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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	73	12	15.0	7.8-27.0	4	6.1	1.7-19.2	13	17.6	9.6-30.1	18	26.1	15.9-39.8	26	35.2	23.8-48.5
GENDER
Male	47	5	9.9	3.4-25.4	4	8.5	2.4-25.7	9	18.2	8.8-34.0	10	23.3	11.9-40.5	19	40.2	25.9-56.5
Female	26	7	28.1	12.5-51.6	0	0.0	. - .	4	16.2	5.2-40.7	8	33.2	15.6-57.2	7	22.5	9.0-45.9
RACE
White	63	10	15.8	7.9-29.1	3	4.3	0.8-19.6	12	18.5	9.8-32.2	16	26.2	15.4-40.8	22	35.2	23.2-49.5
African American	6	1	8.9	1.1-46.4	1	24.8	3.5-75.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	26.3	3.8-76.4	3	40.1	9.9-80.2
AGE
18-24	5	1	24.2	3.3-74.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.8	0.8-39.6	3	69.0	23.9-94.1
25-34	17	8	50.2	24.3-75.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.3	1.3-44.3	2	3.9	0.7-18.6	6	36.6	14.8-65.7
35-44	26	3	5.3	1.4-18.1	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	6	23.1	8.6-48.9	8	42.0	21.4-65.8	8	28.3	12.5-52.0
45-54	16	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.5	1.7-44.0	2	12.8	2.8-42.7	6	39.4	17.0-67.3	6	37.4	16.7-64.0
55-64	9	0	0.0	. - .	1	21.1	3.2-68.5	4	33.6	10.9-67.5	1	14.7	2.0-58.6	3	30.7	9.0-66.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	9	1	13.2	1.8-55.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	20.1	5.5-52.1	0	0.0	. - .	5	66.8	33.0-89.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	23	5	27.1	10.7-53.7	3	18.0	5.1-47.4	3	15.9	4.8-41.3	4	8.9	2.8-25.0	8	30.1	14.0-53.4
Some Post-H.S.	24	2	5.0	1.2-18.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	17.4	5.7-42.3	11	48.4	26.9-70.4	7	29.2	13.0-53.1
College Graduate	17	4	15.4	4.9-39.1	1	1.0	0.1- 7.5	3	19.7	5.4-51.4	3	26.5	8.7-57.7	6	37.4	15.8-65.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	22.5	5.9-57.5	1	26.0	3.9-75.1	4	51.5	16.7-84.9
$15,000- 24,999	13	3	27.0	8.4-59.8	1	2.7	0.3-17.8	2	27.8	6.6-67.9	1	3.3	0.4-21.2	6	39.3	14.7-70.8
$25,000- 34,999	12	4	36.4	13.5-67.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.7	0.5-23.2	4	28.1	9.8-58.4	3	31.8	10.5-65.0
$35,000- 49,999	13	1	4.6	0.6-28.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	18.9	4.4-54.4	6	48.3	19.6-78.2	4	28.1	9.6-59.1
$50,000-74,999	9	2	12.6	2.9-41.5	0	0.0	. - .	3	38.5	12.7-73.0	2	26.9	6.5-66.2	2	22.0	5.3-58.8
$75,000+	7	1	2.1	0.2-15.7	1	2.8	0.3-20.3	1	5.4	0.6-34.0	2	42.3	9.7-83.4	2	47.4	12.2-85.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	20	0	0.0	. - .	2	13.2	2.4-48.8	6	25.5	9.3-53.4	5	23.3	8.9-48.5	7	38.0	17.9-63.3
No	52	12	21.3	11.2-36.9	2	3.5	0.6-18.4	6	12.0	5.2-25.6	13	28.0	15.5-45.1	19	35.2	22.0-51.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	15	2	11.9	2.7-39.8	2	16.6	2.8-58.2	4	15.9	5.4-38.6	2	18.8	4.7-52.0	5	36.8	15.3-65.3
Non-Veteran	58	10	15.8	7.6-30.1	2	3.3	0.6-16.1	9	18.1	8.9-33.3	16	28.0	16.3-43.6	21	34.8	22.2-49.9

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

-Mountain AHEC

15.0

7.8-27.0

6.1

1.7-19.2

17.6

9.6-30.1

26.1

15.9-39.8

35.2

23.8-48.5

GENDER

Male

9.9

3.4-25.4

8.5

2.4-25.7

18.2

8.8-34.0

23.3

11.9-40.5

40.2

25.9-56.5

Female

28.1

12.5-51.6

0.0

. - .

16.2

5.2-40.7

33.2

15.6-57.2

22.5

9.0-45.9

RACE

White

15.8

7.9-29.1

4.3

0.8-19.6

18.5

9.8-32.2

26.2

15.4-40.8

35.2

23.2-49.5

African American

8.9

1.1-46.4

24.8

3.5-75.0

0.0

. - .

26.3

3.8-76.4

40.1

9.9-80.2

AGE

18-24

24.2

3.3-74.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

6.8

0.8-39.6

69.0

23.9-94.1

25-34

50.2

24.3-75.9

0.0

. - .

9.3

1.3-44.3

3.9

0.7-18.6

36.6

14.8-65.7

35-44

5.3

1.4-18.1

1.3

0.2- 9.0

23.1

8.6-48.9

42.0

21.4-65.8

28.3

12.5-52.0

45-54

0.0

. - .

10.5

1.7-44.0

12.8

2.8-42.7

39.4

17.0-67.3

37.4

16.7-64.0

55-64

0.0

. - .

21.1

3.2-68.5

33.6

10.9-67.5

14.7

2.0-58.6

30.7

9.0-66.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

13.2

1.8-55.4

0.0

. - .

20.1

5.5-52.1

0.0

. - .

66.8

33.0-89.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

27.1

10.7-53.7

18.0

5.1-47.4

15.9

4.8-41.3

8.9

2.8-25.0

30.1

14.0-53.4

Some Post-H.S.

5.0

1.2-18.7

0.0

. - .

17.4

5.7-42.3

48.4

26.9-70.4

29.2

13.0-53.1

College Graduate

15.4

4.9-39.1

1.0

0.1- 7.5

19.7

5.4-51.4

26.5

8.7-57.7

37.4

15.8-65.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

22.5

5.9-57.5

26.0

3.9-75.1

51.5

16.7-84.9

$15,000- 24,999

27.0

8.4-59.8

2.7

0.3-17.8

27.8

6.6-67.9

3.3

0.4-21.2

39.3

14.7-70.8

$25,000- 34,999

36.4

13.5-67.8

0.0

. - .

3.7

0.5-23.2

28.1

9.8-58.4

31.8

10.5-65.0

$35,000- 49,999

4.6

0.6-28.0

0.0

. - .

18.9

4.4-54.4

48.3

19.6-78.2

28.1

9.6-59.1

$50,000-74,999

12.6

2.9-41.5

0.0

. - .

38.5

12.7-73.0

26.9

6.5-66.2

22.0

5.3-58.8

$75,000+

2.1

0.2-15.7

2.8

0.3-20.3

5.4

0.6-34.0

42.3

9.7-83.4

47.4

12.2-85.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

0.0

. - .

13.2

2.4-48.8

25.5

9.3-53.4

23.3

8.9-48.5

38.0

17.9-63.3

21.3

11.2-36.9

3.5

0.6-18.4

12.0

5.2-25.6

28.0

15.5-45.1

35.2

22.0-51.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

11.9

2.7-39.8

16.6

2.8-58.2

15.9

5.4-38.6

18.8

4.7-52.0

36.8

15.3-65.3

Non-Veteran

15.8

7.6-30.1

3.3

0.6-16.1

18.1

8.9-33.3

28.0

16.3-43.6

34.8

22.2-49.9

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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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