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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,771 414 22.2 19.6-25.1 205 10.4 8.5-12.6 608 35.0 31.7-38.4 286 15.0 12.6-17.8 258 17.4 14.5-20.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,467 323 22.1 19.2-25.3 187 11.7 9.5-14.3 529 35.5 31.9-39.1 224 14.3 11.7-17.3 204 16.5 13.4-20.1
No 301 89 22.7 17.0-29.7 18 4.0 2.2- 7.2 79 32.9 24.6-42.4 61 18.3 12.7-25.8 54 22.1 14.6-32.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight 43 3 4.4 1.2-14.6 2 1.4 0.3- 6.9 26 72.7 47.9-88.5 7 17.3 4.5-47.7 5 4.3 1.5-12.1
Recommended Range 724 136 17.4 13.9-21.5 71 7.5 5.4-10.2 283 40.5 35.1-46.3 120 14.5 11.1-18.6 114 20.1 15.2-26.1
Overweight 576 154 24.9 20.2-30.2 88 16.3 12.2-21.5 175 29.9 24.8-35.6 90 16.3 11.9-22.0 69 12.5 9.0-17.2
Obese 327 99 30.3 23.5-38.0 39 10.4 6.8-15.5 91 29.6 23.0-37.1 49 14.8 9.8-21.7 49 14.9 10.1-21.5
Current Smoker
No 1,298 277 21.4 18.4-24.8 155 11.0 8.7-13.7 476 37.2 33.3-41.2 209 13.6 11.2-16.4 181 16.8 13.3-21.0
Yes 470 137 24.2 19.3-29.9 50 9.1 6.2-13.1 130 29.8 23.9-36.6 77 18.3 13.0-25.1 76 18.6 13.6-24.9
Binge Drinker
No 1,478 364 23.2 20.3-26.4 173 10.8 8.7-13.4 500 34.1 30.6-37.8 222 14.2 11.6-17.3 219 17.6 14.4-21.4
Yes 272 45 19.0 13.1-26.8 31 8.9 5.5-14.2 103 41.1 32.5-50.2 60 19.3 13.5-26.8 33 11.7 7.4-18.0
Heavy Drinker
No 1,663 398 23.1 20.3-26.1 194 10.7 8.8-13.0 565 34.1 30.8-37.6 264 15.0 12.5-17.9 242 17.1 14.2-20.6
Yes 88 14 12.9 5.9-26.1 11 7.1 3.2-14.9 34 54.7 38.4-70.1 19 17.6 8.7-32.3 10 7.7 2.9-18.9
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 781 158 19.0 15.4-23.3 86 8.1 6.1-10.8 296 41.0 35.9-46.3 134 15.3 12.1-19.2 107 16.5 12.5-21.5
Some Physical Activity 776 181 21.7 17.9-26.1 106 13.5 10.3-17.6 260 31.6 26.9-36.7 115 14.7 10.9-19.4 114 18.4 13.8-24.2
Physically Inactive 155 54 36.3 26.2-47.8 11 8.5 4.0-17.1 39 23.0 14.5-34.5 24 13.3 6.9-24.1 27 18.9 11.1-30.3
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 172 67 38.7 29.0-49.4 14 4.8 2.3- 9.9 27 15.4 9.5-24.1 24 9.1 5.1-15.7 40 32.0 22.1-43.9
No 1,598 347 20.0 17.4-22.9 191 11.1 9.1-13.5 581 37.6 34.0-41.3 262 15.8 13.2-18.8 217 15.5 12.5-19.0
Disability Status
Yes 228 69 30.1 22.2-39.4 28 11.9 6.2-21.6 64 30.1 21.8-40.0 31 11.6 6.6-19.5 36 16.3 9.9-25.8
No 1,491 330 20.4 17.7-23.5 172 10.3 8.4-12.6 535 36.4 32.8-40.2 246 15.4 12.8-18.5 208 17.4 14.1-21.2
Current Asthma
Yes 99 25 31.1 17.9-48.2 13 13.3 4.6-32.6 32 30.3 18.1-46.0 13 4.5 2.2- 9.1 16 20.9 10.9-36.2
No 1,664 387 21.6 19.0-24.5 191 10.1 8.3-12.3 571 35.2 31.9-38.7 273 15.8 13.2-18.7 242 17.3 14.2-20.8
Diabetes
Yes 38 13 33.1 16.7-55.0 7 26.0 11.4-48.9 6 18.2 6.9-40.0 2 3.0 0.5-15.9 10 19.7 5.5-50.7
Yes, During Pregnancy 22 6 18.3 6.8-40.7 4 25.2 8.0-56.6 6 28.6 11.6-54.9 2 7.3 1.5-29.3 4 20.6 6.8-48.0
No 1,710 395 22.0 19.4-25.0 194 9.9 8.0-12.1 595 35.4 32.0-38.9 282 15.3 12.9-18.2 244 17.4 14.4-20.8
Arthritis
Yes 275 87 27.5 20.9-35.3 41 14.2 8.7-22.5 74 26.6 19.2-35.6 25 6.3 3.8-10.4 48 25.3 17.6-34.9
No 1,470 320 21.3 18.4-24.4 163 9.8 8.0-12.1 527 36.4 32.8-40.2 257 16.5 13.7-19.7 203 16.0 12.9-19.7

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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.

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

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