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

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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	4,921	2,980	60.7	59.0-62.4	1,132	25.7	24.2-27.2	788	13.2	12.1-14.3	21	0.5	0.3- 0.8
GENDER
Male	2,747	1,479	56.0	53.7-58.2	767	29.9	27.8-32.0	490	13.6	12.3-15.1	11	0.5	0.3- 1.0
Female	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	486	295	58.1	52.5-63.5	69	14.7	11.2-18.9	121	27.0	22.2-32.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2
25-34	1,465	994	67.7	64.6-70.6	288	21.7	19.1-24.5	179	10.4	8.7-12.5	4	0.2	0.1- 0.6
35-44	1,804	1,183	66.5	63.8-69.2	352	22.0	19.7-24.5	255	10.4	9.0-12.1	14	1.0	0.6- 1.9
45-54	773	372	51.4	47.1-55.6	253	35.6	31.6-39.8	147	13.0	10.7-15.6	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8
55-64	393	136	37.0	31.2-43.2	170	47.1	41.0-53.3	86	15.8	12.2-20.2	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	377	194	52.8	46.7-58.9	108	28.2	22.9-34.0	74	18.8	14.5-24.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,292	766	59.6	56.3-62.8	294	26.2	23.3-29.3	228	14.0	12.0-16.3	4	0.2	0.1- 0.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,368	831	59.7	56.4-62.9	316	26.3	23.4-29.3	216	13.5	11.4-16.0	5	0.6	0.2- 1.5
College Graduate	1,881	1,188	64.0	61.3-66.6	413	24.3	22.0-26.9	269	11.0	9.5-12.7	11	0.6	0.3- 1.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	288	139	46.5	39.1-54.1	40	18.8	13.0-26.4	108	34.5	27.7-42.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5
$15,000- 24,999	555	317	57.1	51.7-62.3	111	24.6	20.1-29.8	124	17.7	14.2-21.9	3	0.6	0.2- 2.0
$25,000- 34,999	636	353	56.0	51.2-60.6	136	26.1	22.0-30.8	145	17.7	14.6-21.3	2	0.2	0.0- 0.6
$35,000- 49,999	833	520	64.0	60.0-67.8	174	22.4	19.2-26.1	137	13.1	10.8-15.9	2	0.4	0.1- 2.3
$50,000-74,999	826	534	64.5	60.5-68.4	217	28.4	24.8-32.4	70	6.6	5.0- 8.7	5	0.4	0.2- 1.1
$75,000+	1,031	685	65.1	61.5-68.6	298	30.4	27.0-33.9	40	3.5	2.4- 5.1	8	1.0	0.4- 2.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,018	521	51.4	47.7-55.2	245	27.1	23.8-30.7	247	20.8	18.0-23.9	5	0.7	0.3- 1.7
No	3,802	2,396	63.3	61.4-65.2	865	25.3	23.6-27.1	525	10.9	9.8-12.1	16	0.4	0.2- 0.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	612	313	53.1	48.4-57.8	199	35.7	31.3-40.4	97	10.6	8.5-13.2	3	0.5	0.1- 1.9
Non-Veteran	4,212	2,608	61.8	60.0-63.6	909	24.1	22.5-25.8	677	13.6	12.4-14.9	18	0.5	0.3- 0.8
Currently Serving	96	59	63.3	51.7-73.6	24	26.7	17.7-38.2	13	9.9	5.3-18.0	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Not Sexually Active

Same sex partner

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,921

2,980

60.7

59.0-62.4

1,132

25.7

24.2-27.2

788

13.2

12.1-14.3

0.5

0.3- 0.8

GENDER

Male

2,747

1,479

56.0

53.7-58.2

767

29.9

27.8-32.0

490

13.6

12.3-15.1

0.5

0.3- 1.0

Female

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

486

295

58.1

52.5-63.5

14.7

11.2-18.9

121

27.0

22.2-32.5

0.2

0.0- 1.2

25-34

1,465

994

67.7

64.6-70.6

288

21.7

19.1-24.5

179

10.4

8.7-12.5

0.2

0.1- 0.6

35-44

1,804

1,183

66.5

63.8-69.2

352

22.0

19.7-24.5

255

10.4

9.0-12.1

1.0

0.6- 1.9

45-54

773

372

51.4

47.1-55.6

253

35.6

31.6-39.8

147

13.0

10.7-15.6

0.1

0.0- 0.8

55-64

393

136

37.0

31.2-43.2

170

47.1

41.0-53.3

15.8

12.2-20.2

0.1

0.0- 0.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

377

194

52.8

46.7-58.9

108

28.2

22.9-34.0

18.8

14.5-24.0

0.2

0.0- 1.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,292

766

59.6

56.3-62.8

294

26.2

23.3-29.3

228

14.0

12.0-16.3

0.2

0.1- 0.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,368

831

59.7

56.4-62.9

316

26.3

23.4-29.3

216

13.5

11.4-16.0

0.6

0.2- 1.5

College Graduate

1,881

1,188

64.0

61.3-66.6

413

24.3

22.0-26.9

269

11.0

9.5-12.7

0.6

0.3- 1.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

288

139

46.5

39.1-54.1

18.8

13.0-26.4

108

34.5

27.7-42.0

0.2

0.0- 1.5

$15,000- 24,999

555

317

57.1

51.7-62.3

111

24.6

20.1-29.8

124

17.7

14.2-21.9

0.6

0.2- 2.0

$25,000- 34,999

636

353

56.0

51.2-60.6

136

26.1

22.0-30.8

145

17.7

14.6-21.3

0.2

0.0- 0.6

$35,000- 49,999

833

520

64.0

60.0-67.8

174

22.4

19.2-26.1

137

13.1

10.8-15.9

0.4

0.1- 2.3

$50,000-74,999

826

534

64.5

60.5-68.4

217

28.4

24.8-32.4

6.6

5.0- 8.7

0.4

0.2- 1.1

$75,000+

1,031

685

65.1

61.5-68.6

298

30.4

27.0-33.9

3.5

2.4- 5.1

1.0

0.4- 2.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,018

521

51.4

47.7-55.2

245

27.1

23.8-30.7

247

20.8

18.0-23.9

0.7

0.3- 1.7

3,802

2,396

63.3

61.4-65.2

865

25.3

23.6-27.1

525

10.9

9.8-12.1

0.4

0.2- 0.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

612

313

53.1

48.4-57.8

199

35.7

31.3-40.4

10.6

8.5-13.2

0.5

0.1- 1.9

Non-Veteran

4,212

2,608

61.8

60.0-63.6

909

24.1

22.5-25.8

677

13.6

12.4-14.9

0.5

0.3- 0.8

Currently Serving

63.3

51.7-73.6

26.7

17.7-38.2

9.9

5.3-18.0

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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