NC PRAMS 2008~` : (What kind of birth control are you or your husband or partner using now to keep from getting pregnant? NOT HAVING SEX (ABSTINENCE)*)

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? NOT HAVING SEX (ABSTINENCE)*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1203	1101	91.7	89.7-93.3	102	8.3	6.7-10.3
Age
< 20 years	130	113	89.3	81.8-93.9	17	10.7	6.1-18.2
20-24 years	287	265	91.3	86.7-94.4	22	8.7	5.6-13.3
25-34 years	605	558	92.5	89.7-94.5	47	7.5	5.5-10.3
35+ years	181	165	91.4	85.8-95.0	16	8.6	5.0-14.2
Race
White	863	802	93.2	91.2-94.9	61	6.8	5.1- 8.8
Black	287	253	87.1	81.6-91.2	34	12.9	8.8-18.4
Other	53	46	86.9	73.4-94.1	7	13.1	5.9-26.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	171	165	97.3	92.9-99.0	6	2.7	1.0- 7.1
No	1031	935	90.6	88.4-92.4	96	9.4	7.6-11.6
Education
< High School	231	215	95.1	90.9-97.4	16	4.9	2.6- 9.1
High School	326	301	91.6	87.4-94.5	25	8.4	5.5-12.6
> High School	642	582	90.3	87.4-92.6	60	9.7	7.4-12.6
Marital Status
Married	724	681	93.7	91.4-95.4	43	6.3	4.6- 8.6
Other	479	420	88.8	85.2-91.6	59	11.2	8.4-14.8
Income
14,999 or less	327	298	90.9	86.5-94.0	29	9.1	6.0-13.5
15,000-24,999	158	144	92.4	86.3-95.9	14	7.6	4.1-13.7
25,000-49,999	238	213	88.7	83.4-92.5	25	11.3	7.5-16.6
50,000 or more	389	364	93.6	90.4-95.8	25	6.4	4.2- 9.6
WIC recipient
No	659	604	91.0	88.3-93.2	55	9.0	6.8-11.7
Yes	538	494	92.9	90.0-94.9	44	7.1	5.1-10.0
Medicaid recipient
No	559	518	91.8	88.9-94.0	41	8.2	6.0-11.1
Yes	644	583	91.6	88.8-93.7	61	8.4	6.3-11.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	383	349	90.9	87.5-93.4	34	9.1	6.6-12.5
2500+ grams	820	752	91.7	89.6-93.5	68	8.3	6.5-10.4

*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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