New York: 2002 PRAMS Surveillance Report

New York
Characteristics of PRAMS-Eligible Population and Respondents, 2002
Characteristic	PRAMS-eligible population		PRAMS respondents
Characteristic	Size	Percent	Size	Percent
Age (years)
< 20	9,118	7.5	69	5.6
20–24	23,139	19.1	210	17.1
25–34	65,420	54.1	688	56.0
≥ 35	23,226	19.2	262	21.3
Race
White	101,602	85.0	1,040	85.2
Black or African American	13,115	11.0	138	11.3
American Indian	585	0.5	6	0.5
Asian or Pacific Islander	4,054	3.4	36	2.9
All other races	195	0.2	1	0.1
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	13,766	14.8^††	123	10.0^††
No	79,448	85.2^††	1,106	90.0^††
Education (years)
< 12	18,848	15.8	142	11.8
12	34,587	29.0	352	29.1
> 12	65,645	55.1	714	59.1
Marital status
Married	85,734	70.9	905	73.6
Unmarried	35,172	29.1	324	26.4
Birth weight
Low (< 2,500 g)	7,659	6.3	545	44.3
Normal (≥ 2,500 g)	113,112	93.7	684	55.7
Parity
First birth	47,303	39.3	521	42.6
Second birth or higher	72,941	60.7	703	57.4
Total	120,906		1,229

	Estimated PRAMS-eligible population				PRAMS respondents
	Size	95% CI^‡	Percent	95% CI^‡	Size	Percent
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	17,214	13,978–20,450	17.4	14.5–20.8	179	17.4
$15,000–$24,999	10,664	8,218–13,110	10.8	8.6–13.5	121	11.8
$25,000–$49,999	19,759	16,524–22,994	20.0	17.0–23.4	199	19.4
≥ $50,000	51,047	47,148–54,945	51.7	47.8–55.6	528	51.4
In crowded household
(> 1 person/room)	9,796	7,251–12,340	8.5	6.6–10.9	103	8.8
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 exclude New York City. ‡ Confidence interval. †† Missing ≥ 10% data.

New York
Prevalence of Unintended Pregnancy, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	69	81.7	5.8	67.6–90.5
20–24	208	54.8	4.5	46.0–63.3
25–34	677	23.7	2.1	19.9–28.0
≥ 35	253	28.6	3.8	21.8–36.6
Race
White	1,023	31.6	1.9	28.0–35.3
Black or African American	134	62.3	5.9	50.2–73.0
All other races	42	47.2^§§	10.1	28.8–66.4
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	122	39.5	5.8	28.9–51.2
No	1,085	34.1	1.9	30.6–37.8
Education (years)
< 12	141	52.0	5.7	40.9–62.8
12	345	44.9	3.4	38.4–51.7
> 12	701	24.7	2.0	21.0–28.9
Medicaid recipient
Yes	348	57.6	3.6	50.5–64.5
No	859	24.9	1.9	21.4–28.8
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	177	68.8	4.8	58.8–77.4
$15,000–$24,999	120	53.0	6.1	41.1–64.6
$25,000–$49,999	196	30.5	4.2	22.9–39.3
≥ $50,000	517	18.1	2.1	14.3–22.5
Note: Data exclude New York City. ‡ Confidence interval. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

New York
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	10.5	4.4	4.5–22.8
20–24	210	16.1	3.2	10.7–23.4
25–34	686	43.9	2.4	39.3–48.6
≥ 35	260	52.0	4.0	44.1–59.8
Race
White	1,038	40.3	1.9	36.6–44.1
Black or African American	138	16.1	4.3	9.3–26.3
All other races	41	36.8^§§	9.8	20.3–57.2
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	120	17.3	4.4	10.3–27.6
No	1,105	40.3	1.9	36.8–44.0
Education (years)
< 12	141	16.4	4.2	9.8–26.3
12	350	27.4	3.0	21.9–33.8
> 12	713	49.3	2.3	44.8–53.8
Medicaid recipient
Yes	350	15.6	2.6	11.1–21.3
No	875	47.2	2.1	43.1–51.4
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	178	10.7	2.9	6.2–17.9
$15,000–$24,999	120	29.1	5.7	19.3–41.4
$25,000–$49,999	199	32.6	4.2	25.0–41.3
≥ $50,000	527	55.5	2.7	50.3–60.6
Note: Data exclude New York City. ‡ Confidence interval. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

New York
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	68	12.3	5.2	5.2–26.4
20–24	209	5.6	2.2	2.6–11.7
25–34	687	1.7	0.6	0.8–3.4
≥ 35	261	4.1	1.6	1.9–8.7
Race
White	1,039	3.0	0.7	1.9–4.8
Black or African American	135	10.9	3.8	5.4–20.8
All other races	43	0.0^§§	—	—
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	123	6.7	3.0	2.7–15.7
No	1,102	3.3	0.7	2.1–5.0
Education (years)
< 12	140	7.5	2.9	3.4–15.6
12	351	4.4	1.4	2.3–8.0
> 12	713	2.0	0.7	1.0–3.8
Medicaid recipient
Yes	351	7.1	1.8	4.3–11.7
No	874	2.2	0.7	1.2–3.9
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	179	9.6	3.0	5.1–17.3
$15,000–$24,999	120	8.0	3.2	3.6–16.8
$25,000–$49,999	199	3.7	1.9	1.3–9.9
≥ $50,000	528	0.3	0.3	0.1–1.9
Note: Data exclude New York City. ‡ Confidence interval. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

New York
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	66	23.2	6.8	12.5–38.8
20–24	205	20.0	3.5	14.0–27.9
25–34	677	12.7	1.6	9.8–16.3
≥ 35	259	11.9	2.5	7.7–17.8
Race
White	1,022	15.3	1.4	12.7–18.3
Black or African American	136	11.5	3.8	5.9–21.4
All other races	42	0.0^§§	—	—
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	121	4.2	2.2	1.5–11.3
No	1,086	15.9	1.4	13.3–19.0
Education (years)
< 12	136	22.6	4.6	14.8–32.9
12	342	24.0	2.9	18.7–30.2
> 12	708	8.0	1.3	5.8–10.8
Medicaid recipient
Yes	342	22.2	3.0	16.9–28.6
No	865	11.5	1.4	9.0–14.4
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	175	31.5	4.8	22.9–41.5
$15,000–$24,999	118	24.7	5.4	15.7–36.6
$25,000–$49,999	196	17.1	3.4	11.3–24.9
≥ $50,000	524	8.6	1.5	6.0–12.1
Note: Data exclude New York City. ‡ Confidence interval. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

New York
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	68	15.8	5.4	7.8–29.4
20–24	210	10.4	2.4	6.6–16.2
25–34	687	9.0	1.2	6.9–11.6
≥ 35	261	10.8	2.3	7.1–16.2
Race
White	1,038	9.3	1.0	7.5–11.5
Black or African American	137	17.9	4.3	10.9–28.0
All other races	43	12.6^§§	6.2	4.5–30.4
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	123	11.0	3.6	5.6–20.3
No	1,103	10.0	1.0	8.2–12.1
Education (years)
< 12	141	11.5	3.2	6.5–19.5
12	351	11.7	2.0	8.3–16.2
> 12	713	8.6	1.1	6.7–11.0
Medicaid recipient
Yes	351	15.8	2.4	11.5–21.2
No	875	7.7	0.9	6.0–9.7
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	179	16.9	3.6	10.9–25.3
$15,000–$24,999	119	10.8	3.2	6.0–18.7
$25,000–$49,999	199	6.9	1.9	4.0–11.7
≥ $50,000	528	7.5	1.2	5.5–10.1
Note: Data exclude New York City. ‡ Confidence interval. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

New York
Prevalence of Infant Discharge from Hospital Within 48 Hours, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	67	63.8	7.4	48.5–76.7
20–24	204	69.2	4.0	60.8–76.5
25–34	679	59.3	2.3	54.6–63.8
≥ 35	259	54.0	4.0	46.1–61.7
Race
White	1,027	60.0	1.9	56.2–63.6
Black or African American	131	62.4	5.8	50.5–73.0
All other races	43	63.3^§§	9.3	44.0–79.1
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	116	48.4	6.0	36.9–60.1
No	1,093	61.8	1.8	58.2–65.4
Education (years)
< 12	134	57.9	5.6	46.6–68.4
12	348	63.9	3.2	57.3–69.9
> 12	709	58.7	2.2	54.2–63.0
Medicaid recipient
Yes	339	60.2	3.5	53.2–66.9
No	870	60.5	2.0	56.4–64.4
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	174	55.0	5.1	44.9–64.7
$15,000–$24,999	119	71.2	5.3	59.9–80.4
$25,000–$49,999	198	64.2	4.3	55.4–72.1
≥ $50,000	524	58.9	2.6	53.8–63.9
Note: Data exclude New York City. ‡ Confidence interval. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

New York
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	30	56.9^§§	10.4	36.5–75.3
20–24	104	68.0	5.2	57.0–77.3
25–34	289	81.9	2.6	76.3–86.4
≥ 35	99	70.7	5.2	59.6–79.8
Race
White	454	76.4	2.3	71.7–80.6
Black or African American	46	68.3^§§	8.1	50.7–81.8
All other races	18	^‡‡	^‡‡	^‡‡
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	41	55.9^§§	9.2	38.0–72.5
No	481	77.0	2.2	72.4–81.0
Education (years)
< 12	55	58.7^§§	7.9	42.8–72.9
12	157	75.9	3.8	67.6–82.6
> 12	301	80.8	2.4	75.6–85.2
Medicaid recipient
Yes	146	71.4	4.6	61.7–79.4
No	376	76.8	2.4	71.7–81.2
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	69	72.6	6.6	58.1–83.5
$15,000–$24,999	55	65.2^§§	7.4	49.7–78.1
$25,000–$49,999	93	73.7	5.2	62.5–82.6
≥ $50,000	224	82.5	2.8	76.4–87.3
Note: Data exclude New York City. ‡ Confidence interval. ‡‡ < 30 respondents; not reported. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

New York
Prevalence of Sufficient Well-Baby Care, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	54	73.6^††§§	7.8^††	55.9–86.0^††
20–24	176	92.1^††	2.6^††	85.4–95.9^††
25–34	617	91.3	1.5	88.0–93.8
≥ 35	240	94.0	1.9	89.0–96.8
Race
White	935	91.5	1.2	88.9–93.6
Black or African American	107	83.0^††	5.1^††	70.6–90.8^††
All other races	39	91.3^§§	5.6	72.3–97.7
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	100	87.9^††	4.1^††	77.3–93.9^††
No	987	91.2	1.2	88.6–93.3
Education (years)
< 12	113	78.2^††	5.1^††	66.5–86.6^††
12	300	90.7^††	2.1^††	85.8–94.1^††
> 12	659	93.8	1.1	91.2–95.7
Medicaid recipient
Yes	286	84.7^††	2.9^††	78.1–89.6^††
No	801	93.3	1.1	90.8–95.1
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	144	83.5^††	4.3^††	73.2–90.3^††
$15,000–$24,999	109	83.6	4.9	71.7–91.1
$25,000–$49,999	182	89.6	2.9	82.5–94.0
≥ $50,000	487	94.0	1.3	90.9–96.1
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. Data exclude New York City. ‡ Confidence interval. †† Missing ≥ 10% data. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

New York
Prevalence of Postpartum Contraceptive Use, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	67	82.4	6.2	67.0–91.5
20–24	206	86.6	3.0	79.6–91.5
25–34	679	86.1	1.6	82.5–89.0
≥ 35	260	77.8	3.3	70.6–83.7
Race
White	1,027	84.2	1.4	81.2–86.8
Black or African American	134	83.7	4.4	73.2–90.6
All other races	43	87.6^§§	6.4	69.0–95.7
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	121	82.4	4.4	72.2–89.5
No	1,091	84.5	1.4	81.6–87.0
Education (years)
< 12	138	84.1	4.2	74.1–90.7
12	351	82.9	2.6	77.3–87.3
> 12	702	84.8	1.6	81.3–87.8
Medicaid recipient
Yes	344	84.1	2.6	78.3–88.6
No	868	84.4	1.5	81.1–87.1
Annual household income
≤ $14,999	175	85.6	3.5	77.4–91.2
$15,000–$24,999	119	88.8	3.8	78.8–94.4
$25,000–$49,999	198	86.2	3.2	78.7–91.3
≥ $50,000	524	82.7	2.0	78.4–86.2
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 exclude New York City. ‡ Confidence interval. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.