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-WHITE FEMALES

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	2,174	1,501	69.4	66.9-71.7	365	18.0	16.1-20.0	298	12.3	10.6-14.1	10	0.4	0.2- 0.7
AGE
18-24	286	177	57.4	50.1-64.4	39	15.3	10.8-21.3	70	27.3	21.0-34.6	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	867	617	71.4	67.6-74.9	153	18.1	15.3-21.4	95	10.4	8.1-13.2	2	0.1	0.0- 0.5
35-44	1,021	707	71.6	68.2-74.9	173	18.7	15.9-21.9	133	8.9	7.2-11.0	8	0.7	0.3- 1.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	129	85	69.7	60.1-77.9	28	18.7	12.4-27.2	15	10.8	6.0-18.6	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	512	356	67.0	61.7-71.9	89	21.9	17.6-26.9	65	10.9	8.1-14.6	2	0.2	0.0- 0.8
Some Post-H.S.	644	425	66.5	61.7-71.0	118	19.2	15.7-23.2	101	14.3	11.0-18.4	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	888	634	72.7	69.1-76.1	130	14.7	12.1-17.7	117	11.9	9.5-14.8	7	0.7	0.3- 1.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	131	85	62.2	50.8-72.4	10	8.4	3.7-17.9	36	29.4	20.1-40.7	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	292	184	63.7	56.5-70.4	48	19.2	13.9-25.9	59	16.7	12.1-22.6	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9
$25,000- 34,999	298	196	66.4	59.5-72.6	48	20.0	14.9-26.2	54	13.7	9.7-19.0	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	358	256	73.6	68.0-78.6	53	14.7	11.0-19.4	48	11.5	8.2-16.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1
$50,000-74,999	340	248	73.3	67.2-78.5	63	20.6	15.7-26.4	24	4.9	3.1- 7.8	5	1.3	0.5- 3.4
$75,000+	409	308	75.1	69.7-79.8	85	20.2	15.9-25.2	13	4.2	2.3- 7.7	3	0.5	0.2- 1.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	359	233	60.9	54.2-67.1	58	19.2	14.5-25.0	67	19.6	14.5-25.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1
No	1,778	1,245	71.4	68.8-73.9	298	17.6	15.5-19.9	226	10.6	9.0-12.5	9	0.4	0.2- 0.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	43	31	74.0	56.0-86.4	5	9.6	3.8-22.2	7	16.5	6.6-35.6	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	2,117	1,462	69.3	66.9-71.7	357	18.1	16.1-20.2	288	12.2	10.5-14.1	10	0.4	0.2- 0.8
Currently Serving	14	8	57.8	29.5-81.7	3	26.2	8.2-58.4	3	16.1	4.3-44.7	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Not Sexually Active

Same sex partner

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,174

1,501

69.4

66.9-71.7

365

18.0

16.1-20.0

298

12.3

10.6-14.1

0.4

0.2- 0.7

AGE

18-24

286

177

57.4

50.1-64.4

15.3

10.8-21.3

27.3

21.0-34.6

0.0

. - .

25-34

867

617

71.4

67.6-74.9

153

18.1

15.3-21.4

10.4

8.1-13.2

0.1

0.0- 0.5

35-44

1,021

707

71.6

68.2-74.9

173

18.7

15.9-21.9

133

8.9

7.2-11.0

0.7

0.3- 1.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

129

69.7

60.1-77.9

18.7

12.4-27.2

10.8

6.0-18.6

0.8

0.1- 5.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

512

356

67.0

61.7-71.9

21.9

17.6-26.9

10.9

8.1-14.6

0.2

0.0- 0.8

Some Post-H.S.

644

425

66.5

61.7-71.0

118

19.2

15.7-23.2

101

14.3

11.0-18.4

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

888

634

72.7

69.1-76.1

130

14.7

12.1-17.7

117

11.9

9.5-14.8

0.7

0.3- 1.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

131

62.2

50.8-72.4

8.4

3.7-17.9

29.4

20.1-40.7

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

292

184

63.7

56.5-70.4

19.2

13.9-25.9

16.7

12.1-22.6

0.4

0.1- 2.9

$25,000- 34,999

298

196

66.4

59.5-72.6

20.0

14.9-26.2

13.7

9.7-19.0

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

358

256

73.6

68.0-78.6

14.7

11.0-19.4

11.5

8.2-16.0

0.2

0.0- 1.1

$50,000-74,999

340

248

73.3

67.2-78.5

20.6

15.7-26.4

4.9

3.1- 7.8

1.3

0.5- 3.4

$75,000+

409

308

75.1

69.7-79.8

20.2

15.9-25.2

4.2

2.3- 7.7

0.5

0.2- 1.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

359

233

60.9

54.2-67.1

19.2

14.5-25.0

19.6

14.5-25.9

0.3

0.0- 2.1

1,778

1,245

71.4

68.8-73.9

298

17.6

15.5-19.9

226

10.6

9.0-12.5

0.4

0.2- 0.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

74.0

56.0-86.4

9.6

3.8-22.2

16.5

6.6-35.6

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

2,117

1,462

69.3

66.9-71.7

357

18.1

16.1-20.2

288

12.2

10.5-14.1

0.4

0.2- 0.8

Currently Serving

57.8

29.5-81.7

26.2

8.2-58.4

16.1

4.3-44.7

0.0

. - .

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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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