BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How do you feel about having a child now or sometime in the future? Would you say:)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Do NOT want to have one	Do want to have one	Not sure if do or don't
North Carolina	3,458	1,437	41.9	39.9-43.9	1,398	40.1	38.1-42.1	623	18.0	16.5-19.7
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	86	35	37.0	26.3-49.1	33	44.2	32.2-56.9	18	18.9	11.6-29.2
Buncombe	88	41	46.1	35.1-57.6	37	42.3	31.4-53.9	10	11.6	5.7-22.1
Cabarrus	96	32	31.0	21.7-42.1	48	52.4	41.3-63.3	16	16.6	9.8-26.7
Catawba	90	44	57.8	45.2-69.4	30	28.9	19.5-40.7	16	13.3	7.2-23.2
Cumberland	109	42	39.0	28.7-50.3	54	47.8	36.9-58.8	13	13.2	6.9-24.0
Davidson	70	35	43.8	30.8-57.8	20	40.1	26.1-55.8	15	16.1	9.2-26.8
Durham	139	50	36.7	27.9-46.4	67	45.7	36.5-55.2	22	17.6	11.0-27.0
Forsyth	103	45	48.9	38.3-59.6	36	33.5	24.4-44.0	22	17.6	11.3-26.4
Gaston	70	35	48.6	36.3-61.1	19	28.7	18.5-41.7	16	22.7	14.0-34.7
Guilford	90	29	34.6	24.6-46.3	41	44.2	33.4-55.6	20	21.1	13.4-31.7
Iredell	96	35	38.7	28.7-49.7	45	47.6	37.0-58.5	16	13.7	8.1-22.1
Johnston	129	55	47.5	37.2-58.1	58	41.8	32.1-52.2	16	10.7	6.1-18.0
Mecklenburg	198	83	41.0	33.9-48.5	89	46.1	38.8-53.6	26	12.9	8.6-19.0
New Hanover	89	33	34.4	24.2-46.2	40	50.5	38.7-62.3	16	15.1	8.9-24.3
Onslow	109	36	37.7	27.9-48.5	48	41.9	32.4-52.1	25	20.4	13.6-29.4
Orange	132	55	40.0	31.1-49.5	54	41.0	31.8-50.9	23	19.1	12.4-28.2
Pitt	118	50	45.7	36.0-55.8	50	40.0	30.9-49.9	18	14.3	8.8-22.4
Randolph	80	38	43.3	31.7-55.8	31	34.6	24.1-46.9	11	22.1	11.9-37.1
Robeson	69	26	33.4	22.4-46.6	31	48.7	35.5-62.2	12	17.8	9.5-30.9
Rowan	88	37	44.9	33.4-56.9	33	35.4	25.3-47.1	18	19.7	11.8-31.2
Union	93	41	42.2	31.4-53.7	35	37.3	27.0-48.9	17	20.5	11.5-33.9
Wake	205	69	36.0	28.8-43.9	89	42.0	34.6-49.7	47	22.0	16.2-29.1
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	83	42	51.2	39.7-62.6	28	34.9	24.6-46.8	13	13.9	7.9-23.3
Northeast Partnership II	75	44	57.6	45.0-69.3	19	25.8	16.3-38.2	12	16.6	9.2-28.0
Northeast Partnership I	67	37	57.1	43.5-69.8	20	29.0	18.3-42.8	10	13.9	7.2-25.0
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	66	32	49.9	36.2-63.5	24	36.0	24.2-49.8	10	14.1	7.4-25.2
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	109	40	34.9	25.8-45.3	46	40.8	30.9-51.4	23	24.3	16.0-35.2
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	81	34	42.8	31.2-55.4	35	43.6	31.5-56.6	12	13.5	7.5-23.1
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	98	43	44.7	34.6-55.3	36	36.2	26.8-46.9	19	19.0	12.0-28.7
Chatham/Lee/Moore	95	38	38.8	28.2-50.5	38	40.5	29.7-52.2	19	20.8	12.8-32.0
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	116	41	35.4	26.1-45.8	54	46.9	36.9-57.2	21	17.7	11.2-27.0
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	72	32	43.3	31.3-56.2	20	27.6	17.9-39.9	20	29.1	18.8-42.0
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	75	31	46.1	30.5-62.4	28	36.5	23.8-51.5	16	17.4	10.0-28.6
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	77	42	55.2	42.6-67.2	23	29.0	18.8-41.8	12	15.8	8.7-27.0
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	97	35	39.2	28.2-51.3	39	36.0	25.9-47.5	23	24.8	16.2-36.1
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	176	95	53.0	44.6-61.2	53	32.2	24.8-40.6	28	14.9	10.1-21.3
No	3,282	1,342	41.4	39.3-43.5	1,345	40.5	38.4-42.6	595	18.2	16.6-19.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,139	482	42.9	39.5-46.4	474	41.4	38.0-44.8	183	15.7	13.3-18.4
Piedmont	2,007	825	41.3	38.7-44.0	805	40.2	37.6-42.9	377	18.5	16.5-20.7
Western NC	312	130	42.4	35.8-49.2	119	36.7	30.6-43.3	63	20.9	16.0-26.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	179	72	40.9	32.5-49.7	75	39.3	31.3-47.9	32	19.8	13.7-27.9
Northwest	603	263	45.9	41.0-50.8	217	35.4	30.8-40.2	123	18.7	15.3-22.7
Charlotte	519	224	43.0	38.0-48.1	211	42.1	37.2-47.3	84	14.9	11.6-18.9
Greensboro	463	187	38.4	33.1-44.1	190	41.2	35.7-46.9	86	20.4	16.0-25.6
Southern Regional	333	119	33.9	28.0-40.3	162	49.4	42.8-56.0	52	16.7	12.2-22.6
Coastal	170	65	37.1	29.4-45.6	72	42.7	34.5-51.4	33	20.1	13.8-28.4
Wake	599	235	39.6	34.8-44.7	257	41.8	37.0-46.7	107	18.6	14.9-22.9
Area L	111	57	51.7	41.0-62.1	38	35.4	25.9-46.2	16	12.9	7.7-20.9
Eastern	443	202	49.0	43.6-54.4	163	33.8	29.0-38.9	78	17.2	13.5-21.7

Total
Respond.^

Do NOT want to have one

Do want to have one

Not sure if do or don't

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,458

1,437

41.9

39.9-43.9

1,398

40.1

38.1-42.1

623

18.0

16.5-19.7

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

37.0

26.3-49.1

44.2

32.2-56.9

18.9

11.6-29.2

Buncombe

46.1

35.1-57.6

42.3

31.4-53.9

11.6

5.7-22.1

Cabarrus

31.0

21.7-42.1

52.4

41.3-63.3

16.6

9.8-26.7

Catawba

57.8

45.2-69.4

28.9

19.5-40.7

13.3

7.2-23.2

Cumberland

109

39.0

28.7-50.3

47.8

36.9-58.8

13.2

6.9-24.0

Davidson

43.8

30.8-57.8

40.1

26.1-55.8

16.1

9.2-26.8

Durham

139

36.7

27.9-46.4

45.7

36.5-55.2

17.6

11.0-27.0

Forsyth

103

48.9

38.3-59.6

33.5

24.4-44.0

17.6

11.3-26.4

Gaston

48.6

36.3-61.1

28.7

18.5-41.7

22.7

14.0-34.7

Guilford

34.6

24.6-46.3

44.2

33.4-55.6

21.1

13.4-31.7

Iredell

38.7

28.7-49.7

47.6

37.0-58.5

13.7

8.1-22.1

Johnston

129

47.5

37.2-58.1

41.8

32.1-52.2

10.7

6.1-18.0

Mecklenburg

198

41.0

33.9-48.5

46.1

38.8-53.6

12.9

8.6-19.0

New Hanover

34.4

24.2-46.2

50.5

38.7-62.3

15.1

8.9-24.3

Onslow

109

37.7

27.9-48.5

41.9

32.4-52.1

20.4

13.6-29.4

Orange

132

40.0

31.1-49.5

41.0

31.8-50.9

19.1

12.4-28.2

Pitt

118

45.7

36.0-55.8

40.0

30.9-49.9

14.3

8.8-22.4

Randolph

43.3

31.7-55.8

34.6

24.1-46.9

22.1

11.9-37.1

Robeson

33.4

22.4-46.6

48.7

35.5-62.2

17.8

9.5-30.9

Rowan

44.9

33.4-56.9

35.4

25.3-47.1

19.7

11.8-31.2

Union

42.2

31.4-53.7

37.3

27.0-48.9

20.5

11.5-33.9

Wake

205

36.0

28.8-43.9

42.0

34.6-49.7

22.0

16.2-29.1

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

51.2

39.7-62.6

34.9

24.6-46.8

13.9

7.9-23.3

Northeast Partnership II

57.6

45.0-69.3

25.8

16.3-38.2

16.6

9.2-28.0

Northeast Partnership I

57.1

43.5-69.8

29.0

18.3-42.8

13.9

7.2-25.0

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

49.9

36.2-63.5

36.0

24.2-49.8

14.1

7.4-25.2

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

109

34.9

25.8-45.3

40.8

30.9-51.4

24.3

16.0-35.2

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

42.8

31.2-55.4

43.6

31.5-56.6

13.5

7.5-23.1

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

44.7

34.6-55.3

36.2

26.8-46.9

19.0

12.0-28.7

Chatham/Lee/Moore

38.8

28.2-50.5

40.5

29.7-52.2

20.8

12.8-32.0

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

116

35.4

26.1-45.8

46.9

36.9-57.2

17.7

11.2-27.0

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

43.3

31.3-56.2

27.6

17.9-39.9

29.1

18.8-42.0

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

46.1

30.5-62.4

36.5

23.8-51.5

17.4

10.0-28.6

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

55.2

42.6-67.2

29.0

18.8-41.8

15.8

8.7-27.0

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

39.2

28.2-51.3

36.0

25.9-47.5

24.8

16.2-36.1

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

176

53.0

44.6-61.2

32.2

24.8-40.6

14.9

10.1-21.3

3,282

1,342

41.4

39.3-43.5

1,345

40.5

38.4-42.6

595

18.2

16.6-19.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,139

482

42.9

39.5-46.4

474

41.4

38.0-44.8

183

15.7

13.3-18.4

Piedmont

2,007

825

41.3

38.7-44.0

805

40.2

37.6-42.9

377

18.5

16.5-20.7

Western NC

312

130

42.4

35.8-49.2

119

36.7

30.6-43.3

20.9

16.0-26.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

179

40.9

32.5-49.7

39.3

31.3-47.9

19.8

13.7-27.9

Northwest

603

263

45.9

41.0-50.8

217

35.4

30.8-40.2

123

18.7

15.3-22.7

Charlotte

519

224

43.0

38.0-48.1

211

42.1

37.2-47.3

14.9

11.6-18.9

Greensboro

463

187

38.4

33.1-44.1

190

41.2

35.7-46.9

20.4

16.0-25.6

Southern Regional

333

119

33.9

28.0-40.3

162

49.4

42.8-56.0

16.7

12.2-22.6

Coastal

170

37.1

29.4-45.6

42.7

34.5-51.4

20.1

13.8-28.4

Wake

599

235

39.6

34.8-44.7

257

41.8

37.0-46.7

107

18.6

14.9-22.9

Area L

111

51.7

41.0-62.1

35.4

25.9-46.2

12.9

7.7-20.9

Eastern

443

202

49.0

43.6-54.4

163

33.8

29.0-38.9

17.2

13.5-21.7

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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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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