BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (How soon would you want to have a child? Would you say:)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 12 mos.	12 mos. to 2 years	2 to 5 years	5 or more years
TOTAL	1,281	323	27.0	24.0-30.1	366	28.0	25.1-31.0	405	29.4	26.6-32.4	187	15.6	13.3-18.3
GENDER
Male	579	157	29.2	24.8-33.9	155	26.6	22.5-31.1	175	27.7	23.8-32.1	92	16.5	13.1-20.6
Female	702	166	24.4	20.7-28.5	211	29.6	25.8-33.8	230	31.4	27.5-35.6	95	14.6	11.7-18.1
RACE
White	922	233	26.4	23.0-30.0	261	28.0	24.7-31.7	299	31.4	27.9-35.1	129	14.2	11.6-17.2
African American	204	47	23.2	17.1-30.8	59	29.8	22.7-38.1	59	24.1	18.3-31.1	39	22.8	16.5-30.7
Asian	14	3	24.2	6.3-60.3	7	48.2	22.1-75.3	4	27.5	9.9-56.9	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	16	5	39.7	15.5-70.1	8	48.3	22.7-74.9	3	12.0	3.5-34.1	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	119	32	34.0	23.9-45.9	30	21.5	14.5-30.7	39	27.5	19.5-37.3	18	16.9	9.9-27.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	116	30	32.1	21.9-44.5	31	21.6	14.5-31.0	37	27.5	19.2-37.7	18	18.8	11.2-29.8
-English Speaking	46	11	23.7	12.3-40.8	12	20.8	10.8-36.4	18	34.3	20.5-51.5	5	21.1	8.3-44.3
-Spanish Speaking	70	19	36.3	22.9-52.2	19	22.0	13.2-34.3	19	24.2	14.7-37.1	13	17.6	9.4-30.5
Non-Hispanic	1,165	293	26.3	23.4-29.6	335	28.8	25.7-32.1	368	29.6	26.6-32.8	169	15.2	12.8-18.0
AGE
18-24	330	31	10.1	6.7-15.1	63	17.6	13.1-23.1	118	34.3	28.4-40.6	118	38.0	31.7-44.8
25-34	689	175	29.0	25.0-33.5	228	32.6	28.6-36.9	233	30.4	26.6-34.6	53	7.9	5.8-10.8
35-44	220	98	44.0	36.1-52.2	60	27.3	20.8-35.0	51	23.0	17.0-30.3	11	5.7	2.8-11.2
45-54 (All Males*)	32	15	46.7	27.1-67.4	13	41.3	22.2-63.5	2	8.3	2.0-28.3	2	3.7	0.8-15.5
55-59 (All Males*)	10	4	28.8	9.5-61.1	2	23.8	5.8-61.1	1	8.9	1.2-44.4	3	38.5	11.5-75.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	135	36	28.6	19.6-39.6	37	25.5	17.7-35.2	35	23.7	16.3-33.1	27	22.3	14.7-32.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	279	74	30.7	24.3-38.0	71	23.6	18.1-30.1	92	29.7	23.8-36.3	42	16.0	11.5-21.9
Some Post-H.S.	340	81	22.4	17.7-28.0	84	23.9	18.9-29.7	111	31.2	25.7-37.1	64	22.6	17.2-29.0
College Graduate	527	132	27.4	23.0-32.4	174	34.2	29.5-39.2	167	30.0	25.6-34.8	54	8.4	6.1-11.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	91	19	22.1	12.6-35.8	24	24.2	14.9-36.9	25	19.4	12.1-29.6	23	34.3	22.4-48.6
$15,000- 24,999	193	42	27.6	19.9-37.0	46	24.9	18.1-33.1	74	35.9	28.1-44.6	31	11.6	7.6-17.3
$25,000- 34,999	175	30	21.1	14.3-29.9	46	23.3	17.2-30.9	78	43.3	35.0-51.9	21	12.3	7.4-19.8
$35,000- 49,999	209	45	21.8	16.0-28.9	66	32.2	24.8-40.5	73	33.5	26.4-41.4	25	12.5	7.8-19.5
$50,000-74,999	210	65	32.7	25.5-40.8	73	32.6	25.6-40.4	57	27.1	20.5-34.8	15	7.7	4.3-13.2
$75,000+	208	73	34.3	27.0-42.4	69	33.5	26.5-41.4	51	23.9	17.9-31.1	15	8.3	4.5-15.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	201	50	23.9	17.4-31.9	63	31.1	23.9-39.4	55	27.8	21.0-35.8	33	17.2	11.6-24.8
No	1,056	268	27.4	24.2-30.9	298	27.6	24.5-31.0	339	29.5	26.4-32.8	151	15.5	12.9-18.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	73	28	36.5	25.4-49.3	19	26.6	16.7-39.6	21	28.8	18.5-41.9	5	8.0	2.8-20.9
Non-Veteran	1,166	283	26.3	23.2-29.7	339	28.4	25.4-31.6	364	28.7	25.8-31.9	180	16.5	14.0-19.4
Currently Serving	42	12	26.5	14.4-43.6	8	18.0	8.6-33.9	20	51.1	34.4-67.7	2	4.3	0.9-18.0

Total
Respond.^

Less than 12 mos.

12 mos. to 2 years

2 to 5 years

5 or more years

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,281

323

27.0

24.0-30.1

366

28.0

25.1-31.0

405

29.4

26.6-32.4

187

15.6

13.3-18.3

GENDER

Male

579

157

29.2

24.8-33.9

155

26.6

22.5-31.1

175

27.7

23.8-32.1

16.5

13.1-20.6

Female

702

166

24.4

20.7-28.5

211

29.6

25.8-33.8

230

31.4

27.5-35.6

14.6

11.7-18.1

RACE

White

922

233

26.4

23.0-30.0

261

28.0

24.7-31.7

299

31.4

27.9-35.1

129

14.2

11.6-17.2

African American

204

23.2

17.1-30.8

29.8

22.7-38.1

24.1

18.3-31.1

22.8

16.5-30.7

Asian

24.2

6.3-60.3

48.2

22.1-75.3

27.5

9.9-56.9

0.0

. - .

Native American

39.7

15.5-70.1

48.3

22.7-74.9

12.0

3.5-34.1

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

119

34.0

23.9-45.9

21.5

14.5-30.7

27.5

19.5-37.3

16.9

9.9-27.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

116

32.1

21.9-44.5

21.6

14.5-31.0

27.5

19.2-37.7

18.8

11.2-29.8

-English Speaking

23.7

12.3-40.8

20.8

10.8-36.4

34.3

20.5-51.5

21.1

8.3-44.3

-Spanish Speaking

36.3

22.9-52.2

22.0

13.2-34.3

24.2

14.7-37.1

17.6

9.4-30.5

Non-Hispanic

1,165

293

26.3

23.4-29.6

335

28.8

25.7-32.1

368

29.6

26.6-32.8

169

15.2

12.8-18.0

AGE

18-24

330

10.1

6.7-15.1

17.6

13.1-23.1

118

34.3

28.4-40.6

118

38.0

31.7-44.8

25-34

689

175

29.0

25.0-33.5

228

32.6

28.6-36.9

233

30.4

26.6-34.6

7.9

5.8-10.8

35-44

220

44.0

36.1-52.2

27.3

20.8-35.0

23.0

17.0-30.3

5.7

2.8-11.2

45-54 (All Males*)

46.7

27.1-67.4

41.3

22.2-63.5

8.3

2.0-28.3

3.7

0.8-15.5

55-59 (All Males*)

28.8

9.5-61.1

23.8

5.8-61.1

8.9

1.2-44.4

38.5

11.5-75.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

135

28.6

19.6-39.6

25.5

17.7-35.2

23.7

16.3-33.1

22.3

14.7-32.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

279

30.7

24.3-38.0

23.6

18.1-30.1

29.7

23.8-36.3

16.0

11.5-21.9

Some Post-H.S.

340

22.4

17.7-28.0

23.9

18.9-29.7

111

31.2

25.7-37.1

22.6

17.2-29.0

College Graduate

527

132

27.4

23.0-32.4

174

34.2

29.5-39.2

167

30.0

25.6-34.8

8.4

6.1-11.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

22.1

12.6-35.8

24.2

14.9-36.9

19.4

12.1-29.6

34.3

22.4-48.6

$15,000- 24,999

193

27.6

19.9-37.0

24.9

18.1-33.1

35.9

28.1-44.6

11.6

7.6-17.3

$25,000- 34,999

175

21.1

14.3-29.9

23.3

17.2-30.9

43.3

35.0-51.9

12.3

7.4-19.8

$35,000- 49,999

209

21.8

16.0-28.9

32.2

24.8-40.5

33.5

26.4-41.4

12.5

7.8-19.5

$50,000-74,999

210

32.7

25.5-40.8

32.6

25.6-40.4

27.1

20.5-34.8

7.7

4.3-13.2

$75,000+

208

34.3

27.0-42.4

33.5

26.5-41.4

23.9

17.9-31.1

8.3

4.5-15.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

201

23.9

17.4-31.9

31.1

23.9-39.4

27.8

21.0-35.8

17.2

11.6-24.8

1,056

268

27.4

24.2-30.9

298

27.6

24.5-31.0

339

29.5

26.4-32.8

151

15.5

12.9-18.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

36.5

25.4-49.3

26.6

16.7-39.6

28.8

18.5-41.9

8.0

2.8-20.9

Non-Veteran

1,166

283

26.3

23.2-29.7

339

28.4

25.4-31.6

364

28.7

25.8-31.9

180

16.5

14.0-19.4

Currently Serving

26.5

14.4-43.6

18.0

8.6-33.9

51.1

34.4-67.7

4.3

0.9-18.0

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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 and who wanted to have chidl (now or in the future)

^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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