2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Preconception Health & Family Planning

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

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, used LARC No, did not use LARC
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 617 70 12.6 9.2-16.9 547 87.4 83.1-90.8
-Non-Hispanic White 332 32 9.3 6.4-13.4 300 90.7 86.6-93.6
AGE
18-34 127 13 8.2 4.5-14.3 114 91.8 85.7-95.5
35-44 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 151 18 16.0 9.8-25.1 133 84.0 74.9-90.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 120 16 13.4 7.9-22.0 104 86.6 78.0-92.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 262 28 10.0 6.7-14.8 234 90.0 85.2-93.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 325 32 9.5 6.5-13.7 293 90.5 86.3-93.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 176 18 10.9 6.5-17.7 158 89.1 82.3-93.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 243 25 9.4 6.1-14.4 218 90.6 85.6-93.9
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 194 21 11.3 7.1-17.6 173 88.7 82.4-92.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 147 18 11.2 6.7-18.0 129 88.8 82.0-93.3

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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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