BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (How do you feel about having a child now or sometime in the future? Would you say:)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Family Planning-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Do NOT want to have one	Do want to have one	Not sure if do or don't
TOTAL	1,254	596	47.4	44.1-50.8	463	37.0	33.9-40.3	195	15.5	13.3-18.1
AGE
18-24	136	22	18.8	11.9-28.3	96	68.2	58.2-76.8	18	13.0	7.8-20.9
25-34	391	93	25.3	20.3-31.1	226	55.8	49.8-61.7	72	18.9	14.7-24.0
35-44	334	178	55.0	48.7-61.2	86	25.4	20.4-31.1	70	19.6	15.1-25.1
45-54 (All Males*)	259	195	74.3	67.3-80.2	42	17.7	12.6-24.2	22	8.0	4.9-12.9
55-59 (All Males*)	134	108	78.7	68.4-86.4	13	9.5	5.2-16.7	13	11.8	5.9-22.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	103	63	53.9	41.9-65.5	25	27.7	18.0-40.0	15	18.4	10.4-30.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	315	159	49.6	43.1-56.1	99	33.1	27.2-39.7	57	17.2	13.0-22.5
Some Post-H.S.	339	149	41.8	35.8-48.1	141	42.7	36.6-49.1	49	15.5	11.3-20.9
College Graduate	496	224	48.3	43.1-53.7	198	37.7	32.8-42.8	74	14.0	10.8-18.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	53	22	33.0	19.9-49.5	24	55.0	38.4-70.5	7	12.0	5.0-26.1
$15,000- 24,999	114	43	35.4	25.6-46.6	51	43.9	33.3-55.1	20	20.7	12.8-31.7
$25,000- 34,999	154	70	44.8	35.7-54.2	60	40.3	31.5-49.8	24	14.9	9.3-23.1
$35,000- 49,999	224	111	50.2	42.4-57.9	80	36.9	29.7-44.8	33	12.9	8.6-18.9
$50,000-74,999	231	110	45.4	38.0-53.1	89	40.5	33.2-48.2	32	14.1	9.4-20.5
$75,000+	303	153	52.7	46.2-59.1	99	29.9	24.4-36.0	51	17.4	13.0-23.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	229	121	51.0	43.4-58.6	73	31.4	24.8-38.8	35	17.6	12.3-24.7
No	1,002	466	46.7	43.0-50.4	380	38.2	34.7-41.9	156	15.1	12.7-17.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	220	129	60.2	52.5-67.4	58	27.3	21.0-34.6	33	12.6	8.5-18.1
Non-Veteran	982	447	45.0	41.2-48.8	381	38.8	35.1-42.5	154	16.3	13.7-19.3
Currently Serving	52	20	42.7	28.5-58.1	24	44.5	30.2-59.8	8	12.9	5.9-25.7

Total
Respond.^

Do NOT want to have one

Do want to have one

Not sure if do or don't

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,254

596

47.4

44.1-50.8

463

37.0

33.9-40.3

195

15.5

13.3-18.1

AGE

18-24

136

18.8

11.9-28.3

68.2

58.2-76.8

13.0

7.8-20.9

25-34

391

25.3

20.3-31.1

226

55.8

49.8-61.7

18.9

14.7-24.0

35-44

334

178

55.0

48.7-61.2

25.4

20.4-31.1

19.6

15.1-25.1

45-54 (All Males*)

259

195

74.3

67.3-80.2

17.7

12.6-24.2

8.0

4.9-12.9

55-59 (All Males*)

134

108

78.7

68.4-86.4

9.5

5.2-16.7

11.8

5.9-22.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

103

53.9

41.9-65.5

27.7

18.0-40.0

18.4

10.4-30.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

315

159

49.6

43.1-56.1

33.1

27.2-39.7

17.2

13.0-22.5

Some Post-H.S.

339

149

41.8

35.8-48.1

141

42.7

36.6-49.1

15.5

11.3-20.9

College Graduate

496

224

48.3

43.1-53.7

198

37.7

32.8-42.8

14.0

10.8-18.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

33.0

19.9-49.5

55.0

38.4-70.5

12.0

5.0-26.1

$15,000- 24,999

114

35.4

25.6-46.6

43.9

33.3-55.1

20.7

12.8-31.7

$25,000- 34,999

154

44.8

35.7-54.2

40.3

31.5-49.8

14.9

9.3-23.1

$35,000- 49,999

224

111

50.2

42.4-57.9

36.9

29.7-44.8

12.9

8.6-18.9

$50,000-74,999

231

110

45.4

38.0-53.1

40.5

33.2-48.2

14.1

9.4-20.5

$75,000+

303

153

52.7

46.2-59.1

29.9

24.4-36.0

17.4

13.0-23.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

229

121

51.0

43.4-58.6

31.4

24.8-38.8

17.6

12.3-24.7

1,002

466

46.7

43.0-50.4

380

38.2

34.7-41.9

156

15.1

12.7-17.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

220

129

60.2

52.5-67.4

27.3

21.0-34.6

12.6

8.5-18.1

Non-Veteran

982

447

45.0

41.2-48.8

381

38.8

35.1-42.5

154

16.3

13.7-19.3

Currently Serving

42.7

28.5-58.1

44.5

30.2-59.8

12.9

5.9-25.7

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* This question was asked of female respondents who reported being ages 18-44 years old and not pregnant, or 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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