BRFSS 2007 - Eastern 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 vasectomy. <br><br>Are you or your husband/wife/partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 vasectomy.

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	2,674	1,579	61.3	58.6-64.0	690	24.4	22.2-26.7	393	14.0	12.1-16.2	12	0.3	0.2- 0.7
-Eastern NC	884	508	57.9	53.2-62.4	247	27.3	23.5-31.6	125	14.4	11.3-18.2	4	0.4	0.1- 1.3
GENDER
Male	450	233	54.5	48.0-61.0	153	32.4	26.8-38.6	61	12.7	9.1-17.4	3	0.4	0.1- 1.5
Female	434	275	63.1	56.7-69.1	94	19.2	15.2-24.0	64	17.2	12.1-23.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.1
RACE
White	556	338	61.5	55.5-67.1	152	26.4	21.8-31.7	63	11.7	8.2-16.5	3	0.4	0.1- 1.5
African American	200	109	59.6	50.4-68.2	54	25.3	18.3-34.0	36	14.3	9.3-21.3	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1
Other Minorities	122	58	39.7	29.1-51.3	39	34.4	23.4-47.4	25	25.9	16.0-39.1	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	64	31	40.0	26.7-55.1	21	34.8	21.1-51.7	12	25.1	13.2-42.5	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	818	476	59.9	55.1-64.6	226	26.5	22.6-30.8	112	13.2	10.2-16.9	4	0.4	0.1- 1.4
AGE
18-24	75	41	56.9	42.3-70.4	14	15.7	8.7-26.7	20	27.4	16.6-41.8	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	218	155	70.1	60.8-78.0	46	23.1	15.8-32.4	16	6.2	3.1-12.0	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2
35-44	337	206	57.8	51.1-64.3	78	26.6	20.8-33.3	52	15.1	11.1-20.2	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5
45-54	160	75	46.9	37.8-56.2	62	41.8	33.0-51.1	21	10.9	6.4-18.0	2	0.4	0.1- 1.7
55-59	84	27	29.5	19.9-41.4	45	59.0	46.7-70.3	12	11.4	6.2-20.2	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	89	35	39.9	26.8-54.6	26	30.9	18.9-46.3	28	29.2	18.1-43.5	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	264	146	53.5	45.3-61.4	78	30.2	23.4-37.9	38	15.8	10.6-22.8	2	0.6	0.1- 3.1
Some Post-H.S.	258	156	64.3	55.0-72.6	70	22.9	16.7-30.5	32	12.8	7.5-21.2	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	273	171	65.4	58.3-71.9	73	27.2	21.3-34.2	27	6.5	4.2-10.1	2	0.8	0.2- 4.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	70	28	42.7	29.0-57.6	11	14.0	6.6-27.3	30	42.8	29.5-57.3	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7
$15,000- 24,999	125	66	56.1	41.6-69.7	36	29.6	18.6-43.6	23	14.3	8.2-23.7	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	109	63	58.1	45.3-70.0	34	32.8	22.1-45.6	11	7.9	3.6-16.6	1	1.2	0.2- 7.8
$35,000- 49,999	145	82	56.7	45.8-67.0	47	33.1	23.7-44.0	15	9.1	4.4-18.2	1	1.1	0.1- 7.1
$50,000-74,999	151	95	67.5	57.2-76.3	41	21.9	15.3-30.5	15	10.6	5.5-19.5	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	196	135	67.3	58.5-75.0	56	29.7	22.4-38.3	4	2.8	0.8- 9.6	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	234	112	52.2	42.1-62.1	66	27.8	20.3-36.7	55	19.4	13.8-26.7	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1
No	645	393	60.2	54.8-65.3	180	27.2	22.8-32.1	69	12.2	8.7-16.9	3	0.3	0.1- 1.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	79	50.5	40.1-60.8	61	40.3	30.6-50.8	22	8.3	4.7-14.4	1	0.9	0.1- 6.4
Non-Veteran	720	429	59.6	54.3-64.6	185	24.3	20.3-28.9	103	15.8	12.2-20.3	3	0.3	0.1- 1.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Not Sexually Active

Same sex partner

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,674

1,579

61.3

58.6-64.0

690

24.4

22.2-26.7

393

14.0

12.1-16.2

0.3

0.2- 0.7

-Eastern NC

884

508

57.9

53.2-62.4

247

27.3

23.5-31.6

125

14.4

11.3-18.2

0.4

0.1- 1.3

GENDER

Male

450

233

54.5

48.0-61.0

153

32.4

26.8-38.6

12.7

9.1-17.4

0.4

0.1- 1.5

Female

434

275

63.1

56.7-69.1

19.2

15.2-24.0

17.2

12.1-23.9

0.5

0.1- 3.1

RACE

White

556

338

61.5

55.5-67.1

152

26.4

21.8-31.7

11.7

8.2-16.5

0.4

0.1- 1.5

African American

200

109

59.6

50.4-68.2

25.3

18.3-34.0

14.3

9.3-21.3

0.7

0.1- 5.1

Other Minorities

122

39.7

29.1-51.3

34.4

23.4-47.4

25.9

16.0-39.1

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

40.0

26.7-55.1

34.8

21.1-51.7

25.1

13.2-42.5

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

818

476

59.9

55.1-64.6

226

26.5

22.6-30.8

112

13.2

10.2-16.9

0.4

0.1- 1.4

AGE

18-24

56.9

42.3-70.4

15.7

8.7-26.7

27.4

16.6-41.8

0.0

. - .

25-34

218

155

70.1

60.8-78.0

23.1

15.8-32.4

6.2

3.1-12.0

0.6

0.1- 4.2

35-44

337

206

57.8

51.1-64.3

26.6

20.8-33.3

15.1

11.1-20.2

0.5

0.1- 3.5

45-54

160

46.9

37.8-56.2

41.8

33.0-51.1

10.9

6.4-18.0

0.4

0.1- 1.7

55-59

29.5

19.9-41.4

59.0

46.7-70.3

11.4

6.2-20.2

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

39.9

26.8-54.6

30.9

18.9-46.3

29.2

18.1-43.5

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

264

146

53.5

45.3-61.4

30.2

23.4-37.9

15.8

10.6-22.8

0.6

0.1- 3.1

Some Post-H.S.

258

156

64.3

55.0-72.6

22.9

16.7-30.5

12.8

7.5-21.2

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

273

171

65.4

58.3-71.9

27.2

21.3-34.2

6.5

4.2-10.1

0.8

0.2- 4.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

42.7

29.0-57.6

14.0

6.6-27.3

42.8

29.5-57.3

0.5

0.1- 3.7

$15,000- 24,999

125

56.1

41.6-69.7

29.6

18.6-43.6

14.3

8.2-23.7

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

109

58.1

45.3-70.0

32.8

22.1-45.6

7.9

3.6-16.6

1.2

0.2- 7.8

$35,000- 49,999

145

56.7

45.8-67.0

33.1

23.7-44.0

9.1

4.4-18.2

1.1

0.1- 7.1

$50,000-74,999

151

67.5

57.2-76.3

21.9

15.3-30.5

10.6

5.5-19.5

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

196

135

67.3

58.5-75.0

29.7

22.4-38.3

2.8

0.8- 9.6

0.2

0.0- 1.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

234

112

52.2

42.1-62.1

27.8

20.3-36.7

19.4

13.8-26.7

0.6

0.1- 4.1

645

393

60.2

54.8-65.3

180

27.2

22.8-32.1

12.2

8.7-16.9

0.3

0.1- 1.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

50.5

40.1-60.8

40.3

30.6-50.8

8.3

4.7-14.4

0.9

0.1- 6.4

Non-Veteran

720

429

59.6

54.3-64.6

185

24.3

20.3-28.9

103

15.8

12.2-20.3

0.3

0.1- 1.1

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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.

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