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

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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.