North Dakota: 2002 PRAMS Surveillance Report

North Dakota
Characteristics of PRAMS-Eligible Population and Respondents, 2002
Characteristic	PRAMS-eligible population		PRAMS respondents
Characteristic	Size	Percent	Size	Percent
Age (years)
< 20	621	8.4	70	7.7
20–24	1,965	26.7	262	28.8
25–34	3,931	53.5	491	54.0
≥ 35	836	11.4	86	9.5
Race
White	6,393	87.0	806	88.8
Black or African American	87	1.2	7	0.8
American Indian	778	10.6	81	8.9
Asian or Pacific Islander	88	1.2	14	1.5
All other races	1	0.0	0	0.0
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	141	1.9	9	1.0
No	7,090	98.1	880	99.0
Education (years)
< 12	643	8.8	72	7.9
12	1,955	26.7	242	26.7
> 12	4,733	64.6	592	65.3
Marital status
Married	5,210	70.9	663	72.9
Unmarried	2,142	29.1	246	27.1
Birth weight
Low (< 2,500 g)	419	5.7	42	4.6
Normal (≥ 2,500 g)	6,927	94.3	867	95.4
Parity
First birth	2,890	39.3	380	41.8
Second birth or higher	4,462	60.7	529	58.2
Total	7,354		909

	Estimated PRAMS-eligible population				PRAMS respondents
	Size	95% CI^‡	Percent	95% CI^‡	Size	Percent
In crowded household
(> 1 person/room)	345	249–441	4.7	3.6–6.2	49	5.5
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 Dakota
Prevalence of Unintended Pregnancy, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	68	81.9	5.1	69.8–89.9
20–24	261	49.9	3.1	43.9–55.9
25–34	487	25.4	1.9	21.8–29.4
≥ 35	84	23.0	4.4	15.6–32.7
Race
White	798	34.5	1.6	31.4–37.8
Black or African American	7	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
American Indian	80	52.2	5.9	40.8–63.5
All other races	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	9	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	871	35.6	1.6	32.6–38.8
Education (years)
< 12	71	66.5	6.0	53.9–77.1
12	240	48.9	3.3	42.5–55.3
> 12	586	27.7	1.8	24.4–31.3
Medicaid recipient
Yes	329	61.4	2.7	55.9–66.6
No	571	26.4	1.8	23.0–30.2
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

North Dakota
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	69	8.1	2.6	4.3–14.9
20–24	261	27.0	2.8	21.9–32.7
25–34	490	51.6	2.2	47.3–55.8
≥ 35	86	52.7	5.2	42.6–62.6
Race
White	804	44.4	1.7	41.1–47.7
Black or African American	7	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
American Indian	80	21.6	4.8	13.6–32.3
All other races	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	9	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	877	42.3	1.6	39.1–45.5
Education (years)
< 12	70	16.6	4.4	9.6–27.1
12	242	27.6	2.9	22.3–33.7
> 12	591	50.1	2.0	46.2–54.0
Medicaid recipient
Yes	331	20.7	2.3	16.6–25.6
No	575	49.9	2.0	45.9–53.8
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

North Dakota
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	70	4.0	1.7	1.8–8.8
20–24	259	4.6	1.1	2.9–7.4
25–34	488	1.6	0.6	0.8–3.2
≥ 35	85	1.5	1.0	0.4–5.2
Race
White	802	1.8	0.4	1.2–2.7
Black or African American	7	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
American Indian	78	11.6	3.8	6.0–21.2
All other races	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	9	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	873	2.6	0.5	1.8–3.6
Education (years)
< 12	72	6.9	2.5	3.4–13.7
12	239	2.6	0.8	1.4–4.7
> 12	588	2.0	0.5	1.2–3.4
Medicaid recipient
Yes	332	6.4	1.2	4.5–9.2
No	570	1.0	0.4	0.5–2.4
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

North Dakota
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	68	34.2	6.2	23.3–47.1
20–24	256	24.4	2.6	19.7–29.9
25–34	481	10.3	1.3	8.0–13.2
≥ 35	86	7.7	2.9	3.7–15.5
Race
White	792	14.0	1.2	11.9–16.4
Black or African American	7	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
American Indian	77	34.1	5.6	24.1–45.7
All other races	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	9	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	862	15.5	1.2	13.4–18.0
Education (years)
< 12	66	50.5	6.7	37.6–63.3
12	235	25.7	2.9	20.5–31.7
> 12	587	7.9	1.0	6.2–10.2
Medicaid recipient
Yes	325	30.9	2.6	26.0–36.1
No	566	9.8	1.2	7.6–12.6
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

North Dakota
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	70	15.0	4.1	8.6–24.8
20–24	261	10.1	1.8	7.1–14.2
25–34	491	10.1	1.4	7.7–13.2
≥ 35	85	6.1	2.4	2.8–12.8
Race
White	806	10.0	1.0	8.1–12.2
Black or African American	6	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}
American Indian	80	14.5	4.5	7.7–25.6
All other races	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	9	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	878	9.8	1.0	8.0–11.9
Education (years)
< 12	72	5.2	2.2	2.2–11.7
12	240	14.5	2.3	10.5–19.6
> 12	592	8.7	1.1	6.7–11.1
Medicaid recipient
Yes	333	13.7	1.9	10.4–17.8
No	574	8.7	1.2	6.7–11.3
‡ Confidence interval. †† Missing ≥ 10% data. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

North Dakota
Prevalence of Infant Discharge from Hospital Within 48 Hours, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	70	66.3	6.3	53.1–77.4
20–24	260	69.0	2.9	63.1–74.3
25–34	488	62.1	2.1	57.8–66.2
≥ 35	86	66.2	4.9	56.1–75.0
Race
White	802	65.6	1.7	62.3–68.7
Black or African American	7	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
American Indian	80	57.4	5.8	45.8–68.3
All other races	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	9	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	875	64.7	1.6	61.5–67.7
Education (years)
< 12	72	61.3	6.2	48.6–72.6
12	241	70.2	3.0	64.0–75.8
> 12	588	63.1	1.9	59.2–66.8
Medicaid recipient
Yes	331	59.0	2.8	53.5–64.3
No	573	66.8	1.9	63.0–70.4
‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

North Dakota
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	48	61.2^§§	7.8	45.3–75.1
20–24	179	62.6	3.6	55.4–69.4
25–34	290	56.0	2.8	50.4–61.4
≥ 35	54	56.3^§§	6.5	43.5–68.3
Race
White	516	56.9	2.2	52.7–61.1
Black or African American	4	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
American Indian	45	66.3	7.3	50.9–78.8
All other races	5	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	6	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	552	58.6	2.1	54.4–62.5
Education (years)
< 12	44	66.5^§§	7.7	50.2–79.7
12	166	54.9	3.9	47.1–62.4
> 12	360	58.8	2.5	53.8–63.6
Medicaid recipient
Yes	196	66.2	3.4	59.2–72.5
No	375	55.6	2.5	50.7–60.4
‡ Confidence interval. †† Missing ≥ 10% data. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

North Dakota
Prevalence of Sufficient Well-Baby Care, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	64	79.4^††	5.9	65.5–88.6
20–24	244	80.9	2.4	75.7–85.2
25–34	459	77.9	1.9	73.9–81.5
≥ 35	81	79.3	4.3	69.6–86.5
Race
White	757	79.4	1.5	76.4–82.2
Black or African American	5	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}
American Indian	72	68.6^††	6.0	55.8–79.1
All other races	13	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	9	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	820	79.1	1.4	76.2–81.8
Education (years)
< 12	62	72.5^††	6.4	58.4–83.2
12	222	76.2	2.9	70.1–81.4
> 12	561	80.8	1.6	77.4–83.8
Medicaid recipient
Yes	305	76.8	2.4	71.7–81.2
No	543	79.8	1.7	76.2–82.9
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.

North Dakota
Prevalence of Postpartum Contraceptive Use, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	70	91.4	3.5	81.5–96.3
20–24	259	83.2	2.3	78.1–87.3
25–34	488	86.4	1.5	83.2–89.1
≥ 35	85	88.5	3.3	80.4–93.6
Race
White	803	87.5	1.1	85.1–89.5
Black or African American	6	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}
American Indian	78	79.3	4.7	68.5–87.1
All other races	14	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	9	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
No	873	86.4	1.1	84.1–88.5
Education (years)
< 12	71	81.3	5.1	69.2–89.4
12	239	88.5	2.2	83.5–92.1
> 12	589	85.8	1.4	82.9–88.3
Medicaid recipient
Yes	330	83.8	2.1	79.4–87.5
No	572	87.1	1.3	84.2–89.6
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. †† Missing ≥ 10% data. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.