BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (What are you or your husband/wife/partner doing now to keep from getting pregnant?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Family Planning--FEMALE Respondents Only

What are you or your husband/wife/partner doing now to keep from getting pregnant?*

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	Total Respond.#	Tubes tied	Vasectomy	Pill	Condoms	Other
TOTAL	914	213	21.1	17.6-25.0	76	7.1	5.3- 9.7	348	39.2	34.6-44.0	128	13.7	10.7-17.4	149	18.9	14.8-23.8
RACE
White	685	150	21.5	17.5-26.1	74	10.1	7.5-13.6	266	41.9	36.6-47.4	92	12.2	8.9-16.5	103	14.3	10.8-18.6
African American	146	43	21.7	13.7-32.6	0	0.0	. - .	50	32.2	22.3-43.9	25	21.1	13.1-32.1	28	25.1	13.9-41.1
Asian	11	2	36.1	9.6-75.1	0	0.0	. - .	7	61.7	24.0-89.2	2	2.2	0.5-10.3	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	22	8	32.4	14.9-56.6	1	2.5	0.3-16.3	8	38.8	17.8-64.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	26.3	10.2-52.9
Other Minorities	46	9	11.8	4.5-27.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4	15	28.5	14.3-48.7	9	13.0	5.4-28.0	12	46.5	26.8-67.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	51	10	12.3	4.8-28.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	14	23.0	10.7-42.6	10	13.1	5.7-27.5	16	51.4	31.7-70.6
-English Speaking	23	5	19.1	5.1-50.8	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3	6	12.4	4.2-31.3	4	15.1	4.3-41.4	7	52.8	23.6-80.2
-Spanish Speaking	28	5	9.2	2.4-29.8	0	0.0	. - .	8	27.8	11.2-53.9	6	12.3	4.0-31.8	9	50.7	26.6-74.6
Non-Hispanic	861	203	21.9	18.3-26.0	75	7.8	5.7-10.5	332	40.4	35.6-45.3	118	13.8	10.6-17.7	133	16.1	12.3-20.8
AGE
18-24	157	6	3.1	1.1- 8.2	3	3.1	0.9-10.2	86	48.1	36.6-59.9	34	21.6	13.5-32.7	28	24.1	14.1-38.1
25-34	391	71	14.9	10.9-19.9	18	4.8	2.7- 8.4	184	51.1	44.2-58.0	57	12.6	9.0-17.5	61	16.6	11.6-23.1
35-44	366	136	41.4	34.3-48.9	55	12.9	9.0-18.1	78	19.2	14.4-25.1	37	8.9	5.7-13.8	60	17.6	12.3-24.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	73	22	19.5	10.4-33.5	3	1.6	0.4- 5.5	20	33.9	18.8-53.1	10	14.6	5.3-34.0	18	30.5	16.5-49.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	223	80	27.1	20.1-35.4	15	6.9	3.6-13.1	70	30.2	22.2-39.6	22	12.9	7.6-20.9	36	22.9	14.0-35.2
Some Post-H.S.	263	60	21.3	15.1-29.1	28	9.1	5.7-14.2	94	39.5	31.7-48.0	43	16.6	11.3-23.7	38	13.5	8.9-20.1
College Graduate	355	51	15.1	10.4-21.4	30	7.5	4.5-12.4	164	50.4	43.2-57.6	53	11.2	7.6-16.3	57	15.8	11.1-22.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	65	24	32.0	17.9-50.4	0	0.0	. - .	19	35.9	20.4-55.0	10	13.8	5.6-30.2	12	18.2	6.6-41.2
$15,000- 24,999	151	38	17.1	10.5-26.5	8	4.5	1.8-10.9	52	41.8	29.8-54.9	23	11.6	6.7-19.2	30	25.1	15.1-38.7
$25,000- 34,999	121	26	15.8	9.4-25.4	2	3.2	0.8-12.2	53	37.1	25.6-50.3	19	16.0	8.8-27.3	21	27.9	15.0-45.8
$35,000- 49,999	147	44	28.2	19.6-38.8	10	3.8	1.7- 8.2	49	32.6	23.3-43.6	24	21.1	13.3-32.0	20	14.2	7.5-25.2
$50,000-74,999	148	31	24.1	15.2-36.1	16	9.1	4.7-16.9	60	40.8	30.0-52.6	15	9.5	3.8-21.5	26	16.5	10.2-25.6
$75,000+	145	25	17.3	10.5-27.3	28	17.2	10.6-26.7	56	43.8	32.9-55.3	21	13.4	7.0-24.1	15	8.3	4.2-15.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	49	7	11.5	5.2-23.5	4	15.4	4.7-40.3	19	38.6	24.3-55.2	12	21.2	11.5-35.8	7	13.2	6.0-26.5
Forsyth	58	21	32.5	20.9-46.7	8	11.3	5.7-21.5	14	26.9	15.7-42.1	4	8.0	2.7-21.6	11	21.3	11.4-36.1
Guilford	65	9	11.3	5.3-22.3	7	9.2	4.1-19.5	26	35.6	22.8-50.9	14	30.4	15.6-50.7	9	13.5	5.5-29.6
Henderson/Transylvania	59	14	24.4	13.9-39.3	5	9.1	3.5-21.5	16	20.5	12.0-32.8	10	16.1	8.4-28.6	14	29.9	17.2-46.6
Mecklenburg	76	14	15.4	8.7-25.9	4	4.5	1.6-11.9	36	46.2	33.9-59.1	12	18.4	10.2-31.0	10	15.4	6.9-31.1
Orange	71	7	9.7	3.8-22.5	12	33.6	11.4-66.6	27	28.3	15.2-46.6	16	17.6	8.7-32.5	9	10.7	4.4-24.0
Pitt	70	16	23.9	14.0-37.7	5	5.2	2.1-12.2	26	39.0	26.8-52.7	10	16.2	7.3-32.2	13	15.8	8.9-26.3
Randolph	50	16	27.6	16.3-42.8	3	11.8	3.2-35.4	19	40.2	25.8-56.7	4	8.9	3.0-23.4	8	11.4	5.3-22.8
Robeson	42	16	34.6	20.7-51.7	1	1.6	0.2-10.8	17	36.1	21.8-53.5	1	2.7	0.4-17.0	7	25.0	12.0-44.8
Wake	79	13	14.2	7.5-25.2	6	7.4	3.2-15.9	39	53.5	41.1-65.5	11	12.2	6.6-21.3	10	12.7	6.3-24.0
Western NC	71	29	39.9	28.6-52.4	7	12.1	5.7-23.7	20	27.5	17.8-39.9	8	9.9	4.7-19.8	7	10.6	4.8-21.7
Piedmont NC	117	26	20.0	13.2-29.2	7	5.8	2.6-12.6	49	39.0	28.8-50.3	8	5.9	2.3-13.9	27	29.3	18.9-42.3
Eastern NC	107	25	22.7	15.1-32.8	7	4.6	2.0- 9.9	40	38.3	28.5-49.1	18	18.6	11.4-29.0	17	15.8	9.3-25.7

Total
Respond.#

Tubes tied

Vasectomy

Pill

Condoms

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

914

213

21.1

17.6-25.0

7.1

5.3- 9.7

348

39.2

34.6-44.0

128

13.7

10.7-17.4

149

18.9

14.8-23.8

RACE

White

685

150

21.5

17.5-26.1

10.1

7.5-13.6

266

41.9

36.6-47.4

12.2

8.9-16.5

103

14.3

10.8-18.6

African American

146

21.7

13.7-32.6

0.0

. - .

32.2

22.3-43.9

21.1

13.1-32.1

25.1

13.9-41.1

Asian

36.1

9.6-75.1

0.0

. - .

61.7

24.0-89.2

2.2

0.5-10.3

0.0

. - .

Native American

32.4

14.9-56.6

2.5

0.3-16.3

38.8

17.8-64.9

0.0

. - .

26.3

10.2-52.9

Other Minorities

11.8

4.5-27.5

0.2

0.0- 1.4

28.5

14.3-48.7

13.0

5.4-28.0

46.5

26.8-67.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

12.3

4.8-28.1

0.2

0.0- 1.3

23.0

10.7-42.6

13.1

5.7-27.5

51.4

31.7-70.6

-English Speaking

19.1

5.1-50.8

0.6

0.1- 4.3

12.4

4.2-31.3

15.1

4.3-41.4

52.8

23.6-80.2

-Spanish Speaking

9.2

2.4-29.8

0.0

. - .

27.8

11.2-53.9

12.3

4.0-31.8

50.7

26.6-74.6

Non-Hispanic

861

203

21.9

18.3-26.0

7.8

5.7-10.5

332

40.4

35.6-45.3

118

13.8

10.6-17.7

133

16.1

12.3-20.8

AGE

18-24

157

3.1

1.1- 8.2

3.1

0.9-10.2

48.1

36.6-59.9

21.6

13.5-32.7

24.1

14.1-38.1

25-34

391

14.9

10.9-19.9

4.8

2.7- 8.4

184

51.1

44.2-58.0

12.6

9.0-17.5

16.6

11.6-23.1

35-44

366

136

41.4

34.3-48.9

12.9

9.0-18.1

19.2

14.4-25.1

8.9

5.7-13.8

17.6

12.3-24.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

19.5

10.4-33.5

1.6

0.4- 5.5

33.9

18.8-53.1

14.6

5.3-34.0

30.5

16.5-49.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

223

27.1

20.1-35.4

6.9

3.6-13.1

30.2

22.2-39.6

12.9

7.6-20.9

22.9

14.0-35.2

Some Post-H.S.

263

21.3

15.1-29.1

9.1

5.7-14.2

39.5

31.7-48.0

16.6

11.3-23.7

13.5

8.9-20.1

College Graduate

355

15.1

10.4-21.4

7.5

4.5-12.4

164

50.4

43.2-57.6

11.2

7.6-16.3

15.8

11.1-22.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

32.0

17.9-50.4

0.0

. - .

35.9

20.4-55.0

13.8

5.6-30.2

18.2

6.6-41.2

$15,000- 24,999

151

17.1

10.5-26.5

4.5

1.8-10.9

41.8

29.8-54.9

11.6

6.7-19.2

25.1

15.1-38.7

$25,000- 34,999

121

15.8

9.4-25.4

3.2

0.8-12.2

37.1

25.6-50.3

16.0

8.8-27.3

27.9

15.0-45.8

$35,000- 49,999

147

28.2

19.6-38.8

3.8

1.7- 8.2

32.6

23.3-43.6

21.1

13.3-32.0

14.2

7.5-25.2

$50,000-74,999

148

24.1

15.2-36.1

9.1

4.7-16.9

40.8

30.0-52.6

9.5

3.8-21.5

16.5

10.2-25.6

$75,000+

145

17.3

10.5-27.3

17.2

10.6-26.7

43.8

32.9-55.3

13.4

7.0-24.1

8.3

4.2-15.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

11.5

5.2-23.5

15.4

4.7-40.3

38.6

24.3-55.2

21.2

11.5-35.8

13.2

6.0-26.5

Forsyth

32.5

20.9-46.7

11.3

5.7-21.5

26.9

15.7-42.1

8.0

2.7-21.6

21.3

11.4-36.1

Guilford

11.3

5.3-22.3

9.2

4.1-19.5

35.6

22.8-50.9

30.4

15.6-50.7

13.5

5.5-29.6

Henderson/Transylvania

24.4

13.9-39.3

9.1

3.5-21.5

20.5

12.0-32.8

16.1

8.4-28.6

29.9

17.2-46.6

Mecklenburg

15.4

8.7-25.9

4.5

1.6-11.9

46.2

33.9-59.1

18.4

10.2-31.0

15.4

6.9-31.1

Orange

9.7

3.8-22.5

33.6

11.4-66.6

28.3

15.2-46.6

17.6

8.7-32.5

10.7

4.4-24.0

Pitt

23.9

14.0-37.7

5.2

2.1-12.2

39.0

26.8-52.7

16.2

7.3-32.2

15.8

8.9-26.3

Randolph

27.6

16.3-42.8

11.8

3.2-35.4

40.2

25.8-56.7

8.9

3.0-23.4

11.4

5.3-22.8

Robeson

34.6

20.7-51.7

1.6

0.2-10.8

36.1

21.8-53.5

2.7

0.4-17.0

25.0

12.0-44.8

Wake

14.2

7.5-25.2

7.4

3.2-15.9

53.5

41.1-65.5

12.2

6.6-21.3

12.7

6.3-24.0

Western NC

39.9

28.6-52.4

12.1

5.7-23.7

27.5

17.8-39.9

9.9

4.7-19.8

10.6

4.8-21.7

Piedmont NC

117

20.0

13.2-29.2

5.8

2.6-12.6

39.0

28.8-50.3

5.9

2.3-13.9

29.3

18.9-42.3

Eastern NC

107

22.7

15.1-32.8

4.6

2.0- 9.9

38.3

28.5-49.1

18.6

11.4-29.0

15.8

9.3-25.7

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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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