NC PRAMS 2005~` : (What kind of birth control are you or your husband or partner using now to keep from getting pregnant? NOT HAVING SEX (ABSTINENCE))

2005 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

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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	880	795	92.0	89.4-93.9	85	8.0	6.1-10.6
Age
< 20 years	81	74	94.1	84.1-98.0	7	5.9	2.0-15.9
20-24 years	216	190	91.7	85.8-95.3	26	8.3	4.7-14.2
25-34 years	463	427	92.5	88.9-95.0	36	7.5	5.0-11.1
35+ years	120	104	88.7	79.5-94.0	16	11.3	6.0-20.5
Race
White	636	585	93.1	90.4-95.1	51	6.9	4.9- 9.6
Black	218	185	87.0	79.6-92.0	33	13.0	8.0-20.4
Other	26	25	99.3	95.4-99.9	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	117	112	96.2	89.4-98.7	5	3.8	1.3-10.6
No	763	683	91.1	88.2-93.3	80	8.9	6.7-11.8
Education
< High School	178	164	95.8	91.0-98.1	14	4.2	1.9- 9.0
High School	247	223	93.6	88.5-96.5	24	6.4	3.5-11.5
> High School	453	407	89.8	85.8-92.8	46	10.2	7.2-14.2
Marital Status
Married	558	513	93.5	90.7-95.5	45	6.5	4.5- 9.3
Other	322	282	89.3	84.0-92.9	40	10.7	7.1-16.0
Income
14,999 or less	259	227	90.5	85.0-94.1	32	9.5	5.9-15.0
15,000-24,999	132	120	94.6	87.2-97.8	12	5.4	2.2-12.8
25,000-49,999	162	148	92.1	85.2-95.9	14	7.9	4.1-14.8
50,000 or more	251	227	90.9	85.7-94.4	24	9.1	5.6-14.3
WIC recipient
No	468	425	92.1	88.7-94.6	43	7.9	5.4-11.3
Yes	403	361	91.6	87.5-94.5	42	8.4	5.5-12.5
Medicaid recipient
No	402	368	92.4	88.6-95.0	34	7.6	5.0-11.4
Yes	478	427	91.6	88.0-94.3	51	8.4	5.7-12.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	391	343	87.1	83.4-90.1	48	12.9	9.9-16.6
2500+ grams	489	452	92.4	89.6-94.4	37	7.6	5.6-10.4

~Due to low response rates in the later part of the year, the 2005 PRAMS tables only comprise data for January through August births.

#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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