BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

Family Planning

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
North Carolina	6,964	4,090	58.3	56.8-59.8	1,626	25.5	24.3-26.9	1,223	15.8	14.7-16.9	25	0.4	0.2- 0.6
-Northeastern Partnership	393	217	54.8	48.6-60.9	97	27.6	22.1-34.0	79	17.6	13.3-22.8	0	0.0	. - .
GENDER
Male	215	108	50.7	42.5-58.9	58	29.6	22.1-38.4	49	19.7	13.8-27.3	0	0.0	. - .
Female	178	109	62.7	54.5-70.2	39	23.9	17.5-31.6	30	13.4	9.1-19.4	0	0.0	. - .
RACE
White	211	123	59.2	51.5-66.4	50	27.7	21.0-35.4	38	13.2	9.4-18.2	0	0.0	. - .
African American	155	80	48.8	38.8-58.9	39	30.7	20.8-42.7	36	20.5	13.9-29.0	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	32	17	52.3	28.9-74.7	5	12.1	4.3-29.6	10	35.6	14.9-63.7	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	114	75	63.8	52.7-73.7	26	23.4	15.3-34.0	13	12.8	6.8-22.9	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	139	85	60.4	48.5-71.1	26	24.3	14.4-38.0	28	15.3	9.7-23.4	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	69	26	41.1	29.2-54.2	22	36.1	24.6-49.5	21	22.7	14.3-34.2	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	39	14	34.4	20.7-51.2	18	52.3	35.6-68.4	7	13.3	6.0-27.1	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	64	30	43.3	29.5-58.3	18	26.0	15.8-39.6	16	30.7	17.1-48.8	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	145	75	51.6	40.7-62.4	36	32.8	22.1-45.7	34	15.5	10.5-22.3	0	0.0	. - .
Some Post-H.S.	108	69	64.8	54.1-74.2	23	22.4	14.9-32.1	16	12.9	7.0-22.3	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	76	43	57.8	45.2-69.4	20	27.2	17.5-39.7	13	15.1	8.4-25.6	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	57	29	51.5	36.5-66.3	12	22.0	12.1-36.6	16	26.5	14.7-42.9	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	67	35	46.1	29.2-64.0	13	26.3	11.0-50.7	19	27.6	14.1-46.8	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	51	27	53.5	38.6-67.8	13	28.2	16.6-43.5	11	18.3	9.7-32.0	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	71	38	59.9	47.0-71.5	20	24.4	15.5-36.3	13	15.7	8.7-26.7	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	42	24	55.3	39.1-70.4	15	40.7	26.0-57.3	3	4.0	1.3-12.1	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	47	34	66.8	50.3-80.0	12	31.3	18.4-48.0	1	1.9	0.3-12.4	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	110	52	48.5	37.1-60.1	25	25.2	16.8-36.1	33	26.2	16.5-39.0	0	0.0	. - .
No	274	157	58.0	51.2-64.5	71	26.8	21.2-33.3	46	15.2	10.8-20.8	0	0.0	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	43	19	39.1	25.4-54.9	17	50.5	35.0-66.0	7	10.3	4.5-22.0	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	344	193	56.5	49.6-63.1	79	24.6	18.8-31.5	72	18.9	14.1-24.9	0	0.0	. - .
Currently Serving	6	5	89.1	47.4-98.7	1	10.9	1.3-52.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Not Sexually Active

Same sex partner

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,964

4,090

58.3

56.8-59.8

1,626

25.5

24.3-26.9

1,223

15.8

14.7-16.9

0.4

0.2- 0.6

-Northeastern Partnership

393

217

54.8

48.6-60.9

27.6

22.1-34.0

17.6

13.3-22.8

0.0

. - .

GENDER

Male

215

108

50.7

42.5-58.9

29.6

22.1-38.4

19.7

13.8-27.3

0.0

. - .

Female

178

109

62.7

54.5-70.2

23.9

17.5-31.6

13.4

9.1-19.4

0.0

. - .

RACE

White

211

123

59.2

51.5-66.4

27.7

21.0-35.4

13.2

9.4-18.2

0.0

. - .

African American

155

48.8

38.8-58.9

30.7

20.8-42.7

20.5

13.9-29.0

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

52.3

28.9-74.7

12.1

4.3-29.6

35.6

14.9-63.7

0.0

. - .

25-34

114

63.8

52.7-73.7

23.4

15.3-34.0

12.8

6.8-22.9

0.0

. - .

35-44

139

60.4

48.5-71.1

24.3

14.4-38.0

15.3

9.7-23.4

0.0

. - .

45-54

41.1

29.2-54.2

36.1

24.6-49.5

22.7

14.3-34.2

0.0

. - .

55-64

34.4

20.7-51.2

52.3

35.6-68.4

13.3

6.0-27.1

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

43.3

29.5-58.3

26.0

15.8-39.6

30.7

17.1-48.8

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

145

51.6

40.7-62.4

32.8

22.1-45.7

15.5

10.5-22.3

0.0

. - .

Some Post-H.S.

108

64.8

54.1-74.2

22.4

14.9-32.1

12.9

7.0-22.3

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

57.8

45.2-69.4

27.2

17.5-39.7

15.1

8.4-25.6

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

51.5

36.5-66.3

22.0

12.1-36.6

26.5

14.7-42.9

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

46.1

29.2-64.0

26.3

11.0-50.7

27.6

14.1-46.8

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

53.5

38.6-67.8

28.2

16.6-43.5

18.3

9.7-32.0

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

59.9

47.0-71.5

24.4

15.5-36.3

15.7

8.7-26.7

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

55.3

39.1-70.4

40.7

26.0-57.3

4.0

1.3-12.1

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

66.8

50.3-80.0

31.3

18.4-48.0

1.9

0.3-12.4

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

110

48.5

37.1-60.1

25.2

16.8-36.1

26.2

16.5-39.0

0.0

. - .

274

157

58.0

51.2-64.5

26.8

21.2-33.3

15.2

10.8-20.8

0.0

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

39.1

25.4-54.9

50.5

35.0-66.0

10.3

4.5-22.0

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

344

193

56.5

49.6-63.1

24.6

18.8-31.5

18.9

14.1-24.9

0.0

. - .

Currently Serving

89.1

47.4-98.7

10.9

1.3-52.6

0.0

. - .

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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