NC PRAMS 2008~` : (What kind of birth control are you or your husband or partner using now to keep from getting pregnant? IUD (INCLUDING MIRENA)*)

2008 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? IUD (INCLUDING MIRENA)*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1203	972	80.2	77.6-82.7	231	19.8	17.3-22.4
Age
< 20 years	130	98	76.7	67.3-84.1	32	23.3	15.9-32.7
20-24 years	287	226	76.8	70.7-82.0	61	23.2	18.0-29.3
25-34 years	605	495	81.3	77.6-84.6	110	18.7	15.4-22.4
35+ years	181	153	85.1	78.5-90.0	28	14.9	10.0-21.5
Race
White	863	692	79.8	76.6-82.6	171	20.2	17.4-23.4
Black	287	234	81.0	75.0-85.9	53	19.0	14.1-25.0
Other	53	46	85.2	69.1-93.7	7	14.8	6.3-30.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	171	145	85.2	78.2-90.2	26	14.8	9.8-21.8
No	1031	826	79.3	76.3-82.0	205	20.7	18.0-23.7
Education
< High School	231	203	86.6	80.7-91.0	28	13.4	9.0-19.3
High School	326	256	77.1	71.4-82.0	70	22.9	18.0-28.6
> High School	642	509	79.1	75.4-82.4	133	20.9	17.6-24.6
Marital Status
Married	724	594	82.0	78.6-84.9	130	18.0	15.1-21.4
Other	479	378	77.8	73.2-81.8	101	22.2	18.2-26.8
Income
14,999 or less	327	272	84.3	79.2-88.4	55	15.7	11.6-20.8
15,000-24,999	158	125	77.8	69.5-84.4	33	22.2	15.6-30.5
25,000-49,999	238	172	71.0	64.1-77.0	66	29.0	23.0-35.9
50,000 or more	389	323	82.5	77.9-86.3	66	17.5	13.7-22.1
WIC recipient
No	659	546	82.6	79.1-85.6	113	17.4	14.4-20.9
Yes	538	421	77.4	73.1-81.2	117	22.6	18.8-26.9
Medicaid recipient
No	559	460	82.1	78.3-85.4	99	17.9	14.6-21.7
Yes	644	512	78.7	74.8-82.1	132	21.3	17.9-25.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	383	314	82.2	78.1-85.7	69	17.8	14.3-21.9
2500+ grams	820	658	80.1	77.2-82.7	162	19.9	17.3-22.8

*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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