Reasons Why Not Using Birth Control

State of Hawaii BRFSS 2001

Demographic Characteristics	Not having sex   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Want to get pregnant   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Don't want to use   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Other   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Total N	Estimated #of Adults
TOTAL	220  52.1  (45.3-58.8)	74  20.7  (15.7-26.7)	58  14.6  (10.6-19.8)	50  12.6  ( 8.9-17.6)	402	77912
AGE GROUP
18-24 Years	43  80.5  (66.3-89.7)	7  12.9  ( 5.4-27.7)	4   4.3  ( 1.4-12.6)	4   2.3  ( 0.8- 6.6)	58	19895
25-34 Years	71  38.3  (28.7-48.8)	35  28.4  (19.2-39.9)	30  25.6  (16.9-36.8)	14   7.8  ( 4.2-14.0)	150	26674
35-44 Years	106  45.8  (36.1-55.8)	32  19.1  (12.8-27.4)	24  11.8  ( 7.2-18.7)	32  23.3  (15.6-33.4)	194	31343
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
ETHNICITY
White	73  46.9  (36.2-57.9)	25  23.1  (14.9-34.1)	17  13.6  ( 7.8-22.6)	23  16.5  ( 9.9-26.0)	138	21112
Hawaiian	35  59.5  (42.7-74.3)	9  15.8  ( 7.6-30.1)	10  11.5  ( 5.2-23.3)	7  13.2  ( 5.4-28.9)	61	12051
Filipino	30  44.3  (28.3-61.6)	14  18.9  (10.2-32.3)	12  21.5  (10.4-39.2)	5  15.3  ( 5.8-34.8)	61	13370
Japanese	42  59.1  (42.9-73.6)	7  15.6  ( 6.4-33.3)	11  14.1  ( 6.4-28.0)	7  11.2  ( 4.8-24.0)	67	12179
Others	40  54.2  (38.5-69.0)	19  25.5  (13.9-42.1)	8  13.3  ( 6.2-26.3)	8   7.0  ( 2.9-16.2)	75	19201
MARITAL STATUS
Married	18   8.8  ( 4.8-15.4)	64  42.8  (33.5-52.7)	38  24.5  (16.9-34.1)	34  23.9  (16.3-33.7)	154	31715
Unmarried	202  81.9  (73.5-88.0)	10   5.5  ( 2.0-14.2)	20   7.8  ( 4.4-13.5)	15   4.9  ( 2.5- 9.2)	247	46178
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EDUCATION
<High School	-	-	-	-	--
High School	78  52.8  (40.9-64.4)	26  20.5  (12.4-31.9)	20  12.6  ( 6.9-21.9)	20  14.2  ( 8.0-23.8)	144	32812
Some College	73  57.6  (46.6-67.9)	24  19.4  (12.4-29.1)	19  12.9  ( 7.6-21.1)	12  10.0  ( 5.2-18.5)	128	22778
College	63  44.2  (33.3-55.6)	24  23.6  (14.9-35.3)	18  19.2  (11.4-30.5)	16  13.0  ( 7.1-22.5)	121	21000
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
EMPLOYMENT
Employed	167  46.4  (39.0-54.0)	56  22.1  (16.3-29.1)	42  16.6  (11.5-23.5)	40  14.9  (10.1-21.4)	305	52415
Unemployed	-	-	-	-	--
Student/Homemaker	39  63.5  (48.5-76.3)	16  20.5  (10.7-35.6)	12  10.1  ( 5.2-19.0)	6   5.8  ( 2.4-13.7)	73	21181
Retired/Can't work	-	-	-	-	--
Unknown/Refused	-	-	-	-	--
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<$15,000	48  67.6  (45.9-83.7)	7  20.7  ( 7.6-45.1)	6   9.8  ( 3.4-25.3)	3   1.9  ( 0.5- 6.3)	64	12951
$15,000-24,999	-	-	-	-	--
$25,000-49,999	66  52.8  (41.2-64.1)	23  20.7  (13.1-31.2)	18  16.4  ( 9.5-26.6)	9  10.1  ( 4.8-19.9)	116	19182
$50,000-74,999	-	-	-	-	--
>=$75,000	-	-	-	-	--
Unknown/Refused	64  66.3  (54.4-76.4)	15  11.3  ( 6.2-19.7)	15  13.0  ( 6.9-23.1)	16   9.5  ( 4.8-17.7)	110	21645
COUNTY
Honolulu	99  53.5  (44.8-62.0)	33  20.4  (14.2-28.4)	24  14.1  ( 9.2-20.9)	21  12.0  ( 7.6-18.6)	177	58157
Hawaii	45  44.7  (33.1-56.9)	17  23.4  (14.7-35.0)	11  12.7  ( 6.6-22.9)	15  19.2  (11.2-31.1)	88	8599
Kauai	-	-	-	-	--
Maui	48  44.1  (32.9-55.9)	20  25.1  (16.0-37.0)	18  20.7  (12.7-31.9)	9  10.2  ( 4.7-20.4)	95	7820

The symbol -- means cell size less than 50. The symbol - means cell size less than 5.

N = Cell Sample Size, % = Percentage, 95% C.I. = Confidence Interval at 95 percent probability level.

Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.