BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Are you or your husband/wife/partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant? <br> Some things people do to keep from getting pregnant include not having sex at certain times, using birth <br> control methods such as the pill, Norplant, shots or Depo-provera, condoms, diaphragm, foam, IUD, having <br> their tubes tied, or having a vasectomy.(If multiple partners consider usual method.)*.)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Family Planning--FEMALE Respondents Only

Are you or your husband/wife/partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant?
Some things people do to keep from getting pregnant include not having sex at certain times, using birth
control methods such as the pill, Norplant, shots or D epo-provera, condoms, diaphragm, foam, IUD, having
their tubes tied, or having a vasectomy.(If multiple partners consider usual method.)*.

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No	Not Sexually Active	Same sex partner
TOTAL	1,638	933	58.4	54.8-61.9	347	22.8	19.9-26.0	352	18.5	15.9-21.5	6	0.3	0.1- 0.8
RACE
White	1,167	699	60.1	55.9-64.2	239	22.9	19.5-26.7	223	16.6	13.7-19.9	6	0.4	0.1- 1.2
African American	312	147	52.8	44.1-61.4	64	19.8	14.2-26.9	101	27.4	20.4-35.6	0	0.0	. - .
Asian	25	11	42.7	20.8-68.0	10	44.3	21.6-69.6	4	13.0	3.9-35.4	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	44	23	53.3	36.8-69.1	11	23.9	13.1-39.7	10	22.7	11.8-39.2	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	81	49	62.9	46.7-76.7	19	24.9	13.6-41.3	13	12.1	5.4-25.2	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	92	53	60.3	45.0-73.8	25	23.2	13.6-36.5	14	16.6	7.6-32.5	0	0.0	. - .
-English Speaking	36	24	67.9	43.2-85.4	8	26.1	10.7-51.2	4	6.0	1.2-25.4	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	56	29	57.3	38.6-74.1	17	22.0	11.3-38.5	10	20.7	8.8-41.2	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,544	878	58.1	54.4-61.8	322	22.8	19.8-26.2	338	18.7	16.0-21.7	6	0.3	0.1- 0.9
AGE
18-24	269	157	63.7	54.8-71.7	30	9.8	5.7-16.3	81	26.3	19.4-34.6	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5
25-34	645	396	63.0	57.5-68.1	116	20.1	16.0-25.0	131	16.7	13.0-21.3	2	0.2	0.0- 1.0
35-44	723	380	51.3	45.9-56.6	200	32.8	27.8-38.2	140	15.5	12.2-19.6	3	0.4	0.1- 1.9
55-64	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	144	74	62.1	50.0-72.9	44	25.6	16.9-36.8	26	12.3	6.8-21.1	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	437	231	54.5	47.5-61.3	115	26.8	21.2-33.4	90	18.2	13.7-23.8	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8
Some Post-H.S.	469	266	57.9	51.2-64.4	91	20.8	15.9-26.7	112	21.3	16.0-27.7	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	587	362	62.6	57.0-67.9	97	19.2	14.9-24.3	123	17.6	13.9-22.2	5	0.6	0.2- 1.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	135	65	39.7	28.0-52.8	28	28.3	16.9-43.3	42	32.0	21.1-45.2	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	294	153	57.6	48.4-66.2	60	21.6	15.3-29.6	81	20.8	14.4-29.2	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	221	123	63.7	54.4-72.1	50	24.3	17.2-33.2	48	12.0	8.3-17.1	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	237	148	62.8	53.9-71.0	48	23.3	16.4-32.0	40	13.4	8.7-20.1	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0
$50,000-74,999	221	153	66.5	56.9-75.0	46	27.1	19.2-36.6	22	6.4	3.2-12.2	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	209	147	73.4	64.5-80.8	45	17.4	11.8-24.7	14	8.6	4.1-16.9	3	0.6	0.2- 2.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	83	50	62.7	50.5-73.5	12	15.1	8.2-25.9	20	20.0	12.5-30.3	1	2.3	0.3-14.4
Forsyth	107	59	59.1	47.8-69.5	18	18.2	10.5-29.7	29	21.9	14.5-31.7	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1
Guilford	103	67	70.2	59.0-79.4	19	15.7	9.5-24.8	17	14.1	8.2-23.2	0	0.0	. - .
Henderson/Transylvania	93	62	58.5	40.7-74.3	19	30.9	15.5-52.2	12	10.6	5.3-20.3	0	0.0	. - .
Mecklenburg	139	78	56.9	46.9-66.4	24	17.7	11.7-25.8	37	25.4	17.3-35.7	0	0.0	. - .
Orange	125	71	66.7	52.5-78.4	15	8.9	4.5-16.7	37	23.0	14.1-35.1	2	1.5	0.3- 6.2
Pitt	124	71	62.3	52.3-71.3	26	19.3	12.8-28.0	27	18.4	12.1-26.9	0	0.0	. - .
Randolph	95	52	53.0	40.9-64.7	29	32.2	22.2-44.1	14	14.8	7.4-27.6	0	0.0	. - .
Robeson	91	43	47.1	35.5-59.1	30	33.9	23.3-46.4	18	19.0	11.5-29.6	0	0.0	. - .
Wake	126	80	64.5	53.9-73.8	13	9.2	5.2-15.7	33	26.3	17.9-37.0	0	0.0	. - .
Western NC	131	71	53.6	43.6-63.3	34	26.9	18.6-37.2	26	19.5	12.7-28.7	0	0.0	. - .
Piedmont NC	220	120	59.7	51.7-67.1	58	26.5	20.3-33.8	40	13.1	8.9-18.9	2	0.7	0.2- 3.0
Eastern NC	201	109	54.9	46.8-62.7	50	26.2	19.7-34.0	42	18.9	13.3-26.2	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.#

Yes

Not Sexually Active

Same sex partner

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,638

933

58.4

54.8-61.9

347

22.8

19.9-26.0

352

18.5

15.9-21.5

0.3

0.1- 0.8

RACE

White

1,167

699

60.1

55.9-64.2

239

22.9

19.5-26.7

223

16.6

13.7-19.9

0.4

0.1- 1.2

African American

312

147

52.8

44.1-61.4

19.8

14.2-26.9

101

27.4

20.4-35.6

0.0

. - .

Asian

42.7

20.8-68.0

44.3

21.6-69.6

13.0

3.9-35.4

0.0

. - .

Native American

53.3

36.8-69.1

23.9

13.1-39.7

22.7

11.8-39.2

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

62.9

46.7-76.7

24.9

13.6-41.3

12.1

5.4-25.2

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

60.3

45.0-73.8

23.2

13.6-36.5

16.6

7.6-32.5

0.0

. - .

-English Speaking

67.9

43.2-85.4

26.1

10.7-51.2

6.0

1.2-25.4

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

57.3

38.6-74.1

22.0

11.3-38.5

20.7

8.8-41.2

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,544

878

58.1

54.4-61.8

322

22.8

19.8-26.2

338

18.7

16.0-21.7

0.3

0.1- 0.9

AGE

18-24

269

157

63.7

54.8-71.7

9.8

5.7-16.3

26.3

19.4-34.6

0.2

0.0- 1.5

25-34

645

396

63.0

57.5-68.1

116

20.1

16.0-25.0

131

16.7

13.0-21.3

0.2

0.0- 1.0

35-44

723

380

51.3

45.9-56.6

200

32.8

27.8-38.2

140

15.5

12.2-19.6

0.4

0.1- 1.9

55-64

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

144

62.1

50.0-72.9

25.6

16.9-36.8

12.3

6.8-21.1

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

437

231

54.5

47.5-61.3

115

26.8

21.2-33.4

18.2

13.7-23.8

0.4

0.1- 2.8

Some Post-H.S.

469

266

57.9

51.2-64.4

20.8

15.9-26.7

112

21.3

16.0-27.7

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

587

362

62.6

57.0-67.9

19.2

14.9-24.3

123

17.6

13.9-22.2

0.6

0.2- 1.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

135

39.7

28.0-52.8

28.3

16.9-43.3

32.0

21.1-45.2

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

294

153

57.6

48.4-66.2

21.6

15.3-29.6

20.8

14.4-29.2

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

221

123

63.7

54.4-72.1

24.3

17.2-33.2

12.0

8.3-17.1

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

237

148

62.8

53.9-71.0

23.3

16.4-32.0

13.4

8.7-20.1

0.4

0.1- 3.0

$50,000-74,999

221

153

66.5

56.9-75.0

27.1

19.2-36.6

6.4

3.2-12.2

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

209

147

73.4

64.5-80.8

17.4

11.8-24.7

8.6

4.1-16.9

0.6

0.2- 2.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

62.7

50.5-73.5

15.1

8.2-25.9

20.0

12.5-30.3

2.3

0.3-14.4

Forsyth

107

59.1

47.8-69.5

18.2

10.5-29.7

21.9

14.5-31.7

0.7

0.1- 5.1

Guilford

103

70.2

59.0-79.4

15.7

9.5-24.8

14.1

8.2-23.2

0.0

. - .

Henderson/Transylvania

58.5

40.7-74.3

30.9

15.5-52.2

10.6

5.3-20.3

0.0

. - .

Mecklenburg

139

56.9

46.9-66.4

17.7

11.7-25.8

25.4

17.3-35.7

0.0

. - .

Orange

125

66.7

52.5-78.4

8.9

4.5-16.7

23.0

14.1-35.1

1.5

0.3- 6.2

Pitt

124

62.3

52.3-71.3

19.3

12.8-28.0

18.4

12.1-26.9

0.0

. - .

Randolph

53.0

40.9-64.7

32.2

22.2-44.1

14.8

7.4-27.6

0.0

. - .

Robeson

47.1

35.5-59.1

33.9

23.3-46.4

19.0

11.5-29.6

0.0

. - .

Wake

126

64.5

53.9-73.8

9.2

5.2-15.7

26.3

17.9-37.0

0.0

. - .

Western NC

131

53.6

43.6-63.3

26.9

18.6-37.2

19.5

12.7-28.7

0.0

. - .

Piedmont NC

220

120

59.7

51.7-67.1

26.5

20.3-33.8

13.1

8.9-18.9

0.7

0.2- 3.0

Eastern NC

201

109

54.9

46.8-62.7

26.2

19.7-34.0

18.9

13.3-26.2

0.0

. - .

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* This question was asked of female respondents who reported being ages 18-44 years old and not pregnant
and of male respondents who reported being ages 18-59 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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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