Oregon PRAMS: 2001 Results

Did any of these things keep you from getting prenatal care as early in your pregnancy as you wanted?
Check all that apply.
		Percent
	I couldn't get an appointment earlier in my pregnancy	13.6%
	I didn't have enough money to pay for my visits	7.3%
	I didn't have insurance to pay for my visits	10.4%
	I didn't know that I was pregnant	10.5%
	I had no way to get to the clinic or doctor's office	2.1%
	The doctor or my health plan would not start care earlier	7.9%
	I couldn't find a doctor or a nurse who would take me as a patient	2.2%
	I had no one to take care of my children	1.4%
	I had too many other things going on	2.2%
	Other	3.1%
	No, I got prenatal care as early as I wanted	61.4%
	No, I did not want prenatal care	.4%
(n = 1,321)

All results are weighted.
These results are for surveys that were mailed to mothers from March 2001 through January 2002. Child's dates of birth were from 1/1/2001 through 11/04/2001.
The number of respondents (n) is the number of women who chose the responses above.
Percents may not add to 100.0 due to rounding.

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