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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Within Last 5 Years	Currently	No
North Carolina	2,304	757	34.0	31.1-37.0	91	5.9	4.4- 7.8	1,456	60.1	57.0-63.1
-Piedmont NC	1,024	353	34.4	30.5-38.6	47	6.4	4.5- 9.1	624	59.1	54.8-63.3
GENDER
Male	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Female	1,024	353	34.4	30.5-38.6	47	6.4	4.5- 9.1	624	59.1	54.8-63.3
RACE
White	672	220	30.9	26.4-35.7	30	5.3	3.5- 7.9	422	63.8	58.8-68.6
African American	259	92	36.9	29.2-45.3	9	4.3	2.1- 8.8	158	58.8	50.3-66.8
Other Minorities	73	36	55.2	39.4-70.1	5	15.0	5.8-33.7	32	29.8	18.2-44.7
AGE
18-24	149	51	33.6	24.2-44.5	10	8.4	3.6-18.3	88	58.0	46.8-68.5
25-34	382	175	46.9	40.4-53.6	27	9.1	5.8-13.8	180	44.0	37.6-50.6
35-44	493	127	23.7	19.0-29.1	10	3.0	1.6- 5.8	356	73.3	67.7-78.2
45-54	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
55-64	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
65-74	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
75+	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	97	44	46.5	33.0-60.6	5	15.4	6.5-32.3	48	38.1	26.0-51.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	226	76	31.3	23.7-40.0	10	3.9	1.8- 8.3	140	64.8	56.0-72.7
Some Post-H.S.	267	99	36.2	28.8-44.5	6	2.1	0.8- 5.6	162	61.6	53.4-69.3
College Graduate	433	133	30.3	24.9-36.2	26	8.2	5.4-12.2	274	61.5	55.3-67.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	87	40	53.7	38.8-67.9	2	6.4	1.2-28.6	45	39.9	27.2-54.2
$15,000- 24,999	183	56	36.6	26.9-47.6	6	5.3	1.9-14.0	121	58.1	47.2-68.3
$25,000- 34,999	124	30	25.5	15.9-38.3	5	8.8	2.6-26.1	89	65.7	51.6-77.5
$35,000- 49,999	151	51	28.8	20.1-39.4	6	5.5	2.3-12.9	94	65.7	54.9-75.0
$50,000-74,999	128	47	34.9	25.4-45.7	9	10.0	4.9-19.2	72	55.1	44.2-65.6
$75,000+	182	69	35.6	27.6-44.5	13	7.2	3.8-13.0	100	57.3	48.2-65.8
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%)

North Carolina

2,304

757

34.0

31.1-37.0

5.9

4.4- 7.8

1,456

60.1

57.0-63.1

-Piedmont NC

1,024

353

34.4

30.5-38.6

6.4

4.5- 9.1

624

59.1

54.8-63.3

GENDER

Male

. - .

Female

1,024

353

34.4

30.5-38.6

6.4

4.5- 9.1

624

59.1

54.8-63.3

RACE

White

672

220

30.9

26.4-35.7

5.3

3.5- 7.9

422

63.8

58.8-68.6

African American

259

36.9

29.2-45.3

4.3

2.1- 8.8

158

58.8

50.3-66.8

Other Minorities

55.2

39.4-70.1

15.0

5.8-33.7

29.8

18.2-44.7

AGE

18-24

149

33.6

24.2-44.5

8.4

3.6-18.3

58.0

46.8-68.5

25-34

382

175

46.9

40.4-53.6

9.1

5.8-13.8

180

44.0

37.6-50.6

35-44

493

127

23.7

19.0-29.1

3.0

1.6- 5.8

356

73.3

67.7-78.2

45-54

. - .

55-64

. - .

65-74

. - .

75+

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

46.5

33.0-60.6

15.4

6.5-32.3

38.1

26.0-51.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

226

31.3

23.7-40.0

3.9

1.8- 8.3

140

64.8

56.0-72.7

Some Post-H.S.

267

36.2

28.8-44.5

2.1

0.8- 5.6

162

61.6

53.4-69.3

College Graduate

433

133

30.3

24.9-36.2

8.2

5.4-12.2

274

61.5

55.3-67.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

53.7

38.8-67.9

6.4

1.2-28.6

39.9

27.2-54.2

$15,000- 24,999

183

36.6

26.9-47.6

5.3

1.9-14.0

121

58.1

47.2-68.3

$25,000- 34,999

124

25.5

15.9-38.3

8.8

2.6-26.1

65.7

51.6-77.5

$35,000- 49,999

151

28.8

20.1-39.4

5.5

2.3-12.9

65.7

54.9-75.0

$50,000-74,999

128

34.9

25.4-45.7

10.0

4.9-19.2

55.1

44.2-65.6

$75,000+

182

35.6

27.6-44.5

7.2

3.8-13.0

100

57.3

48.2-65.8

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

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Piedmont North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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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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