BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (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*.)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

Family Planning

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No	Not Sexually Active
TOTAL	1,499	917	61.4	57.5-65.2	376	26.0	22.7-29.7	206	12.5	10.2-15.3
GENDER
Female	1,499	917	61.4	57.5-65.2	376	26.0	22.7-29.7	206	12.5	10.2-15.3
RACE
White	1,053	674	63.8	59.1-68.2	260	26.0	22.0-30.4	119	10.2	7.8-13.3
African American	347	186	54.4	46.3-62.3	87	26.5	19.9-34.3	74	19.1	13.6-26.2
Other Minorities	79	42	58.8	41.9-73.9	25	26.8	15.0-43.1	12	14.4	5.3-33.8
HISPANIC
Yes	50	27	58.5	37.0-77.1	15	32.6	16.0-55.1	8	8.9	3.5-20.8
No	1,447	889	61.5	57.5-65.3	361	25.9	22.5-29.6	197	12.6	10.2-15.6
AGE
18-24	285	179	57.4	48.2-66.0	59	24.4	17.0-33.6	47	18.3	12.4-26.2
25-34	599	392	68.0	62.2-73.3	139	22.6	18.1-27.7	68	9.4	6.4-13.7
35-44	615	346	57.9	51.7-63.8	178	30.6	25.2-36.7	91	11.5	8.5-15.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	84	46	59.8	43.0-74.5	24	26.6	14.7-43.3	14	13.7	6.3-27.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	422	245	57.3	49.5-64.7	117	30.4	23.6-38.2	60	12.3	8.4-17.6
Some Post-H.S.	451	279	62.9	56.0-69.3	117	24.7	19.4-30.9	55	12.4	8.0-18.7
College Graduate	540	346	65.0	58.9-70.7	118	22.4	17.8-27.8	76	12.5	9.0-17.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	126	59	46.5	32.9-60.6	32	27.3	16.9-41.1	35	26.2	15.9-40.0
$15,000- 24,999	262	150	57.1	47.9-65.8	69	30.0	22.0-39.3	43	12.9	8.2-19.7
$25,000- 34,999	251	155	65.9	56.6-74.1	63	23.9	17.1-32.4	33	10.2	6.1-16.8
$35,000- 49,999	273	186	70.9	62.6-78.0	60	22.2	15.7-30.4	27	6.9	4.1-11.4
$50,000+	403	269	66.8	59.6-73.3	106	26.4	20.6-33.1	28	6.9	3.9-11.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	88	57	73.7	63.2-82.1	20	17.2	10.7-26.5	11	9.1	4.7-16.8
Cumberland	116	61	52.3	42.4-62.1	41	34.5	25.8-44.4	14	13.2	7.4-22.4
Durham	113	70	62.6	51.6-72.3	25	23.4	15.5-33.8	18	14.0	8.1-23.3
Forsyth	96	50	51.0	38.2-63.6	27	34.5	22.1-49.5	19	14.5	8.7-23.1
Gaston	115	78	67.1	56.2-76.5	26	23.2	15.3-33.6	11	9.6	4.5-19.3
Guilford	103	54	54.0	43.3-64.4	33	32.8	23.6-43.4	16	13.2	7.6-22.1
Mecklenburg	111	69	61.9	51.5-71.3	27	25.9	18.0-35.7	15	12.2	6.9-20.8
New Hanover	97	63	64.6	52.8-74.8	18	19.3	11.8-30.1	16	16.1	8.9-27.3
Onslow	130	86	67.6	57.5-76.2	31	24.4	16.8-34.1	13	8.0	3.9-15.5
Wake	119	75	62.7	52.4-71.9	28	25.6	17.5-35.7	16	11.8	6.8-19.6
Western NC	111	61	54.1	43.9-64.0	33	34.5	25.3-45.0	17	11.4	7.0-18.1
Piedmont NC	147	90	61.7	51.6-70.9	36	24.8	17.0-34.9	21	13.4	8.1-21.5
Eastern NC	153	103	64.7	55.2-73.2	31	23.0	16.0-31.9	19	12.3	7.2-20.0

Total
Respond.#

Yes

Not Sexually Active

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,499

917

61.4

57.5-65.2

376

26.0

22.7-29.7

206

12.5

10.2-15.3

GENDER

Female

1,499

917

61.4

57.5-65.2

376

26.0

22.7-29.7

206

12.5

10.2-15.3

RACE

White

1,053

674

63.8

59.1-68.2

260

26.0

22.0-30.4

119

10.2

7.8-13.3

African American

347

186

54.4

46.3-62.3

26.5

19.9-34.3

19.1

13.6-26.2

Other Minorities

58.8

41.9-73.9

26.8

15.0-43.1

14.4

5.3-33.8

HISPANIC

Yes

58.5

37.0-77.1

32.6

16.0-55.1

8.9

3.5-20.8

1,447

889

61.5

57.5-65.3

361

25.9

22.5-29.6

197

12.6

10.2-15.6

AGE

18-24

285

179

57.4

48.2-66.0

24.4

17.0-33.6

18.3

12.4-26.2

25-34

599

392

68.0

62.2-73.3

139

22.6

18.1-27.7

9.4

6.4-13.7

35-44

615

346

57.9

51.7-63.8

178

30.6

25.2-36.7

11.5

8.5-15.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

59.8

43.0-74.5

26.6

14.7-43.3

13.7

6.3-27.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

422

245

57.3

49.5-64.7

117

30.4

23.6-38.2

12.3

8.4-17.6

Some Post-H.S.

451

279

62.9

56.0-69.3

117

24.7

19.4-30.9

12.4

8.0-18.7

College Graduate

540

346

65.0

58.9-70.7

118

22.4

17.8-27.8

12.5

9.0-17.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

126

46.5

32.9-60.6

27.3

16.9-41.1

26.2

15.9-40.0

$15,000- 24,999

262

150

57.1

47.9-65.8

30.0

22.0-39.3

12.9

8.2-19.7

$25,000- 34,999

251

155

65.9

56.6-74.1

23.9

17.1-32.4

10.2

6.1-16.8

$35,000- 49,999

273

186

70.9

62.6-78.0

22.2

15.7-30.4

6.9

4.1-11.4

$50,000+

403

269

66.8

59.6-73.3

106

26.4

20.6-33.1

6.9

3.9-11.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

73.7

63.2-82.1

17.2

10.7-26.5

9.1

4.7-16.8

Cumberland

116

52.3

42.4-62.1

34.5

25.8-44.4

13.2

7.4-22.4

Durham

113

62.6

51.6-72.3

23.4

15.5-33.8

14.0

8.1-23.3

Forsyth

51.0

38.2-63.6

34.5

22.1-49.5

14.5

8.7-23.1

Gaston

115

67.1

56.2-76.5

23.2

15.3-33.6

9.6

4.5-19.3

Guilford

103

54.0

43.3-64.4

32.8

23.6-43.4

13.2

7.6-22.1

Mecklenburg

111

61.9

51.5-71.3

25.9

18.0-35.7

12.2

6.9-20.8

New Hanover

64.6

52.8-74.8

19.3

11.8-30.1

16.1

8.9-27.3

Onslow

130

67.6

57.5-76.2

24.4

16.8-34.1

8.0

3.9-15.5

Wake

119

62.7

52.4-71.9

25.6

17.5-35.7

11.8

6.8-19.6

Western NC

111

54.1

43.9-64.0

34.5

25.3-45.0

11.4

7.0-18.1

Piedmont NC

147

61.7

51.6-70.9

24.8

17.0-34.9

13.4

8.1-21.5

Eastern NC

153

103

64.7

55.2-73.2

23.0

16.0-31.9

12.3

7.2-20.0

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* This question was asked of 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.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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