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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Family Planning--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	Total Respond.^	Do NOT want to have one	Do want to have one	Not sure if do or don't
TOTAL	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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	2,768	1,170	43.2	41.0-45.5	1,118	39.9	37.7-42.2	480	16.9	15.3-18.6
No	683	265	37.6	33.1-42.4	276	40.5	35.9-45.2	142	21.9	18.1-26.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight	55	20	33.5	20.0-50.4	21	32.1	19.4-48.1	14	34.4	18.6-54.7
Recommended Range	1,306	520	40.0	36.8-43.4	559	43.2	39.9-46.5	227	16.8	14.5-19.4
Overweight	1,175	496	42.1	38.7-45.6	460	39.7	36.3-43.2	219	18.2	15.6-21.1
Obese	745	336	47.6	43.2-52.0	289	36.3	32.3-40.6	120	16.1	13.1-19.6
Current Smoker
No	2,583	1,046	41.2	38.9-43.6	1,042	39.4	37.1-41.7	495	19.4	17.6-21.3
Yes	865	386	43.8	39.7-47.9	353	42.5	38.4-46.8	126	13.7	11.0-17.0
Binge Drinker
No	2,922	1,248	43.2	41.0-45.4	1,142	38.2	36.1-40.4	532	18.6	16.9-20.5
Yes	483	166	34.9	29.9-40.2	237	51.3	45.8-56.7	80	13.9	10.7-17.7
Heavy Drinker
No	3,292	1,368	41.9	39.8-44.0	1,327	40.0	38.0-42.1	597	18.1	16.5-19.8
Yes	128	53	41.4	31.5-52.1	53	41.5	31.7-52.0	22	17.1	10.4-26.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	300	153	55.5	48.1-62.6	96	29.5	23.5-36.3	51	15.1	10.7-20.8
No	3,152	1,280	40.5	38.4-42.6	1,300	41.2	39.1-43.3	572	18.3	16.7-20.1
Current Asthma
Yes	203	75	36.8	29.0-45.3	100	49.2	40.8-57.6	28	14.1	9.2-20.9
No	3,240	1,360	42.3	40.2-44.5	1,290	39.5	37.4-41.6	590	18.2	16.6-19.9
Diabetes
Yes	117	65	58.9	47.5-69.5	36	25.1	17.3-34.9	16	16.0	8.7-27.4
Yes, During Pregnancy	56	23	39.3	25.7-54.6	25	50.8	35.7-65.8	8	9.9	4.5-20.6
No	3,267	1,340	41.3	39.3-43.4	1,332	40.5	38.4-42.6	595	18.2	16.6-19.9
No, Bordeline Diabetes	18	9	47.6	24.9-71.4	5	37.9	16.7-65.1	4	14.5	4.8-36.2

Total
Respond.^

Do NOT want to have one

Do want to have one

Not sure if do or don't

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

2,768

1,170

43.2

41.0-45.5

1,118

39.9

37.7-42.2

480

16.9

15.3-18.6

683

265

37.6

33.1-42.4

276

40.5

35.9-45.2

142

21.9

18.1-26.3

Body Mass Index

Underweight

33.5

20.0-50.4

32.1

19.4-48.1

34.4

18.6-54.7

Recommended Range

1,306

520

40.0

36.8-43.4

559

43.2

39.9-46.5

227

16.8

14.5-19.4

Overweight

1,175

496

42.1

38.7-45.6

460

39.7

36.3-43.2

219

18.2

15.6-21.1

Obese

745

336

47.6

43.2-52.0

289

36.3

32.3-40.6

120

16.1

13.1-19.6

Current Smoker

2,583

1,046

41.2

38.9-43.6

1,042

39.4

37.1-41.7

495

19.4

17.6-21.3

Yes

865

386

43.8

39.7-47.9

353

42.5

38.4-46.8

126

13.7

11.0-17.0

Binge Drinker

2,922

1,248

43.2

41.0-45.4

1,142

38.2

36.1-40.4

532

18.6

16.9-20.5

Yes

483

166

34.9

29.9-40.2

237

51.3

45.8-56.7

13.9

10.7-17.7

Heavy Drinker

3,292

1,368

41.9

39.8-44.0

1,327

40.0

38.0-42.1

597

18.1

16.5-19.8

Yes

128

41.4

31.5-52.1

41.5

31.7-52.0

17.1

10.4-26.9

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

300

153

55.5

48.1-62.6

29.5

23.5-36.3

15.1

10.7-20.8

3,152

1,280

40.5

38.4-42.6

1,300

41.2

39.1-43.3

572

18.3

16.7-20.1

Current Asthma

Yes

203

36.8

29.0-45.3

100

49.2

40.8-57.6

14.1

9.2-20.9

3,240

1,360

42.3

40.2-44.5

1,290

39.5

37.4-41.6

590

18.2

16.6-19.9

Diabetes

Yes

117

58.9

47.5-69.5

25.1

17.3-34.9

16.0

8.7-27.4

Yes, During Pregnancy

39.3

25.7-54.6

50.8

35.7-65.8

9.9

4.5-20.6

3,267

1,340

41.3

39.3-43.4

1,332

40.5

38.4-42.6

595

18.2

16.6-19.9

No, Bordeline Diabetes

47.6

24.9-71.4

37.9

16.7-65.1

14.5

4.8-36.2

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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, 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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