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%)
North Carolina 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
-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
AGE
18-34 113 28 23.7 15.3-34.7 *** *** *** 27 26.0 17.0-37.4 16 16.2 9.1-27.4
35-44 119 *** *** *** 22 14.7 8.7-23.8 *** *** *** 23 19.4 12.0-29.7
45-54 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.6 9.0-28.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 106 *** *** *** 19 17.1 10.2-27.3 15 12.4 6.8-21.5 18 19.3 11.4-30.7
College Graduate 143 60 42.9 33.4-52.9 39 27.1 19.2-36.7 19 14.9 9.1-23.3 25 15.2 9.8-22.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 110 *** *** *** 16 13.8 7.6-23.6 14 13.3 7.5-22.4 24 21.4 13.3-32.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 245 105 45.0 37.4-52.9 64 23.6 17.7-30.6 35 15.6 10.7-22.2 41 15.8 10.9-22.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 299 135 45.2 38.3-52.3 68 20.5 15.5-26.6 44 16.6 11.9-22.6 52 17.8 12.9-23.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 17.5 9.9-29.0 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.7 9.2-28.5
Rural 160 78 46.8 37.0-56.9 36 20.8 14.1-29.8 21 17.1 10.0-27.7 25 15.2 9.4-23.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 227 96 41.7 33.9-49.9 50 18.7 13.5-25.3 37 19.7 13.8-27.3 44 19.9 14.0-27.4
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 181 84 48.4 39.4-57.5 37 15.9 10.8-22.8 25 16.8 10.9-25.0 35 18.9 12.6-27.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 121 *** *** *** 31 22.3 14.9-32.1 *** *** *** 22 16.6 10.1-26.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 135 55 40.7 31.2-50.9 28 18.8 12.1-27.9 26 21.0 13.8-30.7 26 19.5 12.6-29.0

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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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