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2020 Illinois PRAMS Sample Numbers, Response Rates, and Estimated Populations by Selected Characteristics

Download Sample Numbers, Response Rates, and Estimated Populations by Selected Characteristics

All

All Number Sampled Number of Respondents Unweighted Percent Responding Estimated Population

All

 1,994 1,205 60.4% 126,199

Estimated population is the PRAMS eligible population of Illinois resident women, age 14 years or older, who had live births in Illinois. Total estimated population for some characteristics may not equal the total estimated population for the "All" population due to incomplete data for those characteristics.

Age

Age Number Sampled Number of Respondents Unweighted Percent Responding Estimated Population

< 20 years

 87 48 55.2% 5,032

20-24 years

 320 178 55.6% 19,856

25-29 years

 555 324 58.4% 34,298

30-34 years

 621 389 62.6% 40,712

=>35 years

 411 266 64.7% 26,301

Estimated population is the PRAMS eligible population of Illinois resident women, age 14 years or older, who had live births in Illinois. Total estimated population for some characteristics may not equal the total estimated population for the "All" population due to incomplete data for those characteristics.

Race

Race Number Sampled Number of Respondents Unweighted Percent Responding Estimated Population

NH White

 991 664 67.0% 69,012

NH Black

 396 204 51.5% 20,423

Hispanic

 417 233 55.9% 26,768

Other

 179 100 55.9% 9,596

Estimated population is the PRAMS eligible population of Illinois resident women, age 14 years or older, who had live births in Illinois. Total estimated population for some characteristics may not equal the total estimated population for the "All" population due to incomplete data for those characteristics.

Education

Education Number Sampled Number of Respondents Unweighted Percent Responding Estimated Population

< High School

 187 92 49.2% 11,158

High School

 491 265 54.0% 30,970

> High School

 1,293 838 64.8% 82,668

Estimated population is the PRAMS eligible population of Illinois resident women, age 14 years or older, who had live births in Illinois. Total estimated population for some characteristics may not equal the total estimated population for the "All" population due to incomplete data for those characteristics.

Marital Status

Marital Status Number Sampled Number of Respondents Unweighted Percent Responding Estimated Population

Married

 1,159 755 65.1% 76,498

Other

 835 450 53.9% 49,701

Estimated population is the PRAMS eligible population of Illinois resident women, age 14 years or older, who had live births in Illinois. Total estimated population for some characteristics may not equal the total estimated population for the "All" population due to incomplete data for those characteristics.

Birthweight

Birthweight Number Sampled Number of Respondents Unweighted Percent Responding Estimated Population

Low (<2,500 grams)

 549 319 58.1% 9,270

Normal (=>2,500 grams)

 1,445 886 61.3% 116,929

Estimated population is the PRAMS eligible population of Illinois resident women, age 14 years or older, who had live births in Illinois. Total estimated population for some characteristics may not equal the total estimated population for the "All" population due to incomplete data for those characteristics.