NC PRAMS 2002: (What kind of birth control are you or your husband or partner using now to keep from getting pregnant? VASECTOMY (STERILIZATION))

2002 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	1334	1294	97.1	95.8-98.0	40	2.9	2.0- 4.2
Age
< 20 years	173	173	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
20-24 years	350	345	98.9	96.3-99.7	5	1.1	0.3- 3.7
25-34 years	647	625	97.0	94.9-98.2	22	3.0	1.8- 5.1
35+ years	164	151	91.4	84.7-95.3	13	8.6	4.7-15.3
Race
White	928	893	96.5	94.9-97.7	35	3.5	2.3- 5.1
Black	352	347	98.5	95.0-99.6	5	1.5	0.4- 5.0
Other	54	54	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	140	138	98.8	93.1-99.8	2	1.2	0.2- 6.9
No	1194	1156	96.9	95.4-97.9	38	3.1	2.1- 4.6
Education
< High School	292	291	99.5	96.3-99.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7
High School	392	380	96.9	93.7-98.5	12	3.1	1.5- 6.3
> High School	647	620	96.1	93.9-97.6	27	3.9	2.4- 6.1
Marital Status
Married	846	809	96.2	94.3-97.4	37	3.8	2.6- 5.7
Other	488	485	99.1	96.6-99.7	3	0.9	0.3- 3.4
Income
15,999 or less	389	386	99.4	96.7-99.9	3	0.6	0.1- 3.3
16,000-24,999	153	150	97.8	92.0-99.4	3	2.2	0.6- 8.0
25,000-39,999	195	188	97.6	92.9-99.2	7	2.4	0.8- 7.1
40,000 or more	476	452	94.8	91.9-96.7	24	5.2	3.3- 8.1
WIC recipient
No	731	701	95.7	93.5-97.2	30	4.3	2.8- 6.5
Yes	593	583	98.9	97.3-99.6	10	1.1	0.4- 2.7
Medicaid recipient
No	660	627	95.3	93.0-96.9	33	4.7	3.1- 7.0
Yes	674	667	99.1	97.5-99.7	7	0.9	0.3- 2.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	581	563	97.0	95.4-98.1	18	3.0	1.9- 4.6
2500+ grams	753	731	97.1	95.7-98.1	22	2.9	1.9- 4.3

#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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