BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (What is your main reason for not doing anything to keep you/your partner from getting pregnant?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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What is your main reason for not doing anything to keep you/your partner from getting pregnant?*

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	Total Respond.^	Want to get pregnant	Had hysterectomy	Believe can't get pregnant	Vasectomy/Tubes tied	Other
TOTAL	1,009	215	20.2	17.5-23.2	79	9.0	7.0-11.5	140	14.0	11.6-16.9	195	19.6	16.9-22.7	380	37.1	33.6-40.8
GENDER
Male	673	94	14.5	11.7-17.9	78	12.1	9.4-15.4	107	14.9	12.0-18.4	130	19.4	16.1-23.1	264	39.1	34.9-43.6
Female	336	121	36.7	30.8-43.0	1	0.1	0.0- 1.1	33	11.5	7.8-16.7	65	20.4	15.6-26.1	116	31.3	25.9-37.4
AGE
18-24	62	20	31.2	19.7-45.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.0	0.4-10.4	2	2.4	0.6- 9.3	38	64.4	49.9-76.7
25-34	265	132	49.3	42.0-56.5	0	0.0	. - .	13	6.6	3.4-12.4	25	8.4	5.4-12.9	95	35.7	29.0-43.0
35-44	308	55	15.9	11.9-20.9	16	6.2	3.5-10.5	41	14.5	10.2-20.3	85	27.8	22.2-34.2	111	35.7	29.5-42.3
45-54	224	6	3.3	1.4- 7.6	38	18.2	12.9-25.1	47	19.0	13.8-25.5	55	26.1	19.9-33.5	78	33.3	26.6-40.9
55-64	150	2	1.4	0.3- 6.1	25	18.9	12.1-28.2	37	22.7	15.5-31.9	28	20.1	13.4-29.0	58	37.1	28.3-46.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	99	13	11.7	6.5-20.3	6	6.8	2.7-15.9	18	14.5	8.6-23.3	22	23.3	14.9-34.6	40	43.7	32.1-56.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	258	48	19.4	14.2-25.9	23	10.2	6.3-16.0	40	16.3	11.4-22.8	58	21.5	16.3-27.7	89	32.6	26.4-39.5
Some Post-H.S.	283	53	16.5	12.2-21.9	26	10.4	6.8-15.7	38	14.2	9.7-20.4	56	20.3	15.1-26.7	110	38.6	32.0-45.7
College Graduate	368	101	25.8	21.0-31.3	24	7.6	4.8-11.8	44	12.1	8.6-16.7	59	16.8	12.7-22.0	140	37.7	31.9-43.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	35	3	5.6	1.5-18.5	3	10.9	3.1-31.6	9	33.0	15.0-57.7	5	16.1	5.6-38.2	15	34.5	18.9-54.3
$15,000- 24,999	104	17	16.6	9.8-26.8	6	5.9	2.1-15.3	13	16.6	8.7-29.3	21	17.2	10.5-26.8	47	43.8	32.2-56.1
$25,000- 34,999	124	24	20.5	13.1-30.7	12	10.8	5.7-19.5	19	11.2	6.9-17.6	23	21.7	14.3-31.6	46	35.8	26.6-46.3
$35,000- 49,999	146	28	17.0	11.4-24.6	15	11.6	6.6-19.6	18	12.6	7.5-20.6	30	22.0	14.7-31.7	55	36.7	28.1-46.2
$50,000-74,999	196	51	26.7	20.0-34.6	22	12.2	7.7-18.8	29	15.3	10.0-22.7	31	15.4	10.4-22.3	63	30.3	23.4-38.3
$75,000+	269	63	20.0	15.2-25.8	15	6.5	3.5-11.5	38	13.7	9.6-19.3	66	25.6	19.9-32.2	87	34.3	27.7-41.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	224	27	10.2	6.7-15.2	26	13.1	8.5-19.6	43	21.1	14.9-29.0	50	23.7	17.7-31.1	78	31.9	25.2-39.4
No	770	188	23.6	20.2-27.3	52	7.6	5.6-10.3	94	11.6	9.2-14.5	139	18.1	15.1-21.6	297	39.1	35.0-43.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	183	17	9.4	5.6-15.2	23	12.4	7.8-19.2	43	21.4	15.3-29.0	40	22.5	16.2-30.3	60	34.4	26.7-42.9
Non-Veteran	805	191	22.6	19.3-26.1	56	8.4	6.3-11.3	94	12.4	9.8-15.6	153	19.2	16.1-22.6	311	37.4	33.5-41.5
Currently Serving	21	7	26.3	11.3-50.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	9.7	2.9-27.9	2	11.4	2.4-39.6	9	52.7	30.0-74.3

Total
Respond.^

Want to get pregnant

Had hysterectomy

Believe can't get pregnant

Vasectomy/Tubes tied

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,009

215

20.2

17.5-23.2

9.0

7.0-11.5

140

14.0

11.6-16.9

195

19.6

16.9-22.7

380

37.1

33.6-40.8

GENDER

Male

673

14.5

11.7-17.9

12.1

9.4-15.4

107

14.9

12.0-18.4

130

19.4

16.1-23.1

264

39.1

34.9-43.6

Female

336

121

36.7

30.8-43.0

0.1

0.0- 1.1

11.5

7.8-16.7

20.4

15.6-26.1

116

31.3

25.9-37.4

AGE

18-24

31.2

19.7-45.7

0.0

. - .

2.0

0.4-10.4

2.4

0.6- 9.3

64.4

49.9-76.7

25-34

265

132

49.3

42.0-56.5

0.0

. - .

6.6

3.4-12.4

8.4

5.4-12.9

35.7

29.0-43.0

35-44

308

15.9

11.9-20.9

6.2

3.5-10.5

14.5

10.2-20.3

27.8

22.2-34.2

111

35.7

29.5-42.3

45-54

224

3.3

1.4- 7.6

18.2

12.9-25.1

19.0

13.8-25.5

26.1

19.9-33.5

33.3

26.6-40.9

55-64

150

1.4

0.3- 6.1

18.9

12.1-28.2

22.7

15.5-31.9

20.1

13.4-29.0

37.1

28.3-46.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

11.7

6.5-20.3

6.8

2.7-15.9

14.5

8.6-23.3

23.3

14.9-34.6

43.7

32.1-56.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

258

19.4

14.2-25.9

10.2

6.3-16.0

16.3

11.4-22.8

21.5

16.3-27.7

32.6

26.4-39.5

Some Post-H.S.

283

16.5

12.2-21.9

10.4

6.8-15.7

14.2

9.7-20.4

20.3

15.1-26.7

110

38.6

32.0-45.7

College Graduate

368

101

25.8

21.0-31.3

7.6

4.8-11.8

12.1

8.6-16.7

16.8

12.7-22.0

140

37.7

31.9-43.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

5.6

1.5-18.5

10.9

3.1-31.6

33.0

15.0-57.7

16.1

5.6-38.2

34.5

18.9-54.3

$15,000- 24,999

104

16.6

9.8-26.8

5.9

2.1-15.3

16.6

8.7-29.3

17.2

10.5-26.8

43.8

32.2-56.1

$25,000- 34,999

124

20.5

13.1-30.7

10.8

5.7-19.5

11.2

6.9-17.6

21.7

14.3-31.6

35.8

26.6-46.3

$35,000- 49,999

146

17.0

11.4-24.6

11.6

6.6-19.6

12.6

7.5-20.6

22.0

14.7-31.7

36.7

28.1-46.2

$50,000-74,999

196

26.7

20.0-34.6

12.2

7.7-18.8

15.3

10.0-22.7

15.4

10.4-22.3

30.3

23.4-38.3

$75,000+

269

20.0

15.2-25.8

6.5

3.5-11.5

13.7

9.6-19.3

25.6

19.9-32.2

34.3

27.7-41.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

224

10.2

6.7-15.2

13.1

8.5-19.6

21.1

14.9-29.0

23.7

17.7-31.1

31.9

25.2-39.4

770

188

23.6

20.2-27.3

7.6

5.6-10.3

11.6

9.2-14.5

139

18.1

15.1-21.6

297

39.1

35.0-43.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

183

9.4

5.6-15.2

12.4

7.8-19.2

21.4

15.3-29.0

22.5

16.2-30.3

34.4

26.7-42.9

Non-Veteran

805

191

22.6

19.3-26.1

8.4

6.3-11.3

12.4

9.8-15.6

153

19.2

16.1-22.6

311

37.4

33.5-41.5

Currently Serving

26.3

11.3-50.0

0.0

. - .

9.7

2.9-27.9

11.4

2.4-39.6

52.7

30.0-74.3

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* This question was asked of female respondents who reported being ages 18-44 years old and not pregnant, of male respondents who reported being ages 18-59 years old and reported NOT using birth control.

First five most frequent response categorie s presented here. OTHER category was formed from the remaining responses.

^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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