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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Family Planning

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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%)
All Participants 72,014 15,744 20.2 19.7-20.7 12,250 14.7 14.2-15.1 20,698 28.9 28.3-29.5 12,592 20.4 19.8-21.0 10,730 15.8 15.3-16.4
Alabama 928 250 25.2 22.1-28.6 103 11.4 9.3-13.9 258 29.1 25.6-32.9 146 17.6 14.8-20.9 171 16.6 14.1-19.5
Alaska 914 195 19.3 16.1-22.9 199 20.5 17.2-24.4 217 27.5 23.3-32.2 142 15.2 12.0-19.0 161 17.5 13.8-21.8
Arizona 785 159 18.2 14.8-22.2 152 15.9 12.8-19.6 221 32.1 27.5-36.9 116 15.3 11.8-19.5 137 18.6 14.0-24.3
Arkansas 1,090 337 29.8 26.7-33.0 207 17.3 15.0-19.9 275 25.8 23.0-28.9 154 16.3 13.6-19.4 117 10.8 8.8-13.1
California 1,580 269 17.2 15.1-19.4 244 13.5 11.7-15.4 435 27.0 24.4-29.7 353 23.7 21.3-26.4 279 18.7 16.4-21.1
Colorado 1,394 242 17.3 15.2-19.7 300 21.0 18.7-23.5 410 29.3 26.7-32.1 242 17.6 15.4-20.0 200 14.7 12.8-17.0
Connecticut 1,535 203 11.7 9.9-13.7 273 14.3 12.5-16.4 503 33.7 30.8-36.7 335 25.6 22.8-28.6 221 14.7 12.7-17.1
Delaware 1,102 251 18.4 15.6-21.6 155 13.4 10.8-16.6 334 33.9 29.4-38.7 201 21.2 17.6-25.3 161 13.1 10.6-16.0
District of Columbia 711 46 9.1 6.1-13.4 30 3.6 2.4- 5.4 252 30.7 26.7-35.2 270 40.0 35.3-44.9 113 16.5 13.2-20.4
Florida 1,504 289 19.9 17.5-22.5 187 12.5 10.7-14.7 444 28.5 25.8-31.3 313 21.9 19.4-24.6 271 17.2 15.1-19.5
Georgia 1,587 381 22.3 19.9-24.8 187 10.8 9.2-12.6 452 29.5 26.7-32.4 298 21.6 18.9-24.5 269 15.9 13.8-18.3
Hawaii 1,471 345 22.3 19.8-25.0 156 8.8 7.3-10.5 472 33.2 30.2-36.4 267 19.5 16.9-22.5 231 16.2 13.7-19.0
Idaho 1,618 311 17.0 15.1-19.2 460 27.2 24.8-29.8 428 29.0 26.3-31.8 202 12.3 10.4-14.4 217 14.5 12.4-16.8
Illinois 743 104 13.9 11.4-16.9 100 12.6 10.2-15.3 249 32.2 28.4-36.2 183 26.9 23.3-30.9 107 14.5 11.7-17.7
Indiana 1,866 471 22.7 20.7-24.8 411 21.3 19.3-23.5 483 27.3 25.0-29.7 287 17.0 14.9-19.2 214 11.8 10.1-13.6
Iowa 1,033 210 18.9 16.4-21.7 221 20.0 17.5-22.9 331 33.6 30.2-37.1 147 15.3 12.7-18.2 124 12.2 10.0-14.8
Kansas 1,260 229 17.4 15.2-19.8 239 17.4 15.3-19.7 443 37.9 34.8-41.1 175 14.2 12.1-16.6 174 13.1 11.2-15.3
Kentucky 1,559 647 38.4 34.7-42.2 162 8.8 7.1-10.9 448 29.7 26.3-33.3 140 11.4 8.6-14.8 162 11.8 9.2-14.9
Louisiana 1,366 307 21.7 19.2-24.3 137 10.3 8.5-12.4 444 31.1 28.3-34.1 249 20.7 18.1-23.5 229 16.2 14.1-18.6
Maine 723 159 21.3 18.2-24.8 163 22.0 19.0-25.5 191 27.6 24.0-31.4 110 14.9 12.3-18.0 100 14.2 11.5-17.3
Maryland 1,283 237 15.4 13.2-17.8 228 14.5 12.5-16.9 380 30.7 27.6-34.0 249 24.1 20.9-27.6 189 15.2 13.0-17.9
Massachusetts 2,284 297 11.2 9.7-12.9 295 13.4 11.8-15.2 738 33.7 31.3-36.1 564 24.9 22.7-27.3 390 16.8 14.9-18.8
Michigan 1,955 373 18.6 16.6-20.9 493 21.7 19.6-23.9 460 24.7 22.3-27.2 343 21.3 18.9-23.9 286 13.7 11.9-15.8
Minnesota 1,319 181 13.1 11.3-15.2 296 21.3 19.0-23.7 455 35.5 32.6-38.5 216 16.7 14.5-19.1 171 13.5 11.4-15.8
Mississippi 1,161 391 30.0 27.1-33.2 97 7.0 5.6- 8.6 333 29.6 26.4-32.9 187 20.7 17.5-24.3 153 12.7 10.6-15.2
Missouri 1,331 328 22.3 19.6-25.4 232 18.0 15.4-20.9 381 28.6 25.3-32.0 178 15.1 12.6-18.0 212 16.1 13.6-18.9
Montana 1,126 225 14.9 12.5-17.6 279 25.6 22.3-29.2 290 28.6 24.8-32.8 135 13.2 10.7-16.2 197 17.7 14.9-20.9
Nebraska 1,081 222 19.4 16.9-22.3 206 16.9 14.7-19.4 368 35.8 32.2-39.4 142 14.5 11.6-18.0 143 13.4 11.1-16.1
Nevada 1,088 210 17.8 14.5-21.5 230 16.3 13.5-19.4 293 31.1 26.7-35.8 175 17.8 14.7-21.5 180 17.1 14.0-20.6
New Hampshire 1,551 281 17.2 15.2-19.3 361 22.0 19.9-24.3 455 30.2 27.7-32.9 213 15.6 13.4-18.0 241 15.0 13.1-17.2
New Jersey 1,611 186 16.7 12.9-21.3 121 7.5 5.3-10.6 480 29.9 25.4-34.8 531 28.4 24.2-33.0 293 17.5 13.9-21.8
New Mexico 1,252 310 22.6 20.0-25.5 179 12.5 10.7-14.7 321 26.9 23.9-30.1 222 18.2 15.7-21.0 220 19.8 17.1-22.7
New York 1,403 223 15.9 13.8-18.2 159 9.8 8.4-11.6 386 27.0 24.3-29.9 399 30.2 27.3-33.2 236 17.1 14.8-19.6
North Carolina 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
North Dakota 938 184 18.5 16.0-21.3 220 21.6 19.0-24.5 275 30.3 27.0-33.7 134 16.2 13.5-19.3 125 13.5 11.1-16.3
Ohio 1,161 250 20.9 18.3-23.8 222 18.1 15.7-20.8 353 30.8 27.7-34.1 186 17.3 14.8-20.2 150 12.8 10.8-15.2
Oklahoma 1,733 436 22.6 20.5-24.8 299 16.2 14.3-18.3 510 30.7 28.2-33.3 231 15.0 13.1-17.2 257 15.5 13.5-17.7
Oregon 966 188 17.9 15.4-20.6 250 24.4 21.6-27.4 242 25.7 22.6-29.0 149 16.3 13.7-19.2 137 15.8 13.1-18.8
Pennsylvania 4,058 977 23.2 21.5-25.0 780 16.6 15.2-18.0 1,083 27.1 25.3-29.1 730 20.9 19.0-22.9 488 12.3 10.9-13.7
Rhode Island 1,158 187 15.9 13.7-18.5 190 16.2 14.0-18.7 371 33.5 30.3-36.9 225 19.6 17.0-22.5 185 14.8 12.6-17.2
South Carolina 1,323 395 26.1 23.1-29.3 164 11.8 9.8-14.2 367 29.6 26.3-33.0 229 19.1 16.2-22.4 168 13.4 11.1-16.1
South Dakota 1,325 278 19.1 16.9-21.5 234 15.5 13.6-17.6 476 38.3 35.2-41.5 166 13.4 11.3-15.8 171 13.7 11.6-16.1
Tennessee 958 275 28.4 25.3-31.7 121 11.8 9.8-14.2 305 32.2 28.9-35.7 130 13.7 11.2-16.7 127 13.8 11.3-16.8
Texas 2,083 529 24.5 22.5-26.6 253 11.6 10.2-13.2 581 26.6 24.5-28.8 381 20.3 18.2-22.5 339 17.1 15.2-19.1
Utah 1,469 317 20.0 17.4-22.8 289 17.5 15.2-20.0 390 29.8 26.7-33.1 230 15.6 13.3-18.2 243 17.2 14.8-19.9
Vermont 1,277 216 16.1 14.0-18.3 310 22.4 20.0-24.9 338 28.4 25.6-31.3 208 17.0 14.7-19.6 205 16.2 14.0-18.6
Virginia 1,533 401 22.1 19.8-24.7 203 13.4 11.1-16.1 446 32.1 28.5-35.8 256 17.2 14.8-19.9 227 15.2 12.5-18.4
Washington 1,601 253 16.1 14.0-18.6 438 26.7 24.2-29.3 418 27.0 24.4-29.8 269 16.6 14.6-18.9 223 13.5 11.7-15.6
West Virginia 769 221 28.0 24.7-31.7 82 9.4 7.5-11.8 249 33.4 29.7-37.4 117 14.7 12.1-17.7 100 14.4 11.6-17.7
Wisconsin 1,503 295 17.9 15.8-20.2 352 23.9 21.5-26.4 389 27.9 25.2-30.9 205 12.9 11.0-15.1 262 17.4 15.1-19.9
Wyoming 1,144 294 25.8 23.0-28.7 291 23.0 20.5-25.7 271 23.9 21.2-26.8 150 14.4 12.1-16.9 138 13.0 10.9-15.4
Guam 315 64 20.4 15.6-26.1 20 6.1 3.8- 9.7 103 30.1 24.6-36.2 62 20.7 15.9-26.5 66 22.7 17.8-28.6
Puerto Rico 1,064 566 47.4 43.8-51.1 42 3.9 2.7- 5.6 141 15.5 12.9-18.5 119 14.8 12.1-17.9 196 18.4 15.7-21.4
Virgin Islands 651 135 17.9 14.7-21.5 23 2.7 1.6- 4.4 152 21.1 17.5-25.1 245 43.9 39.0-48.9 96 14.5 11.4-18.3

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* 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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