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

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? OTHER METHOD *

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1203	1162	96.5	95.1-97.6	41	3.5	2.4- 4.9
Age
< 20 years	130	124	94.4	87.5-97.6	6	5.6	2.4-12.5
20-24 years	287	280	97.4	94.1-98.8	7	2.6	1.2- 5.9
25-34 years	605	584	96.8	94.8-98.1	21	3.2	1.9- 5.2
35+ years	181	174	95.9	91.0-98.2	7	4.1	1.8- 9.0
Race
White	863	838	97.1	95.5-98.1	25	2.9	1.9- 4.5
Black	287	272	94.1	89.7-96.7	15	5.9	3.3-10.3
Other	53	52	99.4	95.9-99.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	171	166	97.3	92.7-99.0	5	2.7	1.0- 7.3
No	1031	995	96.4	94.8-97.5	36	3.6	2.5- 5.2
Education
< High School	231	226	97.8	94.2-99.2	5	2.2	0.8- 5.8
High School	326	313	95.6	92.2-97.5	13	4.4	2.5- 7.8
> High School	642	620	96.6	94.5-97.9	22	3.4	2.1- 5.5
Marital Status
Married	724	707	97.6	96.0-98.6	17	2.4	1.4- 4.0
Other	479	455	95.0	92.2-96.8	24	5.0	3.2- 7.8
Income
14,999 or less	327	311	95.5	92.1-97.5	16	4.5	2.5- 7.9
15,000-24,999	158	155	97.3	91.9-99.1	3	2.7	0.9- 8.1
25,000-49,999	238	225	94.8	90.6-97.1	13	5.2	2.9- 9.4
50,000 or more	389	383	98.3	95.9-99.3	6	1.7	0.7- 4.1
WIC recipient
No	659	643	97.4	95.7-98.5	16	2.6	1.5- 4.3
Yes	538	514	95.7	93.2-97.3	24	4.3	2.7- 6.8
Medicaid recipient
No	559	549	98.2	96.5-99.1	10	1.8	0.9- 3.5
Yes	644	613	95.2	92.9-96.8	31	4.8	3.2- 7.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	383	369	96.1	93.6-97.7	14	3.9	2.3- 6.4
2500+ grams	820	793	96.6	95.1-97.7	27	3.4	2.3- 4.9

*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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