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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	820	186	22.9	19.7-26.6	59	8.6	6.4-11.3	105	12.7	10.2-15.7	152	17.7	14.9-21.0	318	38.1	34.2-42.2
GENDER
Male	531	88	18.6	14.9-23.0	58	11.8	8.9-15.5	80	13.8	10.7-17.6	98	17.5	14.1-21.4	207	38.3	33.6-43.3
Female	289	98	34.3	28.1-41.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2	25	9.7	6.1-15.0	54	18.4	13.5-24.6	111	37.4	31.0-44.3
RACE
White	610	134	21.3	17.7-25.3	48	9.6	7.0-13.1	88	14.5	11.4-18.3	115	18.3	14.9-22.1	225	36.4	31.9-41.1
African American	133	25	18.4	11.8-27.6	6	4.3	1.8- 9.8	12	10.4	5.6-18.5	26	17.9	11.6-26.5	64	49.0	39.1-59.0
Other Minorities	10	5	54.6	23.6-82.4	1	2.5	0.3-17.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	42.9	16.0-74.7
AGE
18-24	48	14	27.0	15.8-42.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.4	0.3-15.3	2	3.3	0.8-12.7	31	67.3	51.8-79.8
25-34	230	115	50.8	43.1-58.4	0	0.0	. - .	11	5.2	2.4-11.2	16	6.1	3.4-10.5	88	37.9	30.8-45.7
35-44	271	50	17.9	12.9-24.2	14	6.5	3.6-11.5	31	11.7	7.8-17.2	75	25.7	20.0-32.3	101	38.3	31.5-45.5
45-54	168	6	6.0	2.5-13.7	31	19.8	13.5-28.1	37	20.4	14.4-28.1	42	24.8	18.1-33.1	52	28.9	21.5-37.7
55-64	103	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6	14	17.8	10.0-29.7	25	23.2	14.7-34.6	17	17.1	10.1-27.3	46	41.3	30.6-52.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	114	26	25.6	16.6-37.3	6	8.8	3.7-19.7	14	10.7	5.9-18.7	26	23.7	15.7-34.1	42	31.1	22.2-41.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	196	32	17.0	11.6-24.3	15	7.9	4.4-13.6	30	16.2	10.8-23.4	44	21.8	15.7-29.4	75	37.2	29.6-45.5
Some Post-H.S.	205	39	18.2	12.9-25.1	20	11.6	7.1-18.4	30	13.8	8.8-20.9	39	17.2	12.1-24.0	77	39.1	31.4-47.5
College Graduate	305	89	28.5	22.9-34.8	18	7.1	4.2-11.7	31	10.6	7.1-15.5	43	13.4	9.5-18.6	124	40.5	34.1-47.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	45	8	13.9	6.4-27.5	4	10.6	3.7-26.9	6	19.0	6.6-43.5	6	9.2	3.3-23.0	21	47.4	29.8-65.5
$15,000- 24,999	105	20	22.3	13.5-34.4	7	9.8	4.2-21.3	12	11.5	6.2-20.4	23	17.5	10.9-26.7	43	39.0	28.3-50.8
$25,000- 34,999	86	14	15.5	8.4-26.6	4	8.1	3.0-20.3	14	11.7	6.6-19.9	18	22.7	13.6-35.4	36	42.0	30.4-54.6
$35,000- 49,999	104	21	20.4	13.0-30.6	8	6.9	3.4-13.6	14	15.6	9.0-25.8	18	17.5	10.5-27.7	43	39.6	29.4-50.8
$50,000-74,999	158	40	28.3	20.7-37.5	21	13.2	8.2-20.7	22	11.9	7.1-19.2	21	11.8	7.4-18.4	54	34.7	26.4-44.1
$75,000+	208	52	21.5	16.0-28.3	10	6.6	3.3-12.7	28	14.4	9.6-21.1	51	23.7	17.7-31.0	67	33.8	26.6-41.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	170	30	17.9	11.7-26.3	16	11.0	6.5-18.2	30	18.4	12.1-26.9	30	16.8	11.2-24.5	64	35.8	27.7-44.9
No	630	154	24.7	21.0-29.0	42	7.8	5.5-10.9	73	11.2	8.6-14.5	117	17.9	14.6-21.6	244	38.4	34.0-43.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	122	11	9.9	5.3-17.6	15	12.8	7.4-21.2	27	19.4	12.7-28.3	25	17.3	11.3-25.4	44	40.7	30.8-51.5
Non-Veteran	693	172	25.1	21.4-29.2	43	7.8	5.5-10.8	78	11.5	8.9-14.8	127	17.9	14.8-21.6	273	37.7	33.5-42.1
Currently Serving	5	3	66.3	23.6-92.6	1	13.6	1.7-59.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	20.1	2.6-69.9

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

-Piedmont NC

820

186

22.9

19.7-26.6

8.6

6.4-11.3

105

12.7

10.2-15.7

152

17.7

14.9-21.0

318

38.1

34.2-42.2

GENDER

Male

531

18.6

14.9-23.0

11.8

8.9-15.5

13.8

10.7-17.6

17.5

14.1-21.4

207

38.3

33.6-43.3

Female

289

34.3

28.1-41.1

0.2

0.0- 1.2

9.7

6.1-15.0

18.4

13.5-24.6

111

37.4

31.0-44.3

RACE

White

610

134

21.3

17.7-25.3

9.6

7.0-13.1

14.5

11.4-18.3

115

18.3

14.9-22.1

225

36.4

31.9-41.1

African American

133

18.4

11.8-27.6

4.3

1.8- 9.8

10.4

5.6-18.5

17.9

11.6-26.5

49.0

39.1-59.0

Other Minorities

54.6

23.6-82.4

2.5

0.3-17.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

42.9

16.0-74.7

AGE

18-24

27.0

15.8-42.0

0.0

. - .

2.4

0.3-15.3

3.3

0.8-12.7

67.3

51.8-79.8

25-34

230

115

50.8

43.1-58.4

0.0

. - .

5.2

2.4-11.2

6.1

3.4-10.5

37.9

30.8-45.7

35-44

271

17.9

12.9-24.2

6.5

3.6-11.5

11.7

7.8-17.2

25.7

20.0-32.3

101

38.3

31.5-45.5

45-54

168

6.0

2.5-13.7

19.8

13.5-28.1

20.4

14.4-28.1

24.8

18.1-33.1

28.9

21.5-37.7

55-64

103

0.7

0.1- 4.6

17.8

10.0-29.7

23.2

14.7-34.6

17.1

10.1-27.3

41.3

30.6-52.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

114

25.6

16.6-37.3

8.8

3.7-19.7

10.7

5.9-18.7

23.7

15.7-34.1

31.1

22.2-41.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

196

17.0

11.6-24.3

7.9

4.4-13.6

16.2

10.8-23.4

21.8

15.7-29.4

37.2

29.6-45.5

Some Post-H.S.

205

18.2

12.9-25.1

11.6

7.1-18.4

13.8

8.8-20.9

17.2

12.1-24.0

39.1

31.4-47.5

College Graduate

305

28.5

22.9-34.8

7.1

4.2-11.7

10.6

7.1-15.5

13.4

9.5-18.6

124

40.5

34.1-47.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

13.9

6.4-27.5

10.6

3.7-26.9

19.0

6.6-43.5

9.2

3.3-23.0

47.4

29.8-65.5

$15,000- 24,999

105

22.3

13.5-34.4

9.8

4.2-21.3

11.5

6.2-20.4

17.5

10.9-26.7

39.0

28.3-50.8

$25,000- 34,999

15.5

8.4-26.6

8.1

3.0-20.3

11.7

6.6-19.9

22.7

13.6-35.4

42.0

30.4-54.6

$35,000- 49,999

104

20.4

13.0-30.6

6.9

3.4-13.6

15.6

9.0-25.8

17.5

10.5-27.7

39.6

29.4-50.8

$50,000-74,999

158

28.3

20.7-37.5

13.2

8.2-20.7

11.9

7.1-19.2

11.8

7.4-18.4

34.7

26.4-44.1

$75,000+

208

21.5

16.0-28.3

6.6

3.3-12.7

14.4

9.6-21.1

23.7

17.7-31.0

33.8

26.6-41.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

170

17.9

11.7-26.3

11.0

6.5-18.2

18.4

12.1-26.9

16.8

11.2-24.5

35.8

27.7-44.9

630

154

24.7

21.0-29.0

7.8

5.5-10.9

11.2

8.6-14.5

117

17.9

14.6-21.6

244

38.4

34.0-43.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

122

9.9

5.3-17.6

12.8

7.4-21.2

19.4

12.7-28.3

17.3

11.3-25.4

40.7

30.8-51.5

Non-Veteran

693

172

25.1

21.4-29.2

7.8

5.5-10.8

11.5

8.9-14.8

127

17.9

14.8-21.6

273

37.7

33.5-42.1

Currently Serving

66.3

23.6-92.6

13.6

1.7-59.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

20.1

2.6-69.9

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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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