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2002-2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

North Carolina

CONTRACEPTION

Are you or your husband or partner doing anything now to keep from getting pregnant?
Demographic
Groups
Total
Respond.#
NO YES
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total 4570 635 13.1 11.9-14.3 3935 86.9 85.7-88.1
Age
< 20 years 521 66 10.5 7.6-14.5 455 89.5 85.5-92.4
20-24 years 1207 170 13.3 11.0-15.9 1037 86.7 84.1-89.0
25-34 years 2276 296 12.6 11.0-14.4 1980 87.4 85.6-89.0
35+ years 566 103 17.1 13.5-21.4 463 82.9 78.6-86.5
Race
White 3137 423 12.4 11.1-13.9 2714 87.6 86.1-88.9
Black 1230 166 13.7 11.3-16.7 1064 86.3 83.3-88.7
Other 203 46 20.2 14.3-27.8 157 79.8 72.2-85.7
Hispanic origin
Yes 479 73 14.5 11.0-18.7 406 85.5 81.3-89.0
No 4088 562 12.9 11.6-14.2 3526 87.1 85.8-88.4
Education
< High School 974 157 15.6 12.9-18.7 817 84.4 81.3-87.1
High School 1322 178 12.8 10.6-15.2 1144 87.2 84.8-89.4
> High School 2266 297 12.1 10.6-13.8 1969 87.9 86.2-89.4
Marital Status
Married 2862 394 12.7 11.3-14.3 2468 87.3 85.7-88.7
Other 1708 241 13.7 11.7-16.0 1467 86.3 84.0-88.3
Income
Less than $10,000 737 116 17.7 14.3-21.7 621 82.3 78.3-85.7
10,000-24,999 1195 168 11.5 9.5-14.0 1027 88.5 86.0-90.5
25,000-49,999 930 97 10.0 7.9-12.7 833 90.0 87.3-92.1
50,000 or more 1280 172 12.5 10.5-14.8 1108 87.5 85.2-89.5
WIC recipient
No 2387 319 12.5 11.0-14.2 2068 87.5 85.8-89.0
Yes 2151 308 13.5 11.7-15.4 1843 86.5 84.6-88.3
Medicaid recipient
No 2181 289 12.9 11.3-14.7 1892 87.1 85.3-88.7
Yes 2389 346 13.2 11.5-15.1 2043 86.8 84.9-88.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams 2064 313 15.0 13.6-16.6 1751 85.0 83.4-86.4
2500+ grams 2506 322 12.9 11.6-14.3 2184 87.1 85.7-88.4

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 in this region having a live birth.

This page was generated on 16MAR07

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