BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (What are you or your husband/wife/partner doing now to keep from getting pregnant?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Tubes tied	Vasectomy	Pill	Condoms	Other
North Carolina	3,978	996	24.4	22.8-26.1	521	13.0	11.8-14.3	1,112	27.2	25.6-29.0	613	16.0	14.6-17.4	736	19.4	17.9-21.1
-Eastern NC	1,333	365	26.3	23.7-29.2	168	13.3	11.3-15.6	363	26.6	23.9-29.5	185	14.5	12.4-17.0	252	19.2	16.8-21.9
GENDER
Male	611	143	23.4	19.7-27.4	94	15.4	12.5-18.9	148	24.3	20.6-28.4	105	17.2	14.0-21.0	121	19.8	16.3-23.7
Female	722	222	30.1	26.3-34.1	74	10.6	8.2-13.7	215	29.5	25.8-33.6	80	11.2	8.8-14.1	131	18.6	15.4-22.2
RACE
White	866	195	22.4	19.3-25.7	145	18.3	15.4-21.5	279	30.7	27.3-34.4	101	11.6	9.4-14.3	146	17.1	14.3-20.2
African American	326	122	36.0	29.9-42.5	11	4.4	2.3- 8.2	49	13.6	9.9-18.4	70	23.2	17.9-29.5	74	22.9	17.9-28.8
Other Minorities	4	0	0.0	. - .	1	12.7	1.3-61.5	1	25.8	2.9-80.4	2	61.5	13.8-94.1	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	174	3	1.5	0.4- 5.2	2	1.2	0.3- 5.2	83	40.7	32.6-49.4	48	33.8	25.6-43.0	38	22.8	16.1-31.4
25-34	495	114	23.6	19.5-28.2	32	6.0	4.0- 8.8	179	36.9	31.9-42.1	70	13.2	10.2-17.0	100	20.4	16.3-25.1
35-44	458	183	37.5	32.5-42.9	82	18.9	15.0-23.6	82	19.7	15.6-24.5	43	8.8	6.3-12.1	68	15.1	11.6-19.4
45-54	154	50	32.7	24.7-41.9	40	28.4	20.8-37.3	18	9.6	5.8-15.5	20	11.9	7.2-19.0	26	17.5	11.2-26.1
55-64	52	15	29.1	17.3-44.8	12	24.1	13.6-39.2	1	1.6	0.2-10.8	4	11.6	4.0-29.2	20	33.4	21.5-47.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	153	60	31.8	24.0-40.8	6	4.7	2.0-10.7	27	21.6	14.4-31.1	31	21.3	14.3-30.6	29	20.6	13.5-30.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	407	136	31.1	26.2-36.6	39	11.3	8.1-15.6	96	22.0	17.7-27.0	65	17.0	13.1-21.8	71	18.6	14.3-23.7
Some Post-H.S.	407	111	28.4	23.5-33.8	54	13.8	10.4-18.1	114	27.3	22.6-32.6	48	11.3	8.4-15.1	80	19.2	15.2-24.0
College Graduate	366	58	14.8	11.2-19.5	69	20.3	15.8-25.7	126	34.5	29.1-40.4	41	11.1	7.8-15.5	72	19.3	15.1-24.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	112	38	31.4	21.9-42.9	0	0.0	. - .	19	15.3	8.9-24.8	29	26.5	17.7-37.8	26	26.8	16.7-40.0
$15,000- 24,999	237	81	30.6	24.0-38.1	7	3.7	1.6- 8.3	61	26.0	19.3-33.9	36	17.2	12.2-23.8	52	22.5	16.7-29.6
$25,000- 34,999	173	51	30.8	23.5-39.3	14	8.9	5.0-15.3	57	33.4	25.8-42.0	25	13.4	8.7-20.0	26	13.6	9.1-19.7
$35,000- 49,999	221	53	24.3	18.2-31.8	34	19.0	13.4-26.3	63	24.6	18.8-31.4	26	12.5	8.0-18.9	45	19.6	14.1-26.6
$50,000-74,999	174	36	20.7	14.6-28.4	44	25.8	19.1-34.0	51	28.2	21.3-36.4	18	11.0	6.8-17.5	25	14.2	9.3-21.1
$75,000+	223	45	20.6	15.3-27.3	51	20.9	15.7-27.4	67	31.1	24.6-38.4	24	10.9	6.9-16.7	36	16.5	11.7-22.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	283	104	36.2	29.8-43.1	37	13.6	9.5-19.0	48	16.5	12.1-22.0	45	15.6	11.4-21.1	49	18.1	13.4-24.1
No	1,016	249	23.2	20.4-26.3	131	13.7	11.4-16.4	306	29.4	26.2-32.9	135	14.2	11.7-17.0	195	19.4	16.6-22.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	160	42	26.8	19.6-35.4	45	32.4	24.6-41.4	23	12.8	8.2-19.4	19	10.5	6.3-16.9	31	17.5	11.6-25.5
Non-Veteran	1,102	315	27.4	24.4-30.5	112	10.4	8.5-12.7	311	27.7	24.6-30.9	160	15.4	13.0-18.2	204	19.2	16.5-22.2
Currently Serving	71	8	9.8	4.2-21.1	11	11.6	6.0-21.4	29	43.1	30.5-56.7	6	11.6	4.6-26.0	17	23.9	14.2-37.4

Total
Respond.^

Tubes tied

Vasectomy

Pill

Condoms

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,978

996

24.4

22.8-26.1

521

13.0

11.8-14.3

1,112

27.2

25.6-29.0

613

16.0

14.6-17.4

736

19.4

17.9-21.1

-Eastern NC

1,333

365

26.3

23.7-29.2

168

13.3

11.3-15.6

363

26.6

23.9-29.5

185

14.5

12.4-17.0

252

19.2

16.8-21.9

GENDER

Male

611

143

23.4

19.7-27.4

15.4

12.5-18.9

148

24.3

20.6-28.4

105

17.2

14.0-21.0

121

19.8

16.3-23.7

Female

722

222

30.1

26.3-34.1

10.6

8.2-13.7

215

29.5

25.8-33.6

11.2

8.8-14.1

131

18.6

15.4-22.2

RACE

White

866

195

22.4

19.3-25.7

145

18.3

15.4-21.5

279

30.7

27.3-34.4

101

11.6

9.4-14.3

146

17.1

14.3-20.2

African American

326

122

36.0

29.9-42.5

4.4

2.3- 8.2

13.6

9.9-18.4

23.2

17.9-29.5

22.9

17.9-28.8

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

12.7

1.3-61.5

25.8

2.9-80.4

61.5

13.8-94.1

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

174

1.5

0.4- 5.2

1.2

0.3- 5.2

40.7

32.6-49.4

33.8

25.6-43.0

22.8

16.1-31.4

25-34

495

114

23.6

19.5-28.2

6.0

4.0- 8.8

179

36.9

31.9-42.1

13.2

10.2-17.0

100

20.4

16.3-25.1

35-44

458

183

37.5

32.5-42.9

18.9

15.0-23.6

19.7

15.6-24.5

8.8

6.3-12.1

15.1

11.6-19.4

45-54

154

32.7

24.7-41.9

28.4

20.8-37.3

9.6

5.8-15.5

11.9

7.2-19.0

17.5

11.2-26.1

55-64

29.1

17.3-44.8

24.1

13.6-39.2

1.6

0.2-10.8

11.6

4.0-29.2

33.4

21.5-47.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

153

31.8

24.0-40.8

4.7

2.0-10.7

21.6

14.4-31.1

21.3

14.3-30.6

20.6

13.5-30.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

407

136

31.1

26.2-36.6

11.3

8.1-15.6

22.0

17.7-27.0

17.0

13.1-21.8

18.6

14.3-23.7

Some Post-H.S.

407

111

28.4

23.5-33.8

13.8

10.4-18.1

114

27.3

22.6-32.6

11.3

8.4-15.1

19.2

15.2-24.0

College Graduate

366

14.8

11.2-19.5

20.3

15.8-25.7

126

34.5

29.1-40.4

11.1

7.8-15.5

19.3

15.1-24.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

112

31.4

21.9-42.9

0.0

. - .

15.3

8.9-24.8

26.5

17.7-37.8

26.8

16.7-40.0

$15,000- 24,999

237

30.6

24.0-38.1

3.7

1.6- 8.3

26.0

19.3-33.9

17.2

12.2-23.8

22.5

16.7-29.6

$25,000- 34,999

173

30.8

23.5-39.3

8.9

5.0-15.3

33.4

25.8-42.0

13.4

8.7-20.0

13.6

9.1-19.7

$35,000- 49,999

221

24.3

18.2-31.8

19.0

13.4-26.3

24.6

18.8-31.4

12.5

8.0-18.9

19.6

14.1-26.6

$50,000-74,999

174

20.7

14.6-28.4

25.8

19.1-34.0

28.2

21.3-36.4

11.0

6.8-17.5

14.2

9.3-21.1

$75,000+

223

20.6

15.3-27.3

20.9

15.7-27.4

31.1

24.6-38.4

10.9

6.9-16.7

16.5

11.7-22.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

283

104

36.2

29.8-43.1

13.6

9.5-19.0

16.5

12.1-22.0

15.6

11.4-21.1

18.1

13.4-24.1

1,016

249

23.2

20.4-26.3

131

13.7

11.4-16.4

306

29.4

26.2-32.9

135

14.2

11.7-17.0

195

19.4

16.6-22.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

160

26.8

19.6-35.4

32.4

24.6-41.4

12.8

8.2-19.4

10.5

6.3-16.9

17.5

11.6-25.5

Non-Veteran

1,102

315

27.4

24.4-30.5

112

10.4

8.5-12.7

311

27.7

24.6-30.9

160

15.4

13.0-18.2

204

19.2

16.5-22.2

Currently Serving

9.8

4.2-21.1

11.6

6.0-21.4

43.1

30.5-56.7

11.6

4.6-26.0

23.9

14.2-37.4

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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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