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Are you or your husband/partner using any kind of birth control now? Birth control means having your tubes tied, vasectomy, the pill, condoms, diaphragm, foam, rhythm, Norplant, shots (Depo-Provera) or [any way] to keep from getting pregnant*.
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Yes
N % C.I.(95%) |
No
N % C.I.(95%) |
Not Sexually Active
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
743 |
462 62.0 (57.9-65.9) |
170 23.9 (20.6-27.7) |
111 14.1 (11.4-17.2) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
|
| Female |
743 |
462 62.0 (57.9-65.9) |
170 23.9 (20.6-27.7) |
111 14.1 (11.4-17.2) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
| White |
526 |
335 64.4 (59.6-68.9) |
111 20.8 (17.2-25.0) |
80 14.8 (11.6-18.7) |
| African American |
173 |
103 57.8 (48.9-66.3) |
42 29.3 (21.6-38.3) |
28 12.9 ( 8.5-19.2) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
144 |
86 59.9 (50.5-68.6) |
16 10.9 ( 6.6-17.6) |
42 29.2 (21.5-38.4) |
| 25-34 |
295 |
198 65.7 (59.2-71.7) |
68 26.7 (21.0-33.2) |
29 7.6 ( 5.1-11.1) |
| 35-44 |
304 |
178 59.9 (53.6-65.8) |
86 30.0 (24.5-36.2) |
40 10.1 ( 7.2-14.0) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
52 |
33 64.0 (49.1-76.6) |
13 25.8 (15.1-40.6) |
6 10.2 ( 4.4-22.0) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
235 |
137 58.5 (51.2-65.4) |
63 26.8 (21.0-33.5) |
35 14.7 (10.2-20.8) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
216 |
136 60.9 (53.1-68.2) |
45 22.8 (16.7-30.4) |
35 16.3 (11.3-23.0) |
| College Graduate |
240 |
156 66.4 (59.3-72.9) |
49 21.5 (16.0-28.3) |
35 12.1 ( 8.3-17.3) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
55 |
32 56.1 (41.0-70.2) |
5 12.4 ( 4.9-28.0) |
18 31.5 (19.4-46.8) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
159 |
96 62.5 (53.7-70.6) |
33 20.7 (14.6-28.5) |
30 16.7 (11.1-24.3) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
119 |
73 60.0 (49.9-69.4) |
27 25.1 (17.2-35.0) |
19 14.9 ( 9.2-23.4) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
124 |
85 71.1 (62.0-78.7) |
29 24.1 (16.9-33.0) |
10 4.9 ( 2.6- 9.1) |
| $50,000+ |
216 |
141 63.3 (55.3-70.6) |
57 28.6 (21.7-36.6) |
18 8.1 ( 4.7-13.6) |
| *This question is asked to female respondents who reported being ages 18-44 years old. |
| #Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level). |
| Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. |
