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

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	6,964	4,090	58.3	56.8-59.8	1,626	25.5	24.3-26.9	1,223	15.8	14.7-16.9	25	0.4	0.2- 0.6
GENDER
Male	3,746	1,980	53.9	51.9-55.8	1,041	29.0	27.3-30.9	713	16.8	15.3-18.3	12	0.4	0.2- 0.7
Female	3,218	2,110	66.0	63.9-68.0	585	19.5	17.9-21.3	510	14.1	12.7-15.7	13	0.4	0.2- 0.6
RACE
White	4,921	2,980	60.7	59.0-62.4	1,132	25.7	24.2-27.2	788	13.2	12.1-14.3	21	0.5	0.3- 0.8
African American	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
Asian	67	36	58.7	44.0-72.0	17	26.4	15.6-41.1	13	13.9	6.9-26.1	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3
Native American	135	78	56.2	45.1-66.6	34	24.9	16.9-35.1	23	18.9	11.1-30.4	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	508	282	50.0	44.2-55.7	119	23.3	18.9-28.4	106	26.7	21.3-32.8	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	512	294	52.0	46.2-57.7	120	22.4	18.1-27.4	97	25.6	20.3-31.7	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5
-English Speaking	171	108	64.8	55.7-72.9	44	26.6	19.3-35.4	18	8.4	4.8-14.2	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8
-Spanish Speaking	341	186	47.5	40.6-54.5	76	20.9	15.9-27.1	79	31.6	24.9-39.2	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	6,447	3,794	59.0	57.5-60.5	1,505	25.9	24.6-27.3	1,124	14.7	13.7-15.7	24	0.4	0.2- 0.6
AGE
18-24	780	452	54.5	49.9-59.1	123	15.1	12.3-18.5	202	30.1	25.7-34.8	3	0.3	0.1- 0.8
25-34	2,206	1,438	64.3	61.7-66.8	444	21.9	19.7-24.2	319	13.7	11.9-15.7	5	0.2	0.1- 0.4
35-44	2,473	1,544	62.9	60.5-65.3	526	24.1	21.9-26.3	388	12.2	10.8-13.8	15	0.8	0.4- 1.4
45-54	997	482	51.0	47.2-54.7	315	33.7	30.3-37.4	199	15.2	12.8-18.0	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6
55-64	508	174	35.7	30.7-41.0	218	47.1	41.8-52.5	115	17.1	13.8-21.0	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	882	466	50.6	46.3-54.8	230	25.1	21.7-28.9	185	24.2	20.4-28.5	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,926	1,118	57.4	54.6-60.2	451	26.1	23.7-28.7	352	16.2	14.2-18.5	5	0.2	0.1- 0.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,855	1,107	59.7	56.9-62.5	426	25.8	23.3-28.4	314	14.0	12.2-16.0	8	0.5	0.2- 1.2
College Graduate	2,295	1,398	61.7	59.2-64.1	516	25.0	22.8-27.3	370	12.9	11.4-14.5	11	0.5	0.2- 1.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	593	283	48.9	43.2-54.6	105	18.0	14.3-22.5	203	32.9	27.6-38.7	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,088	615	53.9	49.9-57.8	230	25.2	21.8-29.0	238	20.4	17.3-24.0	5	0.5	0.2- 1.1
$25,000- 34,999	915	505	55.3	51.4-59.2	203	26.7	23.2-30.5	205	17.9	15.3-20.9	2	0.1	0.0- 0.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,083	668	62.9	59.4-66.3	235	23.2	20.3-26.4	178	13.6	11.4-16.1	2	0.3	0.1- 1.8
$50,000-74,999	999	627	62.3	58.7-65.9	281	30.5	27.2-34.1	86	6.8	5.3- 8.7	5	0.3	0.1- 0.9
$75,000+	1,167	772	65.3	61.9-68.6	331	29.5	26.4-32.8	56	4.3	3.1- 5.9	8	0.9	0.4- 1.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,491	752	49.7	46.5-52.9	367	27.6	24.8-30.6	366	22.2	19.6-25.1	6	0.5	0.2- 1.2
No	5,314	3,248	61.0	59.3-62.6	1,217	24.8	23.3-26.3	830	13.9	12.7-15.2	19	0.3	0.2- 0.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	824	427	54.2	50.0-58.3	261	34.9	31.0-39.0	133	10.5	8.6-12.7	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4
Non-Veteran	5,986	3,566	58.7	57.1-60.3	1,329	24.2	22.8-25.6	1,069	16.7	15.5-18.0	22	0.4	0.2- 0.6
Currently Serving	153	97	66.2	57.0-74.3	36	25.4	18.0-34.4	20	8.4	5.0-13.8	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Not Sexually Active

Same sex partner

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,964

4,090

58.3

56.8-59.8

1,626

25.5

24.3-26.9

1,223

15.8

14.7-16.9

0.4

0.2- 0.6

GENDER

Male

3,746

1,980

53.9

51.9-55.8

1,041

29.0

27.3-30.9

713

16.8

15.3-18.3

0.4

0.2- 0.7

Female

3,218

2,110

66.0

63.9-68.0

585

19.5

17.9-21.3

510

14.1

12.7-15.7

0.4

0.2- 0.6

RACE

White

4,921

2,980

60.7

59.0-62.4

1,132

25.7

24.2-27.2

788

13.2

12.1-14.3

0.5

0.3- 0.8

African American

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

Asian

58.7

44.0-72.0

26.4

15.6-41.1

13.9

6.9-26.1

0.9

0.1- 6.3

Native American

135

56.2

45.1-66.6

24.9

16.9-35.1

18.9

11.1-30.4

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

508

282

50.0

44.2-55.7

119

23.3

18.9-28.4

106

26.7

21.3-32.8

0.1

0.0- 0.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

512

294

52.0

46.2-57.7

120

22.4

18.1-27.4

25.6

20.3-31.7

0.1

0.0- 0.5

-English Speaking

171

108

64.8

55.7-72.9

26.6

19.3-35.4

8.4

4.8-14.2

0.3

0.0- 1.8

-Spanish Speaking

341

186

47.5

40.6-54.5

20.9

15.9-27.1

31.6

24.9-39.2

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

6,447

3,794

59.0

57.5-60.5

1,505

25.9

24.6-27.3

1,124

14.7

13.7-15.7

0.4

0.2- 0.6

AGE

18-24

780

452

54.5

49.9-59.1

123

15.1

12.3-18.5

202

30.1

25.7-34.8

0.3

0.1- 0.8

25-34

2,206

1,438

64.3

61.7-66.8

444

21.9

19.7-24.2

319

13.7

11.9-15.7

0.2

0.1- 0.4

35-44

2,473

1,544

62.9

60.5-65.3

526

24.1

21.9-26.3

388

12.2

10.8-13.8

0.8

0.4- 1.4

45-54

997

482

51.0

47.2-54.7

315

33.7

30.3-37.4

199

15.2

12.8-18.0

0.1

0.0- 0.6

55-64

508

174

35.7

30.7-41.0

218

47.1

41.8-52.5

115

17.1

13.8-21.0

0.1

0.0- 0.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

882

466

50.6

46.3-54.8

230

25.1

21.7-28.9

185

24.2

20.4-28.5

0.1

0.0- 0.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,926

1,118

57.4

54.6-60.2

451

26.1

23.7-28.7

352

16.2

14.2-18.5

0.2

0.1- 0.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,855

1,107

59.7

56.9-62.5

426

25.8

23.3-28.4

314

14.0

12.2-16.0

0.5

0.2- 1.2

College Graduate

2,295

1,398

61.7

59.2-64.1

516

25.0

22.8-27.3

370

12.9

11.4-14.5

0.5

0.2- 1.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

593

283

48.9

43.2-54.6

105

18.0

14.3-22.5

203

32.9

27.6-38.7

0.2

0.0- 0.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,088

615

53.9

49.9-57.8

230

25.2

21.8-29.0

238

20.4

17.3-24.0

0.5

0.2- 1.1

$25,000- 34,999

915

505

55.3

51.4-59.2

203

26.7

23.2-30.5

205

17.9

15.3-20.9

0.1

0.0- 0.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,083

668

62.9

59.4-66.3

235

23.2

20.3-26.4

178

13.6

11.4-16.1

0.3

0.1- 1.8

$50,000-74,999

999

627

62.3

58.7-65.9

281

30.5

27.2-34.1

6.8

5.3- 8.7

0.3

0.1- 0.9

$75,000+

1,167

772

65.3

61.9-68.6

331

29.5

26.4-32.8

4.3

3.1- 5.9

0.9

0.4- 1.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,491

752

49.7

46.5-52.9

367

27.6

24.8-30.6

366

22.2

19.6-25.1

0.5

0.2- 1.2

5,314

3,248

61.0

59.3-62.6

1,217

24.8

23.3-26.3

830

13.9

12.7-15.2

0.3

0.2- 0.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

824

427

54.2

50.0-58.3

261

34.9

31.0-39.0

133

10.5

8.6-12.7

0.4

0.1- 1.4

Non-Veteran

5,986

3,566

58.7

57.1-60.3

1,329

24.2

22.8-25.6

1,069

16.7

15.5-18.0

0.4

0.2- 0.6

Currently Serving

153

66.2

57.0-74.3

25.4

18.0-34.4

8.4

5.0-13.8

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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