BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (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 vasec tomy. <br><br>Are you or your husband/wife/partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Family Planning

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 Depo-provera, condoms, diaphragm, foam, IUD, having
their tubes tied, or having a vasect omy.

Are you or your husband/wife/partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Not Sexually Active	Same sex partner
North Carolina	6,240	3,822	61.1	59.4-62.8	1,478	23.2	21.9-24.6	914	15.2	13.9-16.7	26	0.4	0.3- 0.6
-Northeastern Partnership	363	212	59.1	52.3-65.6	83	23.4	18.3-29.4	68	17.5	12.6-23.6	0	0.0	. - .
GENDER
Male	214	116	56.3	47.4-64.8	51	23.9	17.4-32.0	47	19.8	13.5-28.1	0	0.0	. - .
Female	149	96	64.4	54.2-73.4	32	22.5	15.5-31.6	21	13.1	7.1-22.9	0	0.0	. - .
RACE
White	215	129	61.6	53.0-69.6	44	20.5	15.0-27.4	42	17.9	11.7-26.3	0	0.0	. - .
African American	113	63	57.7	45.3-69.2	31	29.1	18.7-42.2	19	13.2	7.7-21.7	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	35	20	51.0	30.9-70.7	8	25.5	11.6-47.1	7	23.5	9.7-46.9	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	25	16	54.1	31.1-75.5	5	23.9	9.1-49.7	4	21.9	8.0-47.7	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	337	196	59.8	52.8-66.4	78	23.4	18.2-29.5	63	16.8	11.9-23.2	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	22	57.0	38.3-73.9	8	18.4	8.0-36.6	7	24.6	11.8-44.2	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	81	57	70.6	58.6-80.3	13	17.3	9.9-28.6	11	12.0	6.3-21.9	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	119	76	62.7	52.4-71.9	22	20.3	13.3-29.7	21	17.1	10.5-26.5	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	84	44	53.1	41.2-64.6	23	32.4	22.1-44.9	17	14.5	8.7-23.2	0	0.0	. - .
55-59	38	13	36.1	21.6-53.6	16	51.2	34.3-67.9	9	12.7	6.3-24.0	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	58	30	51.1	34.4-67.5	17	34.0	19.4-52.4	11	14.9	7.2-28.3	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	132	76	58.9	47.5-69.4	31	22.0	14.9-31.2	25	19.1	11.0-31.1	0	0.0	. - .
Some Post-H.S.	90	55	63.6	50.1-75.2	18	20.8	12.3-32.9	17	15.6	7.9-28.4	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	83	51	62.6	49.3-74.2	17	18.6	11.4-28.7	15	18.9	9.5-34.1	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	44	19	53.7	36.7-70.0	7	14.5	6.6-28.9	18	31.8	18.7-48.5	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	75	45	55.5	40.0-70.1	12	22.4	11.4-39.3	18	22.0	12.0-37.0	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	44	26	57.7	38.2-75.1	12	24.0	12.7-40.6	6	18.3	6.0-44.3	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	57	32	64.9	49.6-77.7	16	27.1	16.0-42.0	9	8.0	3.5-17.2	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	48	33	64.6	46.4-79.4	10	18.6	9.5-33.4	5	16.8	5.8-39.7	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	65	45	66.0	49.2-79.6	16	23.6	14.0-37.0	4	10.3	2.2-37.4	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	119	57	51.5	40.0-62.9	33	28.5	19.7-39.3	29	20.0	12.3-30.7	0	0.0	. - .
No	240	154	62.7	54.2-70.6	50	21.5	15.5-29.1	36	15.7	10.1-23.8	0	0.0	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	54	31	64.0	48.4-77.1	14	28.2	16.5-44.0	9	7.8	3.7-15.5	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	308	181	58.4	50.8-65.5	69	22.7	17.2-29.3	58	19.0	13.5-26.0	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Not Sexually Active

Same sex partner

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,240

3,822

61.1

59.4-62.8

1,478

23.2

21.9-24.6

914

15.2

13.9-16.7

0.4

0.3- 0.6

-Northeastern Partnership

363

212

59.1

52.3-65.6

23.4

18.3-29.4

17.5

12.6-23.6

0.0

. - .

GENDER

Male

214

116

56.3

47.4-64.8

23.9

17.4-32.0

19.8

13.5-28.1

0.0

. - .

Female

149

64.4

54.2-73.4

22.5

15.5-31.6

13.1

7.1-22.9

0.0

. - .

RACE

White

215

129

61.6

53.0-69.6

20.5

15.0-27.4

17.9

11.7-26.3

0.0

. - .

African American

113

57.7

45.3-69.2

29.1

18.7-42.2

13.2

7.7-21.7

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

51.0

30.9-70.7

25.5

11.6-47.1

23.5

9.7-46.9

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

54.1

31.1-75.5

23.9

9.1-49.7

21.9

8.0-47.7

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

337

196

59.8

52.8-66.4

23.4

18.2-29.5

16.8

11.9-23.2

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

57.0

38.3-73.9

18.4

8.0-36.6

24.6

11.8-44.2

0.0

. - .

25-34

70.6

58.6-80.3

17.3

9.9-28.6

12.0

6.3-21.9

0.0

. - .

35-44

119

62.7

52.4-71.9

20.3

13.3-29.7

17.1

10.5-26.5

0.0

. - .

45-54

53.1

41.2-64.6

32.4

22.1-44.9

14.5

8.7-23.2

0.0

. - .

55-59

36.1

21.6-53.6

51.2

34.3-67.9

12.7

6.3-24.0

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

51.1

34.4-67.5

34.0

19.4-52.4

14.9

7.2-28.3

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

132

58.9

47.5-69.4

22.0

14.9-31.2

19.1

11.0-31.1

0.0

. - .

Some Post-H.S.

63.6

50.1-75.2

20.8

12.3-32.9

15.6

7.9-28.4

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

62.6

49.3-74.2

18.6

11.4-28.7

18.9

9.5-34.1

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

53.7

36.7-70.0

14.5

6.6-28.9

31.8

18.7-48.5

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

55.5

40.0-70.1

22.4

11.4-39.3

22.0

12.0-37.0

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

57.7

38.2-75.1

24.0

12.7-40.6

18.3

6.0-44.3

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

64.9

49.6-77.7

27.1

16.0-42.0

8.0

3.5-17.2

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

64.6

46.4-79.4

18.6

9.5-33.4

16.8

5.8-39.7

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

66.0

49.2-79.6

23.6

14.0-37.0

10.3

2.2-37.4

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

119

51.5

40.0-62.9

28.5

19.7-39.3

20.0

12.3-30.7

0.0

. - .

240

154

62.7

54.2-70.6

21.5

15.5-29.1

15.7

10.1-23.8

0.0

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

64.0

48.4-77.1

28.2

16.5-44.0

7.8

3.7-15.5

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

308

181

58.4

50.8-65.5

22.7

17.2-29.3

19.0

13.5-26.0

0.0

. - .

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*This question was asked of female respondents who reported being ages 18-50 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.

**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.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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