BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (What is your main reason for not doing anything to keep you/your partner from getting pregnant?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Family Planning

What is your main reason for not doing anything to keep you/your partner from getting pregnant?*

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	Total Respond.^	Want to get pregnant	Had hysterectomy	Believe can't get pregnant	Vasectomy/Tubes tied	Other
North Carolina	1,418	310	21.6	19.2-24.3	104	8.6	6.9-10.7	175	12.5	10.6-14.8	284	19.7	17.3-22.4	545	37.5	34.5-40.6
-Eastern NC	469	100	20.7	16.8-25.3	35	9.2	6.4-13.1	53	11.1	8.2-14.9	104	22.1	17.4-27.6	177	36.9	31.7-42.4
GENDER
Male	291	42	14.2	10.2-19.5	35	12.9	9.0-18.2	40	12.1	8.5-16.9	63	21.9	16.1-29.2	111	38.9	32.3-45.9
Female	178	58	36.9	29.1-45.5	0	0.0	. - .	13	8.7	4.8-15.3	41	22.5	16.4-30.0	66	31.9	24.9-39.8
RACE
White	288	60	19.1	14.6-24.6	25	10.0	6.4-15.2	36	11.2	7.7-16.0	54	19.3	14.5-25.2	113	40.4	33.8-47.4
African American	118	25	17.4	11.3-25.9	9	11.1	5.6-20.9	16	15.3	8.9-25.1	34	31.1	19.8-45.4	34	25.0	17.0-35.1
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	44	17	36.4	21.6-54.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	3	3.8	1.1-12.0	23	59.4	41.5-75.1
25-34	137	52	39.7	30.5-49.8	0	0.0	. - .	6	6.0	2.6-13.0	24	14.3	9.2-21.6	55	40.0	30.7-50.1
35-44	141	27	19.7	13.0-28.6	9	8.6	4.1-17.0	18	13.4	7.9-22.0	41	32.4	21.8-45.2	46	25.9	18.5-35.1
45-54	80	3	4.0	1.2-11.9	10	15.4	7.9-28.0	16	16.6	9.4-27.4	22	27.6	18.0-39.9	29	36.4	25.5-48.9
55-64	67	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9	16	24.0	14.2-37.6	12	15.4	8.2-27.0	14	20.7	11.3-34.9	24	39.0	26.0-53.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	71	11	16.0	8.6-28.0	3	3.6	1.0-12.2	7	8.3	3.7-17.6	20	23.6	14.3-36.3	30	48.4	34.3-62.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	146	30	18.3	12.1-26.9	13	12.0	6.6-21.0	18	11.0	6.6-17.9	38	27.2	17.7-39.2	47	31.4	23.0-41.3
Some Post-H.S.	134	27	22.1	14.9-31.4	12	9.8	5.3-17.4	16	13.2	7.7-21.8	27	17.3	11.7-24.8	52	37.6	28.9-47.3
College Graduate	117	32	26.2	18.4-36.0	7	7.8	3.7-15.8	12	10.6	5.3-19.9	19	18.9	11.7-29.0	47	36.5	27.3-46.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	32	4	14.2	5.2-33.2	3	19.0	6.2-45.2	4	15.4	5.6-35.8	9	17.2	8.3-32.2	12	34.2	17.9-55.4
$15,000- 24,999	77	11	13.5	7.0-24.4	1	1.5	0.2-10.0	7	8.4	3.8-17.3	19	28.5	14.3-48.8	39	48.1	32.7-63.9
$25,000- 34,999	68	13	17.2	9.8-28.6	8	11.3	5.0-23.4	7	11.1	5.3-22.0	15	24.2	14.5-37.6	25	36.1	24.9-49.1
$35,000- 49,999	74	16	20.7	12.2-32.9	10	19.6	10.2-34.5	7	6.2	2.8-13.4	17	19.8	12.0-31.0	24	33.6	22.3-47.1
$50,000-74,999	77	20	24.7	15.7-36.8	5	7.5	3.0-17.2	10	16.3	8.0-30.4	14	16.9	9.7-27.9	28	34.5	23.7-47.3
$75,000+	78	20	22.2	13.9-33.4	6	8.7	3.8-18.8	11	12.3	6.4-22.5	17	26.5	16.4-40.0	24	30.2	20.1-42.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	108	16	16.1	9.7-25.6	12	11.2	6.2-19.4	13	12.5	6.9-21.7	23	21.5	13.7-32.2	44	38.7	28.9-49.4
No	353	84	23.1	18.4-28.6	22	8.5	5.3-13.3	39	11.0	7.8-15.5	77	20.0	15.7-25.0	131	37.4	31.5-43.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	91	13	14.7	8.3-24.7	13	13.9	7.9-23.3	15	15.3	8.7-25.4	25	30.3	20.6-42.1	25	25.8	17.2-36.8
Non-Veteran	350	79	22.5	17.7-28.1	22	8.8	5.5-13.7	34	9.4	6.5-13.5	77	21.0	15.6-27.8	138	38.3	32.1-44.9
Currently Serving	28	8	19.6	8.8-38.1	0	0.0	. - .	4	16.7	5.1-43.0	2	8.2	1.7-31.2	14	55.5	34.3-74.9

Total
Respond.^

Want to get pregnant

Had hysterectomy

Believe can't get pregnant

Vasectomy/Tubes tied

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,418

310

21.6

19.2-24.3

104

8.6

6.9-10.7

175

12.5

10.6-14.8

284

19.7

17.3-22.4

545

37.5

34.5-40.6

-Eastern NC

469

100

20.7

16.8-25.3

9.2

6.4-13.1

11.1

8.2-14.9

104

22.1

17.4-27.6

177

36.9

31.7-42.4

GENDER

Male

291

14.2

10.2-19.5

12.9

9.0-18.2

12.1

8.5-16.9

21.9

16.1-29.2

111

38.9

32.3-45.9

Female

178

36.9

29.1-45.5

0.0

. - .

8.7

4.8-15.3

22.5

16.4-30.0

31.9

24.9-39.8

RACE

White

288

19.1

14.6-24.6

10.0

6.4-15.2

11.2

7.7-16.0

19.3

14.5-25.2

113

40.4

33.8-47.4

African American

118

17.4

11.3-25.9

11.1

5.6-20.9

15.3

8.9-25.1

31.1

19.8-45.4

25.0

17.0-35.1

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

36.4

21.6-54.3

0.0

. - .

0.5

0.1- 3.3

3.8

1.1-12.0

59.4

41.5-75.1

25-34

137

39.7

30.5-49.8

0.0

. - .

6.0

2.6-13.0

14.3

9.2-21.6

40.0

30.7-50.1

35-44

141

19.7

13.0-28.6

8.6

4.1-17.0

13.4

7.9-22.0

32.4

21.8-45.2

25.9

18.5-35.1

45-54

4.0

1.2-11.9

15.4

7.9-28.0

16.6

9.4-27.4

27.6

18.0-39.9

36.4

25.5-48.9

55-64

0.9

0.1- 5.9

24.0

14.2-37.6

15.4

8.2-27.0

20.7

11.3-34.9

39.0

26.0-53.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.0

8.6-28.0

3.6

1.0-12.2

8.3

3.7-17.6

23.6

14.3-36.3

48.4

34.3-62.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

146

18.3

12.1-26.9

12.0

6.6-21.0

11.0

6.6-17.9

27.2

17.7-39.2

31.4

23.0-41.3

Some Post-H.S.

134

22.1

14.9-31.4

9.8

5.3-17.4

13.2

7.7-21.8

17.3

11.7-24.8

37.6

28.9-47.3

College Graduate

117

26.2

18.4-36.0

7.8

3.7-15.8

10.6

5.3-19.9

18.9

11.7-29.0

36.5

27.3-46.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

14.2

5.2-33.2

19.0

6.2-45.2

15.4

5.6-35.8

17.2

8.3-32.2

34.2

17.9-55.4

$15,000- 24,999

13.5

7.0-24.4

1.5

0.2-10.0

8.4

3.8-17.3

28.5

14.3-48.8

48.1

32.7-63.9

$25,000- 34,999

17.2

9.8-28.6

11.3

5.0-23.4

11.1

5.3-22.0

24.2

14.5-37.6

36.1

24.9-49.1

$35,000- 49,999

20.7

12.2-32.9

19.6

10.2-34.5

6.2

2.8-13.4

19.8

12.0-31.0

33.6

22.3-47.1

$50,000-74,999

24.7

15.7-36.8

7.5

3.0-17.2

16.3

8.0-30.4

16.9

9.7-27.9

34.5

23.7-47.3

$75,000+

22.2

13.9-33.4

8.7

3.8-18.8

12.3

6.4-22.5

26.5

16.4-40.0

30.2

20.1-42.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

108

16.1

9.7-25.6

11.2

6.2-19.4

12.5

6.9-21.7

21.5

13.7-32.2

38.7

28.9-49.4

353

23.1

18.4-28.6

8.5

5.3-13.3

11.0

7.8-15.5

20.0

15.7-25.0

131

37.4

31.5-43.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

14.7

8.3-24.7

13.9

7.9-23.3

15.3

8.7-25.4

30.3

20.6-42.1

25.8

17.2-36.8

Non-Veteran

350

22.5

17.7-28.1

8.8

5.5-13.7

9.4

6.5-13.5

21.0

15.6-27.8

138

38.3

32.1-44.9

Currently Serving

19.6

8.8-38.1

0.0

. - .

16.7

5.1-43.0

8.2

1.7-31.2

55.5

34.3-74.9

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

First five most frequent response categorie s presented here. OTHER category was formed from the remaining responses.

^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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