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-MALES

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	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
RACE
White	673	94	14.5	11.7-17.9	78	12.1	9.4-15.4	107	14.9	12.0-18.4	130	19.4	16.1-23.1	264	39.1	34.9-43.6
African American	152	29	16.7	11.1-24.4	18	12.4	7.5-19.7	22	14.3	9.1-21.9	32	22.8	14.6-33.6	51	33.8	25.4-43.3
Asian	5	1	34.7	5.3-83.4	1	5.4	0.6-34.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	59.9	15.7-92.3
Native American	17	2	16.9	3.9-50.8	1	5.6	0.8-31.6	1	4.5	0.6-26.8	6	27.1	10.9-53.0	7	45.8	20.5-73.5
Other Minorities	51	13	34.0	20.2-51.3	5	11.8	4.6-26.9	1	1.5	0.2-10.3	7	8.8	3.5-20.2	25	43.9	29.2-59.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	55	16	35.5	22.0-51.7	3	6.1	1.7-19.4	1	1.4	0.2- 9.7	7	8.2	3.3-18.7	28	48.8	34.0-63.8
-English Speaking	22	5	21.5	8.6-44.5	2	7.2	1.7-25.6	1	3.9	0.5-23.3	3	12.3	3.2-37.4	11	55.2	32.9-75.5
-Spanish Speaking	33	11	43.8	25.2-64.3	1	5.5	0.8-30.2	0	0.0	. - .	4	5.7	2.0-15.7	17	45.0	26.7-64.7
Non-Hispanic	848	124	15.0	12.4-18.0	100	12.4	10.0-15.4	130	14.6	12.0-17.6	170	20.2	17.1-23.7	324	37.8	34.0-41.8
AGE
18-24	44	14	26.4	14.9-42.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.1	0.3-13.8	3	3.1	1.0- 9.6	26	68.3	52.1-81.0
25-34	177	78	44.3	36.0-53.0	0	0.0	. - .	7	4.4	1.7-11.1	11	5.1	2.7- 9.7	81	46.1	37.7-54.8
35-44	220	35	15.4	10.5-22.0	25	11.8	7.7-17.8	26	12.1	7.8-18.3	57	26.2	19.3-34.5	77	34.5	27.4-42.4
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.	139	21	17.2	10.6-26.6	10	9.0	4.5-17.2	17	9.5	5.7-15.5	32	21.1	14.5-29.7	59	43.2	33.6-53.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	250	36	14.4	9.9-20.6	33	14.5	9.9-20.7	37	14.8	10.2-21.0	54	21.3	15.3-28.8	90	35.0	28.4-42.3
Some Post-H.S.	230	31	14.2	9.8-20.3	33	13.7	9.4-19.5	39	15.9	11.0-22.6	42	18.5	13.2-25.3	85	37.7	30.6-45.3
College Graduate	283	52	20.3	15.3-26.5	27	9.7	6.3-14.6	38	12.3	8.5-17.5	49	17.0	12.6-22.7	117	40.6	34.1-47.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	48	6	10.8	4.7-23.1	7	16.7	7.7-32.5	7	19.9	8.0-41.5	9	13.4	6.2-26.6	19	39.1	24.1-56.5
$15,000- 24,999	122	19	17.3	10.4-27.4	8	7.7	3.4-16.4	17	15.0	8.7-24.4	22	16.9	9.2-29.2	56	43.0	32.5-54.3
$25,000- 34,999	111	12	12.2	6.3-22.4	15	13.8	7.9-23.1	17	10.3	6.2-16.6	20	21.4	13.7-31.8	47	42.4	32.0-53.4
$35,000- 49,999	131	13	10.9	6.2-18.7	20	15.5	9.6-24.2	19	13.5	8.2-21.4	26	20.9	13.6-30.8	53	39.1	30.0-49.0
$50,000-74,999	178	37	22.7	16.2-30.8	27	14.6	9.7-21.5	28	14.4	9.2-21.7	30	16.8	11.4-24.1	56	31.5	24.2-39.9
$75,000+	206	33	15.4	10.7-21.7	17	8.8	5.1-14.9	31	14.1	9.5-20.5	56	26.1	19.8-33.5	69	35.6	28.2-43.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	228	28	12.4	8.0-18.7	33	15.2	10.5-21.6	41	18.8	13.1-26.1	42	19.1	13.8-25.9	84	34.4	27.6-42.0
No	660	111	18.5	15.2-22.3	68	10.7	8.1-13.8	88	11.8	9.3-14.9	132	18.6	15.5-22.2	261	40.5	36.1-45.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	228	22	10.5	6.8-15.9	31	13.4	9.0-19.5	47	18.6	13.5-25.2	53	22.8	17.2-29.6	75	34.6	27.7-42.3
Non-Veteran	645	108	18.2	14.8-22.1	71	11.8	9.1-15.2	81	11.9	9.2-15.2	122	18.5	15.0-22.6	263	39.6	35.2-44.2
Currently Serving	30	10	26.4	13.4-45.4	1	1.9	0.3-12.9	3	13.2	3.4-39.7	2	7.5	1.6-29.0	14	50.9	31.3-70.3

Total
Respond.^

Want to get pregnant

Had hysterectomy

Believe can't get pregnant

Vasectomy/Tubes tied

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

RACE

White

673

14.5

11.7-17.9

12.1

9.4-15.4

107

14.9

12.0-18.4

130

19.4

16.1-23.1

264

39.1

34.9-43.6

African American

152

16.7

11.1-24.4

12.4

7.5-19.7

14.3

9.1-21.9

22.8

14.6-33.6

33.8

25.4-43.3

Asian

34.7

5.3-83.4

5.4

0.6-34.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

59.9

15.7-92.3

Native American

16.9

3.9-50.8

5.6

0.8-31.6

4.5

0.6-26.8

27.1

10.9-53.0

45.8

20.5-73.5

Other Minorities

34.0

20.2-51.3

11.8

4.6-26.9

1.5

0.2-10.3

8.8

3.5-20.2

43.9

29.2-59.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

35.5

22.0-51.7

6.1

1.7-19.4

1.4

0.2- 9.7

8.2

3.3-18.7

48.8

34.0-63.8

-English Speaking

21.5

8.6-44.5

7.2

1.7-25.6

3.9

0.5-23.3

12.3

3.2-37.4

55.2

32.9-75.5

-Spanish Speaking

43.8

25.2-64.3

5.5

0.8-30.2

0.0

. - .

5.7

2.0-15.7

45.0

26.7-64.7

Non-Hispanic

848

124

15.0

12.4-18.0

100

12.4

10.0-15.4

130

14.6

12.0-17.6

170

20.2

17.1-23.7

324

37.8

34.0-41.8

AGE

18-24

26.4

14.9-42.4

0.0

. - .

2.1

0.3-13.8

3.1

1.0- 9.6

68.3

52.1-81.0

25-34

177

44.3

36.0-53.0

0.0

. - .

4.4

1.7-11.1

5.1

2.7- 9.7

46.1

37.7-54.8

35-44

220

15.4

10.5-22.0

11.8

7.7-17.8

12.1

7.8-18.3

26.2

19.3-34.5

34.5

27.4-42.4

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.

139

17.2

10.6-26.6

9.0

4.5-17.2

9.5

5.7-15.5

21.1

14.5-29.7

43.2

33.6-53.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

250

14.4

9.9-20.6

14.5

9.9-20.7

14.8

10.2-21.0

21.3

15.3-28.8

35.0

28.4-42.3

Some Post-H.S.

230

14.2

9.8-20.3

13.7

9.4-19.5

15.9

11.0-22.6

18.5

13.2-25.3

37.7

30.6-45.3

College Graduate

283

20.3

15.3-26.5

9.7

6.3-14.6

12.3

8.5-17.5

17.0

12.6-22.7

117

40.6

34.1-47.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

10.8

4.7-23.1

16.7

7.7-32.5

19.9

8.0-41.5

13.4

6.2-26.6

39.1

24.1-56.5

$15,000- 24,999

122

17.3

10.4-27.4

7.7

3.4-16.4

15.0

8.7-24.4

16.9

9.2-29.2

43.0

32.5-54.3

$25,000- 34,999

111

12.2

6.3-22.4

13.8

7.9-23.1

10.3

6.2-16.6

21.4

13.7-31.8

42.4

32.0-53.4

$35,000- 49,999

131

10.9

6.2-18.7

15.5

9.6-24.2

13.5

8.2-21.4

20.9

13.6-30.8

39.1

30.0-49.0

$50,000-74,999

178

22.7

16.2-30.8

14.6

9.7-21.5

14.4

9.2-21.7

16.8

11.4-24.1

31.5

24.2-39.9

$75,000+

206

15.4

10.7-21.7

8.8

5.1-14.9

14.1

9.5-20.5

26.1

19.8-33.5

35.6

28.2-43.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

228

12.4

8.0-18.7

15.2

10.5-21.6

18.8

13.1-26.1

19.1

13.8-25.9

34.4

27.6-42.0

660

111

18.5

15.2-22.3

10.7

8.1-13.8

11.8

9.3-14.9

132

18.6

15.5-22.2

261

40.5

36.1-45.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

228

10.5

6.8-15.9

13.4

9.0-19.5

18.6

13.5-25.2

22.8

17.2-29.6

34.6

27.7-42.3

Non-Veteran

645

108

18.2

14.8-22.1

11.8

9.1-15.2

11.9

9.2-15.2

122

18.5

15.0-22.6

263

39.6

35.2-44.2

Currently Serving

26.4

13.4-45.4

1.9

0.3-12.9

13.2

3.4-39.7

7.5

1.6-29.0

50.9

31.3-70.3

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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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