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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Family Planning Created Variables

Birth control use to prevent pregnancy among male respondents aged 18-59 and females aged 18-44.*

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  Total
Respond.#		 Users Non users at risk Non users not at risk
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,622 1,994 49.5 47.7-51.3 410 10.6 9.6-11.8 2,218 39.9 38.2-41.7
GENDER
Male 1,781 968 57.5 54.7-60.3 238 13.3 11.6-15.2 575 29.2 26.6-31.9
Female 2,841 1,026 41.6 39.4-43.8 172 7.9 6.7- 9.3 1,643 50.5 48.3-52.7
RACE
White 3,479 1,477 48.8 46.8-50.7 292 10.1 8.9-11.4 1,710 41.1 39.3-43.1
African American 963 425 49.9 45.9-53.8 97 11.3 9.1-14.0 441 38.8 35.1-42.7
Other 148 76 54.8 44.2-65.0 19 14.5 8.9-22.9 53 30.7 21.3-42.0
HISPANIC
Yes 91 58 70.2 58.0-80.1 2 1.7 0.4- 6.6 31 28.1 18.5-40.3
No 4,492 1,929 49.1 47.3-50.9 405 10.9 9.8-12.0 2,158 40.1 38.3-41.8
AGE
18-24 399 237 56.2 50.4-61.9 31 7.3 5.0-10.6 131 36.4 30.9-42.3
25-34 1,000 638 63.5 60.0-67.0 163 18.7 15.9-21.7 199 17.8 15.2-20.7
35-44 1,183 723 62.6 59.5-65.7 123 11.6 9.7-13.9 337 25.7 23.0-28.6
45-54 851 276 39.0 35.1-43.0 61 8.0 6.1-10.4 514 53.0 49.1-56.9
55-64 658 114 20.5 17.0-24.4 32 6.7 4.6- 9.8 512 72.8 68.5-76.7
65+ 498 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 498 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 485 141 37.5 31.7-43.6 28 7.7 5.0-11.6 316 54.9 48.7-60.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,455 575 46.8 43.7-50.0 127 11.4 9.4-13.6 753 41.8 38.8-44.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,222 546 51.3 47.8-54.7 100 9.5 7.7-11.7 576 39.2 36.0-42.6
College Graduate 1,452 730 55.6 52.6-58.6 155 11.9 10.1-14.0 567 32.4 29.7-35.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 532 144 36.4 30.8-42.4 24 5.4 3.4- 8.7 364 58.1 52.2-63.8
$15,000- $24,999 756 291 48.0 43.3-52.6 61 11.0 8.3-14.4 404 41.0 36.7-45.4
$25,000- $34,999 572 254 51.6 46.5-56.7 51 10.8 8.0-14.3 267 37.6 33.0-42.5
$35,000- $49,999 771 351 51.1 46.9-55.3 84 12.7 10.2-15.7 336 36.2 32.3-40.3
$50,000+ 1,490 823 58.4 55.4-61.3 155 11.6 9.9-13.7 512 30.0 27.3-32.8
Health District**
Appalachia I 269 114 47.8 40.6-55.1 22 11.7 7.3-18.2 133 40.5 33.7-47.7
Appalachia II 580 259 53.0 48.2-57.8 44 9.7 6.9-13.3 277 37.3 33.0-41.9
Appalachia III 392 158 45.9 39.8-52.0 34 11.0 7.6-15.5 200 43.2 37.2-49.4
Catawba 326 157 50.0 43.5-56.4 35 12.8 9.1-17.8 134 37.2 31.2-43.7
Edisto Savannah 346 155 48.4 41.7-55.1 30 9.4 6.4-13.8 161 42.2 35.7-48.9
Low Country 215 90 51.1 42.9-59.2 21 12.0 7.6-18.5 104 36.9 29.7-44.7
Palmetto 722 310 49.5 45.0-54.0 56 8.4 6.3-11.0 356 42.1 37.8-46.5
Pee Dee 362 137 40.5 34.4-46.9 41 15.1 11.1-20.4 184 44.4 38.1-50.8
Trident 572 260 51.9 46.8-56.9 53 10.0 7.5-13.3 259 38.1 33.4-43.1
Upper Savannah 218 86 51.4 42.8-60.0 21 9.1 5.7-14.0 111 39.5 31.8-47.7
Waccamaw 332 142 48.8 42.1-55.6 25 9.5 6.2-14.1 165 41.7 35.2-48.6
Wateree 247 111 54.2 46.3-61.9 26 13.0 8.4-19.6 110 32.8 26.1-40.3
Region***
Region I 487 200 49.5 43.9-55.1 43 10.5 7.5-14.5 244 40.0 34.9-45.4
Region II 972 417 50.1 46.2-53.9 78 10.2 8.0-12.9 477 39.7 36.1-43.5
Region III 1,048 467 49.7 46.0-53.4 91 9.8 7.9-12.1 490 40.5 37.0-44.1
Region IV 609 248 46.3 41.3-51.3 67 14.2 11.1-18.2 294 39.5 34.8-44.4
Region V 346 155 48.4 41.7-55.1 30 9.4 6.4-13.8 161 42.2 35.7-48.9
Region VI 332 142 48.8 42.1-55.6 25 9.5 6.2-14.1 165 41.7 35.2-48.6
Region VII 572 260 51.9 46.8-56.9 53 10.0 7.5-13.3 259 38.1 33.4-43.1
Region VIII 215 90 51.1 42.9-59.2 21 12.0 7.6-18.5 104 36.9 29.7-44.7

*Users:Individuals who reported the use of a method of birth control to prevent pregnancy.
*Non Users At-risk for Pregnancy: Individuals who reported that they were not using birth control
to prevent pregnancy and who did not fall in one of the ca tegories below.
*Non Users Not At-risk for Pregnancy: 1. Individual/partner hysterectomy 2. Not sexually active 3. Belief that individual or partner is too old to get pregnant 4. Same sex partner 5. Currently pregnant/partner pregnant

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter

*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper

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