BRFSS 2002- Nationwide Data: (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: Nationwide Data

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No	Not Sexually Active	Same sex partner
All Participants	129017	74,192	59.1	58.6-59.6	34,137	25.9	25.5-26.4	19,981	14.4	14.0-14.8	707	0.6	0.5- 0.7

Alabama	1,533	954	62.4	59.5-65.2	389	25.7	23.2-28.3	189	11.8	10.0-13.9	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0
Alaska	1,711	951	58.0	54.4-61.5	447	27.0	23.9-30.4	308	14.7	12.4-17.3	5	0.3	0.1- 0.9
Arizona	1,463	805	53.8	49.9-57.7	427	31.3	27.7-35.2	218	14.0	11.6-16.9	13	0.8	0.4- 1.7
Arkansas	1,896	1,113	59.4	56.8-61.9	498	26.6	24.4-29.0	284	14.0	12.3-15.9	1	0.0	0.0- 0.3
California	2,437	1,608	67.0	64.7-69.2	472	18.4	16.7-20.2	341	14.1	12.4-15.9	16	0.6	0.3- 1.0
Colorado	2,328	1,427	61.9	59.5-64.2	532	23.5	21.5-25.5	359	14.3	12.7-16.2	10	0.3	0.2- 0.6
Connecticut	2,902	1,632	55.9	53.6-58.1	877	31.2	29.1-33.3	378	12.4	10.9-14.1	15	0.5	0.3- 0.9
Delaware	2,084	1,133	55.4	52.2-58.6	648	31.0	28.2-34.0	277	12.3	10.4-14.5	26	1.2	0.7- 2.1
District of Columbia	1,406	740	51.7	48.0-55.4	313	22.9	20.0-26.0	314	23.0	19.6-26.8	39	2.4	1.6- 3.5
Florida	2,892	1,544	53.8	51.6-55.9	846	30.2	28.2-32.2	490	15.8	14.2-17.5	12	0.3	0.1- 0.5
Georgia	2,792	1,617	57.6	54.9-60.1	779	28.9	26.7-31.2	384	13.0	10.9-15.5	12	0.5	0.3- 1.1
Hawaii	2,922	1,569	54.6	52.2-56.9	870	31.4	29.2-33.7	467	13.6	12.0-15.3	16	0.4	0.2- 0.8
Idaho	2,682	1,662	62.8	60.5-65.0	598	22.8	21.0-24.8	416	14.2	12.6-15.9	6	0.2	0.1- 0.6
Illinois	1,459	770	51.7	48.4-54.9	459	33.0	30.1-36.0	225	14.0	11.9-16.4	5	1.4	0.3- 7.0
Indiana	3,166	1,911	60.6	58.6-62.6	787	25.5	23.8-27.2	449	13.2	11.9-14.7	19	0.7	0.4- 1.2
Iowa	1,840	1,051	58.8	56.1-61.4	506	27.5	25.2-29.9	280	13.6	11.8-15.6	3	0.1	0.0- 0.3
Kansas	2,478	1,302	55.0	52.8-57.3	726	29.3	27.3-31.3	442	15.3	13.8-17.1	8	0.3	0.1- 0.7
Kentucky	2,942	1,591	53.9	51.0-56.9	681	23.2	20.7-25.9	609	20.0	17.7-22.4	61	2.9	2.0- 4.0
Louisiana	2,654	1,396	52.3	50.0-54.6	788	31.1	29.1-33.3	461	16.2	14.6-18.0	9	0.4	0.2- 0.8
Maine	1,264	745	60.7	57.6-63.7	312	25.6	23.0-28.4	205	13.4	11.4-15.6	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6
Maryland	2,375	1,339	55.1	52.5-57.7	703	31.4	28.9-33.9	326	13.3	11.6-15.2	7	0.3	0.1- 0.6
Massachusetts	4,075	2,385	59.6	57.7-61.5	1,044	26.8	25.1-28.5	586	12.5	11.3-13.9	60	1.1	0.8- 1.5
Michigan	3,174	2,007	63.5	61.3-65.7	779	25.2	23.3-27.3	377	11.0	9.7-12.5	11	0.3	0.1- 0.6
Minnesota	2,483	1,345	55.0	52.7-57.3	745	29.5	27.5-31.5	381	15.1	13.3-17.1	12	0.4	0.2- 0.8
Mississippi	2,025	1,183	59.7	57.1-62.3	582	28.0	25.8-30.4	256	12.0	10.3-13.9	4	0.2	0.1- 0.6
Missouri	2,369	1,355	58.1	55.4-60.8	655	27.2	24.9-29.6	352	14.4	12.5-16.5	7	0.3	0.2- 0.7
Montana	2,122	1,164	57.1	54.2-60.0	593	26.9	24.5-29.5	360	15.8	13.7-18.1	5	0.2	0.1- 0.5
Nebraska	2,155	1,109	52.1	49.5-54.6	578	27.1	24.9-29.4	455	20.2	18.2-22.4	13	0.6	0.3- 1.2
Nevada	1,784	1,114	61.2	57.8-64.6	404	24.4	21.6-27.6	252	13.5	11.3-16.1	14	0.8	0.4- 1.6
New Hampshire	2,751	1,635	60.8	58.6-62.8	731	26.8	25.0-28.7	373	12.0	10.6-13.6	12	0.4	0.2- 0.7
New Jersey	3,112	1,710	55.3	51.6-58.9	999	32.3	29.0-35.8	387	12.1	9.9-14.8	16	0.3	0.1- 0.8
New Mexico	2,357	1,287	57.5	55.0-59.9	674	27.8	25.7-30.1	383	14.3	12.6-16.1	13	0.4	0.2- 0.8
New York	2,432	1,460	61.0	58.6-63.3	551	23.2	21.3-25.3	407	15.4	13.7-17.2	14	0.5	0.2- 0.8
North Carolina	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
North Dakota	1,594	965	62.2	59.4-64.9	361	22.1	20.0-24.4	266	15.5	13.4-17.9	2	0.1	0.0- 0.5
Ohio	2,216	1,197	55.5	53.0-58.0	694	30.4	28.2-32.7	310	13.5	11.7-15.4	15	0.6	0.4- 1.1
Oklahoma	3,270	1,748	53.3	51.2-55.4	937	28.9	27.1-30.7	572	17.4	15.7-19.2	13	0.5	0.3- 0.9
Oregon	1,602	979	61.0	58.1-63.7	346	22.9	20.6-25.4	265	15.5	13.5-17.9	12	0.6	0.3- 1.1
Pennsylvania	6,885	4,224	61.3	59.7-62.9	1,692	24.9	23.6-26.3	931	13.2	12.1-14.4	38	0.5	0.4- 0.8
Rhode Island	2,095	1,216	57.9	55.3-60.5	551	27.9	25.7-30.3	312	13.4	11.5-15.6	16	0.7	0.4- 1.2
South Carolina	2,307	1,370	58.0	55.2-60.7	581	27.0	24.6-29.6	341	14.4	12.5-16.5	15	0.6	0.3- 1.1
South Dakota	2,434	1,356	56.6	54.2-58.9	581	24.6	22.6-26.7	492	18.6	16.8-20.6	5	0.3	0.1- 0.7
Tennessee	1,681	974	57.8	54.9-60.5	516	31.6	29.0-34.3	178	9.9	8.3-11.9	13	0.7	0.4- 1.3
Texas	3,543	2,134	58.9	56.9-60.9	809	24.3	22.7-26.1	578	15.6	14.2-17.2	22	1.1	0.5- 2.7
Utah	2,493	1,515	56.5	53.7-59.2	614	24.3	22.0-26.7	358	19.1	16.8-21.7	6	0.1	0.0- 0.2
Vermont	2,288	1,334	60.3	58.0-62.5	618	27.5	25.5-29.7	320	11.5	10.1-13.1	16	0.7	0.4- 1.2
Virginia	2,377	1,570	66.8	63.9-69.5	467	20.0	17.9-22.3	327	12.8	10.9-15.0	13	0.4	0.2- 0.8
Washington	2,693	1,642	60.8	58.5-63.1	622	23.7	21.8-25.8	419	15.1	13.4-17.0	10	0.4	0.2- 0.7
West Virginia	1,660	782	48.1	45.4-50.9	635	38.4	35.8-41.0	237	13.2	11.3-15.3	6	0.3	0.1- 0.7
Wisconsin	2,358	1,539	66.5	64.2-68.8	486	21.6	19.6-23.6	326	11.7	10.1-13.4	7	0.3	0.1- 0.6
Wyoming	1,885	1,167	62.2	59.7-64.7	469	25.6	23.4-27.9	246	12.1	10.4-14.1	3	0.1	0.0- 0.4
Guam	607	321	53.0	48.3-57.7	207	32.6	28.4-37.1	74	13.9	10.5-18.0	5	0.5	0.2- 1.4
Puerto Rico	2,190	1,066	45.8	43.2-48.4	697	33.2	30.7-35.7	426	21.0	18.8-23.3	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4
Virgin Islands	1,281	663	51.8	48.2-55.3	361	28.6	25.6-31.9	247	19.1	16.4-22.2	10	0.5	0.2- 0.9

Total
Respond.#

Yes

Not Sexually Active

Same sex partner

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

129017

74,192

59.1

58.6-59.6

34,137

25.9

25.5-26.4

19,981

14.4

14.0-14.8

707

0.6

0.5- 0.7

Alabama

1,533

954

62.4

59.5-65.2

389

25.7

23.2-28.3

189

11.8

10.0-13.9

0.1

0.0- 1.0

Alaska

1,711

951

58.0

54.4-61.5

447

27.0

23.9-30.4

308

14.7

12.4-17.3

0.3

0.1- 0.9

Arizona

1,463

805

53.8

49.9-57.7

427

31.3

27.7-35.2

218

14.0

11.6-16.9

0.8

0.4- 1.7

Arkansas

1,896

1,113

59.4

56.8-61.9

498

26.6

24.4-29.0

284

14.0

12.3-15.9

0.0

0.0- 0.3

California

2,437

1,608

67.0

64.7-69.2

472

18.4

16.7-20.2

341

14.1

12.4-15.9

0.6

0.3- 1.0

Colorado

2,328

1,427

61.9

59.5-64.2

532

23.5

21.5-25.5

359

14.3

12.7-16.2

0.3

0.2- 0.6

Connecticut

2,902

1,632

55.9

53.6-58.1

877

31.2

29.1-33.3

378

12.4

10.9-14.1

0.5

0.3- 0.9

Delaware

2,084

1,133

55.4

52.2-58.6

648

31.0

28.2-34.0

277

12.3

10.4-14.5

1.2

0.7- 2.1

District of Columbia

1,406

740

51.7

48.0-55.4

313

22.9

20.0-26.0

314

23.0

19.6-26.8

2.4

1.6- 3.5

Florida

2,892

1,544

53.8

51.6-55.9

846

30.2

28.2-32.2

490

15.8

14.2-17.5

0.3

0.1- 0.5

Georgia

2,792

1,617

57.6

54.9-60.1

779

28.9

26.7-31.2

384

13.0

10.9-15.5

0.5

0.3- 1.1

Hawaii

2,922

1,569

54.6

52.2-56.9

870

31.4

29.2-33.7

467

13.6

12.0-15.3

0.4

0.2- 0.8

Idaho

2,682

1,662

62.8

60.5-65.0

598

22.8

21.0-24.8

416

14.2

12.6-15.9

0.2

0.1- 0.6

Illinois

1,459

770

51.7

48.4-54.9

459

33.0

30.1-36.0

225

14.0

11.9-16.4

1.4

0.3- 7.0

Indiana

3,166

1,911

60.6

58.6-62.6

787

25.5

23.8-27.2

449

13.2

11.9-14.7

0.7

0.4- 1.2

Iowa

1,840

1,051

58.8

56.1-61.4

506

27.5

25.2-29.9

280

13.6

11.8-15.6

0.1

0.0- 0.3

Kansas

2,478

1,302

55.0

52.8-57.3

726

29.3

27.3-31.3

442

15.3

13.8-17.1

0.3

0.1- 0.7

Kentucky

2,942

1,591

53.9

51.0-56.9

681

23.2

20.7-25.9

609

20.0

17.7-22.4

2.9

2.0- 4.0

Louisiana

2,654

1,396

52.3

50.0-54.6

788

31.1

29.1-33.3

461

16.2

14.6-18.0

0.4

0.2- 0.8

Maine

1,264

745

60.7

57.6-63.7

312

25.6

23.0-28.4

205

13.4

11.4-15.6

0.4

0.1- 1.6

Maryland

2,375

1,339

55.1

52.5-57.7

703

31.4

28.9-33.9

326

13.3

11.6-15.2

0.3

0.1- 0.6

Massachusetts

4,075

2,385

59.6

57.7-61.5

1,044

26.8

25.1-28.5

586

12.5

11.3-13.9

1.1

0.8- 1.5

Michigan

3,174

2,007

63.5

61.3-65.7

779

25.2

23.3-27.3

377

11.0

9.7-12.5

0.3

0.1- 0.6

Minnesota

2,483

1,345

55.0

52.7-57.3

745

29.5

27.5-31.5

381

15.1

13.3-17.1

0.4

0.2- 0.8

Mississippi

2,025

1,183

59.7

57.1-62.3

582

28.0

25.8-30.4

256

12.0

10.3-13.9

0.2

0.1- 0.6

Missouri

2,369

1,355

58.1

55.4-60.8

655

27.2

24.9-29.6

352

14.4

12.5-16.5

0.3

0.2- 0.7

Montana

2,122

1,164

57.1

54.2-60.0

593

26.9

24.5-29.5

360

15.8

13.7-18.1

0.2

0.1- 0.5

Nebraska

2,155

1,109

52.1

49.5-54.6

578

27.1

24.9-29.4

455

20.2

18.2-22.4

0.6

0.3- 1.2

Nevada

1,784

1,114

61.2

57.8-64.6

404

24.4

21.6-27.6

252

13.5

11.3-16.1

0.8

0.4- 1.6

New Hampshire

2,751

1,635

60.8

58.6-62.8

731

26.8

25.0-28.7

373

12.0

10.6-13.6

0.4

0.2- 0.7

New Jersey

3,112

1,710

55.3

51.6-58.9

999

32.3

29.0-35.8

387

12.1

9.9-14.8

0.3

0.1- 0.8

New Mexico

2,357

1,287

57.5

55.0-59.9

674

27.8

25.7-30.1

383

14.3

12.6-16.1

0.4

0.2- 0.8

New York

2,432

1,460

61.0

58.6-63.3

551

23.2

21.3-25.3

407

15.4

13.7-17.2

0.5

0.2- 0.8

North Carolina

3,493

1,816

53.7

51.1-56.2

900

26.6

24.4-28.9

765

19.6

17.6-21.7

0.2

0.1- 0.4

North Dakota

1,594

965

62.2

59.4-64.9

361

22.1

20.0-24.4

266

15.5

13.4-17.9

0.1

0.0- 0.5

Ohio

2,216

1,197

55.5

53.0-58.0

694

30.4

28.2-32.7

310

13.5

11.7-15.4

0.6

0.4- 1.1

Oklahoma

3,270

1,748

53.3

51.2-55.4

937

28.9

27.1-30.7

572

17.4

15.7-19.2

0.5

0.3- 0.9

Oregon

1,602

979

61.0

58.1-63.7

346

22.9

20.6-25.4

265

15.5

13.5-17.9

0.6

0.3- 1.1

Pennsylvania

6,885

4,224

61.3

59.7-62.9

1,692

24.9

23.6-26.3

931

13.2

12.1-14.4

0.5

0.4- 0.8

Rhode Island

2,095

1,216

57.9

55.3-60.5

551

27.9

25.7-30.3

312

13.4

11.5-15.6

0.7

0.4- 1.2

South Carolina

2,307

1,370

58.0

55.2-60.7

581

27.0

24.6-29.6

341

14.4

12.5-16.5

0.6

0.3- 1.1

South Dakota

2,434

1,356

56.6

54.2-58.9

581

24.6

22.6-26.7

492

18.6

16.8-20.6

0.3

0.1- 0.7

Tennessee

1,681

974

57.8

54.9-60.5

516

31.6

29.0-34.3

178

9.9

8.3-11.9

0.7

0.4- 1.3

Texas

3,543

2,134

58.9

56.9-60.9

809

24.3

22.7-26.1

578

15.6

14.2-17.2

1.1

0.5- 2.7

Utah

2,493

1,515

56.5

53.7-59.2

614

24.3

22.0-26.7

358

19.1

16.8-21.7

0.1

0.0- 0.2

Vermont

2,288

1,334

60.3

58.0-62.5

618

27.5

25.5-29.7

320

11.5

10.1-13.1

0.7

0.4- 1.2

Virginia

2,377

1,570

66.8

63.9-69.5

467

20.0

17.9-22.3

327

12.8

10.9-15.0

0.4

0.2- 0.8

Washington

2,693

1,642

60.8

58.5-63.1

622

23.7

21.8-25.8

419

15.1

13.4-17.0

0.4

0.2- 0.7

West Virginia

1,660

782

48.1

45.4-50.9

635

38.4

35.8-41.0

237

13.2

11.3-15.3

0.3

0.1- 0.7

Wisconsin

2,358

1,539

66.5

64.2-68.8

486

21.6

19.6-23.6

326

11.7

10.1-13.4

0.3

0.1- 0.6

Wyoming

1,885

1,167

62.2

59.7-64.7

469

25.6

23.4-27.9

246

12.1

10.4-14.1

0.1

0.0- 0.4

Guam

607

321

53.0

48.3-57.7

207

32.6

28.4-37.1

13.9

10.5-18.0

0.5

0.2- 1.4

Puerto Rico

2,190

1,066

45.8

43.2-48.4

697

33.2

30.7-35.7

426

21.0

18.8-23.3

0.1

0.0- 0.4

Virgin Islands

1,281

663

51.8

48.2-55.3

361

28.6

25.6-31.9

247

19.1

16.4-22.2

0.5

0.2- 0.9

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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.

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