Experienced financial stress in 12 months before delivery
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Report
New York City, 2009
Maternal Characteristics | Respondents | Estimated Population Affected | Prevalence (%) | 95% C.I. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1,394 | 54,774 | 46.4 | 43.2 - 49.7 |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||
Non-Hispanic White | 358 | 11,711 | 37.8 | 31.7 - 43.9 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 323 | 13,298 | 55.1 | 47.9 - 62.3 |
Non-Hispanic Other | 229 | 6,543 | 32.7 | 25.2 - 40.2 |
Hispanic | 484 | 23,222 | 54.3 | 48.8 - 59.7 |
Maternal Age | ||||
Less than 20 years old | 76 | 2,878 | 38.7 | 25.6 - 51.9 |
20-24 years old | 264 | 12,703 | 51.6 | 44.3 - 58.9 |
25-34 years old | 729 | 29,408 | 47.3 | 42.8 - 51.8 |
35 years old or more | 325 | 9,785 | 41.2 | 34.2 - 48.2 |
Education | ||||
Less than high school | 284 | 13,375 | 48.7 | 41.5 - 55.8 |
High school graduate | 343 | 15,758 | 51.1 | 44.7 - 57.6 |
More than high school | 764 | 25,438 | 42.8 | 38.4 - 47.3 |
Marital Status | ||||
Married | 760 | 25,316 | 39.0 | 34.7 - 43.3 |
Not Married | 634 | 29,458 | 55.6 | 50.7 - 60.5 |
Medicaid Status | ||||
Not on Medicaid | 700 | 23,391 | 40.2 | 35.6 - 44.7 |
On Medicaid | 694 | 31,382 | 52.6 | 47.9 - 57.2 |
*Financial stress includes respondents who answered yes to I moved to a new address, my husband/partner
lost his job, I lost my job even though I wanted to go on working or I had a lot of bills I couldn't pay
"
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.