BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Thinking back to your last pregnancy, just before you got pregnant, how did you feel about becoming pregnant?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Wanted sooner	Wanted later	Wanted then	Didn't want to be pregnant
TOTAL	822	124	14.0	10.9-17.8	185	24.6	20.4-29.3	404	49.4	44.4-54.4	109	12.0	9.2-15.5
GENDER
Female	822	124	14.0	10.9-17.8	185	24.6	20.4-29.3	404	49.4	44.4-54.4	109	12.0	9.2-15.5
RACE
White	536	103	18.4	14.3-23.3	101	20.0	15.5-25.3	288	53.9	47.9-59.9	44	7.7	5.2-11.4
African American	192	10	3.9	1.9- 8.2	61	28.5	20.5-38.1	76	46.1	36.4-56.1	45	21.5	14.5-30.7
Asian	4	2	75.4	26.1-96.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	24.6	3.6-73.9	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	21	2	3.6	0.7-17.9	3	15.2	3.9-44.3	8	55.3	21.2-85.1	8	25.8	8.2-57.8
Other Minorities	66	7	10.2	3.0-29.4	20	40.9	25.5-58.3	29	36.0	21.8-53.1	10	13.0	5.2-28.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	63	8	11.3	3.4-31.5	16	37.8	22.4-56.1	27	31.5	18.2-48.8	12	19.4	9.2-36.4
-English Speaking	21	3	7.5	1.5-30.4	5	50.4	22.5-78.0	11	30.7	12.7-57.4	2	11.5	2.0-45.2
-Spanish Speaking	42	5	12.6	3.1-39.6	11	33.5	17.1-55.2	16	31.8	16.0-53.3	10	22.1	9.6-43.1
Non-Hispanic	757	116	14.5	11.4-18.3	169	22.6	18.6-27.2	376	52.0	46.9-57.1	96	10.9	8.2-14.2
AGE
18-24	162	11	7.8	2.8-20.0	74	38.8	28.6-50.1	55	43.3	32.4-54.8	22	10.2	6.0-16.7
25-34	436	60	12.8	9.2-17.6	83	22.6	17.2-29.1	233	53.0	46.3-59.7	60	11.5	7.9-16.4
35-44	224	53	23.8	17.2-32.0	28	12.2	7.6-19.1	116	48.8	39.7-58.0	27	15.1	8.8-24.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	86	10	14.0	5.5-31.4	24	31.8	18.6-48.7	36	35.6	22.6-51.2	16	18.6	9.4-33.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	213	28	9.4	5.9-14.8	47	26.8	18.9-36.5	101	48.2	38.6-57.9	37	15.5	10.2-22.9
Some Post-H.S.	238	29	9.2	5.1-16.1	68	25.8	18.6-34.6	105	50.7	41.2-60.1	36	14.3	9.0-21.8
College Graduate	284	57	22.0	16.2-29.1	46	18.9	13.1-26.4	161	54.6	46.7-62.3	20	4.6	2.4- 8.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	92	11	9.5	4.3-19.9	27	30.1	17.9-45.9	33	47.4	32.3-62.9	21	13.1	6.8-23.6
$15,000- 24,999	160	13	6.9	3.4-13.7	54	39.2	28.0-51.7	63	42.5	31.0-54.8	30	11.4	6.6-19.1
$25,000- 34,999	90	8	11.2	3.0-33.7	19	27.4	15.4-43.9	46	50.6	34.9-66.2	17	10.8	5.5-20.4
$35,000- 49,999	121	19	16.3	8.1-30.1	28	22.6	13.9-34.4	65	49.5	36.5-62.6	9	11.7	5.2-24.2
$50,000-74,999	105	19	18.1	10.6-29.1	17	14.5	7.9-25.1	62	54.7	42.2-66.7	7	12.6	5.5-26.6
$75,000+	121	27	23.0	14.8-33.8	15	10.8	5.8-19.2	72	61.4	50.0-71.6	7	4.9	1.8-12.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	33	8	21.9	10.5-40.2	6	20.3	8.6-40.8	16	46.3	29.2-64.3	3	11.4	3.3-32.5
Guilford	42	5	8.5	3.5-19.4	10	32.2	17.2-51.9	24	55.2	37.4-71.8	3	4.1	1.1-14.2
Mecklenburg	54	11	15.9	8.5-28.0	12	26.8	15.4-42.5	26	45.7	32.0-60.0	5	11.6	4.5-26.9
Orange	37	5	22.9	5.8-58.8	10	19.9	8.4-40.4	22	57.1	29.0-81.3	0	0.0	. - .
Wake	55	10	19.8	8.6-39.3	14	28.7	16.2-45.7	29	47.8	32.3-63.7	2	3.8	0.9-14.2
Chatham/Lee	39	6	13.7	6.0-28.2	9	19.3	9.6-35.2	23	64.7	48.0-78.4	1	2.3	0.3-14.7
Nash/Wilson	33	8	22.5	10.8-41.1	3	12.8	4.0-34.3	15	43.3	26.4-62.0	7	21.3	9.5-41.2
Craven/Pamlico	49	8	12.1	5.7-23.6	8	22.1	11.1-39.1	26	54.4	39.0-69.1	7	11.4	5.3-22.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	38	8	19.6	9.5-36.1	7	24.2	11.1-45.1	20	49.7	32.4-67.1	3	6.5	2.0-18.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	33	6	12.6	4.6-30.0	8	20.1	7.8-42.7	16	59.1	31.7-81.8	3	8.2	1.7-31.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	47	4	5.8	2.1-14.8	13	30.1	15.9-49.6	24	46.4	29.7-64.0	6	17.7	7.7-35.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	24	3	16.0	4.6-42.5	9	41.7	22.5-63.8	9	26.3	13.0-46.0	3	16.0	4.7-42.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	42	2	3.4	0.8-12.8	11	25.3	13.9-41.6	16	38.0	23.4-55.2	13	33.3	19.2-51.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	26	5	25.2	10.0-50.5	6	27.8	12.8-50.2	9	28.0	13.9-48.5	6	19.0	8.2-38.1
Northeast NC I	49	5	8.9	3.5-20.8	13	30.1	17.4-46.9	18	38.8	25.0-54.6	13	22.2	12.5-36.2
Northeast NC II	31	2	6.7	1.6-23.4	6	20.3	9.2-39.0	19	62.7	43.8-78.4	4	10.3	3.5-26.8
Northeastern Partnership	80	7	7.8	3.5-16.4	19	25.2	16.0-37.3	37	50.8	38.7-62.7	17	16.3	9.7-26.0
Mountain AHEC	80	14	14.2	7.6-25.1	20	27.1	15.5-43.1	36	40.3	27.6-54.6	10	18.3	9.0-33.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	289	38	11.9	7.5-18.4	62	26.7	19.0-36.0	133	47.6	38.9-56.5	56	13.8	9.3-19.9
Piedmont	390	62	14.7	10.6-20.0	89	24.5	19.0-31.0	202	50.1	43.3-56.8	37	10.7	7.1-15.8
Western NC	143	24	15.6	7.7-29.1	34	19.7	12.3-29.9	69	50.4	37.5-63.1	16	14.3	7.5-25.7

Total
Respond.^

Wanted sooner

Wanted later

Wanted then

Didn't want to be pregnant

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

822

124

14.0

10.9-17.8

185

24.6

20.4-29.3

404

49.4

44.4-54.4

109

12.0

9.2-15.5

GENDER

Female

822

124

14.0

10.9-17.8

185

24.6

20.4-29.3

404

49.4

44.4-54.4

109

12.0

9.2-15.5

RACE

White

536

103

18.4

14.3-23.3

101

20.0

15.5-25.3

288

53.9

47.9-59.9

7.7

5.2-11.4

African American

192

3.9

1.9- 8.2

28.5

20.5-38.1

46.1

36.4-56.1

21.5

14.5-30.7

Asian

75.4

26.1-96.4

0.0

. - .

24.6

3.6-73.9

0.0

. - .

Native American

3.6

0.7-17.9

15.2

3.9-44.3

55.3

21.2-85.1

25.8

8.2-57.8

Other Minorities

10.2

3.0-29.4

40.9

25.5-58.3

36.0

21.8-53.1

13.0

5.2-28.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.3

3.4-31.5

37.8

22.4-56.1

31.5

18.2-48.8

19.4

9.2-36.4

-English Speaking

7.5

1.5-30.4

50.4

22.5-78.0

30.7

12.7-57.4

11.5

2.0-45.2

-Spanish Speaking

12.6

3.1-39.6

33.5

17.1-55.2

31.8

16.0-53.3

22.1

9.6-43.1

Non-Hispanic

757

116

14.5

11.4-18.3

169

22.6

18.6-27.2

376

52.0

46.9-57.1

10.9

8.2-14.2

AGE

18-24

162

7.8

2.8-20.0

38.8

28.6-50.1

43.3

32.4-54.8

10.2

6.0-16.7

25-34

436

12.8

9.2-17.6

22.6

17.2-29.1

233

53.0

46.3-59.7

11.5

7.9-16.4

35-44

224

23.8

17.2-32.0

12.2

7.6-19.1

116

48.8

39.7-58.0

15.1

8.8-24.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

14.0

5.5-31.4

31.8

18.6-48.7

35.6

22.6-51.2

18.6

9.4-33.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

213

9.4

5.9-14.8

26.8

18.9-36.5

101

48.2

38.6-57.9

15.5

10.2-22.9

Some Post-H.S.

238

9.2

5.1-16.1

25.8

18.6-34.6

105

50.7

41.2-60.1

14.3

9.0-21.8

College Graduate

284

22.0

16.2-29.1

18.9

13.1-26.4

161

54.6

46.7-62.3

4.6

2.4- 8.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

9.5

4.3-19.9

30.1

17.9-45.9

47.4

32.3-62.9

13.1

6.8-23.6

$15,000- 24,999

160

6.9

3.4-13.7

39.2

28.0-51.7

42.5

31.0-54.8

11.4

6.6-19.1

$25,000- 34,999

11.2

3.0-33.7

27.4

15.4-43.9

50.6

34.9-66.2

10.8

5.5-20.4

$35,000- 49,999

121

16.3

8.1-30.1

22.6

13.9-34.4

49.5

36.5-62.6

11.7

5.2-24.2

$50,000-74,999

105

18.1

10.6-29.1

14.5

7.9-25.1

54.7

42.2-66.7

12.6

5.5-26.6

$75,000+

121

23.0

14.8-33.8

10.8

5.8-19.2

61.4

50.0-71.6

4.9

1.8-12.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

21.9

10.5-40.2

20.3

8.6-40.8

46.3

29.2-64.3

11.4

3.3-32.5

Guilford

8.5

3.5-19.4

32.2

17.2-51.9

55.2

37.4-71.8

4.1

1.1-14.2

Mecklenburg

15.9

8.5-28.0

26.8

15.4-42.5

45.7

32.0-60.0

11.6

4.5-26.9

Orange

22.9

5.8-58.8

19.9

8.4-40.4

57.1

29.0-81.3

0.0

. - .

Wake

19.8

8.6-39.3

28.7

16.2-45.7

47.8

32.3-63.7

3.8

0.9-14.2

Chatham/Lee

13.7

6.0-28.2

19.3

9.6-35.2

64.7

48.0-78.4

2.3

0.3-14.7

Nash/Wilson

22.5

10.8-41.1

12.8

4.0-34.3

43.3

26.4-62.0

21.3

9.5-41.2

Craven/Pamlico

12.1

5.7-23.6

22.1

11.1-39.1

54.4

39.0-69.1

11.4

5.3-22.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

19.6

9.5-36.1

24.2

11.1-45.1

49.7

32.4-67.1

6.5

2.0-18.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

12.6

4.6-30.0

20.1

7.8-42.7

59.1

31.7-81.8

8.2

1.7-31.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

5.8

2.1-14.8

30.1

15.9-49.6

46.4

29.7-64.0

17.7

7.7-35.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

16.0

4.6-42.5

41.7

22.5-63.8

26.3

13.0-46.0

16.0

4.7-42.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

3.4

0.8-12.8

25.3

13.9-41.6

38.0

23.4-55.2

33.3

19.2-51.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

25.2

10.0-50.5

27.8

12.8-50.2

28.0

13.9-48.5

19.0

8.2-38.1

Northeast NC I

8.9

3.5-20.8

30.1

17.4-46.9

38.8

25.0-54.6

22.2

12.5-36.2

Northeast NC II

6.7

1.6-23.4

20.3

9.2-39.0

62.7

43.8-78.4

10.3

3.5-26.8

Northeastern Partnership

7.8

3.5-16.4

25.2

16.0-37.3

50.8

38.7-62.7

16.3

9.7-26.0

Mountain AHEC

14.2

7.6-25.1

27.1

15.5-43.1

40.3

27.6-54.6

18.3

9.0-33.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

289

11.9

7.5-18.4

26.7

19.0-36.0

133

47.6

38.9-56.5

13.8

9.3-19.9

Piedmont

390

14.7

10.6-20.0

24.5

19.0-31.0

202

50.1

43.3-56.8

10.7

7.1-15.8

Western NC

143

15.6

7.7-29.1

19.7

12.3-29.9

50.4

37.5-63.1

14.3

7.5-25.7

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*Asked only of females age 18 to 45.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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