BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (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: Western North Carolina**

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.)*.

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	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
-Western NC	691	397	59.6	55.1-64.0	151	23.7	20.1-27.9	139	16.2	13.2-19.7	4	0.4	0.2- 1.1
GENDER
Male	394	205	55.8	49.9-61.6	98	26.0	21.2-31.5	90	18.0	14.0-22.8	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0
Female	297	192	67.3	60.7-73.3	53	19.1	14.3-25.2	49	12.6	8.9-17.4	3	1.0	0.3- 3.0
RACE
White	596	348	60.6	55.8-65.1	131	24.1	20.2-28.5	113	14.9	12.0-18.3	4	0.5	0.2- 1.3
African American	36	19	55.2	36.1-73.0	11	34.4	18.6-54.6	6	10.3	3.9-24.6	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	3	2	80.8	26.9-98.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	19.2	2.0-73.1	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	83	47	55.8	43.3-67.6	11	13.6	7.2-24.1	25	30.7	20.4-43.3	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	191	125	68.3	59.1-76.2	36	18.7	12.7-26.6	30	13.0	7.7-21.2	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	258	167	68.3	61.3-74.5	48	19.9	14.7-26.4	40	10.9	7.4-15.8	3	0.9	0.3- 2.9
45-54	100	45	53.0	40.9-64.8	31	31.6	21.7-43.6	23	14.7	9.0-23.1	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3
55-64	59	13	18.3	9.9-31.2	25	55.5	40.8-69.2	21	26.3	16.1-39.9	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	104	53	50.3	38.7-61.9	22	22.1	14.2-32.6	28	27.1	17.5-39.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	202	109	57.3	48.9-65.3	51	26.6	19.9-34.6	42	16.1	11.2-22.5	0	0.0	. - .
Some Post-H.S.	197	121	61.6	53.0-69.5	44	27.6	20.4-36.1	32	10.9	6.9-16.7	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	188	114	67.1	58.9-74.4	34	16.7	11.4-23.7	37	14.9	10.3-21.0	3	1.4	0.4- 4.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	73	36	49.4	33.8-65.1	14	20.1	10.6-34.8	23	30.5	17.9-47.0	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	134	72	55.7	45.1-65.9	28	25.2	16.9-35.9	33	18.6	11.9-27.7	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4
$25,000- 34,999	114	63	54.7	44.0-64.9	28	30.2	21.1-41.1	23	15.1	9.2-23.9	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	119	67	61.3	50.7-71.0	26	22.4	14.6-32.8	26	16.3	10.4-24.6	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	84	58	67.3	54.8-77.7	18	25.6	16.1-38.2	6	5.3	2.2-12.1	2	1.8	0.4- 7.2
$75,000+	62	42	73.8	60.4-83.9	15	18.8	10.4-31.6	4	6.2	2.2-16.2	1	1.1	0.2- 7.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	185	88	51.4	42.6-60.2	48	28.9	21.6-37.6	48	19.3	13.9-26.3	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4
No	494	306	64.0	58.7-69.1	101	21.9	17.7-26.6	84	13.6	10.3-17.8	3	0.5	0.1- 1.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	73	34	50.1	35.5-64.7	29	41.5	28.1-56.3	10	8.4	4.0-16.6	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	614	360	60.7	55.9-65.3	122	21.5	17.8-25.8	128	17.3	14.0-21.2	4	0.5	0.2- 1.3
Currently Serving	4	3	89.2	43.3-98.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	10.8	1.1-56.7	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

-Western NC

691

397

59.6

55.1-64.0

151

23.7

20.1-27.9

139

16.2

13.2-19.7

0.4

0.2- 1.1

GENDER

Male

394

205

55.8

49.9-61.6

26.0

21.2-31.5

18.0

14.0-22.8

0.1

0.0- 1.0

Female

297

192

67.3

60.7-73.3

19.1

14.3-25.2

12.6

8.9-17.4

1.0

0.3- 3.0

RACE

White

596

348

60.6

55.8-65.1

131

24.1

20.2-28.5

113

14.9

12.0-18.3

0.5

0.2- 1.3

African American

55.2

36.1-73.0

34.4

18.6-54.6

10.3

3.9-24.6

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

80.8

26.9-98.0

0.0

. - .

19.2

2.0-73.1

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

55.8

43.3-67.6

13.6

7.2-24.1

30.7

20.4-43.3

0.0

. - .

25-34

191

125

68.3

59.1-76.2

18.7

12.7-26.6

13.0

7.7-21.2

0.0

. - .

35-44

258

167

68.3

61.3-74.5

19.9

14.7-26.4

10.9

7.4-15.8

0.9

0.3- 2.9

45-54

100

53.0

40.9-64.8

31.6

21.7-43.6

14.7

9.0-23.1

0.6

0.1- 4.3

55-64

18.3

9.9-31.2

55.5

40.8-69.2

26.3

16.1-39.9

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

104

50.3

38.7-61.9

22.1

14.2-32.6

27.1

17.5-39.4

0.5

0.1- 3.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

202

109

57.3

48.9-65.3

26.6

19.9-34.6

16.1

11.2-22.5

0.0

. - .

Some Post-H.S.

197

121

61.6

53.0-69.5

27.6

20.4-36.1

10.9

6.9-16.7

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

188

114

67.1

58.9-74.4

16.7

11.4-23.7

14.9

10.3-21.0

1.4

0.4- 4.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

49.4

33.8-65.1

20.1

10.6-34.8

30.5

17.9-47.0

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

134

55.7

45.1-65.9

25.2

16.9-35.9

18.6

11.9-27.7

0.5

0.1- 3.4

$25,000- 34,999

114

54.7

44.0-64.9

30.2

21.1-41.1

15.1

9.2-23.9

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

119

61.3

50.7-71.0

22.4

14.6-32.8

16.3

10.4-24.6

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

67.3

54.8-77.7

25.6

16.1-38.2

5.3

2.2-12.1

1.8

0.4- 7.2

$75,000+

73.8

60.4-83.9

18.8

10.4-31.6

6.2

2.2-16.2

1.1

0.2- 7.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

185

51.4

42.6-60.2

28.9

21.6-37.6

19.3

13.9-26.3

0.3

0.0- 2.4

494

306

64.0

58.7-69.1

101

21.9

17.7-26.6

13.6

10.3-17.8

0.5

0.1- 1.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

50.1

35.5-64.7

41.5

28.1-56.3

8.4

4.0-16.6

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

614

360

60.7

55.9-65.3

122

21.5

17.8-25.8

128

17.3

14.0-21.2

0.5

0.2- 1.3

Currently Serving

89.2

43.3-98.9

0.0

. - .

10.8

1.1-56.7

0.0

. - .

Back to Family Planning.

* 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.

This page was generated on 12APR05.