Experienced financial stress in 12 months before delivery

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Report

New York State, 2011

Maternal Characteristics	Respondents	Estimated Population Affected	Prevalence (%)	95% C.I.
Total	2,481	102,801	45.7	43.2 - 48.2
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	1,105	45,847	42.3	38.7 - 45.9
Non-Hispanic Black	437	18,463	56.0	49.4 - 62.6
Non-Hispanic Other	351	11,764	38.6	32.2 - 45.1
Hispanic	588	26,727	50.5	45.3 - 55.6
Maternal Age
Less than 20 years old	122	7,451	52.4	40.9 - 63.9
20-24 years old	426	23,829	55.9	50.0 - 61.8
25-34 years old	1,367	54,078	44.4	41.0 - 47.7
35 years old or more	566	17,443	38.0	32.8 - 43.1
Education
Less than high school	444	21,457	48.1	42.0 - 54.2
High school graduate	508	24,371	52.4	46.9 - 58.0
More than high school	1,522	56,333	42.4	39.2 - 45.5
Marital Status
Married	1,497	50,885	37.8	34.8 - 40.9
Not Married	984	51,916	57.5	53.5 - 61.6
Medicaid Status
Not on Medicaid	1,352	45,940	38.1	34.8 - 41.4
On Medicaid	1,129	56,861	54.6	50.9 - 58.3

*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.