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

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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	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	1,201	430	35.3	32.2-38.7	534	44.7	41.4-48.1	237	19.9	17.3-22.8
African American	320	137	44.3	37.6-51.2	126	41.4	34.9-48.2	57	14.3	10.6-19.0
Asian	22	10	46.9	22.9-72.5	8	37.4	16.9-63.8	4	15.7	4.6-41.5
Native American	29	12	45.4	26.3-65.8	13	45.9	26.7-66.4	4	8.8	3.1-22.4
Other Minorities	155	49	33.9	25.5-43.4	73	46.1	37.1-55.3	33	20.1	13.7-28.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	157	52	37.2	28.4-46.9	69	39.2	30.7-48.4	36	23.6	16.5-32.6
-English Speaking	54	14	33.2	19.9-50.0	30	46.7	31.8-62.2	10	20.1	9.8-36.8
-Spanish Speaking	103	38	39.1	28.3-51.1	39	35.6	25.6-47.1	26	25.3	16.5-36.6
Non-Hispanic	1,581	590	37.1	34.3-40.1	688	44.6	41.6-47.5	303	18.3	16.1-20.7
AGE
18-24	324	66	21.3	16.3-27.4	203	60.8	54.2-67.1	55	17.9	13.3-23.6
25-34	836	233	26.4	23.0-30.1	410	51.6	47.5-55.6	193	22.0	18.9-25.5
35-44	579	343	62.7	57.8-67.3	144	22.4	18.7-26.7	92	14.9	11.7-18.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	183	71	40.8	32.6-49.4	70	36.6	28.9-45.1	42	22.6	16.2-30.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	404	168	39.1	33.5-44.9	170	44.6	38.7-50.5	66	16.4	12.5-21.1
Some Post-H.S.	453	175	41.4	35.9-47.1	187	41.6	36.2-47.2	91	17.0	13.5-21.2
College Graduate	698	228	32.2	28.2-36.6	330	47.4	43.0-51.9	140	20.3	16.9-24.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	138	52	38.2	28.8-48.6	58	42.8	32.9-53.2	28	19.0	12.2-28.3
$15,000- 24,999	275	114	44.2	37.0-51.7	109	39.5	32.6-46.9	52	16.2	11.7-22.0
$25,000- 34,999	232	87	39.0	31.7-46.8	100	43.1	35.7-50.7	45	18.0	13.1-24.2
$35,000- 49,999	272	95	33.1	26.9-39.8	129	48.7	41.8-55.6	48	18.2	13.5-24.1
$50,000-74,999	257	94	37.8	30.8-45.3	122	49.1	41.8-56.4	41	13.1	9.2-18.4
$75,000+	271	101	38.7	31.7-46.1	115	41.3	34.4-48.6	55	20.0	15.0-26.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	246	93	37.1	30.0-44.7	107	46.2	38.7-53.9	46	16.7	12.1-22.5
No	1,461	537	37.3	34.3-40.4	633	43.3	40.3-46.4	291	19.4	17.1-21.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	40	19	49.8	30.4-69.2	16	41.0	23.9-60.6	5	9.2	3.4-22.7
Non-Veteran	1,686	621	37.0	34.2-39.8	734	44.0	41.2-46.9	331	19.0	16.9-21.3
Currently Serving	13	2	9.3	1.9-35.8	7	54.4	26.8-79.6	4	36.2	14.0-66.4

Total
Respond.^

Do NOT want to have one

Do want to have one

Not sure if do or don't

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

1,201

430

35.3

32.2-38.7

534

44.7

41.4-48.1

237

19.9

17.3-22.8

African American

320

137

44.3

37.6-51.2

126

41.4

34.9-48.2

14.3

10.6-19.0

Asian

46.9

22.9-72.5

37.4

16.9-63.8

15.7

4.6-41.5

Native American

45.4

26.3-65.8

45.9

26.7-66.4

8.8

3.1-22.4

Other Minorities

155

33.9

25.5-43.4

46.1

37.1-55.3

20.1

13.7-28.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

157

37.2

28.4-46.9

39.2

30.7-48.4

23.6

16.5-32.6

-English Speaking

33.2

19.9-50.0

46.7

31.8-62.2

20.1

9.8-36.8

-Spanish Speaking

103

39.1

28.3-51.1

35.6

25.6-47.1

25.3

16.5-36.6

Non-Hispanic

1,581

590

37.1

34.3-40.1

688

44.6

41.6-47.5

303

18.3

16.1-20.7

AGE

18-24

324

21.3

16.3-27.4

203

60.8

54.2-67.1

17.9

13.3-23.6

25-34

836

233

26.4

23.0-30.1

410

51.6

47.5-55.6

193

22.0

18.9-25.5

35-44

579

343

62.7

57.8-67.3

144

22.4

18.7-26.7

14.9

11.7-18.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

183

40.8

32.6-49.4

36.6

28.9-45.1

22.6

16.2-30.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

404

168

39.1

33.5-44.9

170

44.6

38.7-50.5

16.4

12.5-21.1

Some Post-H.S.

453

175

41.4

35.9-47.1

187

41.6

36.2-47.2

17.0

13.5-21.2

College Graduate

698

228

32.2

28.2-36.6

330

47.4

43.0-51.9

140

20.3

16.9-24.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

138

38.2

28.8-48.6

42.8

32.9-53.2

19.0

12.2-28.3

$15,000- 24,999

275

114

44.2

37.0-51.7

109

39.5

32.6-46.9

16.2

11.7-22.0

$25,000- 34,999

232

39.0

31.7-46.8

100

43.1

35.7-50.7

18.0

13.1-24.2

$35,000- 49,999

272

33.1

26.9-39.8

129

48.7

41.8-55.6

18.2

13.5-24.1

$50,000-74,999

257

37.8

30.8-45.3

122

49.1

41.8-56.4

13.1

9.2-18.4

$75,000+

271

101

38.7

31.7-46.1

115

41.3

34.4-48.6

20.0

15.0-26.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

246

37.1

30.0-44.7

107

46.2

38.7-53.9

16.7

12.1-22.5

1,461

537

37.3

34.3-40.4

633

43.3

40.3-46.4

291

19.4

17.1-21.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

49.8

30.4-69.2

41.0

23.9-60.6

9.2

3.4-22.7

Non-Veteran

1,686

621

37.0

34.2-39.8

734

44.0

41.2-46.9

331

19.0

16.9-21.3

Currently Serving

9.3

1.9-35.8

54.4

26.8-79.6

36.2

14.0-66.4

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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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