BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (How do you feel about having a child now or sometime in the future? Would you say:)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Family Planning

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	Total Respond.^	Do NOT want to have one	Do want to have one	Not sure if do or don't
TOTAL	3,458	1,437	41.9	39.9-43.9	1,398	40.1	38.1-42.1	623	18.0	16.5-19.7
GENDER
Male	1,719	795	45.2	42.3-48.0	641	37.4	34.7-40.2	283	17.4	15.3-19.8
Female	1,739	642	37.1	34.4-40.0	757	44.0	41.2-46.8	340	18.9	16.8-21.2
RACE
White	2,455	1,026	42.7	40.3-45.1	997	40.1	37.7-42.5	432	17.3	15.5-19.2
African American	586	268	46.6	41.7-51.5	224	39.2	34.5-44.0	94	14.3	11.3-17.9
Asian	48	21	39.5	24.5-56.8	16	37.9	23.1-55.3	11	22.7	11.8-39.1
Native American	53	24	45.3	30.2-61.3	21	36.0	22.5-52.1	8	18.8	8.3-37.1
Other Minorities	295	90	30.5	24.1-37.7	134	43.0	36.1-50.2	71	26.5	20.4-33.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	305	101	32.9	26.4-40.0	128	39.4	32.7-46.4	76	27.8	21.6-34.9
-English Speaking	101	34	36.5	26.2-48.2	48	44.7	33.6-56.3	19	18.8	11.3-29.7
-Spanish Speaking	204	67	31.4	23.6-40.4	80	37.2	29.3-46.0	57	31.3	23.5-40.4
Non-Hispanic	3,151	1,335	43.0	40.9-45.2	1,270	40.2	38.1-42.3	546	16.8	15.2-18.4
AGE
18-24	535	108	22.0	17.8-26.8	341	61.2	56.0-66.2	86	16.8	13.2-21.1
25-34	1,398	373	25.8	23.1-28.6	718	52.1	48.9-55.3	307	22.2	19.5-25.0
35-44	1,026	576	57.2	53.4-60.8	265	25.0	22.0-28.4	185	17.8	15.1-20.8
45-54 (All Males*)	327	244	73.8	67.5-79.3	54	17.7	13.1-23.5	29	8.5	5.5-12.9
55-59 (All Males*)	172	136	76.7	67.8-83.7	20	12.2	7.6-19.1	16	11.1	6.1-19.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	419	177	37.2	31.8-42.8	153	37.9	32.3-43.9	89	24.9	19.7-30.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	864	405	47.1	43.0-51.2	320	37.2	33.3-41.2	139	15.8	13.1-18.8
Some Post-H.S.	887	367	41.6	37.7-45.7	363	41.7	37.8-45.7	157	16.7	13.9-19.9
College Graduate	1,285	486	40.3	37.0-43.7	562	41.9	38.7-45.3	237	17.8	15.4-20.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	243	99	40.5	32.2-49.3	101	43.1	34.9-51.7	43	16.4	11.4-23.2
$15,000- 24,999	521	204	38.0	33.0-43.2	213	40.8	35.6-46.1	104	21.3	17.1-26.1
$25,000- 34,999	454	186	41.9	36.6-47.5	188	40.7	35.4-46.1	80	17.4	13.4-22.2
$35,000- 49,999	547	231	42.4	37.6-47.4	224	41.8	36.9-46.8	92	15.8	12.6-19.6
$50,000-74,999	544	232	42.2	37.3-47.2	227	42.3	37.4-47.3	85	15.6	12.2-19.6
$75,000+	620	280	47.9	43.2-52.7	231	34.8	30.5-39.4	109	17.2	14.0-21.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	582	256	42.4	37.4-47.5	228	39.7	34.8-44.7	98	18.0	14.1-22.6
No	2,810	1,154	41.8	39.6-44.1	1,140	40.1	37.9-42.4	516	18.0	16.4-19.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	328	187	58.5	52.0-64.8	93	28.7	23.2-34.7	48	12.8	9.3-17.5
Non-Veteran	3,037	1,218	40.0	37.8-42.1	1,261	41.4	39.2-43.5	558	18.7	17.0-20.5
Currently Serving	93	32	40.5	29.5-52.6	44	43.6	32.6-55.2	17	15.9	9.5-25.4

Total
Respond.^

Do NOT want to have one

Do want to have one

Not sure if do or don't

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,458

1,437

41.9

39.9-43.9

1,398

40.1

38.1-42.1

623

18.0

16.5-19.7

GENDER

Male

1,719

795

45.2

42.3-48.0

641

37.4

34.7-40.2

283

17.4

15.3-19.8

Female

1,739

642

37.1

34.4-40.0

757

44.0

41.2-46.8

340

18.9

16.8-21.2

RACE

White

2,455

1,026

42.7

40.3-45.1

997

40.1

37.7-42.5

432

17.3

15.5-19.2

African American

586

268

46.6

41.7-51.5

224

39.2

34.5-44.0

14.3

11.3-17.9

Asian

39.5

24.5-56.8

37.9

23.1-55.3

22.7

11.8-39.1

Native American

45.3

30.2-61.3

36.0

22.5-52.1

18.8

8.3-37.1

Other Minorities

295

30.5

24.1-37.7

134

43.0

36.1-50.2

26.5

20.4-33.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

305

101

32.9

26.4-40.0

128

39.4

32.7-46.4

27.8

21.6-34.9

-English Speaking

101

36.5

26.2-48.2

44.7

33.6-56.3

18.8

11.3-29.7

-Spanish Speaking

204

31.4

23.6-40.4

37.2

29.3-46.0

31.3

23.5-40.4

Non-Hispanic

3,151

1,335

43.0

40.9-45.2

1,270

40.2

38.1-42.3

546

16.8

15.2-18.4

AGE

18-24

535

108

22.0

17.8-26.8

341

61.2

56.0-66.2

16.8

13.2-21.1

25-34

1,398

373

25.8

23.1-28.6

718

52.1

48.9-55.3

307

22.2

19.5-25.0

35-44

1,026

576

57.2

53.4-60.8

265

25.0

22.0-28.4

185

17.8

15.1-20.8

45-54 (All Males*)

327

244

73.8

67.5-79.3

17.7

13.1-23.5

8.5

5.5-12.9

55-59 (All Males*)

172

136

76.7

67.8-83.7

12.2

7.6-19.1

11.1

6.1-19.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

419

177

37.2

31.8-42.8

153

37.9

32.3-43.9

24.9

19.7-30.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

864

405

47.1

43.0-51.2

320

37.2

33.3-41.2

139

15.8

13.1-18.8

Some Post-H.S.

887

367

41.6

37.7-45.7

363

41.7

37.8-45.7

157

16.7

13.9-19.9

College Graduate

1,285

486

40.3

37.0-43.7

562

41.9

38.7-45.3

237

17.8

15.4-20.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

243

40.5

32.2-49.3

101

43.1

34.9-51.7

16.4

11.4-23.2

$15,000- 24,999

521

204

38.0

33.0-43.2

213

40.8

35.6-46.1

104

21.3

17.1-26.1

$25,000- 34,999

454

186

41.9

36.6-47.5

188

40.7

35.4-46.1

17.4

13.4-22.2

$35,000- 49,999

547

231

42.4

37.6-47.4

224

41.8

36.9-46.8

15.8

12.6-19.6

$50,000-74,999

544

232

42.2

37.3-47.2

227

42.3

37.4-47.3

15.6

12.2-19.6

$75,000+

620

280

47.9

43.2-52.7

231

34.8

30.5-39.4

109

17.2

14.0-21.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

582

256

42.4

37.4-47.5

228

39.7

34.8-44.7

18.0

14.1-22.6

2,810

1,154

41.8

39.6-44.1

1,140

40.1

37.9-42.4

516

18.0

16.4-19.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

328

187

58.5

52.0-64.8

28.7

23.2-34.7

12.8

9.3-17.5

Non-Veteran

3,037

1,218

40.0

37.8-42.1

1,261

41.4

39.2-43.5

558

18.7

17.0-20.5

Currently Serving

40.5

29.5-52.6

43.6

32.6-55.2

15.9

9.5-25.4

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