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--MALE 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	1,855	883	50.6	47.1-54.1	553	29.0	26.0-32.3	413	20.2	17.5-23.3	6	0.2	0.1- 0.4
RACE
White	1,361	666	52.0	47.9-56.0	408	30.9	27.2-34.8	281	16.9	14.2-20.1	6	0.2	0.1- 0.6
African American	272	131	52.0	43.3-60.5	76	25.5	19.1-33.1	65	22.6	15.8-31.2	0	0.0	. - .
Asian	26	14	38.4	16.5-66.2	7	28.8	10.9-57.2	5	32.8	9.2-70.2	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	54	17	37.5	19.0-60.5	25	45.9	26.4-66.8	12	16.6	6.9-35.0	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	135	52	42.5	30.3-55.8	36	19.2	12.0-29.2	47	38.3	26.1-52.1	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	144	61	48.3	35.6-61.3	33	15.0	9.1-23.6	50	36.7	25.1-50.2	0	0.0	. - .
-English Speaking	49	22	59.7	41.0-75.9	13	19.4	9.8-34.8	14	20.9	10.1-38.4	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	95	39	45.1	30.2-61.0	20	13.7	7.2-24.5	36	41.2	26.8-57.2	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,708	822	51.0	47.3-54.6	520	30.8	27.6-34.3	360	18.1	15.4-21.0	6	0.2	0.1- 0.5
AGE
18-24	184	84	44.2	33.6-55.4	27	13.2	6.6-24.6	73	42.6	32.3-53.7	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	437	253	61.3	54.5-67.6	99	22.5	17.5-28.4	84	16.1	11.6-22.0	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6
35-44	538	291	57.8	51.7-63.6	134	26.9	21.8-32.8	110	15.2	11.6-19.6	3	0.1	0.0- 0.4
45-54	510	210	45.4	39.1-51.9	191	40.4	34.2-46.9	108	14.0	10.8-17.9	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6
55-64	186	45	22.5	15.5-31.6	102	62.7	53.0-71.5	38	14.2	9.0-21.7	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	250	101	42.1	32.7-52.2	72	25.5	18.7-33.8	77	32.3	23.6-42.6	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	571	272	49.5	43.4-55.6	174	29.8	24.8-35.4	123	20.5	15.8-26.3	2	0.2	0.0- 1.0
Some Post-H.S.	415	195	53.5	45.6-61.2	122	31.3	24.0-39.6	97	15.1	11.2-20.2	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6
College Graduate	616	315	54.7	48.9-60.3	184	28.3	23.5-33.7	114	16.7	12.7-21.7	3	0.3	0.1- 1.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	137	47	34.2	22.9-47.7	32	21.3	12.8-33.4	58	44.5	31.1-58.6	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	271	117	47.3	38.1-56.8	65	17.8	12.6-24.5	88	34.6	26.2-44.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2
$25,000- 34,999	240	130	57.0	47.3-66.3	62	27.1	19.5-36.4	47	15.8	10.2-23.7	1	0.0	0.0- 0.3
$35,000- 49,999	294	144	54.6	45.9-63.0	84	30.4	23.1-38.8	66	15.0	10.3-21.4	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	233	126	53.7	43.3-63.7	86	41.8	31.6-52.6	20	4.5	2.5- 7.7	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7
$75,000+	353	185	54.8	47.6-61.8	130	35.7	29.2-42.8	35	9.0	5.6-14.2	3	0.5	0.1- 1.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	112	44	41.7	31.8-52.3	39	34.7	25.5-45.1	29	23.6	16.0-33.5	0	0.0	. - .
Forsyth	130	58	50.0	40.2-59.7	39	28.1	20.4-37.2	33	22.0	15.1-30.8	0	0.0	. - .
Guilford	103	48	45.5	34.8-56.7	29	29.2	20.2-40.2	25	24.8	16.1-36.2	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4
Henderson/Transylvania	106	61	57.9	46.8-68.2	26	25.4	16.9-36.4	18	16.3	9.7-26.1	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7
Mecklenburg	124	59	55.3	44.2-65.9	35	25.1	17.5-34.6	30	19.6	12.5-29.4	0	0.0	. - .
Orange	143	65	48.7	39.7-57.7	40	30.1	22.3-39.2	37	20.2	14.1-27.9	1	1.1	0.2- 7.2
Pitt	131	85	69.7	60.7-77.4	27	18.3	12.5-25.9	19	12.0	6.9-20.2	0	0.0	. - .
Randolph	125	52	42.5	32.9-52.7	41	31.6	23.2-41.4	32	25.9	17.1-37.2	0	0.0	. - .
Robeson	132	50	42.2	31.8-53.3	48	30.9	22.6-40.6	33	26.3	17.0-38.3	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2
Wake	143	73	53.4	43.7-62.8	35	23.4	16.4-32.1	34	22.8	15.5-32.2	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3
Western NC	192	89	46.6	38.5-54.8	63	33.0	26.0-41.0	39	19.9	13.6-28.2	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1
Piedmont NC	214	100	48.9	40.5-57.3	73	33.7	26.1-42.3	41	17.4	11.9-24.8	0	0.0	. - .
Eastern NC	200	99	52.3	44.0-60.5	58	26.7	20.3-34.2	43	21.0	14.6-29.2	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.#

Yes

Not Sexually Active

Same sex partner

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,855

883

50.6

47.1-54.1

553

29.0

26.0-32.3

413

20.2

17.5-23.3

0.2

0.1- 0.4

RACE

White

1,361

666

52.0

47.9-56.0

408

30.9

27.2-34.8

281

16.9

14.2-20.1

0.2

0.1- 0.6

African American

272

131

52.0

43.3-60.5

25.5

19.1-33.1

22.6

15.8-31.2

0.0

. - .

Asian

38.4

16.5-66.2

28.8

10.9-57.2

32.8

9.2-70.2

0.0

. - .

Native American

37.5

19.0-60.5

45.9

26.4-66.8

16.6

6.9-35.0

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

135

42.5

30.3-55.8

19.2

12.0-29.2

38.3

26.1-52.1

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

144

48.3

35.6-61.3

15.0

9.1-23.6

36.7

25.1-50.2

0.0

. - .

-English Speaking

59.7

41.0-75.9

19.4

9.8-34.8

20.9

10.1-38.4

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

45.1

30.2-61.0

13.7

7.2-24.5

41.2

26.8-57.2

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,708

822

51.0

47.3-54.6

520

30.8

27.6-34.3

360

18.1

15.4-21.0

0.2

0.1- 0.5

AGE

18-24

184

44.2

33.6-55.4

13.2

6.6-24.6

42.6

32.3-53.7

0.0

. - .

25-34

437

253

61.3

54.5-67.6

22.5

17.5-28.4

16.1

11.6-22.0

0.1

0.0- 0.6

35-44

538

291

57.8

51.7-63.6

134

26.9

21.8-32.8

110

15.2

11.6-19.6

0.1

0.0- 0.4

45-54

510

210

45.4

39.1-51.9

191

40.4

34.2-46.9

108

14.0

10.8-17.9

0.2

0.0- 1.6

55-64

186

22.5

15.5-31.6

102

62.7

53.0-71.5

14.2

9.0-21.7

0.6

0.1- 4.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

250

101

42.1

32.7-52.2

25.5

18.7-33.8

32.3

23.6-42.6

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

571

272

49.5

43.4-55.6

174

29.8

24.8-35.4

123

20.5

15.8-26.3

0.2

0.0- 1.0

Some Post-H.S.

415

195

53.5

45.6-61.2

122

31.3

24.0-39.6

15.1

11.2-20.2

0.1

0.0- 0.6

College Graduate

616

315

54.7

48.9-60.3

184

28.3

23.5-33.7

114

16.7

12.7-21.7

0.3

0.1- 1.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

137

34.2

22.9-47.7

21.3

12.8-33.4

44.5

31.1-58.6

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

271

117

47.3

38.1-56.8

17.8

12.6-24.5

34.6

26.2-44.0

0.3

0.0- 2.2

$25,000- 34,999

240

130

57.0

47.3-66.3

27.1

19.5-36.4

15.8

10.2-23.7

0.0

0.0- 0.3

$35,000- 49,999

294

144

54.6

45.9-63.0

30.4

23.1-38.8

15.0

10.3-21.4

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

233

126

53.7

43.3-63.7

41.8

31.6-52.6

4.5

2.5- 7.7

0.1

0.0- 0.7

$75,000+

353

185

54.8

47.6-61.8

130

35.7

29.2-42.8

9.0

5.6-14.2

0.5

0.1- 1.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

112

41.7

31.8-52.3

34.7

25.5-45.1

23.6

16.0-33.5

0.0

. - .

Forsyth

130

50.0

40.2-59.7

28.1

20.4-37.2

22.0

15.1-30.8

0.0

. - .

Guilford

103

45.5

34.8-56.7

29.2

20.2-40.2

24.8

16.1-36.2

0.5

0.1- 3.4

Henderson/Transylvania

106

57.9

46.8-68.2

25.4

16.9-36.4

16.3

9.7-26.1

0.4

0.1- 2.7

Mecklenburg

124

55.3

44.2-65.9

25.1

17.5-34.6

19.6

12.5-29.4

0.0

. - .

Orange

143

48.7

39.7-57.7

30.1

22.3-39.2

20.2

14.1-27.9

1.1

0.2- 7.2

Pitt

131

69.7

60.7-77.4

18.3

12.5-25.9

12.0

6.9-20.2

0.0

. - .

Randolph

125

42.5

32.9-52.7

31.6

23.2-41.4

25.9

17.1-37.2

0.0

. - .

Robeson

132

42.2

31.8-53.3

30.9

22.6-40.6

26.3

17.0-38.3

0.6

0.1- 4.2

Wake

143

53.4

43.7-62.8

23.4

16.4-32.1

22.8

15.5-32.2

0.5

0.1- 3.3

Western NC

192

46.6

38.5-54.8

33.0

26.0-41.0

19.9

13.6-28.2

0.4

0.1- 3.1

Piedmont NC

214

100

48.9

40.5-57.3

33.7

26.1-42.3

17.4

11.9-24.8

0.0

. - .

Eastern NC

200

52.3

44.0-60.5

26.7

20.3-34.2

21.0

14.6-29.2

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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