BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Are you or your husband/wife/partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant? <br> Some things people do to keep from getting pregnant include not having sex at certain times, using birth <br> control methods such as the pill, Norplant, shots or Depo-provera, condoms, diaphragm, foam, IUD, having <br> their tubes tied, or having a vasectomy.(If multiple partners consider usual method.)*.)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Family Planning

Are you or your husband/wife/partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant?
Some things people do to keep from getting pregnant include not having sex at certain times, using birth
control methods such as the pill, Norplant, shots or D epo-provera, condoms, diaphragm, foam, IUD, having
their tubes tied, or having a vasectomy.(If multiple partners consider usual method.)*.

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Not Sexually Active	Same sex partner
North Carolina	6,964	4,090	58.3	56.8-59.8	1,626	25.5	24.3-26.9	1,223	15.8	14.7-16.9	25	0.4	0.2- 0.6
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	155	94	63.1	53.9-71.4	32	23.8	16.5-32.9	29	13.1	8.7-19.3	0	0.0	. - .
Buncombe	164	90	56.5	48.0-64.7	38	23.2	16.9-31.0	34	19.1	13.2-26.8	2	1.2	0.3- 4.8
Cabarrus	201	127	66.3	58.7-73.1	37	19.1	13.7-26.0	35	14.0	9.6-20.0	2	0.6	0.2- 2.5
Catawba	173	100	57.2	48.4-65.6	53	33.7	25.9-42.4	20	9.1	5.4-15.1	0	0.0	. - .
Cumberland	223	141	62.7	55.0-69.9	42	22.1	16.0-29.6	40	15.2	10.7-21.2	0	0.0	. - .
Davidson	167	91	54.2	45.0-63.2	51	32.3	24.5-41.2	25	13.4	8.3-21.0	0	0.0	. - .
Durham	223	132	57.1	49.1-64.8	42	20.3	14.9-27.1	45	21.3	14.9-29.4	4	1.2	0.4- 3.3
Forsyth	205	120	62.0	54.3-69.1	45	23.9	17.9-31.2	40	14.1	9.9-19.8	0	0.0	. - .
Gaston	164	93	55.8	47.1-64.1	37	23.9	17.4-31.9	34	20.4	14.0-28.6	0	0.0	. - .
Guilford	173	101	57.3	48.5-65.7	43	25.9	19.3-33.8	28	15.8	9.7-24.8	1	1.0	0.1- 6.7
Iredell	208	127	55.6	47.4-63.6	59	33.6	26.0-42.3	21	10.0	6.1-15.9	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9
Johnston	233	131	53.5	45.8-61.0	64	31.8	25.0-39.6	37	14.5	9.9-20.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4
Mecklenburg	360	201	56.9	51.2-62.5	93	27.7	22.8-33.1	64	15.0	11.2-19.7	2	0.4	0.1- 2.0
New Hanover	166	94	55.2	46.4-63.8	41	30.0	22.1-39.2	29	12.8	8.4-18.9	2	2.1	0.5- 7.8
Onslow	210	135	60.6	52.8-67.8	46	26.9	20.3-34.7	28	12.0	8.0-17.7	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5
Orange	216	132	58.3	50.5-65.6	49	22.6	17.1-29.4	34	18.5	12.8-26.0	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0
Pitt	212	120	56.3	48.6-63.7	52	26.7	20.6-33.7	40	17.1	11.7-24.2	0	0.0	. - .
Randolph	161	101	60.8	51.6-69.2	34	24.5	17.3-33.6	26	14.7	9.4-22.3	0	0.0	. - .
Robeson	176	96	54.8	46.3-63.1	47	28.1	21.2-36.4	32	16.6	11.1-24.0	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2
Rowan	198	116	57.2	49.2-64.9	45	26.4	19.8-34.4	35	15.4	10.6-21.9	2	0.9	0.2- 3.8
Union	205	137	68.9	61.2-75.6	33	16.7	11.7-23.3	35	14.4	9.8-20.6	0	0.0	. - .
Wake	350	201	55.3	49.2-61.2	82	25.8	20.8-31.4	65	18.3	13.9-23.7	2	0.7	0.2- 2.7
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	150	99	67.0	57.5-75.2	30	20.1	14.1-28.0	20	12.3	6.6-21.8	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9
Northeast Partnership II	172	92	54.3	45.7-62.7	40	24.1	17.4-32.3	40	21.6	15.2-29.7	0	0.0	. - .
Northeast Partnership I	163	86	51.5	41.3-61.5	43	32.1	22.2-43.9	34	16.4	11.2-23.5	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	157	99	63.5	54.5-71.7	31	21.8	15.3-30.1	27	14.7	9.3-22.4	0	0.0	. - .
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	225	138	58.7	50.9-66.1	47	22.6	16.8-29.7	40	18.7	12.9-26.3	0	0.0	. - .
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	178	106	61.7	53.5-69.3	35	20.7	14.7-28.2	37	17.6	12.5-24.3	0	0.0	. - .
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	187	102	54.8	46.9-62.4	52	30.6	23.8-38.3	33	14.6	10.0-20.9	0	0.0	. - .
Chatham/Lee/Moore	182	107	52.9	44.2-61.4	42	30.3	22.6-39.3	33	16.7	11.0-24.7	0	0.0	. - .
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	248	131	52.6	45.4-59.7	75	33.0	26.4-40.2	42	14.4	10.2-20.0	0	0.0	. - .
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	166	112	69.0	60.8-76.1	29	17.9	12.4-25.3	24	12.7	8.2-19.1	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	154	86	60.7	50.9-69.7	36	23.0	16.2-31.5	32	16.3	10.7-24.2	0	0.0	. - .
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	205	114	55.6	47.7-63.3	53	29.6	22.7-37.5	37	14.5	9.9-20.7	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	234	138	60.2	52.3-67.7	48	23.9	17.8-31.2	48	15.9	11.0-22.5	0	0.0	. - .
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	393	217	54.8	48.6-60.9	97	27.6	22.1-34.0	79	17.6	13.3-22.8	0	0.0	. - .
No	6,571	3,873	58.5	57.0-60.0	1,529	25.4	24.1-26.8	1,144	15.7	14.6-16.9	25	0.4	0.2- 0.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,336	1,371	58.2	55.6-60.7	544	24.7	22.6-27.0	415	16.9	14.9-19.1	6	0.3	0.1- 0.6
Piedmont	3,937	2,322	58.0	56.1-60.0	931	26.4	24.7-28.2	669	15.2	13.8-16.7	15	0.4	0.2- 0.8
Western NC	691	397	59.6	55.1-64.0	151	23.7	20.1-27.9	139	16.2	13.2-19.7	4	0.4	0.2- 1.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	386	218	57.7	51.6-63.7	85	24.4	19.5-30.0	81	17.5	13.3-22.6	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6
Northwest	1,326	771	58.9	55.7-62.2	334	27.1	24.2-30.2	216	13.7	11.7-16.0	5	0.3	0.1- 0.7
Charlotte	1,076	644	59.3	55.6-62.9	241	26.1	22.9-29.5	187	14.3	12.0-17.0	4	0.3	0.1- 1.0
Greensboro	858	531	61.4	57.2-65.4	189	24.5	21.0-28.3	136	13.7	11.1-16.7	2	0.5	0.1- 2.4
Southern Regional	727	426	58.5	53.9-62.9	169	25.2	21.4-29.5	131	16.2	13.0-20.0	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5
Coastal	334	195	57.4	51.0-63.5	74	24.8	19.6-30.8	63	17.0	12.6-22.5	2	0.9	0.2- 3.5
Wake	1,061	602	55.1	51.2-58.9	254	26.2	22.9-29.7	198	18.1	15.2-21.5	7	0.6	0.2- 1.5
Area L	257	156	61.4	54.4-67.9	56	23.2	17.9-29.5	45	15.5	11.0-21.3	0	0.0	. - .
Eastern	873	521	60.6	56.5-64.6	201	24.8	21.2-28.7	149	14.4	11.9-17.4	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Not Sexually Active

Same sex partner

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,964

4,090

58.3

56.8-59.8

1,626

25.5

24.3-26.9

1,223

15.8

14.7-16.9

0.4

0.2- 0.6

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

155

63.1

53.9-71.4

23.8

16.5-32.9

13.1

8.7-19.3

0.0

. - .

Buncombe

164

56.5

48.0-64.7

23.2

16.9-31.0

19.1

13.2-26.8

1.2

0.3- 4.8

Cabarrus

201

127

66.3

58.7-73.1

19.1

13.7-26.0

14.0

9.6-20.0

0.6

0.2- 2.5

Catawba

173

100

57.2

48.4-65.6

33.7

25.9-42.4

9.1

5.4-15.1

0.0

. - .

Cumberland

223

141

62.7

55.0-69.9

22.1

16.0-29.6

15.2

10.7-21.2

0.0

. - .

Davidson

167

54.2

45.0-63.2

32.3

24.5-41.2

13.4

8.3-21.0

0.0

. - .

Durham

223

132

57.1

49.1-64.8

20.3

14.9-27.1

21.3

14.9-29.4

1.2

0.4- 3.3

Forsyth

205

120

62.0

54.3-69.1

23.9

17.9-31.2

14.1

9.9-19.8

0.0

. - .

Gaston

164

55.8

47.1-64.1

23.9

17.4-31.9

20.4

14.0-28.6

0.0

. - .

Guilford

173

101

57.3

48.5-65.7

25.9

19.3-33.8

15.8

9.7-24.8

1.0

0.1- 6.7

Iredell

208

127

55.6

47.4-63.6

33.6

26.0-42.3

10.0

6.1-15.9

0.7

0.1- 4.9

Johnston

233

131

53.5

45.8-61.0

31.8

25.0-39.6

14.5

9.9-20.7

0.2

0.0- 1.4

Mecklenburg

360

201

56.9

51.2-62.5

27.7

22.8-33.1

15.0

11.2-19.7

0.4

0.1- 2.0

New Hanover

166

55.2

46.4-63.8

30.0

22.1-39.2

12.8

8.4-18.9

2.1

0.5- 7.8

Onslow

210

135

60.6

52.8-67.8

26.9

20.3-34.7

12.0

8.0-17.7

0.5

0.1- 3.5

Orange

216

132

58.3

50.5-65.6

22.6

17.1-29.4

18.5

12.8-26.0

0.6

0.1- 4.0

Pitt

212

120

56.3

48.6-63.7

26.7

20.6-33.7

17.1

11.7-24.2

0.0

. - .

Randolph

161

101

60.8

51.6-69.2

24.5

17.3-33.6

14.7

9.4-22.3

0.0

. - .

Robeson

176

54.8

46.3-63.1

28.1

21.2-36.4

16.6

11.1-24.0

0.5

0.1- 3.2

Rowan

198

116

57.2

49.2-64.9

26.4

19.8-34.4

15.4

10.6-21.9

0.9

0.2- 3.8

Union

205

137

68.9

61.2-75.6

16.7

11.7-23.3

14.4

9.8-20.6

0.0

. - .

Wake

350

201

55.3

49.2-61.2

25.8

20.8-31.4

18.3

13.9-23.7

0.7

0.2- 2.7

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

150

67.0

57.5-75.2

20.1

14.1-28.0

12.3

6.6-21.8

0.6

0.1- 3.9

Northeast Partnership II

172

54.3

45.7-62.7

24.1

17.4-32.3

21.6

15.2-29.7

0.0

. - .

Northeast Partnership I

163

51.5

41.3-61.5

32.1

22.2-43.9

16.4

11.2-23.5

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

157

63.5

54.5-71.7

21.8

15.3-30.1

14.7

9.3-22.4

0.0

. - .

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

225

138

58.7

50.9-66.1

22.6

16.8-29.7

18.7

12.9-26.3

0.0

. - .

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

178

106

61.7

53.5-69.3

20.7

14.7-28.2

17.6

12.5-24.3

0.0

. - .

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

187

102

54.8

46.9-62.4

30.6

23.8-38.3

14.6

10.0-20.9

0.0

. - .

Chatham/Lee/Moore

182

107

52.9

44.2-61.4

30.3

22.6-39.3

16.7

11.0-24.7

0.0

. - .

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

248

131

52.6

45.4-59.7

33.0

26.4-40.2

14.4

10.2-20.0

0.0

. - .

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

166

112

69.0

60.8-76.1

17.9

12.4-25.3

12.7

8.2-19.1

0.4

0.1- 2.6

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

154

60.7

50.9-69.7

23.0

16.2-31.5

16.3

10.7-24.2

0.0

. - .

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

205

114

55.6

47.7-63.3

29.6

22.7-37.5

14.5

9.9-20.7

0.3

0.0- 2.0

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

234

138

60.2

52.3-67.7

23.9

17.8-31.2

15.9

11.0-22.5

0.0

. - .

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

393

217

54.8

48.6-60.9

27.6

22.1-34.0

17.6

13.3-22.8

0.0

. - .

6,571

3,873

58.5

57.0-60.0

1,529

25.4

24.1-26.8

1,144

15.7

14.6-16.9

0.4

0.2- 0.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,336

1,371

58.2

55.6-60.7

544

24.7

22.6-27.0

415

16.9

14.9-19.1

0.3

0.1- 0.6

Piedmont

3,937

2,322

58.0

56.1-60.0

931

26.4

24.7-28.2

669

15.2

13.8-16.7

0.4

0.2- 0.8

Western NC

691

397

59.6

55.1-64.0

151

23.7

20.1-27.9

139

16.2

13.2-19.7

0.4

0.2- 1.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

386

218

57.7

51.6-63.7

24.4

19.5-30.0

17.5

13.3-22.6

0.4

0.1- 1.6

Northwest

1,326

771

58.9

55.7-62.2

334

27.1

24.2-30.2

216

13.7

11.7-16.0

0.3

0.1- 0.7

Charlotte

1,076

644

59.3

55.6-62.9

241

26.1

22.9-29.5

187

14.3

12.0-17.0

0.3

0.1- 1.0

Greensboro

858

531

61.4

57.2-65.4

189

24.5

21.0-28.3

136

13.7

11.1-16.7

0.5

0.1- 2.4

Southern Regional

727

426

58.5

53.9-62.9

169

25.2

21.4-29.5

131

16.2

13.0-20.0

0.1

0.0- 0.5

Coastal

334

195

57.4

51.0-63.5

24.8

19.6-30.8

17.0

12.6-22.5

0.9

0.2- 3.5

Wake

1,061

602

55.1

51.2-58.9

254

26.2

22.9-29.7

198

18.1

15.2-21.5

0.6

0.2- 1.5

Area L

257

156

61.4

54.4-67.9

23.2

17.9-29.5

15.5

11.0-21.3

0.0

. - .

Eastern

873

521

60.6

56.5-64.6

201

24.8

21.2-28.7

149

14.4

11.9-17.4

0.2

0.1- 0.9

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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, 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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