BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (What are you or your husband/wife/partner doing now to keep from getting pregnant?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Tubes tied	Vasectomy	Pill	Condoms	Other
TOTAL	2,079	576	26.8	24.5-29.1	215	10.0	8.6-11.7	658	31.7	29.3-34.1	282	13.9	12.2-15.9	348	17.6	15.6-19.8
RACE
White	1,481	364	24.2	21.7-26.9	201	13.6	11.6-15.8	529	35.8	32.9-38.8	172	11.6	9.8-13.7	215	14.9	12.8-17.2
African American	382	153	38.1	32.0-44.5	5	1.4	0.6- 3.6	74	18.1	14.0-23.2	73	21.4	16.4-27.4	77	21.0	16.1-26.8
Asian	15	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.1	1.5-28.2	3	31.5	9.2-67.6	7	30.7	10.5-62.6	3	30.7	6.8-72.7
Native American	39	20	50.8	32.5-68.9	3	6.7	2.1-19.5	7	21.5	9.6-41.2	2	4.5	1.0-17.1	7	16.5	7.3-33.2
Other Minorities	153	38	22.8	16.2-31.1	3	1.4	0.3- 5.9	43	30.0	22.3-39.1	27	15.8	10.4-23.3	42	30.0	21.7-39.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	162	38	21.7	15.3-29.8	5	1.8	0.7- 4.7	46	29.4	21.9-38.3	28	16.0	10.6-23.5	45	31.1	22.8-40.9
-English Speaking	63	15	20.9	11.2-35.5	5	5.1	1.9-13.2	15	29.1	17.4-44.4	11	17.1	8.6-31.0	17	27.8	16.1-43.6
-Spanish Speaking	99	23	22.1	14.3-32.3	0	0.0	. - .	31	29.6	20.4-40.8	17	15.4	9.1-25.0	28	32.9	22.4-45.5
Non-Hispanic	1,917	538	27.3	24.9-29.8	210	10.9	9.3-12.6	612	31.9	29.4-34.5	254	13.7	11.9-15.8	303	16.3	14.3-18.4
AGE
18-24	269	9	3.2	1.6- 6.4	2	0.9	0.2- 3.8	145	50.2	43.0-57.4	49	21.0	15.3-28.0	64	24.7	18.8-31.7
25-34	902	211	23.4	20.2-27.0	60	5.2	3.9- 6.9	321	37.1	33.4-41.0	141	15.7	13.1-18.8	169	18.6	15.7-21.8
35-44	908	356	37.7	33.9-41.7	153	17.8	15.0-21.1	192	20.2	17.2-23.5	92	9.9	7.8-12.6	115	14.3	11.5-17.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	223	92	38.9	31.7-46.6	2	0.4	0.1- 1.5	47	22.7	16.9-29.8	35	14.4	9.9-20.6	47	23.6	17.4-31.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	531	208	36.9	32.1-41.9	38	7.2	4.9-10.3	137	26.4	22.2-31.2	67	13.3	10.0-17.4	81	16.2	12.6-20.7
Some Post-H.S.	574	171	30.0	25.4-34.9	70	11.3	8.7-14.7	180	31.0	26.5-35.8	56	10.4	7.6-14.0	97	17.4	13.7-21.7
College Graduate	750	105	13.4	10.6-16.9	105	14.3	11.5-17.6	294	38.8	34.7-43.2	124	17.0	13.9-20.6	122	16.5	13.5-20.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	171	67	35.4	26.9-44.9	2	2.1	0.5- 8.1	34	17.9	12.2-25.6	31	18.9	12.6-27.2	37	25.7	17.9-35.4
$15,000- 24,999	355	138	38.6	32.5-45.1	6	1.2	0.5- 2.8	89	22.3	17.6-27.8	50	17.3	12.5-23.4	72	20.6	15.8-26.4
$25,000- 34,999	279	84	26.9	21.4-33.3	13	5.0	2.5- 9.4	93	34.0	27.7-40.9	50	19.3	14.0-26.0	39	14.8	10.6-20.4
$35,000- 49,999	320	73	24.1	18.8-30.2	37	12.6	8.8-17.9	115	34.2	28.4-40.5	43	12.4	8.8-17.1	52	16.7	12.4-22.1
$50,000-74,999	277	44	13.2	9.5-18.0	48	15.3	11.1-20.8	105	38.5	31.9-45.5	33	13.4	9.2-19.1	47	19.6	14.1-26.7
$75,000+	339	70	20.1	15.4-25.9	76	20.8	16.2-26.2	111	34.9	28.9-41.3	37	10.9	7.6-15.5	45	13.3	9.1-19.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	338	141	40.2	34.1-46.6	26	8.4	5.2-13.4	76	24.8	19.5-31.0	48	14.3	10.2-19.6	47	12.3	8.6-17.4
No	1,707	422	24.2	21.7-26.8	187	10.4	8.8-12.2	576	33.1	30.5-35.9	230	13.9	12.0-16.0	292	18.5	16.2-20.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	53	10	19.7	9.4-36.7	10	18.2	8.9-33.6	15	27.9	15.9-44.1	7	7.8	3.1-18.1	11	26.5	12.3-48.2
Non-Veteran	2,009	564	27.0	24.7-29.5	201	9.8	8.3-11.4	639	31.8	29.4-34.3	273	14.1	12.3-16.1	332	17.3	15.3-19.5
Currently Serving	17	2	8.8	2.1-30.3	4	20.2	6.7-47.3	4	21.6	7.2-49.6	2	17.2	4.3-49.4	5	32.1	13.3-59.3

Total
Respond.^

Tubes tied

Vasectomy

Pill

Condoms

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,079

576

26.8

24.5-29.1

215

10.0

8.6-11.7

658

31.7

29.3-34.1

282

13.9

12.2-15.9

348

17.6

15.6-19.8

RACE

White

1,481

364

24.2

21.7-26.9

201

13.6

11.6-15.8

529

35.8

32.9-38.8

172

11.6

9.8-13.7

215

14.9

12.8-17.2

African American

382

153

38.1

32.0-44.5

1.4

0.6- 3.6

18.1

14.0-23.2

21.4

16.4-27.4

21.0

16.1-26.8

Asian

0.0

. - .

7.1

1.5-28.2

31.5

9.2-67.6

30.7

10.5-62.6

30.7

6.8-72.7

Native American

50.8

32.5-68.9

6.7

2.1-19.5

21.5

9.6-41.2

4.5

1.0-17.1

16.5

7.3-33.2

Other Minorities

153

22.8

16.2-31.1

1.4

0.3- 5.9

30.0

22.3-39.1

15.8

10.4-23.3

30.0

21.7-39.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

162

21.7

15.3-29.8

1.8

0.7- 4.7

29.4

21.9-38.3

16.0

10.6-23.5

31.1

22.8-40.9

-English Speaking

20.9

11.2-35.5

5.1

1.9-13.2

29.1

17.4-44.4

17.1

8.6-31.0

27.8

16.1-43.6

-Spanish Speaking

22.1

14.3-32.3

0.0

. - .

29.6

20.4-40.8

15.4

9.1-25.0

32.9

22.4-45.5

Non-Hispanic

1,917

538

27.3

24.9-29.8

210

10.9

9.3-12.6

612

31.9

29.4-34.5

254

13.7

11.9-15.8

303

16.3

14.3-18.4

AGE

18-24

269

3.2

1.6- 6.4

0.9

0.2- 3.8

145

50.2

43.0-57.4

21.0

15.3-28.0

24.7

18.8-31.7

25-34

902

211

23.4

20.2-27.0

5.2

3.9- 6.9

321

37.1

33.4-41.0

141

15.7

13.1-18.8

169

18.6

15.7-21.8

35-44

908

356

37.7

33.9-41.7

153

17.8

15.0-21.1

192

20.2

17.2-23.5

9.9

7.8-12.6

115

14.3

11.5-17.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

223

38.9

31.7-46.6

0.4

0.1- 1.5

22.7

16.9-29.8

14.4

9.9-20.6

23.6

17.4-31.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

531

208

36.9

32.1-41.9

7.2

4.9-10.3

137

26.4

22.2-31.2

13.3

10.0-17.4

16.2

12.6-20.7

Some Post-H.S.

574

171

30.0

25.4-34.9

11.3

8.7-14.7

180

31.0

26.5-35.8

10.4

7.6-14.0

17.4

13.7-21.7

College Graduate

750

105

13.4

10.6-16.9

105

14.3

11.5-17.6

294

38.8

34.7-43.2

124

17.0

13.9-20.6

122

16.5

13.5-20.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

171

35.4

26.9-44.9

2.1

0.5- 8.1

17.9

12.2-25.6

18.9

12.6-27.2

25.7

17.9-35.4

$15,000- 24,999

355

138

38.6

32.5-45.1

1.2

0.5- 2.8

22.3

17.6-27.8

17.3

12.5-23.4

20.6

15.8-26.4

$25,000- 34,999

279

26.9

21.4-33.3

5.0

2.5- 9.4

34.0

27.7-40.9

19.3

14.0-26.0

14.8

10.6-20.4

$35,000- 49,999

320

24.1

18.8-30.2

12.6

8.8-17.9

115

34.2

28.4-40.5

12.4

8.8-17.1

16.7

12.4-22.1

$50,000-74,999

277

13.2

9.5-18.0

15.3

11.1-20.8

105

38.5

31.9-45.5

13.4

9.2-19.1

19.6

14.1-26.7

$75,000+

339

20.1

15.4-25.9

20.8

16.2-26.2

111

34.9

28.9-41.3

10.9

7.6-15.5

13.3

9.1-19.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

338

141

40.2

34.1-46.6

8.4

5.2-13.4

24.8

19.5-31.0

14.3

10.2-19.6

12.3

8.6-17.4

1,707

422

24.2

21.7-26.8

187

10.4

8.8-12.2

576

33.1

30.5-35.9

230

13.9

12.0-16.0

292

18.5

16.2-20.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

19.7

9.4-36.7

18.2

8.9-33.6

27.9

15.9-44.1

7.8

3.1-18.1

26.5

12.3-48.2

Non-Veteran

2,009

564

27.0

24.7-29.5

201

9.8

8.3-11.4

639

31.8

29.4-34.3

273

14.1

12.3-16.1

332

17.3

15.3-19.5

Currently Serving

8.8

2.1-30.3

20.2

6.7-47.3

21.6

7.2-49.6

17.2

4.3-49.4

32.1

13.3-59.3

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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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