NC PRAMS 2001: (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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2001 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	1446	1402	96.9	95.5-97.8	44	3.1	2.2- 4.5
Age
< 20 years	195	193	99.8	99.0- 100	2	0.2	0.0- 1.0
20-24 years	389	384	98.1	95.4-99.3	5	1.9	0.7- 4.6
25-34 years	713	685	96.0	93.8-97.5	28	4.0	2.5- 6.2
35+ years	149	140	93.5	85.8-97.1	9	6.5	2.9-14.2
Race
White	984	946	96.3	94.5-97.5	38	3.7	2.5- 5.5
Black	414	410	98.7	95.5-99.6	4	1.3	0.4- 4.5
Other	48	46	95.8	78.7-99.3	2	4.2	0.7-21.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	157	156	99.2	94.7-99.9	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3
No	1288	1245	96.5	95.0-97.6	43	3.5	2.4- 5.0
Education
< High School	313	310	99.8	99.4-99.9	3	0.2	0.1- 0.6
High School	458	452	98.7	96.5-99.5	6	1.3	0.5- 3.5
> High School	672	637	94.2	91.5-96.1	35	5.8	3.9- 8.5
Marital Status
Married	933	892	95.4	93.4-96.8	41	4.6	3.2- 6.6
Other	513	510	99.9	99.6- 100	3	0.1	0.0- 0.4
Income
15,999 or less	444	440	99.4	97.6-99.9	4	0.6	0.1- 2.4
16,000-24,999	162	158	98.5	92.8-99.7	4	1.5	0.3- 7.2
25,000-39,999	221	217	98.1	94.2-99.4	4	1.9	0.6- 5.8
40,000 or more	485	453	92.8	89.4-95.2	32	7.2	4.8-10.6
WIC recipient
No	733	700	94.9	92.5-96.6	33	5.1	3.4- 7.5
Yes	704	694	99.0	97.6-99.6	10	1.0	0.4- 2.4
Medicaid recipient
No	719	684	94.6	92.1-96.3	35	5.4	3.7- 7.9
Yes	727	718	99.2	97.9-99.7	9	0.8	0.3- 2.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 1500 grams	270	263	97.4	94.9-98.7	7	2.6	1.3- 5.1
1500 - 2499 grams	434	422	97.1	95.0-98.4	12	2.9	1.6- 5.0
2500+ grams	742	717	96.8	95.4-97.9	25	3.2	2.1- 4.6

#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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