NC PRAMS 2000: (What kind of birth control are you or your husband or partner using now to keep from getting pregnant? VASECTOMY (STERILIZATION))

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2000 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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What kind of birth control are you or your husband or partner using now to keep from getting pregnant? VASECTOMY (STERILIZATION)

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1575	1522	96.2	94.7-97.2	53	3.8	2.8- 5.3
Age
< 20 years	200	198	99.1	94.8-99.8	2	0.9	0.2- 5.2
20-24 years	429	421	98.9	96.6-99.6	8	1.1	0.4- 3.4
25-34 years	766	734	94.6	92.1-96.4	32	5.4	3.6- 7.9
35+ years	180	169	92.3	85.7-96.0	11	7.7	4.0-14.3
Race
White	1060	1014	95.5	93.7-96.8	46	4.5	3.2- 6.3
Black	466	459	97.9	94.7-99.2	7	2.1	0.8- 5.3
Other	49	49	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	125	123	98.8	93.3-99.8	2	1.2	0.2- 6.7
No	1449	1398	95.8	94.3-97.0	51	4.2	3.0- 5.7
Education
< High School	349	338	96.9	93.3-98.6	11	3.1	1.4- 6.7
High School	523	508	96.7	94.0-98.2	15	3.3	1.8- 6.0
> High School	702	675	95.4	92.9-97.0	27	4.6	3.0- 7.1
Marital Status
Married	1018	971	94.8	92.8-96.3	47	5.2	3.7- 7.2
Other	557	551	98.8	96.7-99.6	6	1.2	0.4- 3.3
Income
15,999 or less	466	460	99.0	96.7-99.7	6	1.0	0.3- 3.3
16,000-24,999	225	220	97.4	92.7-99.1	5	2.6	0.9- 7.3
25,000-39,999	232	220	95.0	89.9-97.6	12	5.0	2.4-10.1
40,000 or more	522	494	92.8	89.3-95.2	28	7.2	4.8-10.7
WIC recipient
No	848	812	95.0	92.6-96.6	36	5.0	3.4- 7.4
Yes	723	706	97.4	95.4-98.6	17	2.6	1.4- 4.6
Medicaid recipient
No	769	729	93.6	91.0-95.5	40	6.4	4.5- 9.0
Yes	806	793	98.7	97.2-99.4	13	1.3	0.6- 2.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	279	273	97.9	95.8-99.0	6	2.1	1.0- 4.2
1500 - 2499 grams	490	476	97.2	95.4-98.3	14	2.8	1.7- 4.6
2500+ grams	806	773	96.1	94.5-97.2	33	3.9	2.8- 5.5

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.
N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
The percentages shown are weighted percentages, designed to reflect the entire population of North Carolina women having a live birth.

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