NC PRAMS 2004: (What kind of birth control are you or your husband or partner using now to keep from getting pregnant? NOT HAVING SEX (ABSTINENCE))

2004 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? NOT HAVING SEX (ABSTINENCE)

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1369	1261	92.2	90.2-93.9	108	7.8	6.1- 9.8
Age
< 20 years	149	126	82.4	72.6-89.3	23	17.6	10.7-27.4
20-24 years	360	336	94.4	90.5-96.7	24	5.6	3.3- 9.5
25-34 years	702	659	94.2	91.6-96.0	43	5.8	4.0- 8.4
35+ years	158	140	87.7	79.8-92.8	18	12.3	7.2-20.2
Race
White	934	871	93.5	91.3-95.2	63	6.5	4.8- 8.7
Black	382	342	88.2	82.7-92.1	40	11.8	7.9-17.3
Other	53	48	91.1	77.0-96.9	5	8.9	3.1-23.0
Hispanic origin
Yes	157	150	95.2	89.2-97.9	7	4.8	2.1-10.8
No	1212	1111	91.7	89.5-93.5	101	8.3	6.5-10.5
Education
< High School	270	246	90.3	84.8-94.0	24	9.7	6.0-15.2
High School	391	361	92.1	87.7-95.0	30	7.9	5.0-12.3
> High School	706	652	93.2	90.5-95.1	54	6.8	4.9- 9.5
Marital Status
Married	837	784	94.6	92.5-96.2	53	5.4	3.8- 7.5
Other	532	477	88.7	84.5-91.8	55	11.3	8.2-15.5
Income
14,999 or less	401	369	91.6	87.2-94.6	32	8.4	5.4-12.8
15,000-24,999	213	197	95.4	90.3-97.9	16	4.6	2.1- 9.7
25,000-49,999	289	267	92.8	88.2-95.7	22	7.2	4.3-11.8
50,000 or more	357	328	90.9	86.4-94.0	29	9.1	6.0-13.6
WIC recipient
No	688	642	92.2	89.2-94.3	46	7.8	5.7-10.8
Yes	670	609	92.3	89.2-94.5	61	7.7	5.5-10.8
Medicaid recipient
No	627	584	92.8	89.9-94.9	43	7.2	5.1-10.1
Yes	742	677	91.8	88.8-94.0	65	8.2	6.0-11.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	615	563	91.7	89.3-93.6	52	8.3	6.4-10.7
2500+ grams	754	698	92.3	90.1-94.0	56	7.7	6.0- 9.9

#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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