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--WHITE 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	2,528	1,365	55.1	52.1-58.1	647	27.8	25.1-30.6	504	16.8	14.7-19.1	12	0.3	0.1- 0.6
GENDER
Male	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
Female	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
AGE
18-24	309	169	54.5	45.2-63.4	37	12.6	6.7-22.5	102	32.8	25.1-41.5	1	0.1	0.0- 1.1
25-34	769	474	62.3	57.2-67.2	155	23.7	19.4-28.5	137	13.8	10.8-17.6	3	0.2	0.0- 0.7
35-44	902	504	56.9	52.2-61.5	231	29.1	24.9-33.7	161	13.6	11.0-16.8	6	0.4	0.1- 1.3
45-54	397	181	50.4	43.0-57.8	137	37.2	30.3-44.7	78	12.1	8.9-16.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0
55-64	151	37	22.4	14.8-32.4	87	66.5	56.1-75.5	26	10.3	6.1-17.0	1	0.8	0.1- 5.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	200	91	52.8	41.8-63.6	59	27.7	19.5-37.8	50	19.4	12.4-29.0	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	705	359	51.7	46.4-57.0	206	30.4	25.9-35.4	137	17.5	13.8-22.0	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4
Some Post-H.S.	634	336	54.4	48.1-60.5	157	28.9	23.1-35.6	140	16.6	12.9-21.1	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5
College Graduate	988	579	60.1	55.4-64.6	224	24.0	20.2-28.3	177	15.4	12.3-19.1	8	0.5	0.2- 1.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	159	67	39.9	28.7-52.2	30	23.3	13.9-36.3	62	36.9	25.9-49.3	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	313	156	54.5	46.0-62.8	69	23.1	17.0-30.7	87	22.0	16.2-29.1	1	0.4	0.1- 2.5
$25,000- 34,999	309	168	55.1	46.7-63.3	77	29.7	22.6-37.9	63	15.2	10.3-21.8	1	0.0	0.0- 0.3
$35,000- 49,999	409	230	58.0	50.7-64.9	99	27.5	21.5-34.5	79	14.3	10.5-19.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4
$50,000-74,999	390	243	58.8	50.5-66.7	114	37.1	29.2-45.7	32	4.0	2.5- 6.5	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5
$75,000+	489	294	61.3	55.1-67.1	148	30.1	24.7-36.0	41	8.0	5.2-12.3	6	0.6	0.2- 1.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	171	81	49.4	40.8-58.0	49	30.1	22.8-38.6	40	19.6	14.0-26.7	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3
Forsyth	165	79	50.3	41.4-59.3	44	27.7	20.4-36.3	41	21.6	15.2-29.6	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8
Guilford	118	75	64.8	54.2-74.1	25	21.5	13.9-31.6	17	13.2	7.6-21.9	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9
Henderson/Transylvania	172	111	63.5	54.5-71.6	37	24.2	17.1-33.0	23	12.1	7.5-18.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1
Mecklenburg	142	77	60.8	50.0-70.6	33	21.4	14.7-30.3	32	17.8	11.4-26.8	0	0.0	. - .
Orange	211	112	59.8	49.6-69.3	43	20.3	14.1-28.3	53	18.2	12.8-25.3	3	1.6	0.5- 5.3
Pitt	174	113	70.3	62.1-77.4	33	16.3	11.5-22.7	28	13.4	8.3-20.9	0	0.0	. - .
Randolph	197	92	45.9	37.7-54.2	64	31.8	24.8-39.7	41	22.4	15.3-31.4	0	0.0	. - .
Robeson	68	35	54.0	39.8-67.6	20	26.3	16.5-39.0	12	18.4	9.7-31.9	1	1.4	0.2- 9.2
Wake	186	109	59.1	50.5-67.2	29	15.4	10.6-21.7	47	25.1	17.9-33.9	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1
Western NC	293	148	49.9	43.1-56.6	89	32.3	26.3-38.9	55	17.5	12.6-23.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4
Piedmont NC	349	187	56.5	49.7-63.0	103	31.2	25.1-37.9	57	12.0	8.5-16.7	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6
Eastern NC	282	146	52.0	45.3-58.7	78	30.0	24.2-36.6	58	18.0	13.3-23.7	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.#

Yes

Not Sexually Active

Same sex partner

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,528

1,365

55.1

52.1-58.1

647

27.8

25.1-30.6

504

16.8

14.7-19.1

0.3

0.1- 0.6

GENDER

Male

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

Female

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

AGE

18-24

309

169

54.5

45.2-63.4

12.6

6.7-22.5

102

32.8

25.1-41.5

0.1

0.0- 1.1

25-34

769

474

62.3

57.2-67.2

155

23.7

19.4-28.5

137

13.8

10.8-17.6

0.2

0.0- 0.7

35-44

902

504

56.9

52.2-61.5

231

29.1

24.9-33.7

161

13.6

11.0-16.8

0.4

0.1- 1.3

45-54

397

181

50.4

43.0-57.8

137

37.2

30.3-44.7

12.1

8.9-16.2

0.3

0.0- 2.0

55-64

151

22.4

14.8-32.4

66.5

56.1-75.5

10.3

6.1-17.0

0.8

0.1- 5.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

200

52.8

41.8-63.6

27.7

19.5-37.8

19.4

12.4-29.0

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

705

359

51.7

46.4-57.0

206

30.4

25.9-35.4

137

17.5

13.8-22.0

0.4

0.1- 1.4

Some Post-H.S.

634

336

54.4

48.1-60.5

157

28.9

23.1-35.6

140

16.6

12.9-21.1

0.1

0.0- 0.5

College Graduate

988

579

60.1

55.4-64.6

224

24.0

20.2-28.3

177

15.4

12.3-19.1

0.5

0.2- 1.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

159

39.9

28.7-52.2

23.3

13.9-36.3

36.9

25.9-49.3

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

313

156

54.5

46.0-62.8

23.1

17.0-30.7

22.0

16.2-29.1

0.4

0.1- 2.5

$25,000- 34,999

309

168

55.1

46.7-63.3

29.7

22.6-37.9

15.2

10.3-21.8

0.0

0.0- 0.3

$35,000- 49,999

409

230

58.0

50.7-64.9

27.5

21.5-34.5

14.3

10.5-19.1

0.2

0.0- 1.4

$50,000-74,999

390

243

58.8

50.5-66.7

114

37.1

29.2-45.7

4.0

2.5- 6.5

0.1

0.0- 0.5

$75,000+

489

294

61.3

55.1-67.1

148

30.1

24.7-36.0

8.0

5.2-12.3

0.6

0.2- 1.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

171

49.4

40.8-58.0

30.1

22.8-38.6

19.6

14.0-26.7

0.9

0.1- 6.3

Forsyth

165

50.3

41.4-59.3

27.7

20.4-36.3

21.6

15.2-29.6

0.4

0.1- 2.8

Guilford

118

64.8

54.2-74.1

21.5

13.9-31.6

13.2

7.6-21.9

0.6

0.1- 3.9

Henderson/Transylvania

172

111

63.5

54.5-71.6

24.2

17.1-33.0

12.1

7.5-18.9

0.3

0.0- 2.1

Mecklenburg

142

60.8

50.0-70.6

21.4

14.7-30.3

17.8

11.4-26.8

0.0

. - .

Orange

211

112

59.8

49.6-69.3

20.3

14.1-28.3

18.2

12.8-25.3

1.6

0.5- 5.3

Pitt

174

113

70.3

62.1-77.4

16.3

11.5-22.7

13.4

8.3-20.9

0.0

. - .

Randolph

197

45.9

37.7-54.2

31.8

24.8-39.7

22.4

15.3-31.4

0.0

. - .

Robeson

54.0

39.8-67.6

26.3

16.5-39.0

18.4

9.7-31.9

1.4

0.2- 9.2

Wake

186

109

59.1

50.5-67.2

15.4

10.6-21.7

25.1

17.9-33.9

0.4

0.1- 3.1

Western NC

293

148

49.9

43.1-56.6

32.3

26.3-38.9

17.5

12.6-23.9

0.3

0.0- 2.4

Piedmont NC

349

187

56.5

49.7-63.0

103

31.2

25.1-37.9

12.0

8.5-16.7

0.4

0.1- 1.6

Eastern NC

282

146

52.0

45.3-58.7

30.0

24.2-36.6

18.0

13.3-23.7

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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