BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Pregnancy: Current or Within the Last Five Years.*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Within Last 5 Years	Currently	No
TOTAL	2,304	757	34.0	31.1-37.0	91	5.9	4.4- 7.8	1,456	60.1	57.0-63.1
RACE
White	1,560	490	31.9	28.6-35.4	61	4.8	3.5- 6.7	1,009	63.3	59.7-66.7
African American	545	183	35.7	29.9-42.0	16	3.5	1.9- 6.2	346	60.8	54.5-66.8
Asian	17	2	3.6	0.7-16.9	2	11.0	2.2-40.0	13	85.4	58.4-96.0
Native American	59	22	26.9	14.7-44.0	1	15.0	2.3-56.5	36	58.1	35.4-77.8
Other Minorities	117	57	51.9	37.9-65.6	10	17.4	8.3-33.0	50	30.7	19.3-45.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	116	56	50.0	36.1-63.9	9	15.3	6.7-31.3	51	34.7	22.6-49.1
-English Speaking	43	20	60.7	38.3-79.4	2	1.3	0.3- 5.3	21	38.0	19.6-60.6
-Spanish Speaking	73	36	46.0	29.9-63.1	7	20.5	8.9-40.5	30	33.5	19.1-51.7
Non-Hispanic	2,185	700	32.7	29.8-35.6	81	4.9	3.7- 6.6	1,404	62.4	59.3-65.4
AGE
18-24	355	144	36.5	29.5-44.2	27	9.1	5.2-15.5	184	54.3	46.4-62.0
25-34	868	397	47.1	42.4-52.0	49	8.2	5.7-11.6	422	44.7	40.0-49.4
35-44	1,081	216	20.9	17.5-24.7	15	2.0	1.1- 3.6	850	77.1	73.2-80.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	237	78	37.1	27.8-47.4	9	11.5	5.3-23.1	150	51.4	41.1-61.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	612	205	33.3	27.9-39.1	19	3.3	1.8- 5.7	388	63.5	57.6-69.0
Some Post-H.S.	661	225	36.1	30.7-41.9	21	3.7	1.8- 7.2	415	60.2	54.3-65.8
College Graduate	792	248	31.0	26.7-35.7	42	8.0	5.6-11.4	502	61.0	56.1-65.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	246	90	48.8	39.4-58.4	5	4.3	1.1-15.2	151	46.9	37.8-56.2
$15,000- 24,999	460	152	37.1	30.3-44.4	14	6.3	3.0-12.7	294	56.6	49.2-63.7
$25,000- 34,999	312	85	30.8	23.2-39.5	11	7.5	3.2-16.8	216	61.7	52.5-70.2
$35,000- 49,999	334	105	29.7	23.0-37.4	18	5.6	3.0-10.2	211	64.7	56.8-71.8
$50,000-74,999	268	91	33.8	26.6-41.8	15	8.2	4.5-14.5	162	58.0	49.8-65.8
$75,000+	303	108	33.7	27.2-40.9	15	5.3	2.9- 9.6	180	61.0	53.6-67.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	89	28	32.0	22.2-43.7	5	5.4	2.2-12.7	56	62.6	50.8-73.1
Guilford	113	37	41.7	31.0-53.2	8	8.5	4.1-16.6	68	49.8	39.0-60.6
Mecklenburg	118	46	39.7	30.4-49.8	8	9.4	4.7-17.9	64	50.9	41.0-60.8
Orange	132	35	27.5	15.7-43.5	3	2.6	0.8- 8.3	94	69.9	54.3-82.0
Wake	145	47	32.1	23.9-41.7	9	8.1	3.4-18.1	89	59.8	49.8-69.0
Chatham/Lee	85	37	38.1	27.3-50.1	3	4.7	1.5-13.8	45	57.3	44.9-68.7
Nash/Wilson	91	33	40.1	29.4-51.8	2	2.4	0.6- 9.3	56	57.5	45.8-68.4
Craven/Pamlico	108	42	43.6	33.3-54.6	7	8.0	3.6-16.8	59	48.4	37.8-59.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	95	36	38.3	27.8-50.1	3	3.6	1.1-10.8	56	58.1	46.4-68.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	118	33	36.7	22.5-53.7	2	3.0	0.6-13.6	83	60.3	44.0-74.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	114	47	46.3	35.0-58.0	1	1.4	0.2- 9.2	66	52.3	40.7-63.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	95	22	19.7	12.7-29.2	4	5.8	2.1-15.4	69	74.5	64.0-82.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	130	43	39.4	30.2-49.5	2	2.4	0.5-10.3	85	58.1	48.1-67.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	100	24	26.6	17.8-37.8	3	3.1	0.9- 9.8	73	70.3	59.0-79.5
Northeast NC I	127	47	40.0	30.9-49.9	5	6.3	2.4-15.6	75	53.6	43.8-63.2
Northeast NC II	108	30	27.5	19.3-37.4	2	3.0	0.7-12.5	76	69.5	59.1-78.2
Northeastern Partnership	235	77	32.5	26.1-39.6	7	4.3	1.9- 9.7	151	63.1	55.8-69.9
Mountain AHEC	251	73	32.8	25.3-41.3	10	3.8	1.7- 8.5	168	63.4	54.9-71.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	829	269	32.2	27.4-37.3	30	6.1	3.5-10.4	530	61.7	56.2-67.0
Piedmont	1,024	353	34.4	30.5-38.6	47	6.4	4.5- 9.1	624	59.1	54.8-63.3
Western NC	451	135	36.3	29.4-43.8	14	2.9	1.5- 5.6	302	60.8	53.4-67.8

Total
Respond.^

Within Last 5 Years

Currently

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,304

757

34.0

31.1-37.0

5.9

4.4- 7.8

1,456

60.1

57.0-63.1

RACE

White

1,560

490

31.9

28.6-35.4

4.8

3.5- 6.7

1,009

63.3

59.7-66.7

African American

545

183

35.7

29.9-42.0

3.5

1.9- 6.2

346

60.8

54.5-66.8

Asian

3.6

0.7-16.9

11.0

2.2-40.0

85.4

58.4-96.0

Native American

26.9

14.7-44.0

15.0

2.3-56.5

58.1

35.4-77.8

Other Minorities

117

51.9

37.9-65.6

17.4

8.3-33.0

30.7

19.3-45.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

116

50.0

36.1-63.9

15.3

6.7-31.3

34.7

22.6-49.1

-English Speaking

60.7

38.3-79.4

1.3

0.3- 5.3

38.0

19.6-60.6

-Spanish Speaking

46.0

29.9-63.1

20.5

8.9-40.5

33.5

19.1-51.7

Non-Hispanic

2,185

700

32.7

29.8-35.6

4.9

3.7- 6.6

1,404

62.4

59.3-65.4

AGE

18-24

355

144

36.5

29.5-44.2

9.1

5.2-15.5

184

54.3

46.4-62.0

25-34

868

397

47.1

42.4-52.0

8.2

5.7-11.6

422

44.7

40.0-49.4

35-44

1,081

216

20.9

17.5-24.7

2.0

1.1- 3.6

850

77.1

73.2-80.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

237

37.1

27.8-47.4

11.5

5.3-23.1

150

51.4

41.1-61.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

612

205

33.3

27.9-39.1

3.3

1.8- 5.7

388

63.5

57.6-69.0

Some Post-H.S.

661

225

36.1

30.7-41.9

3.7

1.8- 7.2

415

60.2

54.3-65.8

College Graduate

792

248

31.0

26.7-35.7

8.0

5.6-11.4

502

61.0

56.1-65.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

246

48.8

39.4-58.4

4.3

1.1-15.2

151

46.9

37.8-56.2

$15,000- 24,999

460

152

37.1

30.3-44.4

6.3

3.0-12.7

294

56.6

49.2-63.7

$25,000- 34,999

312

30.8

23.2-39.5

7.5

3.2-16.8

216

61.7

52.5-70.2

$35,000- 49,999

334

105

29.7

23.0-37.4

5.6

3.0-10.2

211

64.7

56.8-71.8

$50,000-74,999

268

33.8

26.6-41.8

8.2

4.5-14.5

162

58.0

49.8-65.8

$75,000+

303

108

33.7

27.2-40.9

5.3

2.9- 9.6

180

61.0

53.6-67.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

32.0

22.2-43.7

5.4

2.2-12.7

62.6

50.8-73.1

Guilford

113

41.7

31.0-53.2

8.5

4.1-16.6

49.8

39.0-60.6

Mecklenburg

118

39.7

30.4-49.8

9.4

4.7-17.9

50.9

41.0-60.8

Orange

132

27.5

15.7-43.5

2.6

0.8- 8.3

69.9

54.3-82.0

Wake

145

32.1

23.9-41.7

8.1

3.4-18.1

59.8

49.8-69.0

Chatham/Lee

38.1

27.3-50.1

4.7

1.5-13.8

57.3

44.9-68.7

Nash/Wilson

40.1

29.4-51.8

2.4

0.6- 9.3

57.5

45.8-68.4

Craven/Pamlico

108

43.6

33.3-54.6

8.0

3.6-16.8

48.4

37.8-59.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

38.3

27.8-50.1

3.6

1.1-10.8

58.1

46.4-68.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

118

36.7

22.5-53.7

3.0

0.6-13.6

60.3

44.0-74.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

114

46.3

35.0-58.0

1.4

0.2- 9.2

52.3

40.7-63.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

19.7

12.7-29.2

5.8

2.1-15.4

74.5

64.0-82.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

130

39.4

30.2-49.5

2.4

0.5-10.3

58.1

48.1-67.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

100

26.6

17.8-37.8

3.1

0.9- 9.8

70.3

59.0-79.5

Northeast NC I

127

40.0

30.9-49.9

6.3

2.4-15.6

53.6

43.8-63.2

Northeast NC II

108

27.5

19.3-37.4

3.0

0.7-12.5

69.5

59.1-78.2

Northeastern Partnership

235

32.5

26.1-39.6

4.3

1.9- 9.7

151

63.1

55.8-69.9

Mountain AHEC

251

32.8

25.3-41.3

3.8

1.7- 8.5

168

63.4

54.9-71.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

829

269

32.2

27.4-37.3

6.1

3.5-10.4

530

61.7

56.2-67.0

Piedmont

1,024

353

34.4

30.5-38.6

6.4

4.5- 9.1

624

59.1

54.8-63.3

Western NC

451

135

36.3

29.4-43.8

2.9

1.5- 5.6

302

60.8

53.4-67.8

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*Derived from the two pregnancy questions. 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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