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Data for Unintended Pregnancies North Carolina, 2000-2011

North Carolina	Year	Percentage of Mothers	Lower Limit	Upper Limit
North Carolina	2000	45.3%	42.3%	48.4%
North Carolina	2001	42.6%	39.5%	45.8%
North Carolina	2002	40.6%	37.6%	43.7%
North Carolina	2003	42.2%	39.1%	45.5%
North Carolina	2004	44.0%	40.9%	47.1%
North Carolina	2005	44.4%	40.5%	48.3%
North Carolina	2006	47.6%	44.2%	51.1%
North Carolina	2007	39.8%	36.9%	42.9%
North Carolina	2008	43.9%	41.0%	47.0%
North Carolina	2009	44.6%	41.3%	48.0%
North Carolina	2010	45.2%	41.6%	48.9%
North Carolina	2011	42.7%	39.1%	46.4%

Data Notes

This measure is based on data from the North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (NC PRAMS). NC PRAMS is an annual Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey that collects data on maternal attitudes and experiences prior to, during and immediately after pregnancy for a sample of North Carolina women who have recently given birth. 

Data Sources

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), State Center for Health Statistics 

Other Views

• North Carolina vs. HNC 2020 Target 2007-2011
• by Race/Ethnicity 2011
• by Age 2010
• by Education 2010

Definition

Unintended pregnancy percentages are based on mother's self-reported responses to the question: "Thinking back to just before you got pregnant with your new baby, how did you feel about becoming pregnant?" Mothers who reported that they "wanted to be pregnant later" or that they "didn't want to be pregnant then or at any time in the future" were considered to have had unintended pregnancies.

How We Calculated the Rates

Numerator:	Number of new mothers who had unintended pregnancies
Denominator:	Number of new mothers surveyed

Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 06/04/2013