BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (How soon would you want to have a child? Would you say:)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 12 mos.	12 mos. to 2 years	2 to 5 years	5 or more years
North Carolina	1,281	323	27.0	24.0-30.1	366	28.0	25.1-31.0	405	29.4	26.6-32.4	187	15.6	13.3-18.3
-Western NC	106	27	26.3	17.8-37.2	32	29.1	20.0-40.2	29	26.1	17.6-36.9	18	18.5	11.1-29.1
GENDER
Male	52	11	21.2	11.2-36.4	14	27.9	16.1-43.9	17	27.8	16.4-42.9	10	23.1	12.4-39.0
Female	54	16	34.1	21.0-50.1	18	30.8	18.8-46.1	12	23.7	12.8-39.7	8	11.4	5.0-24.0
RACE
White	92	20	23.5	14.8-35.0	29	30.8	20.8-42.9	26	26.9	17.7-38.6	17	18.9	11.1-30.2
African American	6	2	38.0	9.6-77.9	3	54.9	18.5-86.7	1	7.1	0.9-39.7	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	30	3	10.0	2.9-29.1	7	22.0	9.5-43.0	11	36.2	19.3-57.4	9	31.8	15.7-53.8
25-34	50	15	33.9	20.3-50.8	13	22.7	12.4-37.9	15	29.1	16.7-45.6	7	14.2	6.1-29.8
35-44	19	7	32.8	14.9-57.6	9	53.7	29.8-76.0	3	13.5	3.8-38.0	0	0.0	. - .
45-54 (All Males*)	5	2	41.7	9.1-83.7	3	58.3	16.3-90.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
55-59 (All Males*)	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	10	3	26.2	7.4-61.2	2	15.7	3.5-48.7	3	17.3	3.7-53.4	2	40.8	12.3-77.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	30	12	45.8	26.9-66.0	7	27.8	13.2-49.5	9	25.0	12.0-44.8	2	1.4	0.3- 6.2
Some Post-H.S.	33	5	14.8	5.6-33.7	13	37.5	21.1-57.5	6	18.5	8.1-36.9	9	29.2	14.9-49.2
College Graduate	33	7	18.7	8.3-36.9	10	23.6	11.0-43.5	11	42.2	23.2-63.8	5	15.5	5.7-35.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	10	1	9.4	1.2-46.7	3	43.8	13.2-79.9	3	15.2	3.7-45.9	3	31.5	8.1-70.6
$15,000- 24,999	23	6	35.2	16.6-59.8	5	20.1	7.4-43.9	9	38.7	19.3-62.5	3	6.0	1.5-20.9
$25,000- 34,999	18	8	54.2	29.4-77.0	3	14.5	4.3-39.3	6	27.4	11.0-53.5	1	3.9	0.5-23.4
$35,000- 49,999	19	4	15.0	5.2-36.1	7	41.9	19.9-67.6	4	21.5	7.3-48.8	4	21.6	7.1-49.9
$50,000-74,999	15	4	24.5	8.2-54.2	7	32.7	13.3-60.7	1	16.2	2.4-60.1	3	26.5	8.6-57.8
$75,000+	7	3	30.2	6.6-72.5	3	51.9	14.8-87.0	1	17.9	2.3-66.7	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	17	2	11.8	2.4-42.1	7	46.0	20.2-74.2	5	31.5	11.7-61.4	3	10.7	2.3-38.2
No	88	24	28.4	18.7-40.4	25	26.1	17.2-37.6	24	25.4	16.4-37.1	15	20.1	11.8-32.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	5	2	42.2	9.0-84.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.4	0.7-39.0	2	51.3	12.5-88.6
Non-Veteran	100	25	25.7	17.0-36.8	31	30.2	20.8-41.7	28	27.2	18.3-38.4	16	17.0	9.8-27.8
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Less than 12 mos.

12 mos. to 2 years

2 to 5 years

5 or more years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,281

323

27.0

24.0-30.1

366

28.0

25.1-31.0

405

29.4

26.6-32.4

187

15.6

13.3-18.3

-Western NC

106

26.3

17.8-37.2

29.1

20.0-40.2

26.1

17.6-36.9

18.5

11.1-29.1

GENDER

Male

21.2

11.2-36.4

27.9

16.1-43.9

27.8

16.4-42.9

23.1

12.4-39.0

Female

34.1

21.0-50.1

30.8

18.8-46.1

23.7

12.8-39.7

11.4

5.0-24.0

RACE

White

23.5

14.8-35.0

30.8

20.8-42.9

26.9

17.7-38.6

18.9

11.1-30.2

African American

38.0

9.6-77.9

54.9

18.5-86.7

7.1

0.9-39.7

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

10.0

2.9-29.1

22.0

9.5-43.0

36.2

19.3-57.4

31.8

15.7-53.8

25-34

33.9

20.3-50.8

22.7

12.4-37.9

29.1

16.7-45.6

14.2

6.1-29.8

35-44

32.8

14.9-57.6

53.7

29.8-76.0

13.5

3.8-38.0

0.0

. - .

45-54 (All Males*)

41.7

9.1-83.7

58.3

16.3-90.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

55-59 (All Males*)

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

26.2

7.4-61.2

15.7

3.5-48.7

17.3

3.7-53.4

40.8

12.3-77.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

45.8

26.9-66.0

27.8

13.2-49.5

25.0

12.0-44.8

1.4

0.3- 6.2

Some Post-H.S.

14.8

5.6-33.7

37.5

21.1-57.5

18.5

8.1-36.9

29.2

14.9-49.2

College Graduate

18.7

8.3-36.9

23.6

11.0-43.5

42.2

23.2-63.8

15.5

5.7-35.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

9.4

1.2-46.7

43.8

13.2-79.9

15.2

3.7-45.9

31.5

8.1-70.6

$15,000- 24,999

35.2

16.6-59.8

20.1

7.4-43.9

38.7

19.3-62.5

6.0

1.5-20.9

$25,000- 34,999

54.2

29.4-77.0

14.5

4.3-39.3

27.4

11.0-53.5

3.9

0.5-23.4

$35,000- 49,999

15.0

5.2-36.1

41.9

19.9-67.6

21.5

7.3-48.8

21.6

7.1-49.9

$50,000-74,999

24.5

8.2-54.2

32.7

13.3-60.7

16.2

2.4-60.1

26.5

8.6-57.8

$75,000+

30.2

6.6-72.5

51.9

14.8-87.0

17.9

2.3-66.7

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

11.8

2.4-42.1

46.0

20.2-74.2

31.5

11.7-61.4

10.7

2.3-38.2

28.4

18.7-40.4

26.1

17.2-37.6

25.4

16.4-37.1

20.1

11.8-32.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

42.2

9.0-84.4

0.0

. - .

6.4

0.7-39.0

51.3

12.5-88.6

Non-Veteran

100

25.7

17.0-36.8

30.2

20.8-41.7

27.2

18.3-38.4

17.0

9.8-27.8

Currently Serving

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, or male respondents who reported being ages 18-59 years old and who wanted to have chidl (now or in the future)

^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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