2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Preconception Health & Family Planning

Used Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Method
(Calculated variable.)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, used LARC No, did not use LARC
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 617 70 12.6 9.2-16.9 547 87.4 83.1-90.8
-Eastern NC 253 25 11.6 7.6-17.4 228 88.4 82.6-92.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 116 17 15.6 9.3-25.0 99 84.4 75.0-90.7
35-44 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 196 21 13.0 8.2-19.9 175 87.0 80.1-91.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 242 25 12.3 8.0-18.3 217 87.7 81.7-92.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 184 17 11.2 6.6-18.5 167 88.8 81.5-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 181 19 12.0 7.3-19.0 162 88.0 81.0-92.7
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 130 14 13.0 7.5-21.6 116 87.0 78.4-92.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from Preconception Health questions 2, 3 and 4, asked of female respondents aged 18-44. Please see the 2017 BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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