BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Are you or your husband/wife/partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant? <br> Some things people do to keep from getting pregnant include not having sex at certain times, using birth <br> control methods such as the pill, Norplant, shots or Depo-provera, condoms, diaphragm, foam, IUD, having <br> their tubes tied, or having a vasectomy.(If multiple partners consider usual method.)*.)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Family Planning

Are you or your husband/wife/partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant?
Some things people do to keep from getting pregnant include not having sex at certain times, using birth
control methods such as the pill, Norplant, shots or D epo-provera, condoms, diaphragm, foam, IUD, having
their tubes tied, or having a vasectomy.(If multiple partners consider usual method.)*.

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Not Sexually Active	Same sex partner
North Carolina	6,964	4,090	58.3	56.8-59.8	1,626	25.5	24.3-26.9	1,223	15.8	14.7-16.9	25	0.4	0.2- 0.6
-Eastern NC	2,336	1,371	58.2	55.6-60.7	544	24.7	22.6-27.0	415	16.9	14.9-19.1	6	0.3	0.1- 0.6
GENDER
Male	1,214	638	52.8	49.3-56.3	335	28.0	25.0-31.2	237	18.9	16.0-22.1	4	0.3	0.1- 0.9
Female	1,122	733	67.0	63.7-70.1	209	19.3	16.7-22.2	178	13.5	11.4-16.0	2	0.2	0.0- 0.8
RACE
White	1,464	893	61.4	58.3-64.3	329	25.1	22.4-27.9	238	13.3	11.4-15.3	4	0.3	0.1- 0.9
African American	600	332	55.1	50.0-60.1	143	25.4	21.1-30.3	124	19.3	15.6-23.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4
Other Minorities	7	4	69.3	28.8-92.7	2	25.7	5.4-67.8	1	5.0	0.6-32.0	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	310	179	54.7	47.0-62.2	49	14.4	10.2-19.9	81	30.7	23.3-39.2	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0
25-34	758	507	67.7	63.6-71.6	151	20.3	17.1-23.9	98	11.7	9.1-14.8	2	0.3	0.1- 1.5
35-44	771	475	61.8	57.5-66.0	172	24.9	21.0-29.2	121	12.8	10.4-15.8	3	0.4	0.1- 1.6
45-54	327	158	50.4	43.9-56.9	91	29.1	23.6-35.3	78	20.5	15.5-26.6	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	170	52	31.1	23.7-39.7	81	51.0	42.1-59.7	37	17.9	12.5-25.0	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	308	160	50.5	43.0-57.9	76	19.8	15.1-25.5	72	29.7	22.5-38.1	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	716	416	57.3	52.7-61.8	175	27.8	23.7-32.4	123	14.5	11.6-17.9	2	0.4	0.1- 1.5
Some Post-H.S.	683	420	61.2	56.9-65.4	152	24.7	21.1-28.8	109	13.7	11.0-17.0	2	0.3	0.1- 1.6
College Graduate	627	375	61.6	57.0-65.9	140	24.0	20.2-28.4	110	14.3	11.6-17.5	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	245	117	45.9	37.3-54.7	43	15.0	10.5-21.1	84	38.9	30.0-48.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6
$15,000- 24,999	416	239	53.6	46.9-60.2	82	23.4	17.8-30.0	93	22.4	16.9-29.0	2	0.7	0.2- 2.7
$25,000- 34,999	318	180	58.5	52.3-64.5	79	25.9	20.8-31.8	58	15.3	11.5-20.2	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5
$35,000- 49,999	369	227	62.3	56.4-67.9	86	25.4	20.5-31.1	56	12.3	9.2-16.4	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	288	176	61.9	55.2-68.1	87	31.5	25.6-38.1	24	6.5	4.1-10.3	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8
$75,000+	327	227	69.7	63.7-75.0	86	26.3	21.3-32.2	13	3.5	1.9- 6.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	560	291	51.7	46.6-56.8	128	23.9	19.9-28.4	138	23.6	19.3-28.6	3	0.8	0.3- 2.5
No	1,722	1,044	60.5	57.5-63.3	402	24.6	22.1-27.1	273	14.9	12.7-17.4	3	0.1	0.0- 0.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	318	163	51.9	45.6-58.3	99	34.9	28.9-41.3	56	13.2	9.8-17.4	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	1,893	1,130	58.9	56.0-61.7	415	22.8	20.5-25.3	342	18.0	15.7-20.6	6	0.3	0.1- 0.8
Currently Serving	125	78	64.0	53.6-73.3	30	26.5	18.2-37.0	17	9.4	5.4-16.1	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Not Sexually Active

Same sex partner

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,964

4,090

58.3

56.8-59.8

1,626

25.5

24.3-26.9

1,223

15.8

14.7-16.9

0.4

0.2- 0.6

-Eastern NC

2,336

1,371

58.2

55.6-60.7

544

24.7

22.6-27.0

415

16.9

14.9-19.1

0.3

0.1- 0.6

GENDER

Male

1,214

638

52.8

49.3-56.3

335

28.0

25.0-31.2

237

18.9

16.0-22.1

0.3

0.1- 0.9

Female

1,122

733

67.0

63.7-70.1

209

19.3

16.7-22.2

178

13.5

11.4-16.0

0.2

0.0- 0.8

RACE

White

1,464

893

61.4

58.3-64.3

329

25.1

22.4-27.9

238

13.3

11.4-15.3

0.3

0.1- 0.9

African American

600

332

55.1

50.0-60.1

143

25.4

21.1-30.3

124

19.3

15.6-23.7

0.2

0.0- 1.4

Other Minorities

69.3

28.8-92.7

25.7

5.4-67.8

5.0

0.6-32.0

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

310

179

54.7

47.0-62.2

14.4

10.2-19.9

30.7

23.3-39.2

0.1

0.0- 1.0

25-34

758

507

67.7

63.6-71.6

151

20.3

17.1-23.9

11.7

9.1-14.8

0.3

0.1- 1.5

35-44

771

475

61.8

57.5-66.0

172

24.9

21.0-29.2

121

12.8

10.4-15.8

0.4

0.1- 1.6

45-54

327

158

50.4

43.9-56.9

29.1

23.6-35.3

20.5

15.5-26.6

0.0

. - .

55-64

170

31.1

23.7-39.7

51.0

42.1-59.7

17.9

12.5-25.0

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

308

160

50.5

43.0-57.9

19.8

15.1-25.5

29.7

22.5-38.1

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

716

416

57.3

52.7-61.8

175

27.8

23.7-32.4

123

14.5

11.6-17.9

0.4

0.1- 1.5

Some Post-H.S.

683

420

61.2

56.9-65.4

152

24.7

21.1-28.8

109

13.7

11.0-17.0

0.3

0.1- 1.6

College Graduate

627

375

61.6

57.0-65.9

140

24.0

20.2-28.4

110

14.3

11.6-17.5

0.2

0.0- 0.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

245

117

45.9

37.3-54.7

15.0

10.5-21.1

38.9

30.0-48.5

0.2

0.0- 1.6

$15,000- 24,999

416

239

53.6

46.9-60.2

23.4

17.8-30.0

22.4

16.9-29.0

0.7

0.2- 2.7

$25,000- 34,999

318

180

58.5

52.3-64.5

25.9

20.8-31.8

15.3

11.5-20.2

0.2

0.0- 1.5

$35,000- 49,999

369

227

62.3

56.4-67.9

25.4

20.5-31.1

12.3

9.2-16.4

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

288

176

61.9

55.2-68.1

31.5

25.6-38.1

6.5

4.1-10.3

0.1

0.0- 0.8

$75,000+

327

227

69.7

63.7-75.0

26.3

21.3-32.2

3.5

1.9- 6.4

0.5

0.1- 3.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

560

291

51.7

46.6-56.8

128

23.9

19.9-28.4

138

23.6

19.3-28.6

0.8

0.3- 2.5

1,722

1,044

60.5

57.5-63.3

402

24.6

22.1-27.1

273

14.9

12.7-17.4

0.1

0.0- 0.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

318

163

51.9

45.6-58.3

34.9

28.9-41.3

13.2

9.8-17.4

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

1,893

1,130

58.9

56.0-61.7

415

22.8

20.5-25.3

342

18.0

15.7-20.6

0.3

0.1- 0.8

Currently Serving

125

64.0

53.6-73.3

26.5

18.2-37.0

9.4

5.4-16.1

0.0

. - .

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* This question was asked of female respondents who reported being ages 18-44 years old and not pregnant
and of male respondents who reported being ages 18-59 years old.

^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 (MAHEC): 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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