Rhode Island: 2002 PRAMS Surveillance Report

Rhode Island
Characteristics of PRAMS-Eligible Population and Respondents, 2002
Characteristic	PRAMS-eligible population		PRAMS respondents
Characteristic	Size	Percent	Size	Percent
Age (years)
< 20	1,184	9.7	149	10.5
20–24	2,579	21.2	270	19.1
25–34	6,323	51.9	749	53.0
≥ 35	2,092	17.2	246	17.4
Race
White	10,301	85.0	1,202	85.5
Black or African American	1,090	9.0	130	9.2
American Indian	154	1.3	13	0.9
Asian or Pacific Islander	535	4.4	60	4.3
All other races	39	0.3	1	0.1
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	2,278	21.3^††	272	22.1^††
No	8,428	78.7^††	959	77.9^††
Education (years)
< 12	1,887	15.9	231	16.9
12	3,518	29.6	378	27.6
> 12	6,473	54.5	761	55.5
Marital status
Married	7,714	63.3	899	63.6
Unmarried	4,465	36.7	515	36.4
Birth weight
Low (< 2,500 g)	835	6.9	557	39.5
Normal (≥ 2,500 g)	11,327	93.1	852	60.5
Parity
First birth	5,012	41.8	635	45.6
Second birth or higher	6,988	58.2	758	54.4
Total	12,179		1,414

	Estimated PRAMS-eligible population				PRAMS respondents
	Size	95% CI^‡	Percent	95% CI^‡	Size	Percent
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	2,998	2,686–3,310	26.6	24.0–29.3	363	27.8
$16,000–$24,999	1,149	934–1,364	10.2	8.5–12.2	129	9.9
$25,000–$39,999	1,794	1,523–2,065	15.9	13.7–18.4	197	15.1
≥ $40,000	5,336	5,022–5,649	47.3	44.4–50.2	615	47.2
In crowded household
(> 1 person/room)	1,345	1,113–1,577	11.6	9.7–13.7	156	11.7
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. †† Missing ≤ 10% data.

Rhode Island
Prevalence of Unintended Pregnancy, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	149	67.1	4.4	58.0–75.1
20–24	268	52.3	3.5	45.4–59.2
25–34	743	27.5	1.9	24.0–31.4
≥ 35	243	20.1	3.2	14.6–27.0
Race
White	1,193	33.6	1.6	30.6–36.8
Black or African American	129	47.0	5.2	37.1–57.1
All other races	73	50.2	7.3	36.3–64.0
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	271	48.6	3.4	41.9–55.2
No	950	33.5	1.8	30.0–37.1
Education (years)
< 12	229	52.8	3.9	45.1–60.4
12	373	46.9	3.0	41.1–52.7
> 12	757	23.8	1.8	20.4–27.6
Medicaid recipient
Yes	347	55.5	3.1	49.3–61.5
No	1,056	29.4	1.6	26.3–32.7
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	359	56.4	3.1	50.3–62.4
$16,000–$24,999	128	50.1	5.1	40.3–59.8
$25,000–$39,999	195	41.0	4.1	33.2–49.2
≥ $40,000	612	17.0	1.8	13.7–20.9
‡ Confidence interval.

Rhode Island
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	148	21.0	3.9	14.3–29.6
20–24	268	22.0	2.8	16.9–28.0
25–34	748	46.1	2.1	41.9–50.3
≥ 35	244	57.4	3.9	49.6–64.8
Race
White	1,199	42.1	1.7	38.9–45.4
Black or African American	127	35.1	5.0	26.0–45.3
All other races	74	14.4	4.9	7.1–26.9
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	269	32.3	3.2	26.3–38.9
No	956	41.3	1.9	37.7–45.1
Education (years)
< 12	228	22.4	3.2	16.7–29.4
12	378	29.2	2.7	24.1–34.8
> 12	759	52.6	2.1	48.4–56.8
Medicaid recipient
Yes	345	26.3	2.8	21.2–32.1
No	1,063	44.7	1.8	41.2–48.3
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	361	21.6	2.5	17.1–27.0
$16,000–$24,999	129	29.4	4.6	21.2–39.1
$25,000–$39,999	195	37.3	4.0	29.7–45.5
≥ $40,000	615	56.5	2.4	51.7–61.1
‡ Confidence interval.

Rhode Island
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	149	6.5	2.2	3.3–12.5
20–24	269	3.7	1.4	1.8–7.5
25–34	748	2.1	0.6	1.2–3.7
≥ 35	246	1.5	1.0	0.4–5.1
Race
White	1,201	2.4	0.5	1.6–3.5
Black or African American	130	6.3	2.6	2.7–13.8
All other races	73	5.8	4.1	1.4–21.1
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	272	4.0	1.3	2.2–7.5
No	957	2.7	0.6	1.7–4.3
Education (years)
< 12	230	3.7	1.3	1.9–7.3
12	377	4.4	1.3	2.5–7.6
> 12	761	1.6	0.6	0.8–3.2
Medicaid recipient
Yes	348	5.0	1.4	2.9–8.5
No	1,064	2.1	0.5	1.3–3.4
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	362	5.4	1.4	3.2–9.0
$16,000–$24,999	129	1.3	1.1	0.2–6.6
$25,000–$39,999	197	2.5	1.3	0.9–6.6
≥ $40,000	615	1.1	0.5	0.5–2.8
‡ Confidence interval.

Rhode Island
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	141	18.8	4.1	12.0–28.1
20–24	268	20.9	3.0	15.7–27.4
25–34	740	9.6	1.3	7.4–12.4
≥ 35	244	10.1	2.4	6.2–16.0
Race
White	1,188	13.5	1.2	11.3–16.0
Black or African American	127	11.5	3.6	6.1–20.7
All other races	70	3.7^††	2.5	1.0–13.1
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	269	4.2	1.4	2.2–8.0
No	943	14.7	1.4	12.1–17.7
Education (years)
< 12	226	26.0	3.6	19.5–33.7
12	368	17.0	2.3	12.9–22.0
> 12	757	6.7	1.1	4.9–9.2
Medicaid recipient
Yes	336	23.5	2.8	18.5–29.3
No	1,057	9.7	1.1	7.7–12.2
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	354	22.3	2.7	17.5–28.0
$16,000–$24,999	128	16.5	4.0	10.0–25.8
$25,000–$39,999	195	14.4	3.0	9.4–21.5
≥ $40,000	612	6.4	1.2	4.4–9.1
‡ Confidence interval. †† Missing ≥ 10% data.

Rhode Island
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	149	13.4	3.1	8.4–20.6
20–24	270	11.2	2.1	7.7–16.0
25–34	746	9.2	1.0	7.4–11.5
≥ 35	246	12.1	2.2	8.4–17.2
Race
White	1,200	9.8	0.9	8.2–11.6
Black or African American	129	20.2	4.0	13.4–29.3
All other races	74	9.7	3.5	4.8–18.9
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	271	10.3	1.9	7.1–14.7
No	957	10.4	1.0	8.6–12.6
Education (years)
< 12	231	14.5	2.6	10.1–20.4
12	376	10.6	1.6	7.8–14.2
> 12	760	9.1	1.0	7.2–11.3
Medicaid recipient
Yes	348	12.7	1.8	9.5–16.7
No	1,063	9.9	1.0	8.2–11.9
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	362	11.8	1.8	8.7–15.8
$16,000–$24,999	129	12.1	2.8	7.6–18.9
$25,000–$39,999	197	11.1	2.2	7.4–16.3
≥ $40,000	614	8.4	1.1	6.5–10.9
‡ Confidence interval.

Rhode Island
Prevalence of Infant Discharge from Hospital Within 48 Hours, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	146	53.7	4.7	44.5–62.7
20–24	268	67.1	3.2	60.5–73.1
25–34	746	57.6	2.1	53.4–61.6
≥ 35	241	51.4	4.0	43.7–59.1
Race
White	1,195	59.0	1.6	55.7–62.1
Black or African American	125	48.1	5.3	38.0–58.3
All other races	74	55.5	7.2	41.3–68.9
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	270	48.9	3.4	42.3–55.6
No	950	59.1	1.9	55.4–62.8
Education (years)
< 12	228	57.2	3.9	49.5–64.6
12	371	57.3	2.9	51.4–62.9
> 12	760	58.4	2.1	54.3–62.5
Medicaid recipient
Yes	346	52.9	3.1	46.8–59.0
No	1,055	59.7	1.8	56.2–63.1
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	361	55.2	3.1	49.1–61.1
$16,000–$24,999	128	53.6	5.0	43.7–63.2
$25,000–$39,999	193	54.9	4.1	46.7–62.9
≥ $40,000	614	62.2	2.3	57.6–66.6
‡ Confidence interval.

Rhode Island
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	63	90.1	3.8	79.8–95.4
20–24	136	84.9	3.2	77.5–90.2
25–34	335	89.7	1.8	85.6–92.8
≥ 35	95	81.7	4.4	71.4–88.9
Race
White	537	86.2	1.6	82.8–89.0
Black or African American	51	99.3^§§	0.3	98.4–99.7
All other races	37	93.2^§§	4.5	77.4–98.2
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	106	85.3	3.5	76.9–91.0
No	429	87.7	1.7	83.9–90.8
Education (years)
< 12	102	87.5	3.6	78.7–93.0
12	166	86.3	2.8	79.8–91.0
> 12	340	87.9	1.9	83.6–91.1
Medicaid recipient
Yes	145	82.0	3.5	74.1–87.9
No	484	89.0	1.5	85.6–91.7
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	158	87.0	3.0	80.0–91.8
$16,000–$24,999	53	93.6^§§	3.3	83.4–97.7
$25,000–$39,999	85	83.7	4.3	73.4–90.6
≥ $40,000	288	88.5	2.0	83.9–91.9
‡ Confidence interval. §§ < 60 respondents; may not be reliable.

Rhode Island
Prevalence of Sufficient Well-Baby Care, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	130	90.4	2.7	83.7–94.5
20–24	240	93.0	1.9	88.2–96.0
25–34	681	95.2	1.0	92.9–96.8
≥ 35	217	98.7	0.6	96.6–99.5
Race
White	1,095	95.1	0.7	93.4–96.4
Black or African American	104	91.3^††	3.2	82.6–95.9
All other races	64	94.4	3.5	82.3–98.4
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	233	93.1^††	1.8	88.7–95.9
No	866	94.9	0.9	92.8–96.3
Education (years)
< 12	194	91.4^††	2.5	85.1–95.1
12	334	95.4	1.2	92.4–97.2
> 12	709	95.8	0.9	93.7–97.3
Medicaid recipient
Yes	298	90.7^††	1.9	86.2–93.8
No	970	96.0	0.7	94.3–97.2
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	318	93.6	1.5	89.8–96.0
$16,000–$24,999	110	86.6	3.7	77.5–92.4
$25,000–$39,999	177	94.9	1.8	89.9–97.5
≥ $40,000	577	97.6	0.7	95.6–98.7
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.

Rhode Island
Prevalence of Postpartum Contraceptive Use, 2002
**By Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics**
Characteristic	Respondents	Percent	Standard Error	95% CI^‡
Age (years)
< 20	148	87.0	2.9	80.3–91.7
20–24	265	83.8	2.6	77.9–88.3
25–34	743	84.6	1.5	81.4–87.4
≥ 35	243	78.4	3.3	71.3–84.2
Race
White	1,192	84.1	1.2	81.5–86.4
Black or African American	127	82.6	4.0	73.3–89.1
All other races	72	79.7	5.7	66.2–88.7
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Yes	267	83.0	2.6	77.3–87.4
No	949	84.0	1.4	81.0–86.6
Education (years)
< 12	226	83.8	2.9	77.2–88.8
12	374	81.1	2.3	76.1–85.2
> 12	755	85.3	1.5	82.1–88.1
Medicaid recipient
Yes	345	83.4	2.3	78.5–87.4
No	1,054	83.8	1.3	81.0–86.3
Annual household income
≤ $15,999	360	83.0	2.3	78.0–87.1
$16,000–$24,999	127	83.2	3.7	74.5–89.3
$25,000–$39,999	194	83.1	3.3	75.7–88.5
≥ $40,000	613	85.1	1.7	81.5–88.2
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. ‡ Confidence interval.