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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Western NC	129	24	17.5	11.2-26.3	10	7.4	3.5-14.9	17	15.2	9.0-24.6	28	23.7	16.1-33.6	50	36.2	27.3-46.2
GENDER
Male	81	10	12.3	6.1-23.2	10	10.4	4.9-20.7	11	15.5	8.0-27.7	16	21.6	12.9-33.9	34	40.2	28.9-52.7
Female	48	14	30.0	17.2-46.9	0	0.0	. - .	6	14.6	6.0-31.3	12	29.0	16.1-46.6	16	26.4	14.8-42.4
RACE
White	111	21	17.8	11.1-27.3	6	4.9	1.7-13.2	16	16.8	9.8-27.3	26	25.6	17.2-36.3	42	34.9	25.5-45.6
African American	10	1	6.2	0.8-34.9	3	30.4	8.4-67.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	18.3	2.7-64.7	5	45.1	16.5-77.3
AGE
18-24	10	4	40.9	14.9-73.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.8	0.4-18.6	5	56.3	25.0-83.3
25-34	34	14	41.1	23.3-61.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	9.5	2.4-31.2	5	9.7	3.4-24.7	13	39.7	21.7-61.0
35-44	41	4	5.2	1.7-14.5	3	6.8	2.0-21.2	8	20.3	9.0-39.5	11	36.9	21.2-56.1	15	30.8	17.4-48.4
45-54	26	1	7.3	1.0-37.0	4	10.6	2.9-32.0	2	8.5	1.9-31.3	8	34.5	17.0-57.6	11	39.0	21.2-60.4
55-64	18	1	5.2	0.7-29.6	3	18.6	5.2-49.0	5	30.7	11.9-59.3	3	19.0	5.7-47.6	6	26.5	10.9-51.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	18	2	9.2	2.1-32.0	1	6.4	0.9-34.5	5	19.0	7.1-42.0	1	4.9	0.7-28.4	9	60.5	36.0-80.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	46	9	24.0	12.2-41.7	6	14.4	5.7-31.9	4	14.3	5.1-34.0	8	12.3	5.6-24.9	19	35.1	21.8-51.3
Some Post-H.S.	39	6	11.2	4.2-26.5	1	1.5	0.2-10.1	5	15.1	5.8-34.1	14	44.0	26.9-62.7	13	28.1	15.0-46.5
College Graduate	26	7	23.3	10.3-44.5	2	3.9	0.7-18.2	3	14.1	3.9-40.0	5	26.6	11.2-51.2	9	32.1	15.4-55.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	12	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	16.6	4.7-44.5	2	29.9	7.8-68.3	7	53.5	22.8-81.7
$15,000- 24,999	26	7	32.2	15.3-55.5	1	1.1	0.2- 7.8	3	21.6	6.8-50.9	3	7.4	1.9-24.4	12	37.7	19.2-60.6
$25,000- 34,999	25	5	22.4	8.7-46.7	3	9.7	2.9-27.3	2	4.3	1.0-16.3	6	24.7	11.0-46.5	9	38.9	20.4-61.3
$35,000- 49,999	21	2	5.8	1.3-21.9	2	7.3	1.5-28.9	2	14.0	3.3-43.6	7	39.3	16.8-67.4	8	33.6	15.4-58.5
$50,000-74,999	15	4	17.7	6.2-41.1	1	4.1	0.6-25.0	3	24.2	7.8-54.7	4	37.4	15.2-66.5	3	16.6	4.9-43.9
$75,000+	12	3	10.9	2.8-34.3	1	1.7	0.2-11.9	2	17.1	3.3-55.5	4	42.2	15.5-74.5	2	28.1	7.4-65.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	42	3	5.7	1.6-18.5	5	13.7	5.1-32.0	9	23.0	10.7-42.7	12	29.8	16.8-47.1	13	27.8	15.5-44.6
No	86	21	24.1	15.1-36.2	5	4.2	1.4-12.1	7	9.4	4.3-19.2	16	21.0	12.2-33.8	37	41.3	29.9-53.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	24	3	11.6	3.5-32.1	3	12.5	2.8-41.9	5	20.5	6.9-47.1	5	25.6	10.6-50.1	8	29.7	14.2-51.9
Non-Veteran	105	21	19.0	11.7-29.3	7	6.1	2.6-13.3	12	13.9	7.6-24.1	23	23.3	15.0-34.3	42	37.8	27.8-49.1

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

-Western NC

129

17.5

11.2-26.3

7.4

3.5-14.9

15.2

9.0-24.6

23.7

16.1-33.6

36.2

27.3-46.2

GENDER

Male

12.3

6.1-23.2

10.4

4.9-20.7

15.5

8.0-27.7

21.6

12.9-33.9

40.2

28.9-52.7

Female

30.0

17.2-46.9

0.0

. - .

14.6

6.0-31.3

29.0

16.1-46.6

26.4

14.8-42.4

RACE

White

111

17.8

11.1-27.3

4.9

1.7-13.2

16.8

9.8-27.3

25.6

17.2-36.3

34.9

25.5-45.6

African American

6.2

0.8-34.9

30.4

8.4-67.4

0.0

. - .

18.3

2.7-64.7

45.1

16.5-77.3

AGE

18-24

40.9

14.9-73.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

2.8

0.4-18.6

56.3

25.0-83.3

25-34

41.1

23.3-61.6

0.0

. - .

9.5

2.4-31.2

9.7

3.4-24.7

39.7

21.7-61.0

35-44

5.2

1.7-14.5

6.8

2.0-21.2

20.3

9.0-39.5

36.9

21.2-56.1

30.8

17.4-48.4

45-54

7.3

1.0-37.0

10.6

2.9-32.0

8.5

1.9-31.3

34.5

17.0-57.6

39.0

21.2-60.4

55-64

5.2

0.7-29.6

18.6

5.2-49.0

30.7

11.9-59.3

19.0

5.7-47.6

26.5

10.9-51.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

9.2

2.1-32.0

6.4

0.9-34.5

19.0

7.1-42.0

4.9

0.7-28.4

60.5

36.0-80.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

24.0

12.2-41.7

14.4

5.7-31.9

14.3

5.1-34.0

12.3

5.6-24.9

35.1

21.8-51.3

Some Post-H.S.

11.2

4.2-26.5

1.5

0.2-10.1

15.1

5.8-34.1

44.0

26.9-62.7

28.1

15.0-46.5

College Graduate

23.3

10.3-44.5

3.9

0.7-18.2

14.1

3.9-40.0

26.6

11.2-51.2

32.1

15.4-55.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

16.6

4.7-44.5

29.9

7.8-68.3

53.5

22.8-81.7

$15,000- 24,999

32.2

15.3-55.5

1.1

0.2- 7.8

21.6

6.8-50.9

7.4

1.9-24.4

37.7

19.2-60.6

$25,000- 34,999

22.4

8.7-46.7

9.7

2.9-27.3

4.3

1.0-16.3

24.7

11.0-46.5

38.9

20.4-61.3

$35,000- 49,999

5.8

1.3-21.9

7.3

1.5-28.9

14.0

3.3-43.6

39.3

16.8-67.4

33.6

15.4-58.5

$50,000-74,999

17.7

6.2-41.1

4.1

0.6-25.0

24.2

7.8-54.7

37.4

15.2-66.5

16.6

4.9-43.9

$75,000+

10.9

2.8-34.3

1.7

0.2-11.9

17.1

3.3-55.5

42.2

15.5-74.5

28.1

7.4-65.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5.7

1.6-18.5

13.7

5.1-32.0

23.0

10.7-42.7

29.8

16.8-47.1

27.8

15.5-44.6

24.1

15.1-36.2

4.2

1.4-12.1

9.4

4.3-19.2

21.0

12.2-33.8

41.3

29.9-53.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

11.6

3.5-32.1

12.5

2.8-41.9

20.5

6.9-47.1

25.6

10.6-50.1

29.7

14.2-51.9

Non-Veteran

105

19.0

11.7-29.3

6.1

2.6-13.3

13.9

7.6-24.1

23.3

15.0-34.3

37.8

27.8-49.1

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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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