New Jersey: 2002 PRAMS Surveillance Report

New Jersey
Characteristics of PRAMS-Eligible Population and Respondents, 2002
Characteristic	PRAMS-eligible population		PRAMS respondents
Characteristic	Size	Percent	Size	Percent
Age (years)
< 20	3,731	6.8	79	8.3
20–24	9,492	17.3	183	19.2
25–34	30,152	55.1	506	53.2
≥ 35	11,368	20.8	184	19.3
Race
White	38,440	70.4	574	60.5
Black or African American	9,655	17.7	210	22.1
American Indian	88	0.2	4	0.4
Asian or Pacific Islander	4,765	8.7	142	15.0
All other races	1,659	3.0	19	2.0
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	12,716	23.3	228	24.0
No	41,924	76.7	723	76.0
Education (years)
< 12	7,760	14.3	165	17.5
12	15,608	28.8	273	28.9
> 12	30,815	56.9	506	53.6
Marital status
Married	37,947	69.3	586	61.6
Unmarried	16,791	30.7	365	38.4
Birth weight
Low (< 2,500 g)	3,783	6.9	81	8.5
Normal (≥ 2,500 g)	50,949	93.1	871	91.5
Parity
First birth	22,562	41.2	417	43.8
Second birth or higher	32,177	58.8	535	56.2
Total	54,743		952

	Estimated PRAMS-eligible population				PRAMS respondents
	Size	95% CI^‡	Percent	95% CI^‡	Size	Percent
In crowded household
(> 1 person/room)	7,676	6,375–8,976	14.8	12.5–17.4	147	16.4
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. Data represent New Jersey births from July–December 2002. ‡ Confidence interval.

New Jersey
Prevalence of Unintended Pregnancy, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	78	78.0	5.4	65.6–86.8
20–24	179	60.1	4.5	51.1–68.5
25–34	500	26.9	2.2	22.8–31.4
≥ 35	183	24.6	3.5	18.3–32.2
Race
White	567	31.4	2.2	27.2–35.8
Black or African American	207	55.9	3.9	48.2–63.4
Asian or Pacific Islander	141	27.0	3.8	20.3–35.0
All other races	22	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	226	44.6	3.6	37.7–51.7
No	713	32.7	2.0	28.9–36.7
Education (years)
< 12	163	63.8	4.5	54.5–72.1
12	268	42.7	3.7	35.6–50.1
> 12	502	24.6	2.1	20.8–28.8
Medicaid recipient
Yes	322	62.7	3.2	56.2–68.8
No	618	24.6	2.0	20.9–28.6
Note: Data represent New Jersey births from July–December 2002. ‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

New Jersey
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	76	25.3	5.6	16.0–37.7
20–24	181	13.0	3.1	8.1–20.4
25–34	505	42.0	2.5	37.2–46.9
≥ 35	184	52.1	4.2	43.9–60.2
Race
White	570	41.5	2.3	37.0–46.2
Black or African American	208	27.7	3.5	21.3–35.2
Asian or Pacific Islander	142	40.7	4.1	32.9–49.0
All other races	23	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	224	22.8	3.0	17.3–29.3
No	721	43.1	2.2	38.9–47.5
Education (years)
< 12	161	23.3	4.0	16.5–32.0
12	271	24.2	3.5	18.1–31.7
> 12	506	49.6	2.5	44.8–54.4
Medicaid recipient
Yes	324	18.9	2.7	14.2–24.8
No	622	46.2	2.3	41.7–50.7
Note: Data represent New Jersey births from July–December 2002. ‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

New Jersey
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	79	5.1	2.4	2.0–12.5
20–24	182	8.6	2.4	5.0–14.6
25–34	503	1.8	0.7	0.8–3.7
≥ 35	179	0.1	0.1	0.0–0.7
Race
White	571	2.4	0.6	1.4–4.1
Black or African American	206	4.4	1.5	2.2–8.7
Asian or Pacific Islander	141	0.0	—	—
All other races	22	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	228	7.4	1.8	4.6–11.9
No	714	1.3	0.5	0.6–2.5
Education (years)
< 12	165	8.0	2.6	4.2–14.8
12	272	1.4	0.7	0.5–3.6
> 12	498	2.0	0.6	1.1–3.6
Medicaid recipient
Yes	328	7.2	1.6	4.6–10.9
No	615	0.9	0.5	0.4–2.4
Note: Data represent New Jersey births from July–December 2002. ‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

New Jersey
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	77	7.0	1.8	4.2–11.6
20–24	177	16.5	2.8	11.7–22.7
25–34	492	7.3	1.1	5.4–9.8
≥ 35	180	9.0	2.0	5.8–13.7
Race
White	560	10.4	1.1	8.4–12.8
Black or African American	199	8.9	1.4	6.5–12.1
Asian or Pacific Islander	141	0.5	0.3	0.1–1.7
All other races	23	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	221	6.5	1.5	4.1–10.0
No	704	9.7	1.0	8.0–11.8
Education (years)
< 12	155	16.0	3.1	10.9–23.1
12	266	13.5	2	9.9–18.0
> 12	497	4.6	0.8	3.3–6.4
Medicaid recipient
Yes	318	12.4	1.5	9.8–15.5
No	608	7.6	1.0	5.8–9.9
Note: Data represent New Jersey births from July–December 2002. ‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

New Jersey
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	78	16.5	5.1	8.7–29.0
20–24	182	11.3	2.6	7.1–17.3
25–34	502	12.6	1.7	9.7–16.4
≥ 35	181	12.5	2.7	8.1–18.9
Race
White	568	11.9	1.5	9.2–15.3
Black or African American	207	20.4	3.2	14.9–27.4
Asian or Pacific Islander	142	5.5	1.9	2.8–10.7
All other races	23	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	226	10.9	2.3	7.2–16.2
No	716	13.3	1.5	10.6–16.4
Education (years)
< 12	163	10.8	3.0	6.2–18.2
12	271	12.2	2.3	8.3–17.6
> 12	501	13.5	1.7	10.5–17.2
Medicaid recipient
Yes	325	15.3	2.3	11.2–20.5
No	618	11.7	1.5	9.1–14.9
Note: Data represent New Jersey births from July–December 2002. ‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

New Jersey
Prevalence of Infant Discharge from Hospital Within 48 Hours, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	78	46.9	6.8	34.1–60.2
20–24	179	55.8	4.6	46.8–64.5
25–34	499	49.9	2.6	44.8–54.9
≥ 35	179	46.6	4.3	38.3–55.0
Race
White	565	51.8	2.4	47.0–56.5
Black or African American	205	40.4	3.9	33.1–48.2
Asian or Pacific Islander	141	51.5	4.2	43.2–59.6
All other races	21	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	224	43.9	3.6	37.0–51.0
No	710	51.5	2.2	47.2–55.9
Education (years)
< 12	160	39.6	4.7	30.8–49.2
12	270	48.9	3.8	41.5–56.3
> 12	497	53.0	2.5	48.1–57.8
Medicaid recipient
Yes	322	45.8	3.3	39.3–52.4
No	613	51.5	2.3	46.9–56.0
Note: Data represent New Jersey births from July–December 2002. ‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

New Jersey
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	35	66.9^§§	9.5	46.4–82.5
20–24	95	69.5	5.9	56.9–79.8
25–34	231	76.8	3.1	70.1–82.3
≥ 35	81	66.0	6.3	52.9–77.0
Race
White	277	70.9	3.1	64.5–76.6
Black or African American	84	73.5	5.5	61.5–82.8
Asian or Pacific Islander	70	78.6	4.9	67.4–86.6
All other races	10	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	95	63.3	5.3	52.3–73.0
No	346	75.1	2.8	69.2–80.2
Education (years)
< 12	65	52.4	7.8	37.4–67.1
12	128	74.2	4.9	63.5–82.7
> 12	247	75.8	3.0	69.5–81.1
Medicaid recipient
Yes	139	70.7	4.5	61.1–78.7
No	303	73.5	2.9	67.3–78.8
Note: Data represent New Jersey births from July–December 2002. ‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

New Jersey
Prevalence of Sufficient Well-Baby Care, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	71	73.4^††	6.1	59.8–83.6
20–24	163	80.1^††	3.8	71.5–86.6
25–34	464	91.4	1.4	88.2–93.7
≥ 35	166	96.2	1.4	92.3–98.1
Race
White	532	91.1	1.3	88.2–93.4
Black or African American	179	82.4^††	3.2	75.3–87.8
Asian or Pacific Islander	131	90.7	2.6	84.3–94.6
All other races	19	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}	^{††‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	205	81.4	2.9	75.0–86.5
No	658	91.7	1.2	89.1–93.7
Education (years)
< 12	144	78.6^††	4.1	69.6–85.5
12	248	85.5	2.5	79.9–89.8
> 12	468	93.8	1.2	91.1–95.7
Medicaid recipient
Yes	288	79.0^††	2.8	73.1–83.9
No	576	93.2	1.1	90.6–95.2
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. Data represent New Jersey births from July–December 2002. ‡ Confidence interval. †† Missing ≥ 10% data. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.

New Jersey
Prevalence of Postpartum Contraceptive Use, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	78	90.1	3.6	80.6–95.3
20–24	180	79.0	3.8	70.5–85.5
25–34	500	77.0	2.2	72.4–81.0
≥ 35	183	78.3	3.4	71.0–84.2
Race
White	568	78.2	2.0	74.0–81.9
Black or African American	205	83.9	2.8	77.5–88.7
Asian or Pacific Islander	142	70.3	3.8	62.3–77.2
All other races	23	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}	^{‡ ‡}
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	223	75.4	3.1	68.7–81.0
No	717	79.5	1.8	75.7–82.8
Education (years)
< 12	162	75.6	4.0	66.9–82.5
12	269	78.7	3.2	71.7–84.3
> 12	502	79.2	2.0	75.0–82.8
Medicaid recipient
Yes	323	75.5	2.9	69.3–80.8
No	618	79.8	1.8	75.9–83.2
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. Data represent New Jersey births from July–December 2002. ‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported.