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Tubes tied | Vasectomy | Pill | Condoms | 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 | 3,978 | 996 | 24.4 | 22.8-26.1 | 521 | 13.0 | 11.8-14.3 | 1,112 | 27.2 | 25.6-29.0 | 613 | 16.0 | 14.6-17.4 | 736 | 19.4 | 17.9-21.1 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 92 | 18 | 19.6 | 11.8-30.7 | 6 | 6.5 | 2.9-14.2 | 38 | 42.3 | 31.1-54.4 | 13 | 13.2 | 7.0-23.6 | 17 | 18.4 | 11.0-29.1 |
Buncombe | 89 | 16 | 16.2 | 9.6-26.0 | 13 | 13.7 | 7.8-22.9 | 26 | 33.6 | 23.4-45.7 | 13 | 13.9 | 7.8-23.5 | 21 | 22.6 | 14.6-33.3 |
Cabarrus | 122 | 20 | 14.9 | 9.5-22.7 | 28 | 22.7 | 15.7-31.6 | 35 | 32.1 | 23.4-42.3 | 19 | 11.9 | 7.4-18.7 | 20 | 18.4 | 11.9-27.2 |
Catawba | 97 | 25 | 28.3 | 19.1-39.8 | 17 | 17.9 | 10.9-28.1 | 21 | 18.7 | 11.7-28.5 | 19 | 21.9 | 12.0-36.6 | 15 | 13.2 | 7.8-21.5 |
Cumberland | 138 | 28 | 18.8 | 12.8-26.7 | 24 | 17.5 | 11.5-25.6 | 43 | 30.4 | 22.3-39.9 | 25 | 22.1 | 14.5-32.2 | 18 | 11.3 | 6.9-17.9 |
Davidson | 89 | 33 | 32.5 | 22.1-44.9 | 11 | 14.9 | 7.4-27.7 | 22 | 28.9 | 17.5-43.8 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.7- 9.6 | 20 | 21.0 | 13.0-32.0 |
Durham | 128 | 17 | 11.5 | 6.7-19.0 | 7 | 6.3 | 3.0-12.9 | 44 | 38.7 | 29.1-49.2 | 32 | 22.9 | 15.6-32.4 | 28 | 20.6 | 13.9-29.4 |
Forsyth | 114 | 32 | 29.6 | 21.1-39.9 | 14 | 15.0 | 8.9-24.3 | 34 | 25.4 | 17.7-35.0 | 17 | 16.7 | 10.2-26.2 | 17 | 13.3 | 8.0-21.2 |
Gaston | 92 | 25 | 24.4 | 16.3-34.8 | 18 | 20.1 | 12.6-30.5 | 17 | 19.0 | 11.5-29.7 | 16 | 18.0 | 11.0-28.1 | 16 | 18.5 | 11.0-29.4 |
Guilford | 98 | 22 | 20.6 | 13.1-30.9 | 15 | 16.2 | 9.6-25.9 | 24 | 22.3 | 14.6-32.6 | 17 | 18.3 | 11.2-28.4 | 20 | 22.6 | 14.6-33.3 |
Iredell | 124 | 41 | 33.8 | 25.3-43.4 | 14 | 10.8 | 6.3-17.9 | 39 | 30.7 | 22.7-40.2 | 14 | 11.7 | 6.7-19.4 | 16 | 13.0 | 7.8-20.9 |
Johnston | 125 | 28 | 23.4 | 15.7-33.5 | 14 | 11.6 | 6.3-20.2 | 44 | 36.4 | 26.7-47.3 | 12 | 10.2 | 5.2-19.0 | 27 | 18.4 | 12.3-26.7 |
Mecklenburg | 194 | 43 | 24.0 | 18.0-31.3 | 20 | 9.4 | 5.9-14.6 | 53 | 23.6 | 18.0-30.2 | 41 | 22.8 | 16.9-30.0 | 37 | 20.2 | 14.4-27.4 |
New Hanover | 93 | 17 | 14.8 | 8.9-23.5 | 10 | 9.9 | 5.2-18.2 | 31 | 32.3 | 22.8-43.5 | 12 | 14.0 | 7.8-23.8 | 23 | 29.0 | 19.3-41.2 |
Onslow | 133 | 30 | 19.6 | 13.5-27.4 | 26 | 19.8 | 13.4-28.3 | 36 | 27.5 | 20.2-36.4 | 13 | 9.1 | 5.1-15.6 | 28 | 24.0 | 16.9-32.9 |
Orange | 125 | 12 | 8.9 | 4.8-16.0 | 17 | 17.1 | 10.6-26.5 | 43 | 34.4 | 25.4-44.7 | 30 | 21.1 | 14.4-29.7 | 23 | 18.5 | 11.8-27.8 |
Pitt | 117 | 26 | 23.9 | 16.3-33.5 | 8 | 5.9 | 2.9-11.7 | 35 | 27.3 | 19.5-36.8 | 23 | 21.1 | 13.9-30.7 | 25 | 21.8 | 14.4-31.7 |
Randolph | 100 | 34 | 32.6 | 23.3-43.5 | 7 | 6.0 | 2.6-13.2 | 23 | 20.8 | 13.6-30.5 | 15 | 17.4 | 10.1-28.2 | 21 | 23.3 | 14.8-34.6 |
Robeson | 93 | 40 | 41.6 | 30.7-53.5 | 6 | 5.8 | 2.4-13.5 | 18 | 18.9 | 11.1-30.2 | 15 | 17.3 | 9.9-28.4 | 14 | 16.4 | 9.5-26.9 |
Rowan | 113 | 26 | 20.3 | 13.5-29.3 | 23 | 19.1 | 12.7-27.8 | 25 | 22.1 | 15.0-31.5 | 16 | 15.8 | 9.0-26.3 | 23 | 22.7 | 14.9-32.9 |
Union | 133 | 32 | 28.2 | 19.2-39.4 | 27 | 16.9 | 11.3-24.4 | 40 | 31.2 | 22.4-41.5 | 17 | 12.5 | 7.4-20.3 | 17 | 11.3 | 6.8-18.3 |
Wake | 199 | 21 | 12.6 | 7.8-19.8 | 29 | 13.6 | 9.4-19.4 | 79 | 35.2 | 28.3-42.9 | 37 | 18.0 | 12.9-24.6 | 33 | 20.6 | 14.6-28.2 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 93 | 23 | 24.9 | 16.0-36.6 | 14 | 17.1 | 10.0-27.8 | 28 | 30.0 | 20.7-41.4 | 13 | 11.1 | 6.2-19.0 | 15 | 16.8 | 10.0-26.8 |
Northeast Partnership II | 89 | 28 | 31.2 | 21.7-42.6 | 10 | 12.2 | 6.5-21.8 | 22 | 21.2 | 13.7-31.5 | 8 | 11.4 | 5.5-22.1 | 21 | 24.0 | 15.6-35.0 |
Northeast Partnership I | 82 | 34 | 38.3 | 27.4-50.5 | 6 | 7.9 | 3.4-17.4 | 13 | 22.8 | 13.2-36.5 | 19 | 20.6 | 12.6-31.8 | 10 | 10.4 | 5.5-18.7 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 98 | 32 | 27.3 | 18.7-37.9 | 14 | 15.5 | 9.1-25.0 | 17 | 19.9 | 11.9-31.3 | 15 | 16.4 | 9.6-26.8 | 20 | 20.9 | 12.8-32.4 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 133 | 39 | 28.6 | 20.9-37.7 | 17 | 13.2 | 8.1-20.8 | 41 | 29.0 | 21.4-38.0 | 17 | 12.2 | 7.3-19.6 | 19 | 17.1 | 10.9-25.9 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 105 | 29 | 28.1 | 19.7-38.3 | 13 | 13.1 | 7.6-21.7 | 25 | 22.9 | 15.3-32.6 | 12 | 10.5 | 5.6-18.8 | 26 | 25.4 | 16.6-36.9 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 101 | 25 | 25.0 | 16.7-35.6 | 13 | 11.8 | 6.7-20.0 | 29 | 28.7 | 20.2-39.1 | 12 | 10.7 | 6.0-18.5 | 22 | 23.7 | 15.8-34.1 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 103 | 23 | 20.4 | 13.3-30.0 | 10 | 8.7 | 4.5-16.3 | 26 | 20.2 | 13.4-29.3 | 22 | 25.7 | 16.7-37.3 | 22 | 24.9 | 16.3-36.2 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 127 | 40 | 31.0 | 22.4-41.2 | 16 | 11.9 | 6.8-20.0 | 37 | 26.6 | 18.9-36.0 | 14 | 14.6 | 8.5-23.7 | 20 | 15.9 | 9.7-25.0 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 108 | 36 | 35.3 | 26.1-45.6 | 15 | 14.1 | 8.5-22.4 | 26 | 22.0 | 14.9-31.2 | 9 | 7.4 | 3.6-14.5 | 22 | 21.3 | 14.1-30.9 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 85 | 24 | 28.0 | 18.0-40.8 | 6 | 8.0 | 3.4-17.4 | 28 | 33.8 | 22.4-47.5 | 15 | 11.0 | 6.2-18.8 | 12 | 19.2 | 7.7-40.5 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 110 | 37 | 35.8 | 26.2-46.7 | 19 | 13.6 | 8.4-21.1 | 19 | 17.1 | 10.6-26.4 | 16 | 15.2 | 9.0-24.5 | 19 | 18.3 | 11.1-28.6 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 136 | 40 | 26.3 | 18.2-36.3 | 14 | 10.9 | 6.1-18.8 | 31 | 26.2 | 18.0-36.6 | 22 | 15.8 | 10.0-24.1 | 29 | 20.8 | 13.7-30.3 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 207 | 73 | 33.6 | 26.7-41.2 | 19 | 9.7 | 6.1-15.2 | 48 | 26.2 | 19.7-34.0 | 32 | 14.2 | 9.8-20.3 | 35 | 16.3 | 11.6-22.4 |
No | 3,771 | 923 | 23.9 | 22.3-25.7 | 502 | 13.1 | 11.9-14.5 | 1,064 | 27.3 | 25.6-29.1 | 581 | 16.0 | 14.6-17.6 | 701 | 19.6 | 18.0-21.3 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,333 | 365 | 26.3 | 23.7-29.2 | 168 | 13.3 | 11.3-15.6 | 363 | 26.6 | 23.9-29.5 | 185 | 14.5 | 12.4-17.0 | 252 | 19.2 | 16.8-21.9 |
Piedmont | 2,255 | 525 | 22.8 | 20.8-25.1 | 308 | 13.2 | 11.7-15.0 | 650 | 27.8 | 25.6-30.1 | 366 | 17.0 | 15.1-19.1 | 406 | 19.1 | 17.1-21.3 |
Western NC | 390 | 106 | 26.6 | 21.6-32.3 | 45 | 11.2 | 8.1-15.2 | 99 | 26.4 | 21.4-32.0 | 62 | 14.6 | 11.1-19.1 | 78 | 21.2 | 16.4-26.9 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 215 | 53 | 22.1 | 16.0-29.6 | 27 | 12.6 | 8.3-18.8 | 53 | 28.6 | 21.5-36.8 | 35 | 16.3 | 11.4-22.9 | 47 | 20.4 | 14.7-27.6 |
Northwest | 747 | 224 | 31.5 | 27.5-35.8 | 106 | 14.3 | 11.6-17.6 | 191 | 24.2 | 20.7-28.2 | 100 | 13.4 | 10.6-16.8 | 126 | 16.6 | 13.6-20.1 |
Charlotte | 623 | 150 | 25.7 | 21.7-30.2 | 106 | 13.8 | 11.1-17.0 | 165 | 24.9 | 21.2-29.1 | 100 | 17.9 | 14.4-22.0 | 102 | 17.7 | 14.2-21.8 |
Greensboro | 518 | 110 | 21.4 | 17.3-26.2 | 60 | 12.7 | 9.5-16.8 | 165 | 28.1 | 23.7-32.9 | 85 | 16.1 | 12.5-20.5 | 98 | 21.7 | 17.4-26.7 |
Southern Regional | 413 | 125 | 26.9 | 22.4-32.0 | 51 | 13.3 | 9.9-17.6 | 106 | 24.9 | 20.3-30.1 | 65 | 18.4 | 14.1-23.7 | 66 | 16.6 | 12.5-21.6 |
Coastal | 192 | 41 | 20.4 | 14.9-27.1 | 23 | 12.3 | 8.1-18.3 | 59 | 30.8 | 24.0-38.5 | 22 | 11.0 | 7.1-16.6 | 47 | 25.6 | 19.2-33.3 |
Wake | 588 | 103 | 15.6 | 12.2-19.9 | 63 | 11.2 | 8.5-14.7 | 202 | 34.7 | 30.0-39.6 | 101 | 17.6 | 14.1-21.7 | 119 | 20.9 | 16.9-25.6 |
Area L | 154 | 53 | 31.7 | 24.0-40.4 | 18 | 13.2 | 8.2-20.4 | 22 | 15.1 | 9.8-22.7 | 31 | 19.4 | 13.2-27.6 | 30 | 20.6 | 13.9-29.4 |
Eastern | 503 | 130 | 27.2 | 22.5-32.4 | 67 | 13.8 | 10.5-17.8 | 141 | 26.8 | 22.5-31.7 | 68 | 12.5 | 9.6-16.1 | 97 | 19.7 | 15.9-24.3 |
* 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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