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

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? VASECTOMY (MALE STERILIZATION)*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1203	1175	97.3	96.0-98.1	28	2.7	1.9- 4.0
Age
< 20 years	130	128	97.7	91.2-99.4	2	2.3	0.6- 8.8
20-24 years	287	283	98.5	95.7-99.5	4	1.5	0.5- 4.3
25-34 years	605	594	97.8	96.1-98.8	11	2.2	1.2- 3.9
35+ years	181	170	92.9	87.5-96.1	11	7.1	3.9-12.5
Race
White	863	841	97.2	95.8-98.2	22	2.8	1.8- 4.2
Black	287	282	97.6	94.3-99.0	5	2.4	1.0- 5.7
Other	53	52	96.5	79.3-99.5	1	3.5	0.5-20.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	171	170	99.4	95.9-99.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1
No	1031	1004	96.9	95.4-97.9	27	3.1	2.1- 4.6
Education
< High School	231	230	99.4	95.6-99.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4
High School	326	320	97.7	94.7-99.0	6	2.3	1.0- 5.3
> High School	642	621	96.1	94.1-97.5	21	3.9	2.5- 5.9
Marital Status
Married	724	700	96.2	94.4-97.5	24	3.8	2.5- 5.6
Other	479	475	98.8	96.8-99.5	4	1.2	0.5- 3.2
Income
14,999 or less	327	323	98.2	95.2-99.3	4	1.8	0.7- 4.8
15,000-24,999	158	156	98.9	94.0-99.8	2	1.1	0.2- 6.0
25,000-49,999	238	233	97.5	94.1-99.0	5	2.5	1.0- 5.9
50,000 or more	389	372	94.9	91.9-96.8	17	5.1	3.2- 8.1
WIC recipient
No	659	639	96.5	94.6-97.7	20	3.5	2.3- 5.4
Yes	538	530	98.2	96.2-99.1	8	1.8	0.9- 3.8
Medicaid recipient
No	559	538	95.6	93.3-97.1	21	4.4	2.9- 6.7
Yes	644	637	98.6	97.0-99.4	7	1.4	0.6- 3.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	383	381	99.5	98.1-99.9	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9
2500+ grams	820	794	97.1	95.7-98.0	26	2.9	2.0- 4.3

*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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