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BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Wanted sooner	Wanted later	Wanted then	Didn't want to be pregnant
North Carolina	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
-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
GENDER
Male	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
Female	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
RACE
White	125	22	17.4	8.5-32.2	28	19.0	11.3-30.1	62	49.2	35.8-62.7	13	14.4	7.1-27.2
African American	5	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.1	0.9-39.3	2	78.1	27.0-97.2	1	14.8	1.3-69.0
Other Minorities	13	2	5.8	1.2-23.2	4	46.2	17.9-77.1	5	35.8	12.5-68.4	2	12.3	2.4-44.5
AGE
18-24	33	3	16.8	3.2-54.8	19	30.5	14.2-53.7	7	41.5	18.4-69.2	4	11.2	3.5-30.4
25-34	77	13	16.0	8.6-27.9	10	14.0	6.4-28.0	45	59.5	44.2-73.3	9	10.4	4.2-23.4
35-44	33	8	12.7	5.2-27.9	5	11.7	3.9-30.2	17	47.4	25.8-70.0	3	28.2	9.0-60.9
45-54	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
55-64	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
65-74	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
75+	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	12	1	7.7	1.0-41.0	5	20.3	6.1-50.0	6	71.9	40.0-90.8	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	38	7	12.0	4.6-27.9	9	23.3	10.2-44.8	19	48.4	26.1-71.5	3	16.2	5.3-40.4
Some Post-H.S.	48	8	19.9	5.9-49.3	13	20.1	9.0-39.2	18	41.7	21.7-64.9	9	18.3	6.9-40.1
College Graduate	45	8	14.4	6.4-29.1	7	13.3	5.2-30.4	26	64.7	46.8-79.3	4	7.6	2.0-24.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	17	2	11.4	2.4-40.1	5	19.1	5.4-49.7	7	62.6	29.1-87.3	3	6.9	1.7-23.7
$15,000- 24,999	32	3	3.0	0.9-10.3	11	28.0	11.5-53.8	14	63.3	37.3-83.3	4	5.7	1.4-20.8
$25,000- 34,999	19	2	8.4	1.7-33.3	4	20.8	6.4-50.3	10	44.6	21.3-70.5	3	26.2	8.0-59.2
$35,000- 49,999	24	5	28.4	6.5-69.5	3	9.9	2.2-35.0	14	40.0	16.5-69.2	2	21.7	5.1-58.7
$50,000-74,999	15	3	19.5	5.9-48.4	4	24.5	8.1-54.3	8	56.0	29.1-79.8	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	13	5	45.8	20.0-74.1	0	0.0	. - .	7	45.6	20.6-73.0	1	8.6	1.2-42.3
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

Total
Respond.^

Wanted sooner

Wanted later

Wanted then

Didn't want to be pregnant

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-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

GENDER

Male

. - .

Female

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

RACE

White

125

17.4

8.5-32.2

19.0

11.3-30.1

49.2

35.8-62.7

14.4

7.1-27.2

African American

0.0

. - .

7.1

0.9-39.3

78.1

27.0-97.2

14.8

1.3-69.0

Other Minorities

5.8

1.2-23.2

46.2

17.9-77.1

35.8

12.5-68.4

12.3

2.4-44.5

AGE

18-24

16.8

3.2-54.8

30.5

14.2-53.7

41.5

18.4-69.2

11.2

3.5-30.4

25-34

16.0

8.6-27.9

14.0

6.4-28.0

59.5

44.2-73.3

10.4

4.2-23.4

35-44

12.7

5.2-27.9

11.7

3.9-30.2

47.4

25.8-70.0

28.2

9.0-60.9

45-54

. - .

55-64

. - .

65-74

. - .

75+

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

7.7

1.0-41.0

20.3

6.1-50.0

71.9

40.0-90.8

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

12.0

4.6-27.9

23.3

10.2-44.8

48.4

26.1-71.5

16.2

5.3-40.4

Some Post-H.S.

19.9

5.9-49.3

20.1

9.0-39.2

41.7

21.7-64.9

18.3

6.9-40.1

College Graduate

14.4

6.4-29.1

13.3

5.2-30.4

64.7

46.8-79.3

7.6

2.0-24.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

11.4

2.4-40.1

19.1

5.4-49.7

62.6

29.1-87.3

6.9

1.7-23.7

$15,000- 24,999

3.0

0.9-10.3

28.0

11.5-53.8

63.3

37.3-83.3

5.7

1.4-20.8

$25,000- 34,999

8.4

1.7-33.3

20.8

6.4-50.3

44.6

21.3-70.5

26.2

8.0-59.2

$35,000- 49,999

28.4

6.5-69.5

9.9

2.2-35.0

40.0

16.5-69.2

21.7

5.1-58.7

$50,000-74,999

19.5

5.9-48.4

24.5

8.1-54.3

56.0

29.1-79.8

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

45.8

20.0-74.1

0.0

. - .

45.6

20.6-73.0

8.6

1.2-42.3

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

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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*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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