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BRFSS Survey Results 2004 for South Carolina

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Family Planning

How do you feel about having a child sometime in the future?*

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  Total
Respond.#		 Do not want to have one Want to have one Not sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,622 660 35.2 32.6-38.0 621 43.4 40.5-46.4 341 21.3 19.0-23.8
GENDER
Male 836 371 36.9 33.2-40.7 306 43.3 39.2-47.4 159 19.8 16.8-23.2
Female 786 289 32.8 29.2-36.6 315 43.6 39.5-47.7 182 23.6 20.2-27.3
RACE
White 1,168 489 35.5 32.5-38.6 444 44.6 41.2-47.9 235 20.0 17.5-22.7
African American 370 141 36.2 30.6-42.2 141 39.4 33.5-45.7 88 24.3 19.4-30.1
Other 75 26 31.3 20.7-44.3 34 49.7 36.7-62.8 15 18.9 10.7-31.3
HISPANIC
Yes 43 13 29.4 15.8-48.2 22 51.9 34.2-69.2 8 18.6 8.4-36.5
No 1,572 642 35.4 32.7-38.1 599 43.3 40.3-46.3 331 21.4 19.0-23.9
AGE
18-24 254 41 15.3 10.9-21.1 156 62.6 55.5-69.2 57 22.1 16.8-28.6
25-34 608 143 22.0 18.5-25.9 315 53.9 49.2-58.4 150 24.1 20.4-28.3
35-44 456 237 50.3 45.2-55.5 123 28.6 24.2-33.5 96 21.0 17.0-25.7
45-54 206 155 74.7 67.5-80.8 20 8.5 5.2-13.6 31 16.8 11.7-23.4
55-64 98 84 87.5 79.1-92.8 7 7.3 3.4-15.0 7 5.2 2.3-11.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 41 38.2 27.4-50.3 25 31.9 21.2-44.9 24 29.9 19.1-43.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 450 170 32.6 27.9-37.8 173 42.9 37.6-48.5 107 24.4 20.0-29.5
Some Post-H.S. 425 183 37.1 31.9-42.6 161 45.7 39.9-51.5 81 17.2 13.5-21.5
College Graduate 657 266 35.6 31.6-39.8 262 44.3 39.8-48.9 129 20.1 16.8-23.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 42 24.7 17.3-33.9 42 46.3 34.8-58.2 32 29.0 19.2-41.3
$15,000- $24,999 237 82 29.2 22.8-36.5 105 49.4 41.5-57.4 50 21.4 15.7-28.4
$25,000- $34,999 214 71 28.6 22.0-36.1 98 51.2 42.9-59.4 45 20.3 14.6-27.3
$35,000- $49,999 311 129 37.1 31.3-43.4 123 43.4 37.1-49.9 59 19.5 14.7-25.5
$50,000+ 613 287 42.0 37.8-46.3 204 37.9 33.6-42.4 122 20.1 16.9-23.9
Health District**
Appalachia I 81 37 36.9 26.1-49.1 26 37.5 26.1-50.5 18 25.6 15.5-39.2
Appalachia II 206 84 38.2 31.0-46.0 79 41.4 33.7-49.6 43 20.4 14.9-27.3
Appalachia III 131 56 34.7 26.5-43.9 42 36.4 27.4-46.4 33 28.9 20.5-39.1
Catawba 122 57 42.1 32.6-52.3 43 39.7 29.9-50.4 22 18.1 11.6-27.2
Edisto Savannah 126 57 44.7 34.3-55.5 47 38.9 28.6-50.2 22 16.5 10.4-25.1
Low Country 76 26 29.4 18.5-43.5 35 48.9 35.7-62.3 15 21.7 12.5-34.9
Palmetto 268 112 35.4 29.0-42.4 98 45.5 38.2-53.1 58 19.0 14.4-24.8
Pee Dee 118 40 28.8 20.7-38.6 50 50.6 40.2-61.0 28 20.5 13.6-29.8
Trident 219 89 33.4 26.8-40.7 88 45.2 37.4-53.2 42 21.4 14.9-29.8
Upper Savannah 67 28 40.0 25.5-56.6 25 44.0 27.9-61.5 14 16.0 8.6-27.6
Waccamaw 107 42 35.4 26.2-45.8 47 44.5 34.3-55.2 18 20.1 12.5-30.7
Wateree 87 26 24.6 16.1-35.8 34 42.3 30.6-55.0 27 33.0 22.2-46.1
Region***
Region I 148 65 38.4 29.2-48.6 51 40.6 30.5-51.7 32 21.0 14.1-30.0
Region II 337 140 36.8 31.2-42.7 121 39.4 33.4-45.7 76 23.9 18.9-29.6
Region III 390 169 37.5 32.1-43.2 141 43.7 37.8-49.9 80 18.8 14.8-23.4
Region IV 205 66 27.0 20.8-34.1 84 46.9 38.9-55.1 55 26.1 19.6-33.9
Region V 126 57 44.7 34.3-55.5 47 38.9 28.6-50.2 22 16.5 10.4-25.1
Region VI 107 42 35.4 26.2-45.8 47 44.5 34.3-55.2 18 20.1 12.5-30.7
Region VII 219 89 33.4 26.8-40.7 88 45.2 37.4-53.2 42 21.4 14.9-29.8
Region VIII 76 26 29.4 18.5-43.5 35 48.9 35.7-62.3 15 21.7 12.5-34.9

*Respondents were female 18-44 years old and not currently pregnant and male 18-59 years old.

#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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