2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Preconception Health & Family Planning

Women in need of Contraceptive Services
(Calculated variable.)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Need Services Do not need Services
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 664 384 58.2 53.2-63.0 280 41.8 37.0-46.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 356 197 54.7 48.3-61.0 159 45.3 39.0-51.7
Non-Hispanic Black 166 97 59.6 49.0-69.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 292 205 69.4 62.1-75.7 87 30.6 24.3-37.9
35-44 233 123 49.7 41.7-57.7 110 50.3 42.3-58.3
45-54 140 *** *** *** 83 58.6 48.0-68.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 137 79 58.0 47.5-67.8 58 42.0 32.2-52.5
Some Post-H.S. 234 127 55.2 47.0-63.1 107 44.8 36.9-53.0
College Graduate 243 152 65.7 58.1-72.5 91 34.3 27.5-41.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 153 *** *** *** 63 43.8 34.0-54.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 519 319 60.1 54.5-65.5 200 39.9 34.5-45.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 648 374 58.6 53.6-63.4 274 41.4 36.6-46.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 196 124 62.6 54.3-70.2 72 37.4 29.8-45.7
Regional City or Suburban County 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 331 181 58.1 50.6-65.2 150 41.9 34.8-49.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 459 289 63.8 57.9-69.2 170 36.2 30.8-42.1
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 302 180 58.6 51.2-65.6 122 41.4 34.4-48.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 262 140 51.9 44.6-59.2 122 48.1 40.8-55.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 273 175 63.9 56.3-70.8 98 36.1 29.2-43.7

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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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