BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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

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

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
TOTAL	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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	5,524	3,326	60.4	58.8-62.0	1,300	25.8	24.4-27.3	876	13.3	12.3-14.5	22	0.4	0.3- 0.7
No	1,429	760	51.3	47.9-54.7	322	24.5	21.6-27.6	344	24.1	21.2-27.3	3	0.1	0.0- 0.4
Body Mass Index
Underweight	91	62	67.5	53.4-79.0	12	18.3	8.9-34.0	17	14.2	8.1-23.7	0	0.0	. - .
Recommended Range	2,400	1,468	58.9	56.3-61.4	480	22.1	20.0-24.3	440	18.4	16.4-20.7	12	0.6	0.3- 1.2
Overweight	2,405	1,431	60.2	57.7-62.6	609	27.5	25.3-29.8	358	12.1	10.5-13.8	7	0.3	0.1- 0.7
Obese	1,747	955	56.1	53.2-59.0	446	27.9	25.3-30.6	340	15.8	13.9-17.8	6	0.3	0.1- 0.6
Current Smoker
No	5,043	3,009	59.3	57.6-61.0	1,157	24.9	23.5-26.5	862	15.4	14.2-16.8	15	0.3	0.2- 0.6
Yes	1,903	1,071	55.6	52.8-58.5	464	27.1	24.6-29.9	358	16.7	14.7-19.0	10	0.5	0.2- 1.0
Binge Drinker
No	5,998	3,506	57.9	56.3-59.5	1,415	26.0	24.6-27.4	1,058	15.8	14.6-17.1	19	0.3	0.2- 0.5
Yes	866	541	62.2	58.1-66.1	176	21.7	18.5-25.3	143	15.5	12.7-18.8	6	0.7	0.3- 1.9
Heavy Drinker
No	6,612	3,903	58.5	57.0-60.0	1,536	25.5	24.2-26.9	1,149	15.6	14.5-16.8	24	0.4	0.2- 0.6
Yes	277	151	55.0	47.8-62.1	67	26.2	20.4-33.0	58	18.5	13.6-24.7	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	866	402	47.9	43.5-52.2	226	27.7	24.1-31.7	235	24.2	20.6-28.1	3	0.3	0.1- 0.9
No	6,082	3,679	59.8	58.2-61.3	1,396	25.2	23.9-26.6	985	14.6	13.5-15.8	22	0.4	0.2- 0.6
Current Asthma
Yes	455	262	56.8	50.9-62.4	103	25.7	20.9-31.1	89	17.4	13.4-22.2	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6
No	6,480	3,810	58.4	56.9-59.9	1,517	25.5	24.2-26.9	1,129	15.7	14.6-16.9	24	0.4	0.2- 0.6
Diabetes
Yes	328	155	44.7	38.2-51.3	96	33.2	27.1-39.9	73	20.2	15.1-26.4	4	2.0	0.7- 5.7
Yes, During Pregnancy	92	61	69.4	57.6-79.1	23	23.3	14.9-34.4	8	7.3	3.1-16.6	0	0.0	. - .
No	6,492	3,844	58.9	57.3-60.4	1,496	25.2	23.9-26.6	1,132	15.6	14.5-16.8	20	0.3	0.2- 0.5
No, Bordeline Diabetes	50	30	59.1	41.5-74.5	11	22.6	12.0-38.6	8	16.1	5.5-38.8	1	2.2	0.3-14.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Not Sexually Active

Same sex partner

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

5,524

3,326

60.4

58.8-62.0

1,300

25.8

24.4-27.3

876

13.3

12.3-14.5

0.4

0.3- 0.7

1,429

760

51.3

47.9-54.7

322

24.5

21.6-27.6

344

24.1

21.2-27.3

0.1

0.0- 0.4

Body Mass Index

Underweight

67.5

53.4-79.0

18.3

8.9-34.0

14.2

8.1-23.7

0.0

. - .

Recommended Range

2,400

1,468

58.9

56.3-61.4

480

22.1

20.0-24.3

440

18.4

16.4-20.7

0.6

0.3- 1.2

Overweight

2,405

1,431

60.2

57.7-62.6

609

27.5

25.3-29.8

358

12.1

10.5-13.8

0.3

0.1- 0.7

Obese

1,747

955

56.1

53.2-59.0

446

27.9

25.3-30.6

340

15.8

13.9-17.8

0.3

0.1- 0.6

Current Smoker

5,043

3,009

59.3

57.6-61.0

1,157

24.9

23.5-26.5

862

15.4

14.2-16.8

0.3

0.2- 0.6

Yes

1,903

1,071

55.6

52.8-58.5

464

27.1

24.6-29.9

358

16.7

14.7-19.0

0.5

0.2- 1.0

Binge Drinker

5,998

3,506

57.9

56.3-59.5

1,415

26.0

24.6-27.4

1,058

15.8

14.6-17.1

0.3

0.2- 0.5

Yes

866

541

62.2

58.1-66.1

176

21.7

18.5-25.3

143

15.5

12.7-18.8

0.7

0.3- 1.9

Heavy Drinker

6,612

3,903

58.5

57.0-60.0

1,536

25.5

24.2-26.9

1,149

15.6

14.5-16.8

0.4

0.2- 0.6

Yes

277

151

55.0

47.8-62.1

26.2

20.4-33.0

18.5

13.6-24.7

0.3

0.0- 1.9

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

866

402

47.9

43.5-52.2

226

27.7

24.1-31.7

235

24.2

20.6-28.1

0.3

0.1- 0.9

6,082

3,679

59.8

58.2-61.3

1,396

25.2

23.9-26.6

985

14.6

13.5-15.8

0.4

0.2- 0.6

Current Asthma

Yes

455

262

56.8

50.9-62.4

103

25.7

20.9-31.1

17.4

13.4-22.2

0.2

0.0- 1.6

6,480

3,810

58.4

56.9-59.9

1,517

25.5

24.2-26.9

1,129

15.7

14.6-16.9

0.4

0.2- 0.6

Diabetes

Yes

328

155

44.7

38.2-51.3

33.2

27.1-39.9

20.2

15.1-26.4

2.0

0.7- 5.7

Yes, During Pregnancy

69.4

57.6-79.1

23.3

14.9-34.4

7.3

3.1-16.6

0.0

. - .

6,492

3,844

58.9

57.3-60.4

1,496

25.2

23.9-26.6

1,132

15.6

14.5-16.8

0.3

0.2- 0.5

No, Bordeline Diabetes

59.1

41.5-74.5

22.6

12.0-38.6

16.1

5.5-38.8

2.2

0.3-14.0

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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, 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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