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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Family Planning

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	Total Respond.^	Do NOT want to have one	Do want to have one	Not sure if do or don't
North Carolina	3,458	1,437	41.9	39.9-43.9	1,398	40.1	38.1-42.1	623	18.0	16.5-19.7
-Northeastern Partnership	176	95	53.0	44.6-61.2	53	32.2	24.8-40.6	28	14.9	10.1-21.3
GENDER
Male	88	55	58.4	46.8-69.2	21	28.4	18.9-40.3	12	13.1	7.4-22.3
Female	88	40	44.9	33.6-56.7	32	37.7	27.0-49.8	16	17.4	10.4-27.7
RACE
White	97	46	45.2	34.6-56.3	33	36.4	26.3-47.8	18	18.4	11.4-28.3
African American	65	43	67.2	53.7-78.3	15	24.0	14.3-37.4	7	8.9	4.0-18.5
AGE
18-24	21	6	33.1	13.9-60.3	11	50.4	27.1-73.6	4	16.4	5.1-41.6
25-34	69	26	29.6	19.6-42.0	28	48.9	35.6-62.2	15	21.6	12.8-34.0
35-44	52	36	72.9	58.6-83.7	11	19.0	10.2-32.8	5	8.0	3.2-18.8
45-54 (All Males*)	19	15	77.3	51.5-91.6	1	7.1	1.0-36.5	3	15.6	4.7-41.0
55-59 (All Males*)	15	12	78.3	48.9-93.1	2	15.3	3.7-45.8	1	6.4	0.9-34.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	27	16	50.3	30.0-70.5	10	46.3	26.5-67.4	1	3.4	0.5-20.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	55	36	70.0	55.6-81.3	12	19.3	10.4-33.1	7	10.7	4.9-21.8
Some Post-H.S.	53	25	43.8	30.2-58.5	17	37.2	24.0-52.7	11	18.9	10.3-32.3
College Graduate	41	18	43.7	27.7-61.1	14	32.3	18.7-49.8	9	24.0	12.0-42.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	24	15	65.1	41.8-82.9	8	34.0	16.4-57.5	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3
$15,000- 24,999	29	17	57.9	36.2-77.0	6	26.3	10.8-51.3	6	15.7	6.7-32.8
$25,000- 34,999	22	10	36.7	18.7-59.4	9	51.2	29.2-72.8	3	12.0	3.6-33.3
$35,000- 49,999	32	15	49.9	31.5-68.3	9	23.4	11.4-42.1	8	26.6	13.1-46.6
$50,000-74,999	22	12	46.5	26.4-67.8	8	43.8	23.8-66.1	2	9.7	2.2-33.6
$75,000+	23	11	44.5	24.7-66.2	7	33.1	16.1-56.2	5	22.4	9.3-44.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	38	23	55.5	37.6-72.1	10	32.7	17.9-51.9	5	11.8	4.7-26.5
No	132	71	53.7	44.0-63.1	40	31.7	23.3-41.5	21	14.6	9.2-22.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	17	8	46.8	24.3-70.7	6	36.3	16.9-61.4	3	16.9	5.4-42.2
Non-Veteran	154	86	54.7	45.7-63.4	45	31.5	23.6-40.6	23	13.8	8.9-20.7
Currently Serving	5	1	22.3	3.0-72.5	2	34.3	7.2-77.9	2	43.3	10.6-83.1

Total
Respond.^

Do NOT want to have one

Do want to have one

Not sure if do or don't

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,458

1,437

41.9

39.9-43.9

1,398

40.1

38.1-42.1

623

18.0

16.5-19.7

-Northeastern Partnership

176

53.0

44.6-61.2

32.2

24.8-40.6

14.9

10.1-21.3

GENDER

Male

58.4

46.8-69.2

28.4

18.9-40.3

13.1

7.4-22.3

Female

44.9

33.6-56.7

37.7

27.0-49.8

17.4

10.4-27.7

RACE

White

45.2

34.6-56.3

36.4

26.3-47.8

18.4

11.4-28.3

African American

67.2

53.7-78.3

24.0

14.3-37.4

8.9

4.0-18.5

AGE

18-24

33.1

13.9-60.3

50.4

27.1-73.6

16.4

5.1-41.6

25-34

29.6

19.6-42.0

48.9

35.6-62.2

21.6

12.8-34.0

35-44

72.9

58.6-83.7

19.0

10.2-32.8

8.0

3.2-18.8

45-54 (All Males*)

77.3

51.5-91.6

7.1

1.0-36.5

15.6

4.7-41.0

55-59 (All Males*)

78.3

48.9-93.1

15.3

3.7-45.8

6.4

0.9-34.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

50.3

30.0-70.5

46.3

26.5-67.4

3.4

0.5-20.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

70.0

55.6-81.3

19.3

10.4-33.1

10.7

4.9-21.8

Some Post-H.S.

43.8

30.2-58.5

37.2

24.0-52.7

18.9

10.3-32.3

College Graduate

43.7

27.7-61.1

32.3

18.7-49.8

24.0

12.0-42.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

65.1

41.8-82.9

34.0

16.4-57.5

0.9

0.1- 6.3

$15,000- 24,999

57.9

36.2-77.0

26.3

10.8-51.3

15.7

6.7-32.8

$25,000- 34,999

36.7

18.7-59.4

51.2

29.2-72.8

12.0

3.6-33.3

$35,000- 49,999

49.9

31.5-68.3

23.4

11.4-42.1

26.6

13.1-46.6

$50,000-74,999

46.5

26.4-67.8

43.8

23.8-66.1

9.7

2.2-33.6

$75,000+

44.5

24.7-66.2

33.1

16.1-56.2

22.4

9.3-44.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

55.5

37.6-72.1

32.7

17.9-51.9

11.8

4.7-26.5

132

53.7

44.0-63.1

31.7

23.3-41.5

14.6

9.2-22.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

46.8

24.3-70.7

36.3

16.9-61.4

16.9

5.4-42.2

Non-Veteran

154

54.7

45.7-63.4

31.5

23.6-40.6

13.8

8.9-20.7

Currently Serving

22.3

3.0-72.5

34.3

7.2-77.9

43.3

10.6-83.1

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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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