BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (What are you or your husband/wife/partner doing now to keep from getting pregnant?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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What are you or your husband/wife/partner doing now to keep from getting pregnant?*

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	Total Respond.^	Tubes tied	Vasectomy	Pill	Condoms	Other
TOTAL	2,898	643	22.1	20.3-24.0	479	16.8	15.2-18.4	890	29.6	27.6-31.6	387	13.7	12.2-15.3	499	17.9	16.2-19.7
GENDER
Male	1,417	279	20.6	18.1-23.3	278	19.0	16.8-21.5	361	25.2	22.6-28.1	215	15.1	13.0-17.5	284	20.1	17.6-22.7
Female	1,481	364	24.2	21.7-26.9	201	13.6	11.6-15.8	529	35.8	32.9-38.8	172	11.6	9.8-13.7	215	14.9	12.8-17.2
AGE
18-24	288	6	2.2	1.0- 4.9	3	0.9	0.3- 3.1	159	51.5	44.4-58.5	70	28.0	21.9-35.0	50	17.4	12.7-23.4
25-34	973	161	15.9	13.3-18.9	80	7.1	5.5- 9.2	420	43.7	39.9-47.6	143	15.5	12.8-18.6	169	17.8	15.0-20.9
35-44	1,152	338	28.5	25.5-31.8	248	22.1	19.4-25.1	267	22.5	19.8-25.6	127	11.0	8.9-13.4	172	15.8	13.3-18.7
45-54	355	99	29.1	23.7-35.2	105	30.7	25.3-36.6	40	9.3	6.5-13.2	39	9.7	6.7-13.8	72	21.2	16.4-26.9
55-64	130	39	33.5	23.7-45.0	43	30.6	22.2-40.5	4	5.2	1.8-13.9	8	4.7	1.9-11.0	36	26.0	18.0-36.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	189	76	36.6	29.0-44.9	13	6.6	3.6-11.7	30	15.8	10.7-22.7	26	16.3	10.5-24.4	44	24.8	18.0-33.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	748	225	28.1	24.4-32.1	97	13.8	11.0-17.2	197	25.2	21.7-29.1	96	12.2	9.6-15.3	133	20.7	17.1-24.8
Some Post-H.S.	806	197	24.9	21.4-28.8	132	16.0	13.2-19.2	249	30.8	27.0-34.8	90	11.7	9.2-14.7	138	16.6	13.8-19.9
College Graduate	1,154	145	13.6	11.1-16.5	237	21.1	18.4-24.0	414	34.2	30.9-37.7	175	15.5	13.1-18.3	183	15.6	13.2-18.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	133	38	24.3	16.9-33.6	2	2.1	0.5- 8.3	39	30.7	21.3-42.1	22	17.2	10.2-27.4	32	25.7	17.6-36.0
$15,000- 24,999	310	100	30.0	24.1-36.6	19	6.2	3.7-10.1	80	22.4	17.4-28.4	41	17.6	12.4-24.3	70	23.9	18.4-30.5
$25,000- 34,999	345	79	24.5	19.2-30.6	26	8.6	5.6-13.0	122	32.9	27.5-38.9	59	14.7	11.0-19.5	59	19.3	14.7-24.9
$35,000- 49,999	505	105	21.0	17.1-25.5	79	16.9	13.3-21.3	164	29.8	25.2-34.8	78	14.6	11.3-18.6	79	17.7	13.9-22.4
$50,000-74,999	523	90	16.5	13.1-20.6	113	22.6	18.6-27.2	165	30.7	26.2-35.6	61	11.9	9.1-15.6	94	18.2	14.6-22.6
$75,000+	672	120	18.5	15.0-22.6	178	24.5	20.9-28.4	194	28.0	24.2-32.2	80	13.9	10.9-17.6	100	15.1	11.9-19.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	509	153	27.1	22.8-31.8	83	16.5	13.0-20.7	114	22.3	18.3-26.9	61	12.5	9.3-16.7	98	21.5	17.4-26.4
No	2,337	473	20.7	18.7-22.9	389	16.9	15.2-18.8	764	31.3	29.1-33.7	319	13.9	12.2-15.7	392	17.2	15.3-19.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	300	65	25.3	19.7-31.8	86	29.5	23.8-36.0	48	17.9	13.2-23.7	33	7.5	5.1-11.0	68	19.8	15.2-25.3
Non-Veteran	2,544	571	21.9	19.9-23.9	385	15.2	13.6-17.0	817	30.8	28.7-33.1	349	14.5	12.9-16.3	422	17.6	15.8-19.6
Currently Serving	54	7	12.0	5.2-25.2	8	10.6	4.9-21.4	25	42.5	28.5-57.7	5	13.0	4.8-30.7	9	22.0	11.2-38.7

Total
Respond.^

Tubes tied

Vasectomy

Pill

Condoms

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,898

643

22.1

20.3-24.0

479

16.8

15.2-18.4

890

29.6

27.6-31.6

387

13.7

12.2-15.3

499

17.9

16.2-19.7

GENDER

Male

1,417

279

20.6

18.1-23.3

278

19.0

16.8-21.5

361

25.2

22.6-28.1

215

15.1

13.0-17.5

284

20.1

17.6-22.7

Female

1,481

364

24.2

21.7-26.9

201

13.6

11.6-15.8

529

35.8

32.9-38.8

172

11.6

9.8-13.7

215

14.9

12.8-17.2

AGE

18-24

288

2.2

1.0- 4.9

0.9

0.3- 3.1

159

51.5

44.4-58.5

28.0

21.9-35.0

17.4

12.7-23.4

25-34

973

161

15.9

13.3-18.9

7.1

5.5- 9.2

420

43.7

39.9-47.6

143

15.5

12.8-18.6

169

17.8

15.0-20.9

35-44

1,152

338

28.5

25.5-31.8

248

22.1

19.4-25.1

267

22.5

19.8-25.6

127

11.0

8.9-13.4

172

15.8

13.3-18.7

45-54

355

29.1

23.7-35.2

105

30.7

25.3-36.6

9.3

6.5-13.2

9.7

6.7-13.8

21.2

16.4-26.9

55-64

130

33.5

23.7-45.0

30.6

22.2-40.5

5.2

1.8-13.9

4.7

1.9-11.0

26.0

18.0-36.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

189

36.6

29.0-44.9

6.6

3.6-11.7

15.8

10.7-22.7

16.3

10.5-24.4

24.8

18.0-33.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

748

225

28.1

24.4-32.1

13.8

11.0-17.2

197

25.2

21.7-29.1

12.2

9.6-15.3

133

20.7

17.1-24.8

Some Post-H.S.

806

197

24.9

21.4-28.8

132

16.0

13.2-19.2

249

30.8

27.0-34.8

11.7

9.2-14.7

138

16.6

13.8-19.9

College Graduate

1,154

145

13.6

11.1-16.5

237

21.1

18.4-24.0

414

34.2

30.9-37.7

175

15.5

13.1-18.3

183

15.6

13.2-18.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

133

24.3

16.9-33.6

2.1

0.5- 8.3

30.7

21.3-42.1

17.2

10.2-27.4

25.7

17.6-36.0

$15,000- 24,999

310

100

30.0

24.1-36.6

6.2

3.7-10.1

22.4

17.4-28.4

17.6

12.4-24.3

23.9

18.4-30.5

$25,000- 34,999

345

24.5

19.2-30.6

8.6

5.6-13.0

122

32.9

27.5-38.9

14.7

11.0-19.5

19.3

14.7-24.9

$35,000- 49,999

505

105

21.0

17.1-25.5

16.9

13.3-21.3

164

29.8

25.2-34.8

14.6

11.3-18.6

17.7

13.9-22.4

$50,000-74,999

523

16.5

13.1-20.6

113

22.6

18.6-27.2

165

30.7

26.2-35.6

11.9

9.1-15.6

18.2

14.6-22.6

$75,000+

672

120

18.5

15.0-22.6

178

24.5

20.9-28.4

194

28.0

24.2-32.2

13.9

10.9-17.6

100

15.1

11.9-19.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

509

153

27.1

22.8-31.8

16.5

13.0-20.7

114

22.3

18.3-26.9

12.5

9.3-16.7

21.5

17.4-26.4

2,337

473

20.7

18.7-22.9

389

16.9

15.2-18.8

764

31.3

29.1-33.7

319

13.9

12.2-15.7

392

17.2

15.3-19.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

300

25.3

19.7-31.8

29.5

23.8-36.0

17.9

13.2-23.7

7.5

5.1-11.0

19.8

15.2-25.3

Non-Veteran

2,544

571

21.9

19.9-23.9

385

15.2

13.6-17.0

817

30.8

28.7-33.1

349

14.5

12.9-16.3

422

17.6

15.8-19.6

Currently Serving

12.0

5.2-25.2

10.6

4.9-21.4

42.5

28.5-57.7

13.0

4.8-30.7

22.0

11.2-38.7

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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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