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Want to get pregnant | Had hysterectomy | Believe can't get pregnant | Vasectomy/Tubes tied | Other | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 1,418 | 310 | 21.6 | 19.2-24.3 | 104 | 8.6 | 6.9-10.7 | 175 | 12.5 | 10.6-14.8 | 284 | 19.7 | 17.3-22.4 | 545 | 37.5 | 34.5-40.6 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 27 | 7 | 26.3 | 11.3-50.0 | 1 | 10.2 | 1.5-45.9 | 4 | 10.5 | 3.7-26.4 | 6 | 21.7 | 9.0-43.6 | 9 | 31.3 | 15.8-52.5 |
Buncombe | 31 | 6 | 20.6 | 9.2-39.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 21.3 | 10.4-38.8 | 5 | 14.0 | 5.7-30.5 | 12 | 44.1 | 26.8-63.0 |
Cabarrus | 35 | 5 | 13.8 | 5.5-30.4 | 1 | 4.5 | 0.6-25.7 | 4 | 12.1 | 4.4-29.1 | 8 | 22.6 | 11.0-41.1 | 17 | 46.9 | 29.6-65.1 |
Catawba | 47 | 6 | 11.7 | 4.3-27.9 | 5 | 14.1 | 5.8-30.4 | 5 | 6.7 | 2.6-16.3 | 7 | 14.3 | 6.5-28.3 | 24 | 53.3 | 37.4-68.5 |
Cumberland | 35 | 7 | 14.9 | 6.8-29.8 | 2 | 8.9 | 2.1-31.4 | 2 | 12.1 | 3.2-36.8 | 8 | 23.2 | 11.1-42.3 | 16 | 40.7 | 24.7-59.0 |
Davidson | 49 | 11 | 25.1 | 13.7-41.6 | 2 | 7.1 | 1.5-27.4 | 14 | 29.8 | 17.8-45.5 | 10 | 17.3 | 8.8-31.2 | 12 | 20.6 | 11.1-34.9 |
Durham | 36 | 14 | 39.4 | 23.8-57.5 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.6-25.1 | 2 | 4.5 | 1.0-17.5 | 3 | 13.2 | 4.4-33.5 | 16 | 38.6 | 23.6-56.1 |
Forsyth | 39 | 9 | 23.2 | 12.0-39.9 | 5 | 19.2 | 8.0-39.3 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.4-17.7 | 4 | 6.7 | 2.5-17.2 | 20 | 48.1 | 31.8-64.8 |
Gaston | 31 | 3 | 11.4 | 3.5-31.0 | 5 | 15.8 | 6.1-35.0 | 3 | 12.3 | 4.0-32.3 | 4 | 13.5 | 4.8-32.8 | 16 | 47.0 | 29.6-65.2 |
Guilford | 38 | 13 | 26.2 | 14.7-42.4 | 2 | 5.1 | 1.3-18.7 | 3 | 10.6 | 3.2-29.6 | 4 | 11.6 | 4.2-28.3 | 16 | 46.4 | 30.1-63.5 |
Iredell | 53 | 11 | 17.9 | 9.5-31.2 | 6 | 12.7 | 5.4-27.1 | 4 | 18.0 | 5.3-46.0 | 19 | 33.2 | 20.5-48.9 | 13 | 18.2 | 10.0-30.9 |
Johnston | 57 | 12 | 19.0 | 10.1-33.0 | 4 | 7.0 | 2.6-17.7 | 10 | 17.2 | 8.9-30.4 | 8 | 11.5 | 5.5-22.6 | 23 | 45.3 | 31.0-60.3 |
Mecklenburg | 76 | 21 | 25.6 | 16.8-37.0 | 4 | 6.3 | 2.3-16.5 | 11 | 15.4 | 8.6-26.0 | 11 | 16.1 | 9.0-27.1 | 29 | 36.6 | 26.0-48.7 |
New Hanover | 36 | 10 | 35.4 | 18.7-56.6 | 2 | 8.6 | 2.0-30.5 | 2 | 5.4 | 1.3-19.4 | 7 | 18.4 | 8.5-35.5 | 15 | 32.2 | 18.3-50.2 |
Onslow | 41 | 9 | 19.1 | 9.7-34.3 | 2 | 4.1 | 1.0-15.1 | 3 | 8.1 | 2.6-22.8 | 6 | 13.3 | 5.9-27.4 | 21 | 55.3 | 38.5-71.0 |
Orange | 44 | 13 | 31.2 | 18.5-47.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 15.8 | 7.7-29.7 | 4 | 7.9 | 2.9-20.0 | 19 | 45.1 | 30.2-61.0 |
Pitt | 43 | 10 | 22.7 | 12.2-38.3 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.3-14.8 | 8 | 20.2 | 10.2-36.1 | 10 | 23.5 | 12.9-38.9 | 14 | 31.3 | 18.8-47.2 |
Randolph | 32 | 9 | 19.1 | 9.4-34.8 | 2 | 12.0 | 2.7-40.4 | 8 | 25.8 | 12.7-45.3 | 3 | 9.7 | 3.0-27.4 | 10 | 33.5 | 18.2-53.2 |
Robeson | 42 | 7 | 22.6 | 10.8-41.3 | 5 | 11.4 | 4.6-25.7 | 3 | 6.3 | 2.0-18.3 | 14 | 29.9 | 17.6-46.2 | 13 | 29.7 | 16.7-47.2 |
Rowan | 41 | 8 | 22.4 | 10.3-42.0 | 5 | 9.2 | 3.4-22.8 | 7 | 16.4 | 7.1-33.5 | 6 | 12.4 | 5.1-27.3 | 15 | 39.7 | 24.2-57.5 |
Union | 32 | 4 | 15.3 | 5.8-34.7 | 1 | 4.4 | 0.6-25.5 | 4 | 13.5 | 4.8-32.4 | 10 | 29.0 | 15.1-48.3 | 13 | 37.8 | 22.3-56.2 |
Wake | 68 | 19 | 27.2 | 17.1-40.2 | 3 | 5.7 | 1.8-16.6 | 6 | 8.7 | 3.8-18.9 | 10 | 15.1 | 8.2-26.3 | 30 | 43.3 | 31.4-56.1 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 27 | 6 | 18.9 | 8.4-37.3 | 2 | 8.2 | 2.0-27.5 | 4 | 15.5 | 5.4-37.0 | 3 | 13.0 | 4.1-34.7 | 12 | 44.4 | 26.4-64.0 |
Northeast Partnership II | 37 | 7 | 22.7 | 10.7-41.8 | 4 | 12.2 | 4.5-28.9 | 8 | 19.3 | 9.2-36.1 | 7 | 16.2 | 7.3-32.4 | 11 | 29.5 | 14.6-50.7 |
Northeast Partnership I | 36 | 4 | 8.9 | 2.9-23.9 | 4 | 10.4 | 3.6-26.8 | 6 | 17.0 | 6.8-36.4 | 11 | 44.1 | 20.9-70.2 | 11 | 19.6 | 9.1-37.2 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 25 | 4 | 17.1 | 6.2-39.0 | 2 | 10.9 | 2.7-34.9 | 3 | 10.9 | 3.3-30.1 | 9 | 40.1 | 21.7-61.8 | 7 | 21.1 | 9.6-40.1 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 36 | 9 | 22.2 | 11.0-39.8 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.7-28.2 | 2 | 5.0 | 1.1-19.6 | 12 | 26.3 | 14.0-43.9 | 12 | 41.4 | 24.1-61.2 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 31 | 8 | 15.7 | 7.3-30.7 | 4 | 20.4 | 7.7-43.9 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.4-16.5 | 5 | 16.8 | 6.7-36.0 | 13 | 44.5 | 26.7-63.9 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 45 | 13 | 33.7 | 20.6-50.0 | 3 | 7.2 | 2.2-20.8 | 6 | 13.5 | 5.9-27.9 | 7 | 15.1 | 7.1-29.4 | 16 | 30.5 | 18.7-45.6 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 35 | 10 | 32.0 | 17.3-51.4 | 4 | 7.6 | 2.7-19.3 | 2 | 3.6 | 0.9-14.0 | 7 | 22.7 | 10.6-41.9 | 12 | 34.1 | 18.5-54.2 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 67 | 9 | 9.2 | 4.4-18.2 | 8 | 17.8 | 8.6-33.3 | 7 | 11.5 | 5.2-23.6 | 20 | 28.2 | 17.7-41.8 | 23 | 33.3 | 21.8-47.3 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 26 | 6 | 22.4 | 10.0-42.9 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.6-26.3 | 3 | 13.9 | 4.2-37.3 | 9 | 30.3 | 15.2-51.3 | 7 | 28.8 | 13.6-50.9 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 30 | 7 | 24.6 | 11.2-45.8 | 5 | 19.9 | 8.2-40.8 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.5-21.8 | 3 | 13.8 | 4.5-35.4 | 14 | 38.1 | 22.1-57.2 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 48 | 7 | 16.1 | 7.6-30.9 | 3 | 7.3 | 2.3-21.3 | 7 | 16.9 | 7.7-33.2 | 11 | 20.2 | 10.8-34.8 | 20 | 39.4 | 25.4-55.5 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 42 | 6 | 12.6 | 4.8-29.4 | 4 | 8.7 | 2.5-26.4 | 5 | 16.0 | 6.7-33.8 | 13 | 31.3 | 17.6-49.2 | 14 | 31.4 | 18.0-48.7 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 86 | 15 | 17.2 | 10.0-27.9 | 8 | 9.0 | 4.4-17.6 | 16 | 18.2 | 10.6-29.3 | 21 | 29.8 | 16.8-47.2 | 26 | 25.7 | 16.2-38.3 |
No | 1,332 | 295 | 21.9 | 19.4-24.7 | 96 | 8.6 | 6.9-10.7 | 159 | 12.2 | 10.2-14.5 | 263 | 19.1 | 16.7-21.7 | 519 | 38.3 | 35.2-41.5 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 469 | 100 | 20.7 | 16.8-25.3 | 35 | 9.2 | 6.4-13.1 | 53 | 11.1 | 8.2-14.9 | 104 | 22.1 | 17.4-27.6 | 177 | 36.9 | 31.7-42.4 |
Piedmont | 820 | 186 | 22.9 | 19.7-26.6 | 59 | 8.6 | 6.4-11.3 | 105 | 12.7 | 10.2-15.7 | 152 | 17.7 | 14.9-21.0 | 318 | 38.1 | 34.2-42.2 |
Western NC | 129 | 24 | 17.5 | 11.2-26.3 | 10 | 7.4 | 3.5-14.9 | 17 | 15.2 | 9.0-24.6 | 28 | 23.7 | 16.1-33.6 | 50 | 36.2 | 27.3-46.2 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 73 | 12 | 15.0 | 7.8-27.0 | 4 | 6.1 | 1.7-19.2 | 13 | 17.6 | 9.6-30.1 | 18 | 26.1 | 15.9-39.8 | 26 | 35.2 | 23.8-48.5 |
Northwest | 300 | 61 | 21.1 | 16.1-27.1 | 30 | 11.6 | 7.8-16.8 | 37 | 13.9 | 9.4-20.2 | 60 | 18.2 | 13.7-23.7 | 112 | 35.3 | 29.1-41.9 |
Charlotte | 212 | 36 | 18.3 | 13.0-25.2 | 18 | 10.1 | 6.1-16.5 | 26 | 13.8 | 9.2-20.3 | 39 | 16.9 | 11.8-23.6 | 93 | 40.8 | 33.3-48.7 |
Greensboro | 170 | 45 | 22.7 | 16.3-30.7 | 8 | 7.0 | 3.3-13.9 | 25 | 12.9 | 7.9-20.4 | 27 | 16.7 | 11.1-24.5 | 65 | 40.7 | 32.0-50.1 |
Southern Regional | 143 | 27 | 18.1 | 12.2-26.1 | 10 | 8.2 | 3.8-16.5 | 14 | 11.5 | 6.3-20.2 | 40 | 24.1 | 17.0-33.0 | 52 | 38.1 | 28.8-48.4 |
Coastal | 66 | 16 | 22.7 | 12.7-37.1 | 5 | 10.4 | 4.2-23.3 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.7-10.4 | 13 | 19.4 | 11.1-31.7 | 30 | 44.9 | 31.5-59.0 |
Wake | 218 | 63 | 29.9 | 23.0-37.7 | 13 | 6.1 | 3.2-11.3 | 26 | 10.3 | 6.6-15.8 | 33 | 16.4 | 11.3-23.1 | 83 | 37.4 | 30.1-45.3 |
Area L | 47 | 9 | 20.5 | 10.6-36.0 | 7 | 17.3 | 8.3-32.5 | 6 | 13.6 | 5.8-28.5 | 10 | 24.0 | 13.0-39.9 | 15 | 24.7 | 14.6-38.5 |
Eastern | 173 | 37 | 19.8 | 13.9-27.4 | 9 | 6.6 | 3.2-13.2 | 23 | 12.3 | 7.9-18.8 | 41 | 26.3 | 17.4-37.6 | 63 | 35.0 | 26.8-44.3 |
* 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, 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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