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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Family Planning

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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	903	140	16.6	13.9-19.8	103	11.9	9.6-14.7	131	13.5	11.1-16.4	177	19.2	16.3-22.6	352	38.7	35.0-42.6
Female	515	170	34.5	29.8-39.5	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	44	10.1	7.2-13.9	107	21.0	17.0-25.6	193	34.4	29.7-39.4
RACE
White	1,009	215	20.2	17.5-23.2	79	9.0	7.0-11.5	140	14.0	11.6-16.9	195	19.6	16.9-22.7	380	37.1	33.6-40.8
African American	261	51	17.4	12.7-23.3	18	8.4	5.1-13.6	28	11.8	7.9-17.4	61	23.2	16.9-31.1	103	39.1	32.1-46.6
Asian	11	5	51.8	22.6-79.8	1	2.4	0.3-16.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	45.8	18.7-75.7
Native American	30	8	32.3	15.3-55.7	1	3.8	0.5-22.7	2	8.0	1.9-28.0	8	20.7	9.4-39.6	11	35.3	16.7-59.7
Other Minorities	98	28	36.4	25.4-49.0	5	7.7	3.0-18.2	5	4.4	1.6-11.4	17	14.0	7.7-24.3	43	37.5	26.9-49.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	101	28	34.9	24.0-47.6	3	4.4	1.2-14.3	4	3.6	1.1-10.8	18	12.1	6.6-20.9	48	45.1	33.6-57.2
-English Speaking	38	10	26.4	13.5-45.1	2	5.6	1.3-20.4	1	3.0	0.4-18.7	8	13.1	4.8-31.3	17	51.9	33.4-69.9
-Spanish Speaking	63	18	39.3	25.1-55.7	1	3.8	0.5-22.2	3	3.8	0.9-14.6	10	11.5	5.4-22.7	31	41.6	27.7-56.9
Non-Hispanic	1,316	282	20.4	18.0-23.1	101	9.0	7.2-11.2	171	13.3	11.2-15.8	266	20.4	17.8-23.2	496	36.8	33.7-40.0
AGE
18-24	102	35	32.8	23.3-43.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.3	0.2- 6.9	6	3.4	1.4- 7.8	59	62.6	51.3-72.6
25-34	401	181	46.6	40.8-52.5	0	0.0	. - .	19	5.9	3.4-10.0	45	8.8	6.3-12.2	156	38.7	33.1-44.7
35-44	453	81	16.9	13.1-21.4	26	7.1	4.6-10.7	57	13.1	9.7-17.5	127	28.8	23.6-34.5	162	34.2	29.0-39.7
45-54	274	10	5.6	2.8-10.9	45	17.5	12.8-23.6	55	17.9	13.4-23.6	72	26.8	21.1-33.3	92	32.1	26.1-38.8
55-64	188	3	1.4	0.4- 4.8	33	20.0	13.8-28.1	42	21.8	15.4-29.9	34	18.5	12.8-26.2	76	38.3	30.4-46.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	203	39	20.6	14.5-28.4	10	7.0	3.4-13.5	26	11.1	7.2-16.6	47	21.2	15.5-28.3	81	40.2	32.2-48.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	388	71	18.6	14.3-23.8	34	10.4	7.1-15.0	52	14.0	10.3-18.9	90	22.2	17.2-28.0	141	34.8	29.4-40.7
Some Post-H.S.	378	72	18.3	14.2-23.2	33	9.5	6.5-13.7	51	13.8	10.0-18.9	80	21.4	16.8-26.9	142	37.0	31.3-43.0
College Graduate	448	128	27.7	23.1-32.8	27	7.0	4.6-10.6	46	10.8	7.7-14.8	67	15.3	11.7-19.7	180	39.2	33.9-44.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	89	12	11.8	6.4-20.6	7	11.0	5.1-22.2	13	17.7	8.7-32.7	17	14.5	7.8-25.6	40	45.0	32.4-58.3
$15,000- 24,999	208	38	21.1	14.9-29.1	9	5.6	2.6-11.9	22	12.2	7.5-19.2	45	19.4	12.8-28.2	94	41.7	33.4-50.5
$25,000- 34,999	179	32	17.6	11.8-25.3	15	9.5	5.4-16.1	23	9.8	6.4-14.9	39	23.6	17.0-31.8	70	39.5	31.4-48.2
$35,000- 49,999	199	39	18.6	13.3-25.4	20	11.6	7.1-18.4	23	11.9	7.6-18.2	42	21.2	15.1-29.0	75	36.6	29.2-44.7
$50,000-74,999	250	64	26.5	20.6-33.4	27	10.9	7.2-16.3	35	14.1	9.5-20.2	39	15.3	10.9-21.1	85	33.2	26.7-40.4
$75,000+	298	75	21.2	16.5-26.8	17	6.8	3.9-11.6	41	14.1	10.0-19.6	72	25.0	19.6-31.2	93	32.9	26.8-39.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	320	49	15.1	11.0-20.5	33	11.6	7.9-16.6	52	17.6	12.8-23.6	65	20.6	15.8-26.3	121	35.2	29.2-41.6
No	1,069	259	24.2	21.3-27.4	69	7.6	5.8- 9.9	119	11.0	8.9-13.4	210	18.8	16.2-21.7	412	38.5	35.0-42.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	237	27	11.7	7.9-17.1	31	13.1	8.8-19.0	47	18.2	13.1-24.6	55	22.8	17.3-29.4	77	34.2	27.4-41.7
Non-Veteran	1,148	272	23.7	20.8-26.8	72	7.8	6.0-10.1	124	11.3	9.2-13.7	227	19.4	16.7-22.4	453	37.9	34.5-41.3
Currently Serving	33	11	25.9	13.4-44.1	1	1.8	0.3-12.2	4	14.5	4.4-38.5	2	7.1	1.5-27.7	15	50.7	31.8-69.4

Total
Respond.^

Want to get pregnant

Had hysterectomy

Believe can't get pregnant

Vasectomy/Tubes tied

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

903

140

16.6

13.9-19.8

103

11.9

9.6-14.7

131

13.5

11.1-16.4

177

19.2

16.3-22.6

352

38.7

35.0-42.6

Female

515

170

34.5

29.8-39.5

0.1

0.0- 0.7

10.1

7.2-13.9

107

21.0

17.0-25.6

193

34.4

29.7-39.4

RACE

White

1,009

215

20.2

17.5-23.2

9.0

7.0-11.5

140

14.0

11.6-16.9

195

19.6

16.9-22.7

380

37.1

33.6-40.8

African American

261

17.4

12.7-23.3

8.4

5.1-13.6

11.8

7.9-17.4

23.2

16.9-31.1

103

39.1

32.1-46.6

Asian

51.8

22.6-79.8

2.4

0.3-16.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45.8

18.7-75.7

Native American

32.3

15.3-55.7

3.8

0.5-22.7

8.0

1.9-28.0

20.7

9.4-39.6

35.3

16.7-59.7

Other Minorities

36.4

25.4-49.0

7.7

3.0-18.2

4.4

1.6-11.4

14.0

7.7-24.3

37.5

26.9-49.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

101

34.9

24.0-47.6

4.4

1.2-14.3

3.6

1.1-10.8

12.1

6.6-20.9

45.1

33.6-57.2

-English Speaking

26.4

13.5-45.1

5.6

1.3-20.4

3.0

0.4-18.7

13.1

4.8-31.3

51.9

33.4-69.9

-Spanish Speaking

39.3

25.1-55.7

3.8

0.5-22.2

3.8

0.9-14.6

11.5

5.4-22.7

41.6

27.7-56.9

Non-Hispanic

1,316

282

20.4

18.0-23.1

101

9.0

7.2-11.2

171

13.3

11.2-15.8

266

20.4

17.8-23.2

496

36.8

33.7-40.0

AGE

18-24

102

32.8

23.3-43.9

0.0

. - .

1.3

0.2- 6.9

3.4

1.4- 7.8

62.6

51.3-72.6

25-34

401

181

46.6

40.8-52.5

0.0

. - .

5.9

3.4-10.0

8.8

6.3-12.2

156

38.7

33.1-44.7

35-44

453

16.9

13.1-21.4

7.1

4.6-10.7

13.1

9.7-17.5

127

28.8

23.6-34.5

162

34.2

29.0-39.7

45-54

274

5.6

2.8-10.9

17.5

12.8-23.6

17.9

13.4-23.6

26.8

21.1-33.3

32.1

26.1-38.8

55-64

188

1.4

0.4- 4.8

20.0

13.8-28.1

21.8

15.4-29.9

18.5

12.8-26.2

38.3

30.4-46.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

203

20.6

14.5-28.4

7.0

3.4-13.5

11.1

7.2-16.6

21.2

15.5-28.3

40.2

32.2-48.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

388

18.6

14.3-23.8

10.4

7.1-15.0

14.0

10.3-18.9

22.2

17.2-28.0

141

34.8

29.4-40.7

Some Post-H.S.

378

18.3

14.2-23.2

9.5

6.5-13.7

13.8

10.0-18.9

21.4

16.8-26.9

142

37.0

31.3-43.0

College Graduate

448

128

27.7

23.1-32.8

7.0

4.6-10.6

10.8

7.7-14.8

15.3

11.7-19.7

180

39.2

33.9-44.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

11.8

6.4-20.6

11.0

5.1-22.2

17.7

8.7-32.7

14.5

7.8-25.6

45.0

32.4-58.3

$15,000- 24,999

208

21.1

14.9-29.1

5.6

2.6-11.9

12.2

7.5-19.2

19.4

12.8-28.2

41.7

33.4-50.5

$25,000- 34,999

179

17.6

11.8-25.3

9.5

5.4-16.1

9.8

6.4-14.9

23.6

17.0-31.8

39.5

31.4-48.2

$35,000- 49,999

199

18.6

13.3-25.4

11.6

7.1-18.4

11.9

7.6-18.2

21.2

15.1-29.0

36.6

29.2-44.7

$50,000-74,999

250

26.5

20.6-33.4

10.9

7.2-16.3

14.1

9.5-20.2

15.3

10.9-21.1

33.2

26.7-40.4

$75,000+

298

21.2

16.5-26.8

6.8

3.9-11.6

14.1

10.0-19.6

25.0

19.6-31.2

32.9

26.8-39.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

320

15.1

11.0-20.5

11.6

7.9-16.6

17.6

12.8-23.6

20.6

15.8-26.3

121

35.2

29.2-41.6

1,069

259

24.2

21.3-27.4

7.6

5.8- 9.9

119

11.0

8.9-13.4

210

18.8

16.2-21.7

412

38.5

35.0-42.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

237

11.7

7.9-17.1

13.1

8.8-19.0

18.2

13.1-24.6

22.8

17.3-29.4

34.2

27.4-41.7

Non-Veteran

1,148

272

23.7

20.8-26.8

7.8

6.0-10.1

124

11.3

9.2-13.7

227

19.4

16.7-22.4

453

37.9

34.5-41.3

Currently Serving

25.9

13.4-44.1

1.8

0.3-12.2

14.5

4.4-38.5

7.1

1.5-27.7

50.7

31.8-69.4

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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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