NC PRAMS 2005~` : (What kind of birth control are you or your husband or partner using now to keep from getting pregnant? VASECTOMY (MALE STERILIZATION))

2005 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 (MALE STERILIZATION)

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	879	853	97.4	95.9-98.4	26	2.6	1.6- 4.1
Age
< 20 years	81	81	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
20-24 years	216	213	99.2	96.1-99.8	3	0.8	0.2- 3.9
25-34 years	463	445	96.2	93.5-97.8	18	3.8	2.2- 6.5
35+ years	119	114	97.0	90.6-99.1	5	3.0	0.9- 9.4
Race
White	636	615	97.2	95.3-98.3	21	2.8	1.7- 4.7
Black	217	212	97.9	93.2-99.4	5	2.1	0.6- 6.8
Other	26	26	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	117	116	99.0	93.6-99.9	1	1.0	0.1- 6.4
No	762	737	97.1	95.3-98.2	25	2.9	1.8- 4.7
Education
< High School	177	176	99.9	99.2- 100	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8
High School	247	243	98.5	94.9-99.5	4	1.5	0.5- 5.1
> High School	453	432	95.8	93.0-97.5	21	4.2	2.5- 7.0
Marital Status
Married	558	536	96.4	94.1-97.8	22	3.6	2.2- 5.9
Other	321	317	99.2	96.5-99.8	4	0.8	0.2- 3.5
Income
14,999 or less	258	255	98.6	94.9-99.6	3	1.4	0.4- 5.1
15,000-24,999	132	128	98.4	93.5-99.6	4	1.6	0.4- 6.5
25,000-49,999	162	158	98.1	93.7-99.5	4	1.9	0.5- 6.3
50,000 or more	251	237	94.3	89.7-96.9	14	5.7	3.1-10.3
WIC recipient
No	467	449	96.7	94.2-98.1	18	3.3	1.9- 5.8
Yes	403	395	98.2	95.8-99.3	8	1.8	0.7- 4.2
Medicaid recipient
No	401	380	95.0	91.9-97.0	21	5.0	3.0- 8.1
Yes	478	473	99.4	97.6-99.9	5	0.6	0.1- 2.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	390	378	97.1	94.9-98.3	12	2.9	1.7- 5.1
2500+ grams	489	475	97.4	95.7-98.5	14	2.6	1.5- 4.3

~Due to low response rates in the later part of the year, the 2005 PRAMS tables only comprise data for January through August births.

#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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