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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Family Planning

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	Total Respond.^	Tubes tied	Vasectomy	Pill	Condoms	Other
North Carolina	3,978	996	24.4	22.8-26.1	521	13.0	11.8-14.3	1,112	27.2	25.6-29.0	613	16.0	14.6-17.4	736	19.4	17.9-21.1
-Northeastern Partnership	207	73	33.6	26.7-41.2	19	9.7	6.1-15.2	48	26.2	19.7-34.0	32	14.2	9.8-20.3	35	16.3	11.6-22.4
GENDER
Male	102	33	31.6	22.6-42.3	12	12.1	6.9-20.4	25	28.2	19.3-39.2	16	13.4	8.0-21.5	16	14.7	8.9-23.1
Female	105	40	36.5	27.0-47.3	7	6.0	2.7-12.8	23	23.1	15.0-33.9	16	15.6	8.9-25.7	19	18.8	11.8-28.6
RACE
White	117	35	28.1	20.2-37.6	15	14.2	8.4-22.9	36	33.4	24.4-43.8	12	9.2	5.0-16.2	19	15.1	9.5-23.2
African American	78	33	40.8	29.5-53.3	3	4.0	1.3-11.7	8	10.5	5.1-20.5	19	23.4	14.5-35.5	15	21.3	12.8-33.3
AGE
18-24	17	1	8.0	1.1-40.2	0	0.0	. - .	8	53.8	28.1-77.7	6	33.6	14.2-60.7	2	4.6	1.0-17.9
25-34	73	20	25.6	16.1-38.0	4	6.0	2.1-16.0	22	36.3	24.3-50.3	12	12.3	6.5-22.0	15	19.8	11.5-31.9
35-44	78	35	41.7	29.9-54.6	10	12.8	6.7-23.3	13	17.4	9.6-29.4	11	14.4	7.5-25.9	9	13.7	7.1-24.7
45-54	25	12	45.8	26.9-66.1	4	18.2	6.9-40.1	5	19.7	7.9-41.3	1	5.5	0.8-30.2	3	10.8	3.4-29.0
55-64	14	5	37.2	16.0-64.8	1	7.2	1.0-37.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	13.8	3.4-41.8	6	41.9	19.6-68.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	27	11	35.0	18.3-56.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	27.1	10.5-54.0	6	19.4	8.3-38.8	6	18.6	7.8-38.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	71	30	37.6	26.3-50.4	5	8.3	3.4-19.0	13	23.3	13.3-37.6	13	19.1	10.6-32.1	10	11.6	6.1-20.9
Some Post-H.S.	67	21	31.6	20.0-46.1	10	15.7	8.3-27.6	17	25.1	15.2-38.5	9	11.6	5.7-22.1	10	16.0	8.4-28.2
College Graduate	42	11	28.6	16.0-45.8	4	9.0	3.0-23.9	14	32.7	19.0-50.0	4	6.2	2.1-16.5	9	23.6	12.1-40.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	28	10	30.7	15.7-51.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	5.8	1.6-18.6	8	34.0	17.1-56.2	7	29.5	13.9-52.1
$15,000- 24,999	35	14	31.8	17.3-50.8	1	1.5	0.2-10.3	6	29.7	13.2-53.8	8	24.7	11.5-45.4	6	12.3	4.9-27.5
$25,000- 34,999	26	8	34.5	17.5-56.7	1	3.7	0.5-22.3	5	17.7	5.8-43.0	5	18.4	7.4-39.1	7	25.7	12.1-46.5
$35,000- 49,999	37	12	41.6	24.5-61.0	6	15.3	6.5-31.8	11	25.6	13.5-43.2	4	6.9	2.0-21.4	4	10.7	3.8-26.7
$50,000-74,999	23	10	40.4	21.7-62.4	2	9.9	2.3-34.1	5	23.5	9.5-47.3	2	6.8	1.6-24.3	4	19.4	6.8-44.3
$75,000+	33	11	31.4	17.4-49.8	5	15.7	6.4-33.7	10	32.3	17.8-51.1	2	4.7	1.1-18.1	5	16.0	6.7-33.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	50	25	49.4	33.7-65.2	4	8.2	2.8-21.8	4	10.0	3.1-27.9	10	19.3	10.0-34.0	7	13.1	5.8-27.0
No	149	46	28.9	21.6-37.4	15	10.7	6.4-17.5	41	30.6	22.6-39.9	21	12.6	7.8-19.7	26	17.2	11.6-24.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	18	5	29.5	12.6-54.9	6	33.0	14.9-58.0	4	24.4	9.3-50.6	2	8.2	1.9-29.5	1	4.8	0.7-27.7
Non-Veteran	184	68	35.0	27.6-43.2	13	7.7	4.3-13.2	41	24.9	18.1-33.1	30	15.3	10.4-21.9	32	17.2	12.0-23.9
Currently Serving	5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	74.7	29.0-95.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	25.3	4.5-71.0

Total
Respond.^

Tubes tied

Vasectomy

Pill

Condoms

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,978

996

24.4

22.8-26.1

521

13.0

11.8-14.3

1,112

27.2

25.6-29.0

613

16.0

14.6-17.4

736

19.4

17.9-21.1

-Northeastern Partnership

207

33.6

26.7-41.2

9.7

6.1-15.2

26.2

19.7-34.0

14.2

9.8-20.3

16.3

11.6-22.4

GENDER

Male

102

31.6

22.6-42.3

12.1

6.9-20.4

28.2

19.3-39.2

13.4

8.0-21.5

14.7

8.9-23.1

Female

105

36.5

27.0-47.3

6.0

2.7-12.8

23.1

15.0-33.9

15.6

8.9-25.7

18.8

11.8-28.6

RACE

White

117

28.1

20.2-37.6

14.2

8.4-22.9

33.4

24.4-43.8

9.2

5.0-16.2

15.1

9.5-23.2

African American

40.8

29.5-53.3

4.0

1.3-11.7

10.5

5.1-20.5

23.4

14.5-35.5

21.3

12.8-33.3

AGE

18-24

8.0

1.1-40.2

0.0

. - .

53.8

28.1-77.7

33.6

14.2-60.7

4.6

1.0-17.9

25-34

25.6

16.1-38.0

6.0

2.1-16.0

36.3

24.3-50.3

12.3

6.5-22.0

19.8

11.5-31.9

35-44

41.7

29.9-54.6

12.8

6.7-23.3

17.4

9.6-29.4

14.4

7.5-25.9

13.7

7.1-24.7

45-54

45.8

26.9-66.1

18.2

6.9-40.1

19.7

7.9-41.3

5.5

0.8-30.2

10.8

3.4-29.0

55-64

37.2

16.0-64.8

7.2

1.0-37.4

0.0

. - .

13.8

3.4-41.8

41.9

19.6-68.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

35.0

18.3-56.3

0.0

. - .

27.1

10.5-54.0

19.4

8.3-38.8

18.6

7.8-38.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

37.6

26.3-50.4

8.3

3.4-19.0

23.3

13.3-37.6

19.1

10.6-32.1

11.6

6.1-20.9

Some Post-H.S.

31.6

20.0-46.1

15.7

8.3-27.6

25.1

15.2-38.5

11.6

5.7-22.1

16.0

8.4-28.2

College Graduate

28.6

16.0-45.8

9.0

3.0-23.9

32.7

19.0-50.0

6.2

2.1-16.5

23.6

12.1-40.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

30.7

15.7-51.2

0.0

. - .

5.8

1.6-18.6

34.0

17.1-56.2

29.5

13.9-52.1

$15,000- 24,999

31.8

17.3-50.8

1.5

0.2-10.3

29.7

13.2-53.8

24.7

11.5-45.4

12.3

4.9-27.5

$25,000- 34,999

34.5

17.5-56.7

3.7

0.5-22.3

17.7

5.8-43.0

18.4

7.4-39.1

25.7

12.1-46.5

$35,000- 49,999

41.6

24.5-61.0

15.3

6.5-31.8

25.6

13.5-43.2

6.9

2.0-21.4

10.7

3.8-26.7

$50,000-74,999

40.4

21.7-62.4

9.9

2.3-34.1

23.5

9.5-47.3

6.8

1.6-24.3

19.4

6.8-44.3

$75,000+

31.4

17.4-49.8

15.7

6.4-33.7

32.3

17.8-51.1

4.7

1.1-18.1

16.0

6.7-33.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

49.4

33.7-65.2

8.2

2.8-21.8

10.0

3.1-27.9

19.3

10.0-34.0

13.1

5.8-27.0

149

28.9

21.6-37.4

10.7

6.4-17.5

30.6

22.6-39.9

12.6

7.8-19.7

17.2

11.6-24.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

29.5

12.6-54.9

33.0

14.9-58.0

24.4

9.3-50.6

8.2

1.9-29.5

4.8

0.7-27.7

Non-Veteran

184

35.0

27.6-43.2

7.7

4.3-13.2

24.9

18.1-33.1

15.3

10.4-21.9

17.2

12.0-23.9

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

74.7

29.0-95.5

0.0

. - .

25.3

4.5-71.0

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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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