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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western 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
-Western NC	451	135	36.3	29.4-43.8	14	2.9	1.5- 5.6	302	60.8	53.4-67.8
GENDER
Male	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Female	451	135	36.3	29.4-43.8	14	2.9	1.5- 5.6	302	60.8	53.4-67.8
RACE
White	402	119	34.9	27.8-42.7	12	3.0	1.5- 6.0	271	62.1	54.4-69.3
African American	20	4	54.9	19.8-85.7	1	1.2	0.1- 9.4	15	43.8	13.9-79.0
Other Minorities	28	12	49.4	26.7-72.3	1	2.7	0.4-17.4	15	47.9	25.5-71.2
AGE
18-24	79	31	50.3	33.1-67.5	5	5.2	1.6-15.6	43	44.5	28.3-61.8
25-34	170	72	44.3	34.0-55.1	8	3.9	1.7- 8.6	90	51.8	41.2-62.3
35-44	202	32	19.4	12.4-29.1	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2	169	80.1	70.4-87.2
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.	44	10	23.9	10.9-44.4	2	2.7	0.6-12.3	32	73.4	53.2-87.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	129	39	38.6	26.7-52.1	3	1.1	0.3- 3.8	87	60.3	47.0-72.2
Some Post-H.S.	143	46	41.9	29.1-55.9	4	2.3	0.7- 7.3	93	55.8	42.1-68.6
College Graduate	134	40	28.4	19.8-38.9	5	6.4	2.2-17.1	89	65.2	54.0-75.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	54	18	37.3	20.1-58.4	0	0.0	. - .	36	62.7	41.6-79.9
$15,000- 24,999	101	30	39.9	24.9-57.1	4	4.1	1.1-14.4	67	56.0	39.7-71.2
$25,000- 34,999	68	20	33.5	20.5-49.5	1	0.8	0.1- 5.7	47	65.7	49.7-78.8
$35,000- 49,999	70	21	48.6	30.3-67.3	3	2.0	0.5- 6.8	46	49.4	31.3-67.7
$50,000-74,999	43	13	31.2	15.8-52.1	2	5.7	1.3-21.2	28	63.2	41.7-80.4
$75,000+	45	14	25.8	14.2-42.3	0	0.0	. - .	31	74.2	57.7-85.8
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

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

-Western NC

451

135

36.3

29.4-43.8

2.9

1.5- 5.6

302

60.8

53.4-67.8

GENDER

Male

. - .

Female

451

135

36.3

29.4-43.8

2.9

1.5- 5.6

302

60.8

53.4-67.8

RACE

White

402

119

34.9

27.8-42.7

3.0

1.5- 6.0

271

62.1

54.4-69.3

African American

54.9

19.8-85.7

1.2

0.1- 9.4

43.8

13.9-79.0

Other Minorities

49.4

26.7-72.3

2.7

0.4-17.4

47.9

25.5-71.2

AGE

18-24

50.3

33.1-67.5

5.2

1.6-15.6

44.5

28.3-61.8

25-34

170

44.3

34.0-55.1

3.9

1.7- 8.6

51.8

41.2-62.3

35-44

202

19.4

12.4-29.1

0.5

0.1- 3.2

169

80.1

70.4-87.2

45-54

. - .

55-64

. - .

65-74

. - .

75+

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

23.9

10.9-44.4

2.7

0.6-12.3

73.4

53.2-87.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

129

38.6

26.7-52.1

1.1

0.3- 3.8

60.3

47.0-72.2

Some Post-H.S.

143

41.9

29.1-55.9

2.3

0.7- 7.3

55.8

42.1-68.6

College Graduate

134

28.4

19.8-38.9

6.4

2.2-17.1

65.2

54.0-75.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

37.3

20.1-58.4

0.0

. - .

62.7

41.6-79.9

$15,000- 24,999

101

39.9

24.9-57.1

4.1

1.1-14.4

56.0

39.7-71.2

$25,000- 34,999

33.5

20.5-49.5

0.8

0.1- 5.7

65.7

49.7-78.8

$35,000- 49,999

48.6

30.3-67.3

2.0

0.5- 6.8

49.4

31.3-67.7

$50,000-74,999

31.2

15.8-52.1

5.7

1.3-21.2

63.2

41.7-80.4

$75,000+

25.8

14.2-42.3

0.0

. - .

74.2

57.7-85.8

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

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Western 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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