BRFSS 2004 - 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: North Carolina

Family Planning-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
TOTAL	1,297	697	54.4	51.0-57.7	312	26.0	23.0-29.1	286	19.5	17.0-22.3	2	0.1	0.0- 0.6
GENDER
Male	616	308	51.2	46.4-56.0	179	29.7	25.5-34.3	129	19.1	15.6-23.2	0	0.0	. - .
Female	681	389	58.6	54.0-63.1	133	20.9	17.4-25.0	157	20.1	16.8-23.8	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4
AGE
18-24	164	95	59.2	49.2-68.5	25	13.1	8.5-19.7	43	27.2	18.8-37.7	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3
25-34	425	254	60.6	54.7-66.1	81	20.4	16.1-25.6	90	19.0	14.9-24.0	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	450	234	52.7	46.7-58.6	124	30.6	25.2-36.7	91	16.4	12.9-20.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7
45-54	165	81	51.3	42.4-60.2	46	30.3	22.6-39.4	38	18.3	12.8-25.5	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	93	33	33.3	23.7-44.6	36	44.0	32.9-55.7	24	22.7	14.6-33.5	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	184	96	51.5	42.7-60.1	47	25.4	18.8-33.3	41	23.1	16.3-31.8	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	471	253	53.0	47.2-58.7	119	27.7	22.6-33.4	98	19.1	15.0-24.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6
Some Post-H.S.	357	207	62.2	56.0-68.0	78	22.5	17.7-28.1	71	15.1	11.5-19.6	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8
College Graduate	283	141	49.4	42.1-56.7	67	27.4	21.2-34.4	75	23.2	17.9-29.7	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	213	104	50.4	42.1-58.7	48	25.6	18.9-33.8	61	24.0	18.0-31.2	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	290	168	55.7	47.8-63.4	57	25.3	18.5-33.7	63	18.2	13.3-24.3	2	0.7	0.2- 2.9
$25,000- 34,999	201	109	53.5	45.4-61.4	46	25.9	19.2-33.9	46	20.6	15.1-27.5	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	180	107	62.0	53.5-69.7	43	23.5	17.1-31.3	30	14.6	9.8-21.1	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	128	66	52.7	42.6-62.5	50	40.5	31.1-50.6	12	6.9	3.6-12.8	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	87	52	67.1	55.4-77.0	26	27.5	18.3-39.1	9	5.4	2.7-10.7	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	314	152	46.9	40.3-53.6	81	29.3	23.5-35.7	80	23.5	18.0-30.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4
No	947	528	57.6	53.7-61.4	219	23.7	20.6-27.2	199	18.6	15.8-21.8	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	179	94	54.2	45.4-62.7	54	35.0	27.0-43.9	31	10.8	7.2-16.0	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	1,083	581	54.0	50.2-57.7	250	24.3	21.2-27.7	250	21.5	18.6-24.8	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7
Currently Serving	35	22	69.3	48.9-84.2	8	24.7	11.2-46.2	5	5.9	2.2-15.1	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Not Sexually Active

Same sex partner

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,297

697

54.4

51.0-57.7

312

26.0

23.0-29.1

286

19.5

17.0-22.3

0.1

0.0- 0.6

GENDER

Male

616

308

51.2

46.4-56.0

179

29.7

25.5-34.3

129

19.1

15.6-23.2

0.0

. - .

Female

681

389

58.6

54.0-63.1

133

20.9

17.4-25.0

157

20.1

16.8-23.8

0.3

0.1- 1.4

AGE

18-24

164

59.2

49.2-68.5

13.1

8.5-19.7

27.2

18.8-37.7

0.5

0.1- 3.3

25-34

425

254

60.6

54.7-66.1

20.4

16.1-25.6

19.0

14.9-24.0

0.0

. - .

35-44

450

234

52.7

46.7-58.6

124

30.6

25.2-36.7

16.4

12.9-20.7

0.2

0.0- 1.7

45-54

165

51.3

42.4-60.2

30.3

22.6-39.4

18.3

12.8-25.5

0.0

. - .

55-64

33.3

23.7-44.6

44.0

32.9-55.7

22.7

14.6-33.5

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

184

51.5

42.7-60.1

25.4

18.8-33.3

23.1

16.3-31.8

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

471

253

53.0

47.2-58.7

119

27.7

22.6-33.4

19.1

15.0-24.1

0.2

0.0- 1.6

Some Post-H.S.

357

207

62.2

56.0-68.0

22.5

17.7-28.1

15.1

11.5-19.6

0.3

0.0- 1.8

College Graduate

283

141

49.4

42.1-56.7

27.4

21.2-34.4

23.2

17.9-29.7

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

213

104

50.4

42.1-58.7

25.6

18.9-33.8

24.0

18.0-31.2

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

290

168

55.7

47.8-63.4

25.3

18.5-33.7

18.2

13.3-24.3

0.7

0.2- 2.9

$25,000- 34,999

201

109

53.5

45.4-61.4

25.9

19.2-33.9

20.6

15.1-27.5

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

180

107

62.0

53.5-69.7

23.5

17.1-31.3

14.6

9.8-21.1

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

128

52.7

42.6-62.5

40.5

31.1-50.6

6.9

3.6-12.8

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

67.1

55.4-77.0

27.5

18.3-39.1

5.4

2.7-10.7

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

314

152

46.9

40.3-53.6

29.3

23.5-35.7

23.5

18.0-30.0

0.3

0.0- 2.4

947

528

57.6

53.7-61.4

219

23.7

20.6-27.2

199

18.6

15.8-21.8

0.1

0.0- 0.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

179

54.2

45.4-62.7

35.0

27.0-43.9

10.8

7.2-16.0

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

1,083

581

54.0

50.2-57.7

250

24.3

21.2-27.7

250

21.5

18.6-24.8

0.2

0.0- 0.7

Currently Serving

69.3

48.9-84.2

24.7

11.2-46.2

5.9

2.2-15.1

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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