2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Preconception Health & Family Planning

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

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, used LARC No, did not use LARC
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 617 70 12.6 9.2-16.9 547 87.4 83.1-90.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 332 32 9.3 6.4-13.4 300 90.7 86.6-93.6
Non-Hispanic Black 151 19 15.1 8.7-24.9 132 84.9 75.1-91.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 267 35 14.4 9.0-22.1 232 85.6 77.9-91.0
35-44 225 27 12.2 7.8-18.5 198 87.8 81.5-92.2
45-54 126 *** *** *** 117 90.1 80.6-95.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 130 15 14.0 8.2-23.0 115 86.0 77.0-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 205 27 11.9 7.6-18.3 178 88.1 81.7-92.4
College Graduate 228 26 13.8 9.0-20.6 202 86.2 79.4-91.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** 60 93.2 82.2-97.6
$15,000- 24,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** 71 93.1 84.9-97.0
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 79 *** *** *** 74 93.7 85.2-97.5
$75,000+ 150 24 16.4 10.3-25.1 126 83.6 74.9-89.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 76 *** *** *** 71 91.8 80.5-96.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 132 14 12.3 6.8-21.3 118 87.7 78.7-93.2
No 485 57 13.0 9.1-18.3 428 87.0 81.7-90.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 601 70 13.1 9.6-17.5 531 86.9 82.5-90.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 184 25 12.6 8.0-19.3 159 87.4 80.7-92.0
Regional City or Suburban County 125 16 13.1 7.5-22.0 109 86.9 78.0-92.5
Rural 309 30 12.9 7.4-21.5 279 87.1 78.5-92.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 441 54 12.7 9.3-17.2 387 87.3 82.8-90.7
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 15 12.3 6.9-21.0 85 87.7 79.0-93.1
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 284 33 13.2 8.9-19.2 251 86.8 80.8-91.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 76 *** *** *** 71 91.8 80.5-96.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 122 *** *** *** 113 89.7 79.8-95.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 242 24 10.3 6.4-16.0 218 89.7 84.0-93.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 254 38 15.5 10.0-23.3 216 84.5 76.7-90.0

Back to Preconception Health & Family Planning.

*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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 10SEP18.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts