NC PRAMS 2007~` : (What kind of birth control are you or your husband or partner using now to keep from getting pregnant? NOT HAVING SEX (ABSTINENCE)*)

2007 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	1423	1286	90.8	88.7-92.5	137	9.2	7.5-11.3
Age
< 20 years	163	148	89.6	81.5-94.4	15	10.4	5.6-18.5
20-24 years	345	311	91.3	86.9-94.4	34	8.7	5.6-13.1
25-34 years	720	650	91.2	88.2-93.5	70	8.8	6.5-11.8
35+ years	195	177	89.3	82.2-93.8	18	10.7	6.2-17.8
Race
White	986	918	92.8	90.5-94.5	68	7.2	5.5- 9.5
Black	377	318	84.8	79.0-89.3	59	15.2	10.7-21.0
Other	60	50	88.2	74.9-94.9	10	11.8	5.1-25.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	172	162	92.4	86.2-96.0	10	7.6	4.0-13.8
No	1249	1122	90.5	88.2-92.4	127	9.5	7.6-11.8
Education
< High School	270	251	95.0	90.6-97.4	19	5.0	2.6- 9.4
High School	397	352	87.2	82.3-90.9	45	12.8	9.1-17.7
> High School	751	678	91.1	88.2-93.3	73	8.9	6.7-11.8
Marital Status
Married	875	809	93.2	90.9-95.0	66	6.8	5.0- 9.1
Other	548	477	87.2	83.1-90.5	71	12.8	9.5-16.9
Income
14,999 or less	367	322	88.7	83.7-92.3	45	11.3	7.7-16.3
15,000-24,999	230	206	89.3	83.0-93.4	24	10.7	6.6-17.0
25,000-49,999	269	247	91.8	86.6-95.1	22	8.2	4.9-13.4
50,000 or more	460	426	93.2	89.8-95.5	34	6.8	4.5-10.2
WIC recipient
No	817	745	90.7	87.9-93.0	72	9.3	7.0-12.1
Yes	592	528	90.9	87.6-93.5	64	9.1	6.5-12.4
Medicaid recipient
No	679	620	91.2	88.1-93.5	59	8.8	6.5-11.9
Yes	744	666	90.5	87.4-92.9	78	9.5	7.1-12.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	646	577	89.2	86.6-91.4	69	10.8	8.6-13.4
2500+ grams	777	709	90.9	88.6-92.8	68	9.1	7.2-11.4

*Asked only of mothers who reported current use of contraception.

#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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