2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Preconception Health & Family Planning

Effectiveness of current Contraceptive Method
(Calculated variable.)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Highly Effective Moderately Effective Least Effective No Contraceptive Method Used
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 551 236 44.0 38.7-49.6 118 20.1 16.1-24.8 99 18.4 14.6-22.9 98 17.4 13.8-21.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 304 138 46.1 39.2-53.1 69 20.3 15.3-26.3 44 16.2 11.6-22.1 53 17.5 12.7-23.5
Non-Hispanic Black 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 19.6 12.5-29.4 21 15.0 8.8-24.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 230 60 27.7 20.4-36.6 74 30.2 23.1-38.4 64 26.9 20.3-34.7 32 15.1 10.0-22.2
35-44 205 108 56.6 48.0-64.8 36 14.0 9.4-20.4 23 10.3 6.3-16.3 38 19.1 13.1-27.0
45-54 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 11.0 5.7-20.1 28 20.0 12.9-29.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 115 *** *** *** 19 15.4 8.7-26.0 25 25.1 16.2-36.6 20 14.0 8.2-22.7
Some Post-H.S. 185 85 45.0 36.4-54.0 40 20.8 14.2-29.3 30 15.3 10.0-22.7 30 18.9 12.7-27.3
College Graduate 210 83 38.6 30.9-46.9 52 25.8 19.2-33.8 36 20.0 13.9-27.9 39 15.6 10.9-21.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.2 8.6-28.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 75 *** *** *** 16 14.0 7.9-23.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 137 70 52.5 42.2-62.7 19 13.5 7.8-22.4 17 14.0 8.3-22.5 31 20.0 12.9-29.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.0 7.2-22.6 *** *** ***
No 439 176 42.6 36.6-48.8 106 21.9 17.5-26.9 84 19.8 15.4-25.0 73 15.7 11.9-20.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 538 233 44.2 38.7-49.8 112 19.6 15.6-24.3 98 18.8 14.9-23.3 95 17.5 13.7-21.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 161 62 36.6 28.4-45.7 36 21.4 14.9-29.8 32 22.2 15.5-30.7 31 19.8 13.2-28.5
Regional City or Suburban County 115 *** *** *** 20 14.4 8.6-23.2 21 16.2 10.0-25.2 24 19.1 12.3-28.5
Rural 276 125 47.0 38.6-55.6 62 22.1 15.7-30.0 46 16.5 11.2-23.6 43 14.4 9.7-21.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 403 167 41.0 35.0-47.3 82 19.5 15.0-25.0 78 21.0 16.3-26.6 76 18.5 14.1-23.9
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.3 7.9-27.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** 14 18.5 10.4-30.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 258 110 45.0 37.3-52.9 56 18.8 13.3-25.8 43 18.7 13.2-25.7 49 17.5 12.3-24.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 109 *** *** *** 23 19.0 11.6-29.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 214 97 48.0 39.8-56.2 51 21.2 15.4-28.4 26 13.3 8.6-19.9 40 17.6 12.3-24.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 229 92 40.8 32.8-49.3 44 19.3 13.5-26.9 47 21.3 15.5-28.5 46 18.6 13.3-25.5

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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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