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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Family Planning

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
North Carolina	1,418	310	21.6	19.2-24.3	104	8.6	6.9-10.7	175	12.5	10.6-14.8	284	19.7	17.3-22.4	545	37.5	34.5-40.6
-Northeastern Partnership	86	15	17.2	10.0-27.9	8	9.0	4.4-17.6	16	18.2	10.6-29.3	21	29.8	16.8-47.2	26	25.7	16.2-38.3
GENDER
Male	53	6	12.2	5.4-25.4	8	12.4	5.9-24.1	11	20.1	10.6-34.9	12	29.8	13.8-52.9	16	25.5	14.0-41.9
Female	33	9	30.7	16.3-50.1	0	0.0	. - .	5	13.0	5.2-28.9	9	29.9	15.8-49.3	10	26.4	14.0-44.1
RACE
White	48	10	20.3	10.7-35.1	6	11.7	5.2-24.4	8	15.3	7.0-30.1	9	19.4	9.5-35.5	15	33.3	19.6-50.6
African American	30	3	9.2	2.6-27.7	2	6.9	1.6-25.0	8	25.2	11.1-47.7	10	44.5	20.0-72.0	7	14.2	5.6-31.6
AGE
18-24	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
25-34	24	8	34.6	16.7-58.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.7	1.9-26.5	7	24.8	10.8-47.2	7	33.0	13.7-60.4
35-44	22	6	23.3	8.6-49.5	1	4.4	0.6-27.0	6	20.3	6.9-46.4	6	46.6	17.9-77.8	3	5.4	1.4-19.1
45-54	22	1	6.1	0.9-32.8	4	15.9	5.9-36.2	4	16.4	5.8-38.3	6	29.4	12.7-54.5	7	32.3	15.5-55.4
55-64	14	0	0.0	. - .	3	21.8	6.9-51.3	4	34.9	13.6-64.5	2	11.7	2.4-41.9	5	31.6	12.0-61.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	17	2	16.5	4.3-46.8	2	12.3	3.0-39.0	3	18.0	5.7-44.2	4	28.7	10.7-57.5	6	24.6	10.2-48.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	31	3	6.8	2.0-20.7	2	5.8	1.3-22.0	6	18.8	7.2-40.9	12	46.5	22.1-72.7	8	22.1	8.5-46.5
Some Post-H.S.	20	5	31.9	14.3-56.6	2	10.5	2.6-34.1	5	23.1	9.3-47.0	4	16.8	6.3-37.9	4	17.7	6.4-40.4
College Graduate	18	5	24.8	9.4-50.9	2	11.6	2.8-36.9	2	10.1	2.4-33.6	1	6.2	0.9-33.5	8	47.4	24.2-71.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	8	0	0.0	. - .	2	35.9	9.6-74.6	2	26.7	6.4-65.9	3	21.9	6.2-54.4	1	15.5	2.1-60.5
$15,000- 24,999	13	1	8.1	0.9-45.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	12.6	2.3-46.4	3	55.1	16.3-88.6	7	24.2	6.6-59.2
$25,000- 34,999	12	2	17.9	4.4-50.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	23.5	7.4-54.2	4	42.5	17.6-72.0	3	16.0	4.5-43.4
$35,000- 49,999	18	3	15.0	4.5-40.2	2	13.5	3.4-40.7	3	15.7	4.7-41.3	4	21.0	7.3-47.3	6	34.8	15.7-60.6
$50,000-74,999	14	5	37.6	16.2-65.1	2	15.6	3.9-45.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	23.9	7.8-53.6	4	23.0	8.2-49.8
$75,000+	12	1	9.1	1.3-43.9	2	13.9	3.3-43.5	4	25.8	8.7-56.0	2	20.1	4.7-56.1	3	31.1	10.3-63.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	21	4	19.3	7.2-42.2	4	19.0	7.1-41.9	6	28.4	12.3-52.9	2	11.1	2.2-41.2	5	22.2	9.0-45.1
No	64	11	18.8	10.3-32.0	4	6.5	2.4-16.6	10	16.9	8.8-29.9	18	27.1	16.9-40.5	21	30.6	19.0-45.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	16	3	17.5	5.6-43.1	4	19.3	7.0-43.2	3	25.0	8.5-54.5	3	20.6	6.5-49.2	3	17.5	5.5-43.3
Non-Veteran	69	12	17.3	9.3-29.9	4	5.9	2.1-15.4	12	15.4	8.2-26.9	18	32.9	17.3-53.5	23	28.5	17.0-43.7
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Want to get pregnant

Had hysterectomy

Believe can't get pregnant

Vasectomy/Tubes tied

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,418

310

21.6

19.2-24.3

104

8.6

6.9-10.7

175

12.5

10.6-14.8

284

19.7

17.3-22.4

545

37.5

34.5-40.6

-Northeastern Partnership

17.2

10.0-27.9

9.0

4.4-17.6

18.2

10.6-29.3

29.8

16.8-47.2

25.7

16.2-38.3

GENDER

Male

12.2

5.4-25.4

12.4

5.9-24.1

20.1

10.6-34.9

29.8

13.8-52.9

25.5

14.0-41.9

Female

30.7

16.3-50.1

0.0

. - .

13.0

5.2-28.9

29.9

15.8-49.3

26.4

14.0-44.1

RACE

White

20.3

10.7-35.1

11.7

5.2-24.4

15.3

7.0-30.1

19.4

9.5-35.5

33.3

19.6-50.6

African American

9.2

2.6-27.7

6.9

1.6-25.0

25.2

11.1-47.7

44.5

20.0-72.0

14.2

5.6-31.6

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

34.6

16.7-58.1

0.0

. - .

7.7

1.9-26.5

24.8

10.8-47.2

33.0

13.7-60.4

35-44

23.3

8.6-49.5

4.4

0.6-27.0

20.3

6.9-46.4

46.6

17.9-77.8

5.4

1.4-19.1

45-54

6.1

0.9-32.8

15.9

5.9-36.2

16.4

5.8-38.3

29.4

12.7-54.5

32.3

15.5-55.4

55-64

0.0

. - .

21.8

6.9-51.3

34.9

13.6-64.5

11.7

2.4-41.9

31.6

12.0-61.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.5

4.3-46.8

12.3

3.0-39.0

18.0

5.7-44.2

28.7

10.7-57.5

24.6

10.2-48.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

6.8

2.0-20.7

5.8

1.3-22.0

18.8

7.2-40.9

46.5

22.1-72.7

22.1

8.5-46.5

Some Post-H.S.

31.9

14.3-56.6

10.5

2.6-34.1

23.1

9.3-47.0

16.8

6.3-37.9

17.7

6.4-40.4

College Graduate

24.8

9.4-50.9

11.6

2.8-36.9

10.1

2.4-33.6

6.2

0.9-33.5

47.4

24.2-71.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

0.0

. - .

35.9

9.6-74.6

26.7

6.4-65.9

21.9

6.2-54.4

15.5

2.1-60.5

$15,000- 24,999

8.1

0.9-45.1

0.0

. - .

12.6

2.3-46.4

55.1

16.3-88.6

24.2

6.6-59.2

$25,000- 34,999

17.9

4.4-50.7

0.0

. - .

23.5

7.4-54.2

42.5

17.6-72.0

16.0

4.5-43.4

$35,000- 49,999

15.0

4.5-40.2

13.5

3.4-40.7

15.7

4.7-41.3

21.0

7.3-47.3

34.8

15.7-60.6

$50,000-74,999

37.6

16.2-65.1

15.6

3.9-45.9

0.0

. - .

23.9

7.8-53.6

23.0

8.2-49.8

$75,000+

9.1

1.3-43.9

13.9

3.3-43.5

25.8

8.7-56.0

20.1

4.7-56.1

31.1

10.3-63.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

19.3

7.2-42.2

19.0

7.1-41.9

28.4

12.3-52.9

11.1

2.2-41.2

22.2

9.0-45.1

18.8

10.3-32.0

6.5

2.4-16.6

16.9

8.8-29.9

27.1

16.9-40.5

30.6

19.0-45.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

17.5

5.6-43.1

19.3

7.0-43.2

25.0

8.5-54.5

20.6

6.5-49.2

17.5

5.5-43.3

Non-Veteran

17.3

9.3-29.9

5.9

2.1-15.4

15.4

8.2-26.9

32.9

17.3-53.5

28.5

17.0-43.7

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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, 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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