BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (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: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC	594	369	62.6	57.3-67.7	142	22.2	18.3-26.7	80	14.7	10.8-19.7	3	0.5	0.1- 1.7
GENDER
Male	355	205	60.2	53.4-66.6	98	25.9	20.6-32.0	50	13.6	9.2-19.7	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4
Female	239	164	67.3	58.4-75.2	44	15.2	10.7-21.1	30	16.7	10.1-26.3	1	0.8	0.1- 5.2
RACE
White	504	320	64.6	58.8-70.0	114	20.5	16.5-25.2	67	14.3	10.1-19.8	3	0.6	0.2- 1.9
African American	20	13	70.7	42.7-88.6	5	25.7	9.1-54.4	2	3.7	0.7-16.4	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	65	33	45.0	30.9-60.0	22	35.1	21.9-51.1	10	19.8	10.0-35.6	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	42	26	54.8	37.0-71.4	10	26.7	13.5-45.9	6	18.5	8.0-37.4	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	550	342	63.3	57.7-68.6	132	21.9	17.9-26.5	73	14.3	10.2-19.6	3	0.5	0.1- 1.8
AGE
18-24	47	30	55.4	38.0-71.6	4	7.5	2.5-20.4	12	35.6	20.5-54.3	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6
25-34	152	108	68.7	58.4-77.4	27	21.5	13.8-32.0	17	9.8	5.6-16.6	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	200	130	67.8	59.8-74.9	45	22.1	16.2-29.5	24	9.8	5.8-16.0	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9
45-54	118	71	63.4	52.7-72.9	32	25.4	17.3-35.7	15	11.2	6.2-19.2	0	0.0	. - .
55-59	74	30	40.9	28.5-54.7	32	49.2	35.9-62.6	11	8.1	4.2-15.1	1	1.7	0.2-11.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	70	39	50.6	35.3-65.9	23	33.9	20.9-50.0	8	15.4	5.8-35.0	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	179	110	63.4	53.7-72.1	40	18.0	12.5-25.2	29	18.6	11.6-28.4	0	0.0	. - .
Some Post-H.S.	167	115	73.7	65.2-80.8	32	15.2	10.0-22.4	19	10.8	6.4-17.6	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0
College Graduate	178	105	57.9	48.3-66.8	47	27.6	20.3-36.4	24	12.8	6.7-23.3	2	1.7	0.4- 6.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	61	30	48.6	31.8-65.6	12	21.3	9.3-41.8	18	27.3	15.1-44.2	1	2.9	0.4-17.8
$15,000- 24,999	97	57	60.2	47.7-71.6	23	28.7	18.5-41.6	17	11.1	6.0-19.7	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	80	48	59.6	44.0-73.6	19	20.0	11.2-33.1	13	20.3	9.2-39.1	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	115	77	73.7	63.8-81.7	27	20.6	13.5-30.1	10	5.3	2.5-10.9	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9
$50,000-74,999	78	50	69.7	56.7-80.2	22	25.2	15.5-38.3	6	5.1	2.1-11.9	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	93	66	67.5	55.3-77.7	25	31.0	20.9-43.3	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	1	1.1	0.1- 7.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	172	99	53.1	42.8-63.1	43	26.8	18.7-36.8	29	19.1	11.3-30.6	1	1.0	0.1- 6.7
No	420	269	66.1	59.9-71.7	99	20.6	16.4-25.7	50	13.0	8.9-18.7	2	0.3	0.1- 1.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	79	34	48.7	35.9-61.7	29	36.7	25.2-50.1	16	14.5	7.5-26.2	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	515	335	64.4	58.6-69.8	113	20.4	16.3-25.1	64	14.7	10.5-20.2	3	0.5	0.2- 1.9

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

-Western NC

594

369

62.6

57.3-67.7

142

22.2

18.3-26.7

14.7

10.8-19.7

0.5

0.1- 1.7

GENDER

Male

355

205

60.2

53.4-66.6

25.9

20.6-32.0

13.6

9.2-19.7

0.3

0.1- 1.4

Female

239

164

67.3

58.4-75.2

15.2

10.7-21.1

16.7

10.1-26.3

0.8

0.1- 5.2

RACE

White

504

320

64.6

58.8-70.0

114

20.5

16.5-25.2

14.3

10.1-19.8

0.6

0.2- 1.9

African American

70.7

42.7-88.6

25.7

9.1-54.4

3.7

0.7-16.4

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

45.0

30.9-60.0

35.1

21.9-51.1

19.8

10.0-35.6

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

54.8

37.0-71.4

26.7

13.5-45.9

18.5

8.0-37.4

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

550

342

63.3

57.7-68.6

132

21.9

17.9-26.5

14.3

10.2-19.6

0.5

0.1- 1.8

AGE

18-24

55.4

38.0-71.6

7.5

2.5-20.4

35.6

20.5-54.3

1.4

0.2- 9.6

25-34

152

108

68.7

58.4-77.4

21.5

13.8-32.0

9.8

5.6-16.6

0.0

. - .

35-44

200

130

67.8

59.8-74.9

22.1

16.2-29.5

9.8

5.8-16.0

0.3

0.0- 1.9

45-54

118

63.4

52.7-72.9

25.4

17.3-35.7

11.2

6.2-19.2

0.0

. - .

55-59

40.9

28.5-54.7

49.2

35.9-62.6

8.1

4.2-15.1

1.7

0.2-11.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

50.6

35.3-65.9

33.9

20.9-50.0

15.4

5.8-35.0

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

179

110

63.4

53.7-72.1

18.0

12.5-25.2

18.6

11.6-28.4

0.0

. - .

Some Post-H.S.

167

115

73.7

65.2-80.8

15.2

10.0-22.4

10.8

6.4-17.6

0.3

0.0- 2.0

College Graduate

178

105

57.9

48.3-66.8

27.6

20.3-36.4

12.8

6.7-23.3

1.7

0.4- 6.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

48.6

31.8-65.6

21.3

9.3-41.8

27.3

15.1-44.2

2.9

0.4-17.8

$15,000- 24,999

60.2

47.7-71.6

28.7

18.5-41.6

11.1

6.0-19.7

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

59.6

44.0-73.6

20.0

11.2-33.1

20.3

9.2-39.1

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

115

73.7

63.8-81.7

20.6

13.5-30.1

5.3

2.5-10.9

0.4

0.1- 2.9

$50,000-74,999

69.7

56.7-80.2

25.2

15.5-38.3

5.1

2.1-11.9

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

67.5

55.3-77.7

31.0

20.9-43.3

0.4

0.1- 3.1

1.1

0.1- 7.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

172

53.1

42.8-63.1

26.8

18.7-36.8

19.1

11.3-30.6

1.0

0.1- 6.7

420

269

66.1

59.9-71.7

20.6

16.4-25.7

13.0

8.9-18.7

0.3

0.1- 1.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

48.7

35.9-61.7

36.7

25.2-50.1

14.5

7.5-26.2

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

515

335

64.4

58.6-69.8

113

20.4

16.3-25.1

14.7

10.5-20.2

0.5

0.2- 1.9

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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