Live births resulting from an unintended* pregnancy

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Report

New York State, 2010

Maternal Characteristics	Respondents	Estimated Population Affected	Prevalence (%)	95% C.I.
Total	2,384	76,594	34.4	32.0 - 36.9
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	1,036	27,838	25.8	22.4 - 29.2
Non-Hispanic Black	430	17,061	48.6	42.1 - 55.0
Non-Hispanic Other	304	6,664	29.0	22.4 - 35.7
Hispanic	614	25,030	44.4	39.4 - 49.3
Maternal Age
Less than 20 years old	144	10,424	65.0	54.0 - 76.0
20-24 years old	400	18,465	45.8	39.6 - 52.1
25-34 years old	1,336	38,471	30.8	27.7 - 33.9
35 years old or more	504	9,234	22.4	17.8 - 27.1
Education
Less than high school	473	18,791	42.9	36.8 - 48.9
High school graduate	507	21,261	42.8	37.4 - 48.2
More than high school	1,399	36,522	28.4	25.4 - 31.4
Marital Status
Married	1,384	26,486	20.9	18.2 - 23.6
Not Married	1,000	50,108	52.4	48.3 - 56.5
Medicaid Status
Not on Medicaid	1,271	27,883	23.6	20.6 - 26.6
On Medicaid	1,113	48,711	46.7	42.9 - 50.5

*Unintended pregnancies are defined as pregnancies that at the time of conception, are either mistimed
(the woman did not want to be pregnant until later) or unwanted (the woman did not want to be
pregnant at any time).

Detailed definition of indicator

Technical Notes

• Respondents - The number of mothers who responded to this question.
• Estimated Population Affected - Number of mothers/infants with characteristic or condition.