2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Preconception Health & Family Planning

Women at risk of Unintended Pregnancy
(Calculated variable.)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 At Risk Not at Risk
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 664 361 54.8 49.8-59.7 303 45.2 40.3-50.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 356 181 50.1 43.7-56.5 175 49.9 43.5-56.3
Non-Hispanic Black 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 292 199 67.2 60.0-73.8 93 32.8 26.2-40.0
35-44 233 113 44.2 36.5-52.2 120 55.8 47.8-63.5
45-54 140 50 38.2 28.6-48.9 90 61.8 51.1-71.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 137 75 54.7 44.3-64.8 62 45.3 35.2-55.7
Some Post-H.S. 234 123 52.6 44.5-60.6 111 47.4 39.4-55.5
College Graduate 243 139 61.1 53.5-68.2 104 38.9 31.8-46.5
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 81 52.1 42.0-62.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 519 303 57.5 51.9-62.9 216 42.5 37.1-48.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 648 352 55.2 50.2-60.2 296 44.8 39.8-49.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 196 117 60.2 51.9-67.9 79 39.8 32.1-48.1
Regional City or Suburban County 138 *** *** *** 62 50.3 40.0-60.6
Rural 331 169 53.5 45.9-60.9 162 46.5 39.1-54.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 459 271 59.7 53.9-65.4 188 40.3 34.6-46.1
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% 302 168 56.1 48.7-63.2 134 43.9 36.8-51.3
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) 262 131 47.9 40.7-55.3 131 52.1 44.7-59.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 273 165 61.7 54.1-68.7 108 38.3 31.3-45.9

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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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