NC PRAMS 2006~` : (What kind of birth control are you or your husband or partner using now to keep from getting pregnant? NOT HAVING SEX (ABSTINENCE))

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

CONTRACEPTION

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	1169	1058	89.3	86.7-91.4	111	10.7	8.6-13.3
Age
< 20 years	117	103	87.7	77.4-93.7	14	12.3	6.3-22.6
20-24 years	257	232	86.9	80.6-91.3	25	13.1	8.7-19.4
25-34 years	615	563	90.9	87.4-93.5	52	9.1	6.5-12.6
35+ years	180	160	89.0	81.8-93.6	20	11.0	6.4-18.2
Race
White	866	795	90.7	87.9-92.9	71	9.3	7.1-12.1
Black	245	211	84.4	77.3-89.6	34	15.6	10.4-22.7
Other	58	52	93.5	81.9-97.9	6	6.5	2.1-18.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	166	153	88.9	81.1-93.7	13	11.1	6.3-18.9
No	1003	905	89.4	86.6-91.7	98	10.6	8.3-13.4
Education
< High School	189	177	90.1	82.6-94.6	12	9.9	5.4-17.4
High School	351	315	89.8	84.7-93.4	36	10.2	6.6-15.3
> High School	627	564	88.6	85.0-91.4	63	11.4	8.6-15.0
Marital Status
Married	773	714	92.2	89.6-94.3	59	7.8	5.7-10.4
Other	396	344	85.0	79.8-89.1	52	15.0	10.9-20.2
Income
14,999 or less	311	275	86.8	80.8-91.1	36	13.2	8.9-19.2
15,000-24,999	152	141	91.2	83.4-95.5	11	8.8	4.5-16.6
25,000-49,999	228	205	89.2	83.0-93.3	23	10.8	6.7-17.0
50,000 or more	383	353	92.3	88.4-94.9	30	7.7	5.1-11.6
WIC recipient
No	645	598	92.7	89.8-94.9	47	7.3	5.1-10.2
Yes	511	450	86.1	81.7-89.6	61	13.9	10.4-18.3
Medicaid recipient
No	589	541	91.6	88.3-94.0	48	8.4	6.0-11.7
Yes	580	517	87.3	83.2-90.5	63	12.7	9.5-16.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	504	461	91.3	88.3-93.5	43	8.7	6.5-11.7
2500+ grams	665	597	89.1	86.3-91.4	68	10.9	8.6-13.7

~Low participation was a substantial problem for NC PRAMS in 2006.The overall weighted response rate was 59%.

#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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