12	350	6.7	1.6	4.2–10.8
12	443	3.8	1.2	2.0–6.8
> 12	752	1.5	0.5	0.8–2.9
Medicaid recipient
Yes	790	6.3	1.1	4.4–8.8
No	758	0.7	0.4	0.3–1.9
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	464	5.6	1.4	3.5–9.0
$16,000–$24,999	173	8.9	2.8	4.8–16.0
$25,000–$39,999	207	0.3	0.2	0.1–0.9
≥ $40,000	549	1.2	0.6	0.5–3.0
‡ Confidence interval.

North Carolina
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	192	20.2	3.9	13.7–28.8
20–24	396	14.6	2.2	10.8–19.4
25–34	745	8.6	1.3	6.5–11.4
≥ 35	189	10.0	2.5	6.0–16.0
Race
White	1,047	13.0	1.2	10.8–15.6
Black or African American	402	7.3	1.8	4.5–11.7
All other races	73	11.7	4.6	5.2–24.1
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	163	3.9	1.9	1.5–9.7
No	1,359	12.7	1.1	10.7–15.0
Education (years)
< 12	334	19.0	2.6	14.4–24.7
12	436	12.9	2.0	9.4–17.4
> 12	749	7.6	1.2	5.6–10.2
Medicaid recipient
Yes	769	17.8	1.8	14.6–21.6
No	753	6.2	1.0	4.5–8.6
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	446	18.1	2.3	13.9–23.1
$16,000–$24,999	171	20.4	3.9	13.9–29.0
$25,000–$39,999	206	9.5	2.4	5.7–15.5
≥ $40,000	546	5.5	1.1	3.6–8.2
‡ Confidence interval.

North Carolina
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	199	17.4	3.3	11.9–24.7
20–24	401	13.9	2.0	10.4–18.2
25–34	752	12.3	1.3	10.0–15.1
≥ 35	190	14.2	2.9	9.5–20.8
Race
White	1,060	12.0	1.1	10.0–14.3
Black or African American	407	18.4	2.4	14.2–23.5
All other races	75	15.0	4.8	7.8–26.9
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	162	11.6	2.8	7.2–18.2
No	1,380	13.8	1.0	11.9–16.0
Education (years)
< 12	346	15.1	2.2	11.3–20.0
12	440	16.3	2.1	12.7–20.8
> 12	753	11.3	1.2	9.1–13.9
Medicaid recipient
Yes	786	16.8	1.6	13.9–20.2
No	756	10.6	1.2	8.5–13.2
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	459	17.6	2.2	13.7–22.3
$16,000–$24,999	171	17.3	3.3	11.8–24.7
$25,000–$39,999	207	9.5	2.1	6.1–14.4
≥ $40,000	551	10.7	1.4	8.2–13.8
‡ Confidence interval.

North Carolina
Prevalence of Infant Discharge from Hospital Within 48 Hours, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	199	65.4	4.4	56.5–73.4
20–24	401	63.7	3.0	57.7–69.3
25–34	745	62.3	2.1	58.0–66.4
≥ 35	184	55.9	4.5	47.1–64.4
Race
White	1,053	64.1	1.7	60.6–67.5
Black or African American	401	55.2	3.4	48.4–61.7
All other races	75	66.0	6.5	52.4–77.4
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	163	59.9	4.6	50.7–68.5
No	1,366	62.6	1.6	59.4–65.7
Education (years)
< 12	348	58.8	3.2	52.4–65.0
12	434	61.4	3.0	55.4–67.1
> 12	744	64.5	2.1	60.3–68.5
Medicaid recipient
Yes	780	59.7	2.2	55.3–64.0
No	749	64.6	2.1	60.5–68.5
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	458	56.5	3.0	50.6–62.3
$16,000–$24,999	169	64.2	4.6	54.8–72.5
$25,000–$39,999	205	65.2	4.1	56.9–72.7
≥ $40,000	544	65.5	2.4	60.7–70.0
‡ Confidence interval.

North Carolina
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	92	77.2	5.1	65.8–85.7
20–24	189	85.5	2.8	79.1–90.3
25–34	338	89.7	1.8	85.7–92.7
≥ 35	73	90.4	3.7	80.5–95.6
Race
White	506	87.1	1.6	83.6–89.9
Black or African American	149	86.3	3.4	78.3–91.7
All other races	37	90.0^§§	5.4	73.4–96.7
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	72	87.9	4.1	77.3–93.9
No	620	87.0	1.5	83.8–89.7
Education (years)
< 12	150	82.8	3.4	75.1–88.5
12	190	87.9	2.7	81.7–92.3
> 12	351	88.5	1.8	84.4–91.6
Medicaid recipient
Yes	332	81.6	2.4	76.4–85.8
No	360	91.8	1.5	88.2–94.3
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	187	82.0	3.2	74.9–87.5
$16,000–$24,999	74	90.4	3.7	80.2–95.6
$25,000–$39,999	94	81.8	4.3	71.7–88.8
≥ $40,000	270	91.0	1.8	86.7–94.0
‡ Confidence interval. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

North Carolina
Prevalence of Sufficient Well-Baby Care, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	177	86.7	3.2	79.1–91.8
20–24	356	81.4	2.6	75.9–85.9
25–34	677	87.9	1.5	84.6–90.5
≥ 35	172	84.9	3.4	77.1–90.4
Race
White	962	85.9	1.3	83.0–88.3
Black or African American	354	83.0	2.7	77.0–87.7
All other races	66	94.1	3.3	83.1–98.1
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	142	72.5	4.5	62.8–80.4
No	1,240	87.3	1.2	84.8–89.4
Education (years)
< 12	299	77.5	2.9	71.2–82.7
12	391	84.3	2.4	79.1–88.4
> 12	689	90.4	1.3	87.5–92.7
Medicaid recipient
Yes	686	80.0	2.0	75.9–83.6
No	696	90.7	1.3	87.8–92.9
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	403	81.5	2.5	76.1–85.9
$16,000–$24,999	150	85.7	3.5	77.4–91.3
$25,000–$39,999	188	83.8	3.3	76.1–89.3
≥ $40,000	516	91.8	1.4	88.5–94.1
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.

North Carolina
Prevalence of Postpartum Contraceptive Use, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	200	87.2	3.1	79.8–92.2
20–24	400	88.5	2.0	84.0–91.8
25–34	750	87.0	1.5	83.7–89.6
≥ 35	188	90.8	2.5	84.7–94.6
Race
White	1,057	88.6	1.2	86.1–90.7
Black or African American	406	88.9	2.1	84.0–92.4
All other races	75	73.0	6.2	59.4–83.4
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	159	88.3	3.0	81.0–93.1
No	1,379	87.8	1.1	85.5–89.8
Education (years)
< 12	343	84.7	2.4	79.4–88.8
12	440	89.9	1.8	85.7–93.0
> 12	752	88.1	1.4	85.1–90.6
Medicaid recipient
Yes	781	87.5	1.5	84.2–90.2
No	757	88.2	1.4	85.2–90.7
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	458	86.2	2.1	81.7–89.8
$16,000–$24,999	171	91.5	2.6	84.8–95.5
$25,000–$39,999	206	95.4	1.8	90.4–97.9
≥ $40,000	551	88.3	1.6	84.8–91.1
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.