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

2007 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 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
-Western NC	464	258	57.7	52.2-63.1	132	29.4	24.7-34.7	71	12.4	9.3-16.4	3	0.4	0.1- 1.2
GENDER
Male	257	125	53.3	45.8-60.7	94	36.2	29.4-43.5	38	10.5	6.8-15.8	0	0.0	. - .
Female	207	133	64.5	56.5-71.7	38	19.2	13.6-26.3	33	15.4	10.5-22.1	3	0.9	0.3- 3.0
RACE
White	415	236	58.2	52.5-63.8	113	29.4	24.4-34.9	63	12.0	8.9-15.8	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4
African American	23	9	62.5	36.2-83.0	10	26.1	11.1-49.9	4	11.4	3.6-30.7	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	26	13	46.8	24.1-70.9	9	33.0	15.0-58.0	4	20.2	5.0-55.0	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	6	52.2	23.5-79.6	5	39.0	15.0-69.8	3	8.8	2.1-30.0	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	450	252	58.0	52.3-63.4	127	29.1	24.3-34.4	68	12.6	9.4-16.7	3	0.4	0.1- 1.2
AGE
18-24	36	23	55.4	35.7-73.6	2	7.5	1.5-30.1	11	37.0	20.1-57.9	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	88	54	58.1	45.4-69.9	29	37.8	26.4-50.7	5	4.1	1.6- 9.8	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	190	122	65.5	57.4-72.8	39	23.5	17.2-31.3	26	10.2	6.5-15.6	3	0.8	0.2- 2.6
45-54	87	43	48.0	36.5-59.7	28	35.6	25.2-47.6	16	16.3	9.5-26.6	0	0.0	. - .
55-59	59	16	31.0	18.9-46.5	32	57.0	42.6-70.4	11	11.9	6.3-21.5	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	53	29	54.4	37.8-70.1	12	21.3	10.9-37.6	12	24.3	12.0-43.1	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	147	84	56.9	47.3-66.0	46	32.8	24.6-42.4	17	10.3	5.8-17.5	0	0.0	. - .
Some Post-H.S.	123	74	66.6	56.0-75.8	28	23.3	15.4-33.7	20	9.5	5.7-15.5	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6
College Graduate	140	71	52.0	42.2-61.7	45	34.0	25.3-44.0	22	13.1	8.0-20.8	2	0.8	0.2- 3.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	34	12	43.9	24.3-65.6	8	17.6	7.5-36.1	14	38.5	21.2-59.3	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	80	44	56.6	42.4-69.7	19	24.9	14.8-38.9	17	18.5	9.6-32.6	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	62	28	51.1	35.5-66.4	23	39.1	25.4-54.7	11	9.9	5.0-18.6	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	79	49	60.6	47.8-72.1	20	30.1	19.7-43.1	8	8.1	3.7-16.7	2	1.3	0.3- 5.4
$50,000-74,999	76	53	66.8	53.0-78.2	19	27.6	17.1-41.2	4	5.6	1.5-18.4	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	97	59	66.4	55.0-76.1	30	26.1	17.8-36.6	7	6.7	2.6-16.6	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	130	58	47.2	37.0-57.6	43	35.6	26.1-46.3	29	17.2	11.3-25.4	0	0.0	. - .
No	333	199	61.4	55.0-67.5	89	27.3	22.0-33.3	42	10.8	7.3-15.6	3	0.5	0.2- 1.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	59	30	60.3	44.8-74.0	19	26.6	15.9-41.1	10	13.1	5.9-26.4	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	405	228	57.4	51.5-63.1	113	29.8	24.7-35.5	61	12.4	9.1-16.7	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4

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

-Western NC

464

258

57.7

52.2-63.1

132

29.4

24.7-34.7

12.4

9.3-16.4

0.4

0.1- 1.2

GENDER

Male

257

125

53.3

45.8-60.7

36.2

29.4-43.5

10.5

6.8-15.8

0.0

. - .

Female

207

133

64.5

56.5-71.7

19.2

13.6-26.3

15.4

10.5-22.1

0.9

0.3- 3.0

RACE

White

415

236

58.2

52.5-63.8

113

29.4

24.4-34.9

12.0

8.9-15.8

0.4

0.1- 1.4

African American

62.5

36.2-83.0

26.1

11.1-49.9

11.4

3.6-30.7

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

46.8

24.1-70.9

33.0

15.0-58.0

20.2

5.0-55.0

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

52.2

23.5-79.6

39.0

15.0-69.8

8.8

2.1-30.0

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

450

252

58.0

52.3-63.4

127

29.1

24.3-34.4

12.6

9.4-16.7

0.4

0.1- 1.2

AGE

18-24

55.4

35.7-73.6

7.5

1.5-30.1

37.0

20.1-57.9

0.0

. - .

25-34

58.1

45.4-69.9

37.8

26.4-50.7

4.1

1.6- 9.8

0.0

. - .

35-44

190

122

65.5

57.4-72.8

23.5

17.2-31.3

10.2

6.5-15.6

0.8

0.2- 2.6

45-54

48.0

36.5-59.7

35.6

25.2-47.6

16.3

9.5-26.6

0.0

. - .

55-59

31.0

18.9-46.5

57.0

42.6-70.4

11.9

6.3-21.5

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

54.4

37.8-70.1

21.3

10.9-37.6

24.3

12.0-43.1

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

147

56.9

47.3-66.0

32.8

24.6-42.4

10.3

5.8-17.5

0.0

. - .

Some Post-H.S.

123

66.6

56.0-75.8

23.3

15.4-33.7

9.5

5.7-15.5

0.5

0.1- 3.6

College Graduate

140

52.0

42.2-61.7

34.0

25.3-44.0

13.1

8.0-20.8

0.8

0.2- 3.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

43.9

24.3-65.6

17.6

7.5-36.1

38.5

21.2-59.3

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

56.6

42.4-69.7

24.9

14.8-38.9

18.5

9.6-32.6

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

51.1

35.5-66.4

39.1

25.4-54.7

9.9

5.0-18.6

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

60.6

47.8-72.1

30.1

19.7-43.1

8.1

3.7-16.7

1.3

0.3- 5.4

$50,000-74,999

66.8

53.0-78.2

27.6

17.1-41.2

5.6

1.5-18.4

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

66.4

55.0-76.1

26.1

17.8-36.6

6.7

2.6-16.6

0.7

0.1- 5.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

130

47.2

37.0-57.6

35.6

26.1-46.3

17.2

11.3-25.4

0.0

. - .

333

199

61.4

55.0-67.5

27.3

22.0-33.3

10.8

7.3-15.6

0.5

0.2- 1.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

60.3

44.8-74.0

26.6

15.9-41.1

13.1

5.9-26.4

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

405

228

57.4

51.5-63.1

113

29.8

24.7-35.5

12.4

9.1-16.7

0.4

0.1- 1.4

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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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