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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Family Planning--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,493 1,816 53.7 51.1-56.2 900 26.6 24.4-28.9 765 19.6 17.6-21.7 12 0.2 0.1- 0.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,807 1,503 56.3 53.4-59.1 728 27.1 24.6-29.7 564 16.4 14.4-18.6 12 0.3 0.1- 0.5
No 673 310 44.6 38.7-50.6 169 24.9 20.3-30.1 194 30.6 25.2-36.5 0 0.0 . - .
Body Mass Index
Underweight 70 43 63.2 44.4-78.7 9 18.1 7.1-39.0 18 18.7 9.0-34.8 0 0.0 . - .
Recommended Range 1,344 738 55.5 51.2-59.7 291 22.0 18.9-25.5 309 22.2 18.7-26.2 6 0.3 0.1- 0.8
Overweight 1,157 595 53.6 49.4-57.8 329 29.4 25.7-33.4 230 16.9 14.0-20.2 3 0.1 0.0- 0.6
Obese 699 336 51.6 45.8-57.3 213 33.9 28.4-40.0 148 14.2 11.2-17.9 2 0.2 0.1- 1.0
Current Smoker
No 2,496 1,333 55.0 51.9-58.0 632 26.3 23.6-29.1 523 18.6 16.3-21.1 8 0.2 0.1- 0.4
Yes 988 480 51.0 46.3-55.7 263 27.1 23.3-31.3 241 21.7 18.0-25.8 4 0.3 0.1- 1.0
Binge Drinker
No 2,947 1,519 53.6 50.8-56.4 777 27.2 24.8-29.7 641 19.0 16.9-21.3 10 0.2 0.1- 0.5
Yes 503 276 54.2 47.5-60.8 111 22.9 18.0-28.7 114 22.8 17.3-29.5 2 0.0 0.0- 0.2
Heavy Drinker
No 3,300 1,708 53.0 50.4-55.6 863 27.2 24.9-29.6 717 19.6 17.5-21.8 12 0.2 0.1- 0.4
Yes 155 88 65.8 53.1-76.6 31 14.7 8.5-24.2 36 19.5 11.2-31.8 0 0.0 . - .
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 1,445 799 56.7 52.6-60.7 347 24.1 20.6-27.9 295 19.0 15.9-22.5 4 0.2 0.1- 0.6
Some Physical Activity 1,435 789 57.4 53.4-61.3 382 26.7 23.5-30.2 257 15.7 12.8-19.0 7 0.2 0.1- 0.7
Physically Inactive 478 163 35.7 29.5-42.4 134 33.0 27.1-39.6 180 31.2 25.5-37.7 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 446 177 45.1 37.9-52.5 140 33.7 26.6-41.5 129 21.2 16.3-27.2 0 0.0 . - .
No 3,040 1,638 55.2 52.5-57.9 755 25.3 23.1-27.7 635 19.3 17.1-21.6 12 0.2 0.1- 0.5
Disability Status
Yes 556 236 45.1 38.8-51.5 155 30.7 25.1-36.9 164 24.2 19.3-29.9 1 0.0 0.0- 0.3
No 2,825 1,522 55.3 52.4-58.1 714 25.9 23.5-28.5 578 18.6 16.4-21.0 11 0.2 0.1- 0.5
Current Asthma
Yes 210 105 56.2 45.5-66.3 61 27.8 19.5-37.9 44 16.1 10.3-24.2 0 0.0 . - .
No 3,269 1,703 53.5 50.9-56.2 837 26.4 24.2-28.8 717 19.8 17.8-22.1 12 0.2 0.1- 0.5
Diabetes
Yes 114 38 36.2 24.7-49.5 45 46.7 34.4-59.4 31 17.1 10.4-27.0 0 0.0 . - .
Yes, During Pregnancy 39 23 60.3 40.2-77.4 12 26.6 13.4-45.9 4 13.1 3.9-36.1 0 0.0 . - .
No 3,336 1,754 54.2 51.5-56.8 843 26.0 23.7-28.4 727 19.6 17.6-21.8 12 0.2 0.1- 0.4
Arthritis
Yes 609 282 48.9 42.8-54.9 200 36.6 30.9-42.6 125 14.1 10.9-18.1 2 0.5 0.1- 2.0
No 2,826 1,504 54.8 51.9-57.7 686 24.7 22.3-27.2 626 20.3 18.1-22.8 10 0.1 0.1- 0.3

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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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

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