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--WHITE 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	1,328	306	22.0	19.0-25.3	194	13.7	11.2-16.6	477	38.2	34.3-42.3	182	12.9	10.2-16.1	169	13.2	10.5-16.5
GENDER
Male	643	156	22.4	18.3-27.2	120	16.3	12.6-20.7	211	35.5	30.2-41.3	90	13.4	9.7-18.2	66	12.4	8.7-17.5
Female	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
AGE
18-24	167	8	3.0	1.2- 7.3	3	2.6	0.7- 8.9	97	55.4	43.1-67.0	41	27.4	17.5-40.2	18	11.6	5.4-23.2
25-34	467	73	15.0	10.9-20.1	27	6.8	4.1-11.1	235	52.5	45.9-59.1	71	11.3	8.2-15.5	61	14.3	9.7-20.6
35-44	488	150	32.7	27.0-39.1	99	18.4	14.2-23.6	120	25.9	20.6-31.9	59	11.2	7.8-15.7	60	11.8	8.2-16.6
45-54	174	67	38.8	29.1-49.4	50	27.5	18.3-39.2	24	15.7	8.9-26.3	7	1.6	0.6- 4.0	26	16.4	9.5-26.8
55-64	32	8	20.3	7.4-44.8	15	54.5	32.7-74.6	1	4.0	0.5-23.7	4	10.0	3.1-27.7	4	11.2	3.7-29.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	89	33	23.3	14.0-36.1	7	2.9	1.1- 7.6	21	29.4	16.4-46.9	11	20.2	7.7-43.5	17	24.2	13.2-39.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	343	123	33.1	26.4-40.5	40	10.0	6.6-15.0	96	27.4	21.3-34.4	38	11.5	7.4-17.5	46	18.0	11.8-26.4
Some Post-H.S.	331	73	20.5	15.4-26.9	58	18.6	12.9-26.1	120	41.4	33.7-49.5	44	9.5	6.2-14.2	36	10.0	6.5-15.1
College Graduate	565	77	13.0	9.7-17.3	89	16.1	12.1-21.0	240	47.8	41.7-53.9	89	14.6	10.9-19.5	70	8.5	6.1-11.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	67	21	26.0	14.3-42.4	2	2.7	0.6-11.9	25	42.2	25.0-61.4	13	12.3	5.8-24.4	6	16.8	5.7-40.3
$15,000- 24,999	154	39	20.9	13.5-30.9	11	4.9	2.2-10.6	45	41.4	29.1-54.9	29	11.1	6.5-18.2	30	21.7	11.9-36.2
$25,000- 34,999	163	38	26.6	17.5-38.2	13	8.1	3.6-17.5	71	35.3	25.5-46.5	22	13.7	7.6-23.4	19	16.3	8.1-30.0
$35,000- 49,999	224	65	27.0	19.4-36.2	27	13.6	7.0-24.6	74	34.3	25.0-44.9	35	15.1	9.4-23.4	23	10.0	5.3-18.3
$50,000-74,999	238	45	18.9	13.2-26.5	47	20.5	14.4-28.3	89	37.6	29.5-46.4	25	11.6	6.9-18.9	32	11.4	7.1-17.8
$75,000+	286	52	15.2	10.8-21.1	65	19.9	14.4-26.8	101	43.1	35.1-51.5	34	10.2	6.5-15.7	34	11.5	7.2-18.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	78	16	22.2	12.6-36.1	14	21.6	12.1-35.4	26	32.6	21.9-45.3	13	13.9	7.7-23.7	9	9.8	4.9-18.7
Forsyth	76	22	24.6	15.8-36.2	15	19.2	11.3-30.8	21	25.7	16.4-38.0	8	17.1	7.0-35.9	10	13.5	7.1-24.1
Guilford	72	9	9.8	4.7-19.0	12	16.7	9.2-28.4	23	33.4	22.4-46.7	19	32.1	20.5-46.4	9	8.0	3.9-15.7
Henderson/Transylvania	104	30	32.4	23.0-43.4	18	20.5	12.8-31.1	25	19.2	12.4-28.6	16	15.6	9.3-25.0	15	12.3	6.9-20.9
Mecklenburg	74	11	8.9	4.3-17.4	14	17.8	9.7-30.2	33	46.4	30.7-62.9	8	10.6	4.7-22.1	8	16.3	5.5-39.5
Orange	111	10	8.1	4.0-15.7	22	31.1	14.0-55.5	44	34.7	22.6-49.1	23	17.1	10.0-27.5	12	9.1	4.6-17.1
Pitt	112	17	16.8	10.3-26.2	13	10.9	6.1-18.6	45	38.6	29.2-48.9	21	18.2	11.6-27.4	16	15.5	9.0-25.4
Randolph	90	28	27.2	18.6-38.1	15	19.3	11.3-31.1	32	40.8	29.7-52.9	4	2.8	0.9- 8.1	11	9.9	5.0-18.6
Robeson	35	16	44.1	25.0-65.2	0	0.0	. - .	13	33.0	16.1-55.9	6	22.9	8.4-49.0	0	0.0	. - .
Wake	107	13	10.3	5.7-18.0	15	14.4	8.4-23.5	54	54.2	43.5-64.5	14	13.3	7.6-22.2	11	7.9	4.1-14.5
Western NC	148	57	37.1	28.9-46.1	20	12.8	8.2-19.5	39	29.0	20.9-38.7	15	7.7	4.5-13.0	17	13.4	7.7-22.1
Piedmont NC	183	43	24.3	17.8-32.3	20	12.0	7.1-19.5	72	38.4	30.3-47.2	17	11.5	6.1-20.7	31	13.7	9.0-20.5
Eastern NC	138	34	22.4	15.8-30.6	16	10.9	6.3-18.1	50	37.5	28.8-47.1	18	13.5	8.2-21.6	20	15.7	9.4-25.1

Total
Respond.#

Tubes tied

Vasectomy

Pill

Condoms

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,328

306

22.0

19.0-25.3

194

13.7

11.2-16.6

477

38.2

34.3-42.3

182

12.9

10.2-16.1

169

13.2

10.5-16.5

GENDER

Male

643

156

22.4

18.3-27.2

120

16.3

12.6-20.7

211

35.5

30.2-41.3

13.4

9.7-18.2

12.4

8.7-17.5

Female

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

AGE

18-24

167

3.0

1.2- 7.3

2.6

0.7- 8.9

55.4

43.1-67.0

27.4

17.5-40.2

11.6

5.4-23.2

25-34

467

15.0

10.9-20.1

6.8

4.1-11.1

235

52.5

45.9-59.1

11.3

8.2-15.5

14.3

9.7-20.6

35-44

488

150

32.7

27.0-39.1

18.4

14.2-23.6

120

25.9

20.6-31.9

11.2

7.8-15.7

11.8

8.2-16.6

45-54

174

38.8

29.1-49.4

27.5

18.3-39.2

15.7

8.9-26.3

1.6

0.6- 4.0

16.4

9.5-26.8

55-64

20.3

7.4-44.8

54.5

32.7-74.6

4.0

0.5-23.7

10.0

3.1-27.7

11.2

3.7-29.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

23.3

14.0-36.1

2.9

1.1- 7.6

29.4

16.4-46.9

20.2

7.7-43.5

24.2

13.2-39.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

343

123

33.1

26.4-40.5

10.0

6.6-15.0

27.4

21.3-34.4

11.5

7.4-17.5

18.0

11.8-26.4

Some Post-H.S.

331

20.5

15.4-26.9

18.6

12.9-26.1

120

41.4

33.7-49.5

9.5

6.2-14.2

10.0

6.5-15.1

College Graduate

565

13.0

9.7-17.3

16.1

12.1-21.0

240

47.8

41.7-53.9

14.6

10.9-19.5

8.5

6.1-11.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

26.0

14.3-42.4

2.7

0.6-11.9

42.2

25.0-61.4

12.3

5.8-24.4

16.8

5.7-40.3

$15,000- 24,999

154

20.9

13.5-30.9

4.9

2.2-10.6

41.4

29.1-54.9

11.1

6.5-18.2

21.7

11.9-36.2

$25,000- 34,999

163

26.6

17.5-38.2

8.1

3.6-17.5

35.3

25.5-46.5

13.7

7.6-23.4

16.3

8.1-30.0

$35,000- 49,999

224

27.0

19.4-36.2

13.6

7.0-24.6

34.3

25.0-44.9

15.1

9.4-23.4

10.0

5.3-18.3

$50,000-74,999

238

18.9

13.2-26.5

20.5

14.4-28.3

37.6

29.5-46.4

11.6

6.9-18.9

11.4

7.1-17.8

$75,000+

286

15.2

10.8-21.1

19.9

14.4-26.8

101

43.1

35.1-51.5

10.2

6.5-15.7

11.5

7.2-18.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

22.2

12.6-36.1

21.6

12.1-35.4

32.6

21.9-45.3

13.9

7.7-23.7

9.8

4.9-18.7

Forsyth

24.6

15.8-36.2

19.2

11.3-30.8

25.7

16.4-38.0

17.1

7.0-35.9

13.5

7.1-24.1

Guilford

9.8

4.7-19.0

16.7

9.2-28.4

33.4

22.4-46.7

32.1

20.5-46.4

8.0

3.9-15.7

Henderson/Transylvania

104

32.4

23.0-43.4

20.5

12.8-31.1

19.2

12.4-28.6

15.6

9.3-25.0

12.3

6.9-20.9

Mecklenburg

8.9

4.3-17.4

17.8

9.7-30.2

46.4

30.7-62.9

10.6

4.7-22.1

16.3

5.5-39.5

Orange

111

8.1

4.0-15.7

31.1

14.0-55.5

34.7

22.6-49.1

17.1

10.0-27.5

9.1

4.6-17.1

Pitt

112

16.8

10.3-26.2

10.9

6.1-18.6

38.6

29.2-48.9

18.2

11.6-27.4

15.5

9.0-25.4

Randolph

27.2

18.6-38.1

19.3

11.3-31.1

40.8

29.7-52.9

2.8

0.9- 8.1

9.9

5.0-18.6

Robeson

44.1

25.0-65.2

0.0

. - .

33.0

16.1-55.9

22.9

8.4-49.0

0.0

. - .

Wake

107

10.3

5.7-18.0

14.4

8.4-23.5

54.2

43.5-64.5

13.3

7.6-22.2

7.9

4.1-14.5

Western NC

148

37.1

28.9-46.1

12.8

8.2-19.5

29.0

20.9-38.7

7.7

4.5-13.0

13.4

7.7-22.1

Piedmont NC

183

24.3

17.8-32.3

12.0

7.1-19.5

38.4

30.3-47.2

11.5

6.1-20.7

13.7

9.0-20.5

Eastern NC

138

22.4

15.8-30.6

10.9

6.3-18.1

37.5

28.8-47.1

13.5

8.2-21.6

15.7

9.4-25.1

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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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