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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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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
-Western NC	390	106	26.6	21.6-32.3	45	11.2	8.1-15.2	99	26.4	21.4-32.0	62	14.6	11.1-19.1	78	21.2	16.4-26.9
GENDER
Male	200	45	22.9	16.7-30.6	28	12.2	8.2-17.9	47	25.5	18.9-33.5	30	13.7	9.2-19.9	50	25.6	18.8-33.8
Female	190	61	32.6	25.0-41.2	17	9.5	5.6-15.8	52	27.7	21.0-35.7	32	16.2	11.0-23.1	28	14.0	8.9-21.2
RACE
White	342	87	25.8	20.6-31.8	45	12.7	9.2-17.2	88	26.2	20.9-32.2	53	14.8	11.0-19.7	69	20.5	15.8-26.2
African American	19	10	61.6	36.4-81.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	16.1	4.8-42.3	4	14.5	4.8-36.2	2	7.8	1.7-28.7
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	65.3	10.5-96.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	34.7	3.2-89.5
AGE
18-24	47	2	2.3	0.6- 9.0	0	0.0	. - .	25	54.4	37.9-70.0	11	28.8	15.8-46.5	9	14.5	6.5-29.4
25-34	123	30	22.0	14.3-32.3	7	6.3	2.4-15.1	36	33.0	23.0-44.8	23	15.0	9.3-23.4	27	23.7	15.5-34.6
35-44	164	55	34.9	26.7-44.0	26	16.1	10.9-23.2	34	20.4	14.3-28.2	25	14.3	9.3-21.3	24	14.4	9.1-21.9
45-54	44	14	34.3	19.4-53.1	8	14.2	6.5-28.4	4	7.9	2.9-20.0	3	4.4	1.2-14.4	15	39.2	22.3-59.2
55-64	12	5	36.1	13.6-66.9	4	33.4	11.0-67.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	30.5	9.2-65.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	52	23	34.6	22.1-49.7	1	0.9	0.1- 6.4	9	21.0	10.6-37.2	7	14.9	6.2-31.8	12	28.6	16.0-45.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	107	30	26.2	17.5-37.3	9	10.6	5.2-20.3	23	19.4	12.5-28.8	15	12.6	6.9-21.8	30	31.3	20.9-44.1
Some Post-H.S.	119	37	33.8	24.3-44.7	13	10.0	5.5-17.4	34	29.9	21.4-40.1	18	14.1	8.6-22.3	17	12.2	6.9-20.8
College Graduate	112	16	15.1	8.0-26.6	22	18.5	11.7-27.9	33	32.7	22.1-45.3	22	17.2	10.8-26.4	19	16.5	9.6-26.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	36	9	17.9	6.3-41.5	1	2.9	0.4-18.3	5	14.9	5.3-35.5	10	23.3	10.2-44.9	11	41.0	19.8-66.2
$15,000- 24,999	70	24	30.2	19.4-43.8	3	4.0	1.2-12.7	15	21.9	12.6-35.1	14	20.9	11.6-34.8	14	23.0	12.6-38.1
$25,000- 34,999	62	21	37.6	24.8-52.4	2	6.0	1.5-20.7	16	23.9	14.4-36.9	11	12.1	6.3-22.0	12	20.5	11.3-34.2
$35,000- 49,999	65	13	21.3	11.7-35.5	7	11.4	5.2-23.1	19	26.9	16.7-40.5	10	17.6	9.0-31.5	16	22.8	13.1-36.7
$50,000-74,999	58	12	17.7	9.3-31.3	15	25.2	14.8-39.3	9	20.9	10.6-37.0	8	14.1	6.7-27.2	14	22.1	11.8-37.5
$75,000+	41	8	20.9	9.6-39.7	13	22.3	12.0-37.9	11	28.7	15.8-46.2	6	16.4	7.2-33.2	3	11.7	3.5-32.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	87	32	33.0	22.5-45.6	6	7.4	3.2-16.1	13	12.3	6.6-21.9	8	8.4	3.8-17.8	28	38.9	26.6-52.8
No	302	74	24.8	19.2-31.3	39	12.4	8.8-17.2	85	30.4	24.4-37.1	54	16.6	12.3-21.9	50	15.9	11.4-21.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	31	12	39.4	19.8-63.3	5	14.3	5.0-34.6	3	11.1	3.2-32.5	4	5.1	1.7-14.8	7	30.0	10.5-60.9
Non-Veteran	356	94	25.7	20.6-31.5	40	11.0	7.8-15.2	96	28.0	22.7-34.0	57	15.5	11.7-20.3	69	19.9	15.3-25.4
Currently Serving	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	12.3	1.2-62.5	2	87.7	37.5-98.8

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

-Western NC

390

106

26.6

21.6-32.3

11.2

8.1-15.2

26.4

21.4-32.0

14.6

11.1-19.1

21.2

16.4-26.9

GENDER

Male

200

22.9

16.7-30.6

12.2

8.2-17.9

25.5

18.9-33.5

13.7

9.2-19.9

25.6

18.8-33.8

Female

190

32.6

25.0-41.2

9.5

5.6-15.8

27.7

21.0-35.7

16.2

11.0-23.1

14.0

8.9-21.2

RACE

White

342

25.8

20.6-31.8

12.7

9.2-17.2

26.2

20.9-32.2

14.8

11.0-19.7

20.5

15.8-26.2

African American

61.6

36.4-81.8

0.0

. - .

16.1

4.8-42.3

14.5

4.8-36.2

7.8

1.7-28.7

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

65.3

10.5-96.8

0.0

. - .

34.7

3.2-89.5

AGE

18-24

2.3

0.6- 9.0

0.0

. - .

54.4

37.9-70.0

28.8

15.8-46.5

14.5

6.5-29.4

25-34

123

22.0

14.3-32.3

6.3

2.4-15.1

33.0

23.0-44.8

15.0

9.3-23.4

23.7

15.5-34.6

35-44

164

34.9

26.7-44.0

16.1

10.9-23.2

20.4

14.3-28.2

14.3

9.3-21.3

14.4

9.1-21.9

45-54

34.3

19.4-53.1

14.2

6.5-28.4

7.9

2.9-20.0

4.4

1.2-14.4

39.2

22.3-59.2

55-64

36.1

13.6-66.9

33.4

11.0-67.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

30.5

9.2-65.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

34.6

22.1-49.7

0.9

0.1- 6.4

21.0

10.6-37.2

14.9

6.2-31.8

28.6

16.0-45.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

107

26.2

17.5-37.3

10.6

5.2-20.3

19.4

12.5-28.8

12.6

6.9-21.8

31.3

20.9-44.1

Some Post-H.S.

119

33.8

24.3-44.7

10.0

5.5-17.4

29.9

21.4-40.1

14.1

8.6-22.3

12.2

6.9-20.8

College Graduate

112

15.1

8.0-26.6

18.5

11.7-27.9

32.7

22.1-45.3

17.2

10.8-26.4

16.5

9.6-26.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

17.9

6.3-41.5

2.9

0.4-18.3

14.9

5.3-35.5

23.3

10.2-44.9

41.0

19.8-66.2

$15,000- 24,999

30.2

19.4-43.8

4.0

1.2-12.7

21.9

12.6-35.1

20.9

11.6-34.8

23.0

12.6-38.1

$25,000- 34,999

37.6

24.8-52.4

6.0

1.5-20.7

23.9

14.4-36.9

12.1

6.3-22.0

20.5

11.3-34.2

$35,000- 49,999

21.3

11.7-35.5

11.4

5.2-23.1

26.9

16.7-40.5

17.6

9.0-31.5

22.8

13.1-36.7

$50,000-74,999

17.7

9.3-31.3

25.2

14.8-39.3

20.9

10.6-37.0

14.1

6.7-27.2

22.1

11.8-37.5

$75,000+

20.9

9.6-39.7

22.3

12.0-37.9

28.7

15.8-46.2

16.4

7.2-33.2

11.7

3.5-32.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

33.0

22.5-45.6

7.4

3.2-16.1

12.3

6.6-21.9

8.4

3.8-17.8

38.9

26.6-52.8

302

24.8

19.2-31.3

12.4

8.8-17.2

30.4

24.4-37.1

16.6

12.3-21.9

15.9

11.4-21.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

39.4

19.8-63.3

14.3

5.0-34.6

11.1

3.2-32.5

5.1

1.7-14.8

30.0

10.5-60.9

Non-Veteran

356

25.7

20.6-31.5

11.0

7.8-15.2

28.0

22.7-34.0

15.5

11.7-20.3

19.9

15.3-25.4

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

12.3

1.2-62.5

87.7

37.5-98.8

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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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